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such treatment would need to be continued after the expiration of the prison sentence if any improvement in criminal tendency is to be expected; this suggests the need for such women being placed on probation subject to regular medical supervision. Summary An investigation carried out in a women 's prison revealed that almost half the women committed their crime during menstruation or the premenstruum. Premenstrual tension appears to be an important factor, and 63% of the sufferers committed…

details: 1 The individual or group that had their rights infringed—who were they? Olaf Dietrich had his rights infringed. 2 Which right(s) was infringed? How was the right(s) infringed? Olaf Dietrich was accused of a number of drug-related offences. He was unable to afford legal representation and was made to go to trial without counsel. Dietrich had applied to the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria, who rejected his claim on the grounds that he was not willing to plead guilty to the…

Desmond pushed Janet from the top of a sheer 50m cliff south of Burning Palms, resulting in her death as she had hit her head on a rick platform below, in March 2005. Elements Of The Offence Before a criminal act can be brought to trial, the police and prosecutors need to prove the elements of a particular offence are present. The elements are; actus reus, mens rea and causation. Actus reus, meaning “guilty act”, it refers to the physical act of carrying out the crime. Mens rea, meaning…

government be able to access the metadata of Australians? The Australian legal system is meant to provide the community with safety, a way of improving our protection is by using data retention. Data retention is usually used for any crime related offences. The information from the metadata which the government retrieves is basically who, when and where. The information obtained is: who was it sent to, when was it sent and where it was sent from. Leaving just the core concern, the content. The…

Legalized hate speech? Hate speech has been a problem in America with incidents such as the Charlottesville of the summer of 2017, Hate speech is the form of speech attacking a person or group based on their attributes such as ethnic background, sexual orientation, race, and etc. however, hate speech with without the intent to cause violence should be protected because if America were to try and censor another viewpoint and stop these people from expressing their opinions the past would…

• Leadership: I am a resilient leader with a team focus and an ability to achieve organisational goals, which I learnt from leading various investigative and operational teams. CAREER SUMMARY Serious crime investigator, Special Investigation Branch 2012 – Current HM Forces – British Army London, UK…

Criminal Case- Murder of Masa Vukotic 1. Summary of Criminal Case- On the 17th of March 2015, Masa Vukotic was stabbed 49 times by Sean Price, who was aiming for her "lethal regions". Masa Vukotic was a 17-year-old girl whose life was taken in a violent and frenzied stabbing attack by a stranger as she walked through a Melbourne park. Price had a history of mental illness and violent sexual offending, and had been out on bail when he attacked the teenager. The accused confronted the deceased on…

Justin Lau (Wingkit) Professor Rogers History 100AC 6 October 2015 Response Paper: “The lynching of black and white women”, “Is this the Man?-White Girls Participation in Southern Lynchings” and “Southern Horrors” Feimster writes the female’s perspective of mob violence during the civil war. She further explains that victims of lynching were not necessarily always men who accused of rape. Even different ethnicities or sexualities were executed by mobs in South. Statistically, between 1880 and…

to do so as well? According to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a drug is considered to be a chemical substance that alters the structure or function of a living organism. In Canada it is an offence to posses one single cannabis cigarette(joint) and for a first-time summary conviction offence the punishment is a fine of up to $1000 and/or six months imprisonment. Cannabis has been an illegal drug since it was added to the Confidential Restricted list in 1923 under the Narcotics Drug Act…

Techniques of Neutralisation: The use of Excuses by Thieves and Juvenile Delinquents The definition of crime in any given society is governed by the prevailing values of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, and the legislations that act as formal sanctions to deter offences. Previous understandings of delinquent subcultures (see Cohen 1958) suggest that crime occurs when individuals develop moral codes that directly oppose the beliefs of dominant society. The works of Skyes and Matza (1957), and Cromwell and…