The Criminal Code Is Responsible For Controlling Firearms

laws. The history of firearms control in Canada is rather widespread, dating back to early Confederation. The Constitution Act of 1867 divided legislative powers between the federal government and the provinces. The provinces were assigned property and civil rights powers under Section 92(27). The federal government was assigned powers relating to criminal law as well as a general power to legislate under peace, order and good government. In 1892, Canada's

Introduction Invented by NASA researcher, John H. Cover, in the 1960’s and 70’s, the TASER® has been widely adopted by police agencies as a non-lethal alternative to guns. While these devices have aided authorities in subduing suspects, it has also resulted in numerous unnecessary deaths. The general perception of the non-lethality of Tasers along with poor judgement on the part of law enforcement has culminated in the over use and apparent misuse of discharge against suspects when alternate options

No Rights is absolute and the Threat of Gun Violence is becoming an Epidemic! It was Saturday night while I was just starting on my shift and getting the handover report from the outgoing nurse, when the public address system announced a “Code Black”. A code black in the hospital setting means that there is an emergency situation involving personal threats to the safety of staff and the public including assaults, confrontation, hostage situation but mostly threats of personal injury or attack. The

spread of malicious codes; to identify and thwart online sexual predators who meet and exploit children and deal in child pornography; and to dismantle criminal enterprises engaging in Internet fraud. This is only a brief description of the duties of the FBI which also consists of investigating bank robberies, white-collar crimes, and organized crime and drug syndicates. The ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) administers the U.S. Criminal Code provisions concerning

POLICING 1 USE OF FORCE AND USE OF DISCRETION IN POLICING 13 The Use of Force and Use of Discretion in Policing Shardell M. Thomas American Military University Contents What is Use of Force? 3 Use of Force Continuum 4 Police Code of Silence 6 Role of Training 8 Role of Administration 9 Conclusion 10 References 13 What is Use of Force? Police have been given the responsibility to enforce the laws of a government and to ensure peace in the communities in which they operate

differs from what the criminal justice system views it as. Several states within the United States of America have proposed bills, which seek to decriminalize marijuana. In 1973, 12 states including Colorado, California, and Oregon, have worked on altering and succeeded in reducing the crime of possession laws. Possession of a small amount of marijuana can mean up to six or more months served in jail as well as fines of a thousand dollars or more depending on past criminal records. Arresting people

Report of Amnesty International Submitted to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights In Conjunction with the Universal Periodic Review 1 Introduction 1.1 Methodology The report is based on the original report, On the Streets of America: Human Rights Abuses in Ferguson, by Amnesty International. Amnesty International sent a team of human rights observers, trainers and researchers to Ferguson and collect various information. Different from the original report, the report would concentrate

guns to either be stored disassembled or with a trigger lock in the home” ("The Case for," 2007) violated the Second Amendment rights of individuals who are not affiliated with any state militia, but who still want to keep handguns, along with other firearms for personal use in their homes. The court held “that the Second Amendment protects an

Their job is to also regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco and drug products for the public safety. They are also responsible for advancing the public health by speeding up innovations that make medical products more effective, safer, and affordable. The FDA job is plain and simple they review drugs and food to make sure they are safe for the public. Based on an article

delinquency because a significant percentage of serious juvenile delinquency is committed by gang members. On average, approximately 48% of violent crimes in most jurisdictions were committed by gang members, and some jurisdictions saw gangs being responsible for as much as 90% of violent crimes (National Gang Intelligence Center, 2011). Besides increasing the likelihood of delinquency, youth gang membership also increases the likelihood of victimization for juveniles (Franzese, Covey, & Menard, 2016)