loanshark is assumed to act out of free will and self-interest when he violates the social contract. Punishment tactics is guided by the denunciation model, which is a hybrid of utilitarianism and retribution. Utilitarian punishments befitting the crime are meted out as deterrents to would-be criminals who will destroy the peace of society. Where current measures prove ineffective as deterrents, stronger measures are proposed. Under the recently enhanced Moneylenders Act, there will be mandatory caning
The Syrian Civil war is now entering its third dreadful year as the death toll continues to rise and is now over 200,000. The Civil War was influenced by the Arab Spring which was a wave of revolutionary ideals and movements that swept through the Middle East. Therefore, when the Syrian Government arrested and tortured a group of teenagers who painted revolutionary slogans on a school wall, the people erupted. The Syrian people were fed up with the prolonged suppression by the Syrian government
CRIME MAPPING IN KENYA: USING GIS TO EXAMINE CRIME SITUATION IN ELDORET METROPOLIS By CAROLINE JEPKEMBOI CHEPLONG A RESEARCH CONCEPT NOTE SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFIMENT OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI JULY, 2015 ABSTRACT Technological advancements such as Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and the Internet have made it easier and affordable to share information, which enables complex and time sensitive decisions
The Growing Problem of White Collar Crimes in India “The practitioners of evil, the hoarders, the profiteers, the black marketers and speculators are the worst enemies of our society. They have to be dealt with sternly, however well placed important and influential they may be; if we acquiesce in wrongdoing, people will lose faith in us”- Dr Radhakrishnan Methodology The research methodology used for the present research article is traditional Doctrinal
Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Travesti Sex Workers in Brazil Introduction Travestility in Brazil has been used to refer to the disparateness of travestis’ identities. On the other hand, travesti is an emic idea widely used in Latin America and Brazil. Scholars argue that trying to explain who travestis are can seem paradoxical, especially when travesti identities are talked about as heterogenous, plural and multiple. Travestis are individuals who change their physical appearance to
RACISM AND ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION IN NICARAGUA Myrna Cunningham Kain With the collaboration of: Ariel Jacobson, Sofía Manzanares, Eileen Mairena, Eilen Gómez, Jefferson Sinclair Bush November 2006 Centro para la Autonomía y Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Autonomy and Development Racism and Ethnic Discrimination in Nicaragua November 2006 Contents 1. 2. Introduction Structure of the study 2.1 Scope and methodology 4 7 7 3. Racism
≈√ F M A G u i d e l i n e s on Operational Risk Management These guidelines were prepared by the Oesterreichische Nationalbank in cooperation with the Financial Market Authority Published by: Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna, Austria Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) Praterstraße 23, 1020 Vienna, Austria Produced by: Oesterreichische Nationalbank Editor in chief: Günther Thonabauer, Communications Division (OeNB) Barbara Nösslinger
A Summer Training Project Report on “RISK MANAGEMENT BY INDUSIND BANK LTD.” Undertaken at INDUSIND BANK, AGRA 10th April to 10th June 2009 Submitted by SUBODH AGARWAL Enrollment no. : 4108163163
1 Power and the News Media Teun A. van Dijk University of Amsterdam __________________ INTRODUCTION In the study of mass communication, there has been a continuous debate about the more or less powerful effects of the media on the public.1 Instead of reviewing these positions and their empirical claims, this chapter examines in more general terms some properties of the social power of the news media. This power is not restricted to the influence of the media on their audiences, but also involves
Municipal Policy Making and Analysis "A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal." - Mahatma Gandhi Introduction Local municipalities are agents for the people. They are often closest to community challenges, aspirations and immediate needs. Governments try to establish clear policies that require local municipalities to be sensitive to community views and responsive to local problems (Temenos & McCann, 2012, p.1389)