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    In chapter one, the difference between the three types of crimes in Canada were discussed: summary, indictable, and hybrid offences. Summary offences take place in provincial/territorial court, and and the maximum penalty fine is six months in prison, five thousand dollars, or both. An example of a summary offence is soliciting in a public place, or carrying a weapon while attending a public meeting. An indictable offence is one that is much more severe. The sentences given are much more serious

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    Bail Laws ( Nsw )

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    Bail laws (NSW) Bail has always been part of the common law system. In NSW, they have based their concept from the Statue of Westminster I (1275), where there are different categories that separates who are to be bailed or refused bail, which had become part of the Bail Act 1978 (NSW) and was enforced from March 1980. Bail Act 2013 (NSW) is the only other law that replaced Bail Act 1978 (NSW), but was amended by Bail Amendment Act 2014 (NSW), which is the final replacement coming into full effect

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    [pic] BUQU 1230 Assignment #1 Solve the following 3 problems: 1- Consider the data set for the sample of 10 minisystems that is posted on the course web site. Open the Excel “Minisystems” file and answer the following questions: a. What are the elements in this study? How many elements are in the data set? Brand & Model b. How many variables are in the data set? 5 Variables (Price, Sound Quality, CD Capacity, FM Tuning, and Tape Decks) c. Which of

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    year old boy. An outline of the events in the Corey Davis case will be further explored as well as the involvement of the police, the conduct of the court system throughout the investigation of the case and its influence in achieving justice, and a summary of the trial. Furthermore, the debate about the current age limit for doli incapax and whether it is appropriate for modern society will be discussed as the Corey Davis case raised arguments about this topic. The Australian legal system aims to achieve

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    Should a Business have civil liability for the criminal acts of its employee? Over the years, civil suits have been brought against firms because of the actions of their employees. Firms are expected to have a duty of care to select, train and supervise their employees since these employees were hired to represent them (“An Employers liability”, 2014). If a criminal act is committed by an employee, then there has been a breach of the duty of care. Many advocates of these suits have come under

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    will evaluate the effectiveness of Lay people within the courts. Throughout the United Kingdom Lay Magistrates are used within our courts and legal system in relation to sentencing criminals. They work within the Magistrates court dealing with summary offences, triable-either way offences and they also deal with starting off indictable offences which will then be sentenced in the Crown Court. Lay Magistrates come from local areas and when appearing at a court they would usually gather three Lay

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    Cyber Crime In Australia

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    Technology has today become a part of our daily lives – the introduction of things like mobile phones, computers, and the internet have revolutionised the way we go about even the simplest tasks. However, this does not mean that there are not downfalls to this incredible growth. As time develops and technology with it, so do opportunities for new and unforeseen crimes (Hunton, 2009, pp. 529). This submission will examine both the flaws in current legislation with regards to one of these newly developing

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    Method:- The aim of this research was to further valuable insight into the knowledge of students at Conestoga College regarding the cyber bullying? The purpose of the study was to find out if students are aware of the college policies, laws regarding the cyber bullying. The study about cyberbullying was conducted by doing a research at the Doon Campus of Conestoga College. To conduct the study on Cyber Bullying a survey method was employed by the researchers. The survey method has been used to gather

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    Lay magistrate, are normal people, who have no law skills and are under qualified people that give necessary verdicts in magistrates courts. They have been named as lay magistrates so that they can be distinguished from a qualified magistrate. The magistrate’s courts have been introduced centuries ago. Today there are significant numbers of persons who sit and run magistrates court in UK, as a part time job. They normally take their seat and attend legal proceedings as a Bench of two or three, because

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    Sarbanes Oxley Act Lastly, for the portion of domestic antitrust, we will examine the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Enacted in 2002 it increases transparency in accounting. It was designed to prevent accounting errors and fraud in financial disclosures. The SOX act stipulates that the periodic financial reports be carried out in a certain way. The signing officers must review and certify the report prior to release. They are required to make sure all information is clear, true, not misleading and does not

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