Tom believes himself that he had the actus Reus (The actus Reus in criminal law consists of all elements of a crime other than the state of mind of the defendant. In particular, actus Reus may consist of: conduct, result, and a state of affairs or an omission) of the offence but that he did not have the mens rea (Latin for "guilty mind"; guilty knowledge or intention to commit a prohibited act). If tom is found to have the necessary mens rea, he can be charged with assault causing harm under S
target or the means adopted to commit a crime. Criminals use different ways to commit criminal activities such as fraud, theft, blackmail and forgery by using the Internet. The Bank NSP
he drug is a medicine or a substance involving habituations and addiction which cause toxic state taking long-term use. In addition, drug possesses powerful alleviation of pain and anesthesia effect. There are many different drug laws around the world. Both Jamaica and Portugal decriminalized the possession of any drug. On the other hand, Uruguay made the drug legal to grow, consume and sell the plant. Furthermore, the United States and Columbia allowed a portion of drugs for medical purposes. The
There are many pros and many cons to the issue, but I would like to begin with the cons. One issue is that the law of advanced directives varies from state to state. There is no universal law on the issue. Beirevic et al. (2010) states "The Texas Advance Directives Act of 1999, also known as the Texas Futile Care Law, allows healthcare facility to discontinue life-sustaining treatment against the wishes of a patient
and judges to handle more serious cases. “Plea bargains are agreements between defendants and prosecutors in which defendants agree to plead guilty to some or all of the charges against them in exchange for concessions from the prosecutors” (Cornell Law School,1992). Today plea bargaining is a controversial issue in the United States court system for many years now. Many perceive the plea bargain as allowing the defendant a choice in negotiating their freedom. “Some critics argue that a system of
increase or decrease the government’s hand in controlling firearms. While many people use emotion to back up their pro-control argument say it will save lives, others use statistics about shootings, violent crime involving guns, and self-defense to defend their claim. More gun control in the United States would not be effective because: it would create a larger black market, it would disarm law-abiding citizens, it would violate the second
Capital punishment should be abolished. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this statement? Capital punishment is a way to punish highly committed criminal by legally killing them. Capital punishment is not legalise in all country, many country have already outlawed death penalty, for examples Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico and many more other country. These country sees the bad effect that capital punishment will bring and decided to outlawed it. But then, there
Money Laundering 6 Money Laundering in Jamaica Marvin Grant ID#20121489 Excelsior Community College According to ACCA’s Code of Ethics and Conduct, money laundering is the process by which criminals attempt to conceal the true origin and ownership of the proceeds of their criminal activity, allowing them to maintain control over the proceeds and, ultimately, providing a legitimate cover for their sources of income, or; a series of multi-specialized deals designed to disguise the source
liability is subject to a lively debate by the doctrine. There are a number of arguments both in favour of strict liability and against it. Pros: - Protection of the public: strict liability raises standards where the health and safety of the public is at stake and forces those in a position of responsibility to take extra precautions. - Promoting enforcement of the law: strict liability does not allow people to escape liability through a fabricated account of their state of mind. - Ease of proof: strict
Effects of social media With the new age of technology comes the many negative effects from social media and other networking sites. Business owners are very interested in selling people their services, but what they do not say iis how they put an individual at risk. Social networking has become the new thing within the past decade. There are many advantages to being with the new age and being connected to the world with a touch of a finger, but how much of the information that is given away is actually