‘The amendments provided in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, altering the legal principle of double jeopardy in England and Wales, will greatly improve justice.’ Discuss. Sir William Blackstone stated that “the plea of autrefois acquit, or a former acquittal, is grounded on this universal maxim of the common law of England that no man is brought into jeopardy of his life or limb more than once for the same offence.” However, the amendments in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 modified the autrefois rule by providing the possibility of reopening a trial when it is “in the interests of justice for the court” and that there is “new and compelling” evidence which was not adduced in the proceedings in which the person was acquitted. This essay will discuss how the alteration of double jeopardy rule will improve justice despite criticisms made against it. Relaxation of the double jeopardy rule corrects wrongful acquittals which prevents the exploitation of the double jeopardy rule. David Phillips, who chairs the crime committee of the Association of Chief Police Officers, suggests that “someone manifestly guilty can evade conviction” under the double jeopardy rule.
Due to more organizations taking interest into the fair treatment of “all” juveniles, the unfair treatment is coming out to the public. The report will focus mainly on the state of California where it has some of the most excessive discrimination noted throughout my research. I will provide information from the Justice Department and various governmental agencies as well as private organizations showing documented disparities in numerous cases of racism in the juvenile justice system. My report will also show how black youths are tried and convicted as adults more so than white juveniles. I will provide information on how racial profiling has attributed to such behavior throughout the system.
Theme The Theme of the story is human judgement and punishment. Obviously the protagonist has committed many crimes, which we as humans, do believe he should be punished for. In this story, Capek brings in an interesting twist to the religious belief that God will be the final judge when we move on the the next stage. Indeed, here, it is not God who is the final judge, but humans themselves. When Kugler asks him "why are these same people judges... As on earth?
To each and every Puritan colonist, there was no greater objective than the acquisition of moral perfection. Puritan life revolved around perfection and contained many rules for right and wrong. God hovered over Puritans, governing their successes, failures, and positions throughout life. At the same time, he also punished, shunned, and rejected those who did not abstain from sin and did not lead virtuous lives. In his Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin recognized the merit of the virtuous life that Puritan colonist hold so dear.
I am pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice, but being a Mentoring is my passion. The belief that God created mankind in his own image should be an inspiration to all. Just the thought of having a fraction of the greatness that is God within me lifts me beyond measure. Psalms 139:14 express my feeling perfectly, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Mankind has so much untapped potential because we foolishly idolize each other instead of praising God for making use so wonderfully. We spend so much time and energy thinking of ways to improve ourselves in the eyes of others when the eyes of God or the only ones that truly matter.
The interplay of faith and reason in the trial of Job is similar to that of Abraham (and the story of his son), as they are both put to trial in order to test their faithfulness to God. Even though this ‘test’ is beyond logical understanding, reason becomes overridden by their steadfast belief in God, meaning, although God presented challenges that seemed unreasonable to his believers, Abraham and Job both kept faith in Him, even if it meant losing their loved ones and properties, all for the sake of keeping God alive in their life. In detail, Job is a well-respected, god-fearing man who is very devout to his faith. There came a time when Satan approached God so that he may put Job to the test and prove to Him that his faithful servant was only loyal because of his abundance in material wealth. What seems incomprehensible to reason is why God, an almighty and good being, would let Satan freely oppress Job, an innocent man.
This is an aspect of moral evil as Adam influenced it himself and this is believed to have been passed down to all humans which allows us to have evil characteristics within our natures. However, Christians also believe that “good” people are rewarded in the afterlife, and people who have behaved badly are punished. Justice is not always served in this lifetime so people now believe it must be served in the afterlife, therefore suggesting that there is an afterlife and a part of us goes to it to be rewarded. This would suggest that the statement is wrong as theories of life after death do allow belief that there is a solution for the problem of evil. It also suggest that more people might strive to do the right things in life so that they get rewarded in the afterlife, this would also cut the crime rates and make people better and more virtuous.
Saints are almost always formed in marginalized situations where their best gifts are dismissed or unrecognized and this causes them to do what the situation demands of them by faith and patience. A hero does what we all feel like doing; rescuing, fighting, winning, and conquering. As Professor Ambrosio made mention, heroes are formed by the human struggles, alone with Honor and self-esteem in his achievements. Humans are seen as masters of their own destiny which provides a crucial factor that separates saints from heroes. A very good example is in the story of
Organized religion has idolized it’s founders (and sometimes it’s leaders) in way that makes them untouchable. We are repeatedly told of our imperfections, yet it’s done so often that we are pushed in a never ending cycle of “sinfulness”. In other words, trying to act like Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, Mother Teresa, Gandhi, MLK jr., or anyone else is sometimes viewed negatively in society. What people need to realize is that anyone can do good acts just like these founders and leaders WANTED us to do. So if you keep saying, “Oh i’m a sinner, I’m a sinner..
Nowadays, our society raises us to believe that obedience is good and disobedience is bad. We are taught that we should do all what we’re told and that disobedient people are mostly accused of being bad people. Society tells us this, but it is not true. Disobedience is sometimes a necessary transitional phase and it’s not always harmful as people claim. Could disobedience be the step to a prosperous future or to the end of human civilization?