There is no statutory definition of Intention and there is also no agreement in English Law as to the meaning of Intention. Its meaning is to be found in judicial decisions. Unfortunately there has been lack of consistency in the approach of the courts to the issue. The concept of intention and recklessness are distinct with one another. The definition of intention should not overlap with the definition of recklessness. It is generally accepted that it is central and core meaning of intention is
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Discuss the criminal liability of Dave for the murder of Edward. (25) I would charge Dave under s18 of OAPA (1861). For a s18 offence‚ there needs to be a Mens Rea of intention where the defendant must see some harm and consequence‚ and the Actus Reus of GBH or Murder. For s18 to be applicable‚ direct intention needs to be proven. When Direct Intention cannot be proven‚ oblique intention (as per Woolin‚ however more recently Matthews and alleyene” is applied‚ which has more criteria. When it
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dream had always been to be a doctor‚ but that dream never seemed to materialize as I found myself doing other things and going into other profession. Of recent I have found myself yearning to go back and fulfill my childhood dream of being a healthcare professional. It started all over again‚ a few years ago when my brother fell ill and had to be admitted for a tumor‚ which also affected his thyroid. During his treatments‚ the physician and the radiology technicians went beyond great efforts to comfort
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Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Paper Kelle Bishop University of Phoenix Online Student Heath Care Communication HCS/350 Ann Cinco November 23‚ 2009 Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Paper How we communicate effects everything we do. Whether talking to patients and family members‚ speaking in a team meeting‚ or talking with our children’s teacher at a conference‚ communication is how we learn information‚ teach information and express our concerns. With
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& MISCONDUCT AS RELATED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK Planted Evidence Ethics are a human-made construct‚ a code of conduct established by humans in a certain culture‚ time and place. When it comes to law enforcement‚ ethics‚ or conduct of police officers‚ are to be those already established by humans who invest in police officers the official capacity to see that others follow them. When police officers do not follow the established code of ethics‚ they are typically guilty of misconduct or worse
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INTRODUCTION For as long as policing has existed in America‚ there has been misconduct and corruption associated with any given policing agency. Police officer malfeasance can range from minor cases of misconduct to the downright criminal acts that are considered to be corruption. It is important to state here that not all police officers are guilty of misconduct and/or corruption‚ but like everything in our media-based society‚ the ?bad? cops are of much more interest and therefore are what this
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Hamza G Case study: married to a murderer FIDO= Facts issues Decisions Opinions Facts. 1. In 1998‚ Heather Ennis applied for manger the Elks Club in Prince Albert Saskatchewan and received the position 2. She started her work on July 15th and worked approximately to July 24th 3. She took 3 days off work to see her husband 4. She met her husband through a friend of a friend 5. They had a strong established relationship 6
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Week 1 Assignment In order for a Police agency to prevent and deter Police misconduct‚ there must be a definition to what actions and behaviors that the term will encompass. The term ‘police corruption’ has been used to describe many activities: bribery; violence and brutality; fabrication and destruction of evidence; racism; favoritism or nepotism. Many different scholars differ in their own examples of the definition. Before attempting to the question of whether a precise definition is possible
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Gruenewald Police and Society January 31‚ 2013 Police Misconduct and Corruption In the early 1990’s police brutality had become common; police officers abused their powers and became brutal when dealing with offenders and even non-offenders. One infamous example of such brutality occurred in 1992 in Los Angeles when a black man named Rodney King was violently beat by five officers for being “black.” The five officers repeatedly struck King as a few other officers stood by not paying any attention
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Nursing Liability The American Nurse Association provides guidelines and policies for standards of care and scope of practice; they are listed in the Nurse Practice act. While hospital policies may vary from facility to facility it is the Nurse Practice Act that guides and dictates the standards by which nurse perform their duties and are held liable. Nurse have the legal duty of adhering to the standards of care whenever they are taking care of patients‚ when they fail to perform to these standard
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