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    the Ancient Greek speech "Against the Stepmother" and an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit entitled "Legitimate Rape", with the purpose to display the ways the court cases depicted in both the speech and television episode are both similar and different. "Against the Stepmother" consists of a young man accusing his stepmother for killing his father and was written in Athens between 420 to 411 BC. The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Legitimate Rape" was aired on March 27

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    to travel extensively throughout Europe witnessing skirmishes in several countries such as Belgium, France, Germany, and Poland. Peter Hagendorf’s diary and documentation of his numerous exploits is a useful primary source to review the role of law and order in the Thirty Years’ War. His diary reports many acts of lawless behaviour from soldiers and citizens and the crimes they committed such as theft, extortion, arson, terrorism, and implied sexual violence. Throughout the

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    sexually-oriented crimes including rape, pedophilia, and domestic violence. Sometimes the show will investigate child abuse related cases, but this show mostly focuses on the darker side of New York. The reason why this show is called Law and Order is for one, is to uphold the law and prosecute any of those who break it, two, special victims stand for cases involving sexual assault, domestic abuse, or crimes against children or the elderly. This show covers some pretty dark

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    Do control orders facilitate the rule of law? Introduction Since 9/11, the Australian government has enacted over 60 counter-terrorism laws to assist in the fight against the rising threat of terrorism in Australia. This legislation has recently been brought into question given the rise of extremist groups such as Islamic State and the lifting of Australia’s terror level to “High”. Prior to 9/11 there were no specific laws in order to combat terrorism specifically in the Criminal Code. Australia’s

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    Law and Order Although televisions shows the easy, excited, and fun side of Law Enforcement, there is so much more to the job. Law Enforcement is very complex but must needed position in society. Officers are real life heroes in our communities. Education is very important to any profession and I plan to use my education to rise to the higher ranks in investigation department in Law Enforcement. My past experiences in Criminal Justice, learning the requirements and the benefits of a Law Enforcement

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    The Role of Science in a media Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Science plays a major role in the story line of NBC’s police-procedural drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; more specifically, forensic science. From beginning to end, the characters depend on the use and their understanding of forensic science to uncover the mysteries of each examined case. The advancements in technology along with the psychological approach used by detectives to solve each case make the serious and

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    As a juror for the case of Myra Denning v. Ron Polikoff, I consider it my responsibility to make sure that I chose a fair verdict for Mr. Polikoff based upon the evidence presented during this trial. Therefore, for one count of Rape in the First degree, I chose the verdict of not guilty for the defendant, Mr. Ron Polikoff for the following reasons. On the night of the presumed rape, Ron Polikoff, a Professor at City Arts College got in contact with one of his Grad students, Myra Denning, in regards

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    Law and Order Injustice

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    file cases of police officers using their power to control and abuse the law by hurting citizens by their image of clothing and color of their skin. In “A Brother’s Murder” a journalist talks about his experience living in a poor neighborhood and how his brother tragically died in a city of crime. No it does not mean it is always out in the public there are cases where officers hide what they did and get away with it. The laws support the officers in their favor in trails depending on the state and

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    The episode “Tango” in the television show “Law and Order” tells a story of an investigation regarding a murder of a teenage girl, including the arrest and prosecution of two different offenders within the criminal justice system. The story line and the characters embody different assumptions and values within their roles and the crime. There are many different restorative assumptions and values that are could have played a vital role in healing and resolution, but were unfortunately missing from

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    effectiveness of law and order in the period 1830 – 1965. There were many significant developments in policing which aided the effectiveness of law enforcement in Britain from the period of 1830 to 1965. Reasons as to why developments were necessary in this period; firstly between the years 1829 – 1850 there was a steady increase in crime[1]. Secondly as time progressed criminals came up with ways to beat the policing system, therefore it was necessary for policing in Britain to develop, in order to keep

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