Title of Document: DOES PROCESS MATTER IN MILITARY SENTENCING? A STUDY OF THE TRIAL PENALTY IN AIR FORCE COURTS-MARTIAL Patricia D. Breen, Master of Arts, 2008 Directed by: Assistant Professor Brian D. Johnson Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Prior sentencing research has largely ignored the military justice system even though over two million people are subject to its jurisdictio...

In terms of medical science and legal responsibility, the sleep disorder category of parasomnias, chiefly REM sleep behavior disorder and somnambulism, pose an enigmatic dilemma. During an episode of parasomnia, individuals are neither awake nor aware, but their actions appear conscious. As these actions move beyond the innocuous, such as eating and blurting out embarrassing information, and en...

An agent’s responsibility for action has critical importance in both criminal and civil law. In a liberal society that favors negative liberty, the law permits maximum liberty and autonomy only to responsible agents.1 Generally unencumbered by legal regulation, they are free, for example, to make foolish, irrational and even dangerous life choices, such as refusing potentially life-saving medic...

The main subject of criminal proceedings is that of criminal responsibility, from this point of view bipolar disorders sometimes seem to be a neglected subject in legal scholarship. Yet they may affect decision-making across the spectrum of the law, especially when manic and psychotic symptoms are implicated. This case studies a 37-year-old woman, diagnosed with bipolar affective in disorder, w...

Diversion is a constructive effort to rebuild social relations that have been damaged by criminal acts, basically diversion has relevance the purpose of punishment for children. The formulation problem 1) How implementation restorative justice in Juvenile Criminal Justice System through at Semarang City District Attorney, 2) What are obstacles Attorney. method used juridical empirical. results ...

Modern globalization processes consisting in transnational integration concern not only politics, economy, and culture but also the sphere of combating crime. In fight against international criminal manifestations, it is necessary to consolidate powerful stabilising factors. One these factors law principles, which are a kind prism through national legislation assessed practice its application a...

Australian criminal law is a matter for states and territories. In relation to abortion, many laws are unclear and outdated, and are inconsistent between states and territories. Doctors practise under time constraints and on a case-by-case basis. Most current laws have grey areas that leave doctors vulnerable to accusations, negative publicity and career damage, especially in the case of late a...