Mental Health and Video Surveillance Observation by video camera raises countless areas of concern pertaining to privacy issues. The crime reduction rates suggested by proponents of video systems, particularly in terms of closed circuit television (CCTV) systems being placed in public areas to combat criminal behaviour, are not convincing. One of the features of current […]
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Privacy and Video Surveillance Mental Health and Video Surveillance Observation by video camera raises countless areas of concern pertaining to privacy issues. The crime reduction rates suggested by proponents of video systems, particularly in terms of closed circuit television (CCTV) systems being placed in public areas to combat criminal behaviour, are not convincing. One of
– As cited on “Your Lawyer: A User’s Guide” (Lexis-Nexis) https://web.archive.org/web/20100501084233/http://criminal.lawyers.com:80/Criminal-Law–Expungement-FAQ.html Q: What is expungement? A: Expungement is often equated to the sealing or destroying of legal records. Each state offers its own definition of expungement, based on different rules and laws. Generally, expungement can be viewed as the process to “remove from general review”
AN INTRODUCTION:Forensic DNA testing – technology trumps due process The decade and a half following the introduction of forensic DNA profiling has seen revolutionary changes in the way crime is investigated and tried in industrialised countries. It has also seen unprecedented erosion of privacy and civil rights with police able to order a wide range
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Graphic footage aired on the ABC’s Four Corners Program has shed light on the brutal mistreatment of young boys in the juvenile justice system between 2010 and 2015. Detainees as young as thirteen were repeatedly stripped naked, thrown against walls, kneed and knocked to the ground, forcefully restrained, placed in solitary confinement for extended periods and sprayed
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This unique analysis compares the treatment of zoo animals and prisoners. The findings reveal that Taronga Zoo’s gorillas are given twenty four times more space than people held inside the private Parklea prison. This research shows that zoos have stringent safeguards maintaining much higher standards than prisons to ensure that captive animals receive adequate care.
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