Essays on Entrapment

Entrapment occurs when a government agent or someone in authority such as law enforcement and undercover police improperly coerces, influences, manipulates or induces an individual to commit a crime which they would have otherwise committed had the opportunity to do not been availed to them (Colvin, 2002, p. 226). Hence, from this definition, the “buy and bust” or “sell and bust” undercover operations may be considered as entrapment since they entail the inducement of a person to commit an offense, such as dealing in or purchasing of illegal drugs. Furthermore, as Hay (2005) observes, sting or undercover operations by ...

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‘Institution’ This document is a review of the article Cannulation Strategies and Pitfalls in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery by Ramchandani, Jabbari, Abu Saleh, and Ramlawi (2016). The article provided informative discussions on minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) and presented the different cannulation techniques. MICS is a very important development in the field of cardiothoracic medicine. It eliminates the inconveniences experienced during the median sternotomy and bypass circuit placement. The key in the success of MICS is the cannulation technique employed. Options for arterial cannulation in MICS include ascending aorta, femoral artery, and axillary artery. Each has its own advantages ...

Introduction

Anna Funder’s Stasiland is a text that narrates about a group of people who struggled against the East German government, and those that become members of the Stasi, the regime’s secret police. The story revealed how the citizens who were against the Stasi system were automatically regarded as state enemies. They become the subject of scrutiny and pressure as their moves is watched for the even a minor suspicion of disobedience. In Stasiland, the author presented the different experiences of East German citizens, all of whom shared their first-hand stories that depicted how they suffered from the ...

The stories presented by Lawson are characterized by realistic illustrations of limited desires and needs of common domestic life and many hardships. Isolation is a very prolific theme in this the Drover’s Wife because the whole story explores the issues of loneliness, separation from mates and hard work by the women characters in the absence of their husbands. The woman is used to being left alone and it even states that she was once left alone for eighteen months. As a young lady, she desires to live like a princess and have a good life, and that is ...

Question 1: Grand Jury Review and Preliminary Hearings

According to Gaines and Miller (2016), the major difference between a grand jury review and preliminary hearings is that during the former, the prosecution presents its case before a selected jury in the absence of the defendant with the aim of determining the existence of a probable cause based on the available evidence. On the other hand, during the latter, there is no jury but instead it resembles a main trial in which the prosecution is required to demonstrate the existence of probable cause before a judge. Further, whereas grand jury preview is a mandatory procedure before trial, the ...

First of all, I am really thankful for being chosen to be a part of this 30 day development assignment as I believe that during the course of 30 days, I was able to hone my skills, most especially my interpersonal and communication skills, and gain a lot of relevant experiences about the profession I am currently in. I also firmly believe that this was a great eye-opener for me and that’s why I am really thankful and proud that I was able to complete this step to further my growth and improvement in the law enforcement profession.

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