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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"abuse of authority"”.
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The Use and Abuse of Authority: an Investigation of the ἐξουσία Passages in Revelation
<p>The purpose of this dissertation is to carry outa linguistic, structural, and exegetical investigation of the term ἐξουσία as it occurs in the Greek text of the Apocalypse.</p> <p>Chapter 1 provides an overview of the pertinent literature dealing with ἐξουσία. The review follows a chronological …
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Police Officer Burnout: An Examination of Officer Stress, the Policing Subculture and the Advantages of Family Counseling
The work of a police officer is stressful and could potentially lead to burnout. As a result, a variety of reactions may occur which include, cynicism, abuse of authority, and in extreme cases suicide. One method which has been proven to be effective in treating officer stress is counseling; …
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The Justification of Punishment in Authoritarian States
… thesis addresses the philosophical justification of punishment in authoritarian states. It questions whether, how, and under what conditions punishment might be justified in authoritarian states. The overall goal is to philosophise on how to detach the authority to punish from the broader politics …
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THE LAW&ECONOMICS OF INCOMPLETE CONTRACTS: THREE ESSATS.
THE LAW&ECONOMICS OF INCOMPLETE CONTRACTS: THREE ESSAYS The present thesis is essentially devoted to exploring the legal consequences of bounded rationality. This concept, due to H. Simon, constitutes one of the first erosion of classical economics. In particular: in the traditional economics …
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The individual and society in the novelas de la primera época of Benito Pérez Galdós
… times as cooperation, compromise, or submission of the individual to society. A close reading of the novels of Galdós suggests that he had his own personal vision of what society, and life in society, signified. In this vision, "society" embraces all the elements of the varied groupings of a …