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Search Warrant A search warrant is a document which gives the authorities the right for searching a place for specific items. The permit is signed by a magistrate and should list the objects which the officers ought to look for. A warrant is based on an affidavit, a document signed...
Introduction In 2009, a market maker and investment advisor Bernie Madoff was sentenced for 150 years in prison after pleading guilty to eleven federal crimes. The reason for such an unusually severe punishment was running the largest fraudulent scheme in the history of the United States, otherwise known as the...
Introduction Drug compounding is a practice that has been in existence for several decades. It involves taking two or more ingredients and mixing them to create a specific drug to treat a particular disease. Drug compounding is necessary in exceptional cases where a patient may not use drugs approved by...
People are governed by laws that are either set by the community or the state. In many cases criminal law is the most common type of law that people are familiar with. There is another type of law called the civil law, which is not known to many people. But...
Introduction The global digitalization of every minor aspect of people’s lives has necessitated the transfer of the existing regulations into the online context, making legal standards applicable to the digital context. However, due to the lack of research on the subject matter and the rapidly developing technologies, the vulnerability of...
Introduction Due process refers to the process that a government should use to handle its citizens in case of a law violation to ensure that there is justice and fairness. The government must under all circumstances respect every individual’s legal rights as dictated by the law (Tribe, 1975). Due process...
Introduction In the past Michigan like any other American state has always given its prisoners time credits, which primarily depend on prisoners’ behavior during jail terms. It gave the majority of these time credits on a continuous basis, whereby the number of credits increased progressively as one spent more time...
Introduction Minority shareholders in corporations usually possess few instruments to defend themselves from harmful or negligent behavior by directors or other corporation’s chief insiders. One of the remedies is the derivative lawsuit implying an action initiated by a shareholder on behalf of an organization because of actual or potential damage...
Description of how Evolution of justice and security in the 21st century balances rights and freedoms with caution and ample authority to protect the citizens, while respecting constitutional assurance concerning individual rights The kind of justice system in the 21st century has remarkably changed if it’s compared to other centuries...
Societies all over the globe have long been striving for order. It can be achieved in multiple ways but generally relies on a simplified, automated system and, in some cases, complete control over people’s actions. The legal system has always been instrumental in meeting this goal. Nevertheless, the legal system...
The United States has unique legal system compared to other nations in the world due to its dual sovereign structure in the provision of judicial services. The judicial system has been allocated two main levels of operation ranging from federal states to the central government. Service provision varies in each...
Uniform Crime Report is a reporting system that is summarized with data concerning different geographic levels in a State. The data that is reported in Uniform Crime Report is officially represented to the agencies that enforce law and order. These agencies are therefore required to forward that report to the...
With the development of modern technologies all over the world, numerous challenges for governments and their citizens appear. One of the most widespread problems is the lack of a balance between the privacy of personal data and national security. The government struggles to provide protection for its citizens and curb...
Identification and application of the legal principles are significant for businesspersons. Practical, realistic, case-study approach will contribute to future prosperity and reduction of conflicts. To know the legal environment of business is very useful in terms of understanding both rights and obligations. Constitutional concepts and clauses along with activities of...
There are over 2 million incarcerated people in prisons of the United States, and approximately half of them work. Many prisons have job-training programs, which allow putting the incarcerated people to labor. This system has existed in the United States since the end of the 19th century. Today, there are...
Introduction Restorative seeks to explore amicable ways of dealing with crime. This justice was provided for in the Crime and Disorder Act and it provides an opportunity for the offenders, the victims and the community as a whole to come together and derive a mediation strategy that ensures justice is...
Aims of the research The research is about juvenile offender’s laws in North Carolina state and it discusses the legal differences between juvenile offenders and juvenile delinquents. It also includes status offenses and the age at which the juvenile becomes eligible for processing in adult courts. A court disposition a...
Introduction The concept of intellectual property has existed for several centuries. In essence, it protects the right of a creator to label their effort in the creation of content. However, it also raises numerous issues, including the source of ideas, plagiarism, and conflicts between authors. Much of valuable information is...
Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual property is a very precious commodity in today’s business world. Intellectual Property Rights form part of the assets of a company. It is therefore important for businesses to identify, secure, and value their intellectual properties. However, it has not been easy for many businesses to identify...
Summary Enterprise crime is the crime in which money is obtained illegally. Actually, this kind of crime is done very slowly by taking many years. It does not cause any violence. The main aim of this crime is to make money. According to the article ‘Enterprise Crime targets nation’s Economy’...
Introduction The day-to-day transactions that take place in business involve people. Additionally, the business has come out as a dominant social institution in society and as a result, it has evolved as an institution that controls significant social assets and hence wields overwhelming financial power. As a result, business institutions...
Since the inception of jury systems in United States, many Americans feel that it is the cornerstone of the nation’s justice system since it guarantees citizens fair impartial judgment. However the perception has changed with many feeling that it has tarnished in favor of others in delivering verdicts in both...
Summary Akers’ social learning theory posits that individuals develop the urge to engage in criminal activities and the techniques to execute these acts through interacting with peers or within their social circle. According to Nodeland and Morris (2018), people master new deportments, attributes and aspirations through direct encounters as well...
The criminal world grows every day and at the same time, the powers which are aimed to fight with it also do not stay aside. More and more new techniques are investigated every day in order to optimize the work of powerful forces and to increase the rate of caught...
Background The S.1357 also known as the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019 is a bill introduced to the 116th Congress (2019-2020) by Sen. Sherrod Brown. The primary purpose of the legislation is to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish mandates...
Introduction Racial and ethnic groups offer policymakers an archetypal magnetism/dodging clash. Shielding the constitutional rights of workers from bigotry enables exposure of the vice by ethnic/tribal groups. However, only some edifying intercessions are supported by meaningful cultural national distinctiveness among workers. Consequently, classifying employees by race or traditions interferes with...
This research work aims to discuss the relationships between criminal liability and professional regulations. In particular, it is necessary to define these concepts and identify the similarities and distinctions between them. In addition to that, we need to show how misconduct in the workplace can be connected with legal responsibility....
Introduction The United States of America has been keen on improving its judicial system by making better policies and guidelines. Criminal cases are handled through a set of procedures which are governed by a series of guidelines. The sentencing phase is very critical during the trial of an offender. The...
Introduction Developed and developing countries have not only experienced economic and social stability but they also have to deal with a well-organized gang of criminals who are out to exploit every opportunity in the world to benefit in monetary terms using systematic criminal means. Organized crime has always had several...
Situation A: Provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) became effective on August 5, 1993, after former President Bill Clinton fulfilled his campaign promise and signed it into law in his first term of office. In its provisions, an...
The topic selected is “impact of sentencing guidelines on the criminal justice system”. Several reforms have been introduced into the criminal justice system to make it better. It is always essential to analyze them so as determine whether they have been effective in reducing crime or in handling any of...
Introduction Taxation has been present since the late nineteenth century and plays a significant function in society. Every administration in each country needs revenue to sponsor its activities. With no taxes, governments would be unable to operate effectively as they are required to raise revenue, and the most efficient method...
Introduction The Sarbanes- Oxley Act was legislated in the year 2002 to enhance new rules and standards for all US public companies, management, and public accounting firms. The sponsors of the law did it due to the public outcry on the increased cases of scandals which were affecting many public...
The problem of sexual violence has been an issue that perpetuated the social discourse for ages, with no legal protection having been offered to vulnerable groups based on their sex, sexual orientation, or gender expression. Even nowadays, the debate is not over, with the concept of sex having been underrepresented...
Introduction While there are many lawful matters in this incidence, the rescue services manager’s discharge based on his alleged neglect and the legality of this fire are the key items of concern. The soundness of this discharge can thus be founded on the legitimacy of the alleged negligence on the...
The United States have one of the most liberal gun control policies in the world. Due to this, mass shootings have become common and school shootings are almost exclusively associated with the US in the public mind. There are many measures and restrictions that the US government can imply to...
A witness’s testimony is a synthesis of information known to a person about the circumstances to be established in a criminal case, made during interrogation in the manner prescribed by law as a witness. Eyewitness testimony is the most common type of evidence during an investigation. Historically, such statements have...
The facts of the civil trial are that the plaintiff has an injury that came about from a visit to an amusement park. The plaintiff received an injury to his hands, neck and chest while on one of the amusement park rides. The plaintiff has sued the amusement park management,...
A model state law should maximize the characteristics that encourage whistleblowing by including rewards for reporting wrongdoing and broad protection from retaliation. Organizational Policy Typically, most employees report wrongdoing externally only after the employer’s response proves inadequate, and/or the whistleblower suffers retaliation. Employees will more likely blow the whistle if...
Restorative justice relates to an approach used to respond to a crime or any other form of conflict, injustice, or wrongful act, which centers essentially on restoring the damage triggered by an offense and reinstating the involved parties’ well-being. This strategy focuses primarily on the relational justice theory due to...
The property broker convinced Mr. Auden to buy two bed roomed freehold house of Desolation Row in exchange of his desire of three bed-roomed house. It was explained as a sole proprietorship property of Mr. Pound, though practically some other people lived there. It is not clear here who where...
Introduction It is seen that the culture of the American Indians (AI) is very much different from other cultures prevalent in the US, especially in the urbanized sectors. Among this community words of venerable elders are revered and held in great awe and respect. Moreover, the importance attached to Indian...
Introduction Governments of every country and the entire society have always been interested in decreasing the crime rate, as it affects the living standards of the population significantly. Consequently, these days, the problem of juvenile delinquency presents a pressing concern, and a wide range of studies are devoted to this...
Identifying Legal Aspects of the Case According to Joint Commission Resources (2007), “the individual performing surgery should be the one who marks the surgical site…” (p. 25). While marking the site to be operated, the health care professional should consult and inform the patient about the marking before the operational...
Introduction A company is an organization made up of people working together in a bid to achieve the objectives set by the company’s stakeholders. The fact that an organization is made up of many tangible and non-tangible assets it therefore calls for the services of a security director. Thus, a...
This paper will analyze some of the critical issues found in the investigation of the Chicago police department by the United States Department of Justice. A publicly released video of a police officer shooting a black teenager and its aftermath caused DOJ to look into the work of CPD (USDOJ...
Agency contracts are requested because they allow businesses and individuals to hire agents who will act on their behalf. The following information will consider the details of the agency agreement between GC and George Tacy. In some cases, it is inconvenient for businesses or individuals to perform particular actions. A...
In recent times the government has responded enormously to the rise of criminal activities that have been a concern to the public by enacting numerous laws in response to the public outcries. Officials of the justice system are obligated to abide by several stipulated common law and statutory responsibilities. These...
Law 1: Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act gives direction on how much employers should pay employees as per the number of hours they have worked. It is important to note that there are different pay rates for different jobs due to the requirements needed (Pozgar, 2019)....
The juvenile delinquency justice system in the United States is regulated by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. It is this Act that defines that “children should not have contact with adults in jails and other institutional settings and that ‘status offenders’ should not be placed...
Introduction In the United States of America, criminal cases are always handled by the judicial system which follows an elaborate process governed by criminal procedures. Criminal procedure is mainly concerned with the rules and guidelines that govern several legal proceedings which enables the government to effectively enforce the set rules...
Introduction The rise of violence in cities is an issue that affects a wide layer of the population. In that regard, Rockville, a large coastal city in North Queensland with a population of 100,000, is no different. The city, despite being a coastal tourists’ attraction, has distinct problems of poverty...
The research study selected for analysis is “Assessing the Mental Health Status of Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings” by Wasserman et al. (2004). This research examines and evaluates the problem of psychological disorders among youth in the juvenile justice system. The psychological setup in juvenile justice is such that the...
The false accusation by the security guard relates to the tort of defamation of character. False imprisonment arising from Paula being detained unwillingly will be classified as an intentional tort while the action by Geoffrey will fall under the tort of negligence. In the event of false imprisonment, there are...
Actus reus in simple term means the “guilty act”. Actus reus, in other words, can denote liability for doing something. Majority of crimes believed to have two essential ingredients: “the mens rea” and the “actus reus”. In several criminal litigations, government attorney has to prove actus reus only and these...
Introduction A tort is defined as a civil wrong committed against an individual, his or her property, or violation of personal rights (Scarrow, 2008, pp. 121). There has been a raging debate in the United States over tort reforms. Individuals from the political divide, legal practitioners, and physicians have also...
Introduction A threat is a vowed determination or intent to hurt or injure someone at the present or in the future. Under the criminal code, it is an offense to knowingly utter a threat to cause bodily harm to a person (Decker, 1998). It also includes; threatening someone, torching one’s...
As early as the 20th Century, the United States has been associated with a high number of individuals involved in drug abuse. The situation worsened in the late 1950s and 1960s, a time when the federal government lacked well-defined laws on drugs. It was not until the early 1970s that...
Although individuals detained in prisons have limited civil rights in comparison to free citizens, they retain certain rights which are protected under various national state and federal laws. However, in most countries, violation of prisoners’ rights continues to be prevalent in institutions of rehabilitation and often go undetected and unpunished...
Hundreds of pharmacies operating in the country have clearly regulated conditions for the provision of services to the population and comply with specific standards dictated by the relevant legislation. With consumers free to access most drugs, control over pharmacy operations is an essential aspect of policies that are developed to...
The American legal system differs from other legal systems in the world. For understanding its structure and order, it may be useful to have insight into the legal proceedings. This paper aims to discuss the procedure and function of the jury trial. It will cover its primary stages, describe the...
Working in the healthcare industry as a pharmacy technician has different requirements for candidates for this position. In particular, an employee is to provide confirmed training in this profile, have the necessary documents allowing him or her to do this type of activity, and be registered in the state database....
Since the genesis of the US judicial system, the notion of the Supreme Court has always been one of the major bodies of justice and law implementation. Although the impartiality and promptness of the Supreme Court can barely be objected to, there is an ongoing debate on the correlation between...
Parties involved in the case This case pitted a sitting president against a special prosecutor, who is an officer attached to the attorney general’s (AG) office. These events followed the issuance of an indictment against the staff of the White House, citing the desecration of federal statutes by the said...
Introduction Terrorism is to be considered as an assault on universal human values and it represents activities undertaken against humanity. Terrorist acts pose a violent threat to the civilized communities of all states. Therefore, it is critically important that terrorism must be addressed employing the full range of available legal...
Introduction The rate at which an act is done repeatedly by a given person is termed the recidivism rate. This act is usually preceded by corrective or discouraging attempts on the individual doing the given activity and is often used to apply to crime and penal attempts. Speaking from the...
Introduction Black and Asian youths have been accused of engaging in criminality and deviance more than their native counterparts. The problem of racism in British modern society is a factor of competing cultures among the various races with the majority of the white people seeking to conquer the minorities (Phillips...
Introduction Juvenile offenders are generally affected more by incarceration than their adult counterparts. The mental and physical effects of this are caused by separation from the family and social network; and disruption of education. The state usually should provide a prisoner with all the basic needs. However, for a youth...
There are various labor laws as well as acts in the United States of America that specify the criteria on which American firms should use to carry out their employment, treat their workforce and the process they adopt while trading locally and internationally. The Fair Labor Standard Act is an...
One role of a manager is to protect a company’s intellectual property rights. In the automobile industry, a manager should protect the following intellectual property rights: patent rights, trademarks, designs, and website addresses. To identify and protect intellectual property rights, managers should take the following actions: The first stage in...
Introduction: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates vary widely, not least because of varying methodology. For instance, Brown (2005) remarks at the wide disparity between the 44,700 annual incidence of child sexual abuse reported by the National Centre on Child Sexual Abuse and Neglect (circa 2000) and the 336,200 offenses Safafino estimated...
Sykes identified three important elements, which he used to elucidate the criminological conflict theory. First, Sykes highlighted the existence of profound skepticism towards any theory associated with crimes and is not connected to any biological or psychological approach. He also argued that sociological theories have insufficient communization (Bystrova & Petter,...
In the article titled “How the Police Use Facial Recognition, and Where It Falls Short,” Valentino-DeVries takes the opportunity to offer a guide on how the police use facial recognition and the weaknesses of the approach. In what she describes as “the oldest” technology, the author accepted that investigators can...
The Facts of the Case Mrs. Lastic’s daughter was having a wedding in May. In preparation for the wedding, Mrs. Lastic agreed to hire Mr. Johnson’s vintage, white R. Royce as a bridal car. She engaged Mrs. Kay to take the photos. Further, she hired Mr. Leslie to do the...
Introduction In most aspects of technical communication, the concept of predictive policing has become an unavoidable issue of concern. Predictive policing refers to police tactics that use the information and advanced psychoanalysis to formulate predefined preventions (Willis, Mastrofski & Weisburd, 2003). Advantages of IT applications and random street patrols by...
The legalization of euthanasia as a means of relieving people of pain and giving them a chance to choose death with dignity has been an issue of multiple debates for an understandable reason. In the current legislation of the United Kingdom, euthanasia, or assisted suicide, is illegal. However, the proposed...
Introduction The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are indeed the pillar documents to America’s sovereignty. These documents were designed to provide a cohesive social, legal and economic structure that binds the United States of America. The tremendous progress experienced by the United States in complexity...
The criminal justice process is a complicated and delicate procedure, where the need for criminal justice practitioners cannot be underestimated. Practitioners have a specific role in the justice system; they function within federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Their responsibilities differ depending on the subsystem assignment, and they can function along...
Dramatic incidents involving firearms in the United States are drawing more and more attention to gun control. The availability of guns leads to episodes of violence with their use. The Washington Post reports 163 incidents of mass shootings between 1967 and 2019 (Berkowitz and Alcantara). Moreover, from 2014 to 2016,...
Crime measurements are critical indicators for accepting or declining potential legislations, and these statistics help to build the correct course of action in the form of strategy among law enforcement agencies. There are three main ways to measure the overall crime rate in a particular region. Firstly, the crime data...
Introduction White-collar crimes are the criminal activities done by businessmen, con-artists and officials. Cheating and dishonesty are the central elements of white-collar crimes. Some examples of crimes in this category are bribery, embezzlement, consumer fraud, etc. white-collar crimes are spreading around the world rapidly. Normally white-collar criminals are the persons...
Introduction Rodney Glen King is a black American man who has had several brushes with the law. For example, in the year 1989, this man was arrested and arraigned in court for robbery. Police claimed that he stole from a store and intimidated the owner of the store with a...
Introduction To begin with, it is necessary to mention the fact that the work by Judge Kim Wardlaw is featured by professionalism, high qualification, and justice. Originally, by the time she had become the first Hispanic woman in the US judicial system of the Court of Appeals, she clearly knew...
Issue The author of this essay addresses the legal issue that arose between Facebook and Eduardo Pintor. Facebook made an oral contract with a world-famous mural painter. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder, and president of Facebook, then terminated this contract before its execution. It is important to note that after the...
Although training is critical in preventing injuries during competitions, the strenuous practice often results in many athletes’ deaths. Recently, the number of athletes succumbing to training injuries has risen consistently due to numerous temperature-related illnesses, such as heat stroke. However, leading researchers contend that since these experiences are precipitated by...
Types of authorized deductions that an employer can make from the salary of an employee The Singapore Employment Act, Part III, section 27 deals with the following authorized deductions from the employee’s salary. Circumstances under which an employee is required to work more than 6 consecutive hours without a period...
Plea bargaining is one of the key elements of the American Criminal Justice system. It is a unique approach towards inducing cooperation between the defendant and the prosecutor regarding the case. Its advantage is that both parties achieve some form of benefit, but the disadvantage is the endangerment of the...
Introduction Entrepreneurs should be aware of the major laws and legislation that have the potential to affect business performance. They can engage in lifelong learning to identify emerging policies and combine them with past legal pronouncements that might affect their investments directly or indirectly. Olde Worlde Charm is a small...
Abstract Although many individuals may argue that the obligatory sentence orientation has achieved a lot as far as crime taming is concerned, the entire process has many flaws; something that jeopardizes its mandate. In this regard, the paper will explore the ethical dilemmas relating to this form of a sentence,...
Question Presented Tamika Burgess, a resident of New York, inherited 10 acres of land in Ohio. She decided to sell the property to McDonald Contractors, Inc. for the sum of $500,000. McDonald Contractors entered a contract with Tamika Burgess for the purchase of the above property on June 1, 2007....
Introduction The world of professional sport in America undergoes several negative features. The thing is that in most of the leagues represented in the United States the economical issues became dominating over the direct approach to the sport. The National Football League (NFL) during its long-lasting development is colored today,...
Introduction Violent crimes by juveniles have been a topic of debate for many decades. Crimes committed by youth increased during the mid-1980s, which lasted for over a decade (Jordan and McNeal 387). This situation triggered the ensuing panic of the general public. People started to become more concerned about juvenile...
The debate over gun control and legislation addressing gun violence in the U.S. remains of high importance. While some individuals believe that there is a need for stricter laws, others argue that bearing a legal firearm is a fundamental human right that must be protected. As Wilson states, “any consideration...
The major postulation of the social learning theory is that behavior is a result of learning the norms, values and behaviors from society. This essay will review the three most prominent forms of social learning theory that explain the delinquent activity. These are differential association theory, differential reinforcement theory and...
Introduction The main reason why United States Congress passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Act in1972 was to promote justice and equality in all federal employment departments. This act brought sanity in many departments including the police. For a number of years, the police department was a symbol of many cases...
The judicial action in the United States is an integral part of democracy. This practice allows for resolving different controversies and conflicts between various parties by using the existing laws and previous precedents as the basis of decisions. Thus, judicial action is an essential element of the governmental system, however,...
The question of the origins and causes of delinquent behavior is crucial in criminology as it allows finding solutions for its prevention. Life-course theories are one of the complex approaches to studying the nature of such behavior since they consider the lives of people at different stages of development and...
Abstract page Rape laws have sought to control the sexual appetites and conduct of people through institutionalized means like marriages and other forms of consensual sexual relations. While the act of rape in itself is a heinous and reprehensible form of violence in modern society, it would not be right...
Homicide detectives often deploy unethical and improper investigatory tactics to secure convictions of wrongly accused persons. Flynn’s (2019) article outlines how law enforcement agencies fabricated evidence, falsified witness statements, and coerced a single onlooker to make a false identification, which sent Johnson Lamar to prison. Although homicide investigators are highly...
The given paper will primarily focus on property crime rates in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The national trends indicate that there is a gradual decrease in property crime rates in the United States. It is also true in the case of the selected city and state, where the decline is present....
Information Gathering Uniform Crime Reports are a collection of crime reports collected by law agencies within the country and submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). The main focus of UCR is the index crimes and they provide the basis of information gathering. These index crimes are forwarded to...
Many people encounter threats daily and look for a way to properly defend themselves in a law-accepted manner. To solve such conflicts, a person has the right to prevent any harm via self-defense. The extent and the motives qualified as reasonable is a very serious topic of discussion. This essay...
Introduction Every state in the United States and the world experience some sort of crime at one time or another. Texans experience crimes that come in different forms. To correctly assess and measure the trends of crime, Texas takes part in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) which enables the...
The essence of my proposal is this: the Constitution should unequivocally state that the secession of any state of collection thereof can only be possible with the ratification by all the states comprising the Union. The Declaration that created this nation held dear the people’s right to assume the separate...
Introduction Today the economic and political situation worldwide is not stable due to the COVID-19 pandemic and overall uncertainty about the future. People make choices to report the criminal offenses that happen to them or not based on what they consider the safest decision. Historically, physically weak people were less...
Southern nations have constantly approached issues of the environment as the reference point in negotiations of the unequal utilization of resources instead of protecting the environment from industrial capitalism. Thus, the main differences between the southern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere over global issues of the environment rotate around three...
The Miranda Warning which is also known as the Miranda Rights is a warning that is usually given to criminals and other law offenders in the United States as they are being arrested and interrogated by the police. Every law enforcement officer in the US is meant to cite the...
Even though it may not seem that the situation described in the case study is a significant threat, it should be treated as a breach of patients’ confidentiality. On the one hand, physical therapist accidentally accessed health records without authorization. On the other hand, this information was shared with a...
Shima Baughman, a Professor of Criminal Law, wrote an article titled “Police solve just 2% of all major crimes.” The author researched police reports issued within the last fifty years and found that it fails to solve serious crimes. The findings of Baughman prompted the author to conclude that the...
Police officers have the responsibility of defending the lives of citizens by maintaining law and order. However, in attempts to avoid being arrested, some criminals are normally willing to escape without much concern to the dangers that they pose to their lives as well as those of other innocent citizens...
The advent of the Internet and the overall digitalization of the 21st century have significantly changed the methods and processes of the purchase but not its essence. The introduction of modern technologies also affected the legislative sphere, which had to be adapted to new economic measures. That is why a...
Introduction The institution of the death penalty is one of the most acutely discussed both from the perspectives of criminal law practice and compliance with the principles of constitutional and international law. In the USA, the complexity and contradictory nature of the state doctrine regarding the ethnic problem are complemented...
Introduction The jury typically comprises citizens without a background in law. Consequently, people may apply emotions and countertransference in making their verdict. The memory and the level of intelligence also influence how the case will be decided. For instance, when listening to the defendants and the plaintiff, the information that...
Introduction Law enforcement fatalities have increased over the years leading to public dissatisfaction with the police service. Mental health issues in the police service have also been on the rise resulting in conditions, such as depression and suicide. Therefore, the police department has to improve the wellness and safety of...
Introduction If I was an executive investigator of the Police Integrity Unit (PIU) working Taylor’s case, I would focus on ensuring the transparency of the investigation and punishment for the involved officers. Firstly, enacting fair legal proceedings for the officers in Taylor’s case and redefining the criteria of racial injustice...
The US Supreme Court does not adhere strictly to any universal rules or techniques of constitutional interpretation, enabling cases when civil liberties are violated. The freedom to express one’s views is protected by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The government is not to limit the ability of citizens...
In 2016, Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) created a new labor agreement. Such an undertaking was a critical event within the scope of the sport, especially given the recorded revenues that were obtained during the period of the previous Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This paper...
Marijuana accounts for a significant fraction of illicit drugs used worldwide. The addictive qualities of cannabis are often debated and compared to the similar effects of nicotine and alcohol. This topic has received a significant amount of attention recently, as many states consider legalizing the recreational use of the drug....
Introduction Judiciary is a collective reference to the judges and their authority in a country. In England and Wales, the system consists of judges and commissions, and individuals responsible for ensuring that the process of appointing a judge is transparent. This newsletter article aims to explain to the students the...
Life is a combination of victories and defeats, and each person sooner or later faces troubles. Problems can arise from uncontrolled situations and occur due to coincidences. People react differently to a crisis, and crime may seem like the only solution. On the other hand, an accident can lead to...
Contracts lie at the foundation of any modern economy, yet many agreements used in business transactions are not legally enforceable. Reasons that may prevent contracts from being enforced include lack of capacity on the part of either party or the illegality of the agreement. One controversial form of contract that...
Bill H.R. 3340: Tribal Healthcare Careers Act introduced into Congress on June 19, 2019 currently in the first stage of the legislative process significant importance for the American health care system better access of native Americans to health care career (Tribal Healthcare Careers Act ) development of cultural diversity in...
Neil Gorsuch and His Questionable Appointment In order for the Judicial branch to operate successfully, a strict hierarchy among courts must be in place. The Supreme Court was established through the Judiciary Act of 1789 as the head of all the other courts. Having the ultimate jurisdiction over all state...
Main Arguments Casey Hendrick is suspected of committing a series of murders in Urban City during the previous year. He has been observed in the areas where the victims’ bodies were found at roughly the times when they were discovered. Though every time Kendrick had an alibi of doing his...
Introduction Campus Safety and security must be among the primary matters which colleges and universities should prioritize. Schools need to invest in security to proactively prevent the occurrence of any crimes or incidents, as well as give the residents a sense of protection. The following discussion will include a comparison...
Introduction The signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148 (H.R. 3590) (PPACA) into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010, had implications on the entire medical fraternity. According to King (2010), “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly known as the health...
The second Amendment has provided a platform for controlling the ownership of weaponries. This has caused both support and criticism. Out of the entire population in the United States, approximately 393,347,000 people own firearms (ProCon.org). This translates to a ratio of 120.5 weapons to 100 people; the highest ratio in...
Case Summary Frank Lyon Co. v. the United States, 435 U.S. 561, is a U.S. Supreme Court case of 1978, during which the eligibility to tax deductions was reviewed in the context of a sale and lease back agreement between a bank and a Frank Lyon Corporation. The Worthen Bank...
One of the principal challenges in the work of a lawyer is the need to find a balance between the interests of the affected persons and society as a whole. It defines the necessity to estimate the role and scope of responsibility of these professionals to determine ethical considerations applicable...
The business world today is well regulated and structured in its functions, duties and responsibilities to to various laws and governmental regulations. Still the debate on whether there should be more regulations or not is very active since the beginning of the last year’s financial crisis and credit crunch. Different...
Nowadays, the issue of national security has become one of the most controversial in terms of its perception around the globe. On the one hand, the 21st century was not marked by any explicit world-scale armed conflicts, whereas governmental bodies spend millions of dollars on the enhancement of national security....
Criminal justice professionals should take into account race, class and national origin of defendants and victims. Various national factors are recognized by criminologists as contributing to and prompting the decision to commit a crime. Some suggest that the choice is influenced by the behavior, opinions, and attitudes of people who...
Introduction The world of business lives certain regulations, and in Australian and US business environments these regulations mainly concern the policies of information disclosure. In Australia, these regulations are determined by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), and in the United States, it is Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) that deals with...
Introduction Victimology is a comparatively new field of study that includes the emotional or physical assaults of the victim. At present, there are three distinct forms of study or Ideological tendencies of Victimology in the discipline. They are conservative tendency, liberal tendency, and radical tendency. This paper would evaluate each...
Prosecuting a crime is a process, which is not limited by the processes related to the investigation. In that regard, it will be an understatement to say that the work is finished with merely collecting evidences, interviewing witnesses, and catching the offender. Bringing the case to the court is another...
Introduction To begin with, it should be stated that criminal behavior, its risks and origins are regarded to be the psychological issues, the conflict of nature and nurture, which often contradict the most essential principles of life and living. Discussion In the light of the fact that the main origin...
The crime theory suggests that crime victims resemble crime perpetrators and theirs main social and personal characteristics. This phenomenon is explained by the fact that it is easy to cheat and robber a person “like you” being aware of all personal features and habits of that very person. While analyzing...
Introduction Labor law is one of the main guarantees of safe working conditions and fair treatment of employees in any country. Labor conditions in the United States can vary from state to state, as, along with federal laws, each state’s government adopts local laws. For this reason, although the fundamental...
Discrimination lawsuits pose a particularly complex legal and reputational liability risk for organizations in all industries. U.S. legislation prohibits employment discrimination, including discriminatory hiring practices, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability (Arthur, 2012). This prohibition extends beyond explicit and intentional violations to theoretically...
The patterns of universal sociology have always been replete with various discrepancies in terms of people’s attitudes to the social norms and adherence to them. As a result, scholars have developed a full-scale theory of deviance, which accounted for some people neglecting the already established behavioral patterns by direct law...
In a case of a crime, the offender is either incarcerated, placed on probation or required to make restitution to the victim, usually in the form of monetary compensation. A significant part of all state and federal prisoners in the US are confined for nonviolent offenses, such as property crimes...
Introduction The international criminal court is an international platform in legal action against the perpetrators of crimes involving genocide crimes of wars, crimes against humankind, and assault took according to its founding decree (the Rome statute of 2002). The tribunal is also mandated to carry out investigations upon the alleged...
Introduction To understand adolescent sex offenders completely depends upon the methods which are used to recognize and take care of adult sex offenders. The very uncommon way of classifying these sex offenders is based upon whom they victimize. The two most familiar groups are rapist and child molester (Eric W....
Governmental establishment of any policy includes several stages: building, formulating, adoption of the law system, implementation, evaluation, and termination. Policy implementation is a variety of actions made to put a federal legislative decision into effect by the local authorities and organizations (Gholipour, 2016). It often leads to changes in broader...
Purdue Pharma Purdue Pharma is a company dealing with pharmaceutical products and is owned mainly by Sackler family members. The company currently focuses on medications that manage pain and perceives itself as a pioneer in developing medicines that reduce pain. The company has employed more than 1600 persons by September...
Over the years, there has been a success in courts and tribunals on the rulings made on property law, and some have gained more victory over others. Both successful and losing sides are dependent on the court system’s pace in delivering final rulings. Lord Carmweth, the chief justice of the...
Introduction Juvenile justice is an area of law often associated with the difficulty of adapting the justice system to the target population. Penalties for offenses committed by persons under the age of majority are discussed in the context of ethical standards and comparison with legal practices applied in criminal law...
Introduction All actions and choices that people make have naturally matching consequences. It is nowadays easy to deny the impact of one’s actions, particularly when it is possible to take cover behind a keyboard. While in the past people had the moral obligation to admit their mistakes in a face-to-face...
Introduction Depending on its severity, a tort can be harmful to a person. If the injury is stern, it attracts civil wrong for courts to impose liability under the context of international torts. Damage, in this context, is a reason to subject the act to be a legal right invasion....
Currently, juvenile justice is not practiced at the legislative level on the territory of the Russian Federation. However, there are regions where, as an experiment, it was established to check how effective it would be as a way of preventing juvenile crimes. Specially trained judges lead juvenile courts; the work...
