Observations of the Virtual Crown Court and the Impact of COVID-19 on Trials

Introduction Though it may seem that justice proceedings have to be conducted in person, it is possible to make several unexpected changes. Because of COVID-19, some non-urgent court hearings were temporarily postponed to reduce the burden on the judiciary. However, since there is no clear end of the crisis in...

Refusing to Allow to Have a Service Dog in His Apartment

For some people with disabilities, having an assistance dog is vital in order to live a comfortable life. Usually, they are well trained because every day the animals have to complete a number of difficult tasks for their owners. For this reason, service dogs are well behaved and should not...

Practical Application of the Uniform Commercial Code

In general, Johnson’s case describes the relationship between a consumer and a seller and the regulation of potential claims on the basis of the sales agreement. Taking into consideration all aspects of this case and the rules of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) that regulates all commercial transaction, it is...

Intellectual Property Law – The Case of “High-Friend!”

Introduction Technological and social progress would not have been possible without adequate protection of intellectual property. Various intellectual property rights provide means for creators and inventors from the misuse of their products and illegal distribution. In turn, they are granted the capacity to monetize their intellectual property. Knowing about the...

A Question of Ethics in Exceptions to the Writing Requirement

Contracts play an essential role in managing business activities helping to determine and protect the rights of the parties involved. In general, the Statute of Frauds, in which the main goal is to prevent harm to innocent parties, denies enforceability to the contracts that do not meet its writing requirement...

Marc Mauer’s Philosophy on Mass Incarceration

Introduction Incarceration is a conventional way of managing criminal behavior, and both private and public prisons offer their services to the government. However, the conditions in private and public prisons vary greatly, and male and female inmates are treated differently. This paper will discuss the conflict between private and public...

Restorative Justice as an Approach to Justice

Introduction Restorative justice as an approach to justice that seeks to repair the harm done by the offense rather than punishment or incarceration. It emphasizes the offender’s accountability, his or her, as well as the victim’s, involvement in the community. Furthermore, this approach seeks to rehabilitate and reintegrate the offender...

The Issue of Police Injustice in the United States

With the growth of the American population, the number of interactions between people also increases, which affects the number of crimes committed. To control such a vast country, people need multiple police officers able to maintain order. However, despite the long and high-quality training of law enforcement officers, there are...

“In re Hudson River Mid-Air Collision on August 8, 2009”: Case Study

Case Summary The case In re Hudson River Mid-Air Collision on August 8, 2009, is a major lawsuit that arose as a result of a midair collision between Liberty Eurocopter and a Piper aircraft on August 8, 2009. The Piper aircraft which was owned by a partnership between David Altman,...

The Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson: Case Study

The case under consideration is the lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, an American company manufacturing various healthcare products. It is a civil lawsuit brought in by Nicholas Murray, a 26-year-old man from Maryland, who accused Johnson & Johnson of not notifying doctors of side effects of Risperdal (Cerullo). Risperdal is...

Ledbetter v. Goodyear as the Most Problematic Case

Statutory Interpretation Method First of all, the Ledbetter Court provided no remedy for the Ledbetter party because they problematically applied the statutory interpretation methods. Legislative intent, as a part of it, is a mechanism used by various participants of the justice system to examine and correctly evaluate the purpose of...

Senior Rental Assistance Pilot Program’s Pros & Cons

Explained Opposition Barriers to policy The policy under discussion is the Senior Rental Assistance Pilot Program amended by Miami-Dade County in February 2020. The barriers to the policy are connected with internal and external issues. As for external factors, one of the barriers is property availability that imposes a surplus...

The Criminal Justice Service Violations and Ethical Issues

Ethical Failures and Shortcomings The section provides an overview of major violations and ethical issues that occur among criminal justice professionals. Kania and Davis (2015) define seven categories of such misconduct that frequently happen among criminal justice officers. These ethical failures include personal gain pursuit, bias and favoritism, deceitfulness, personal...

Support for Patients and Communities Act: Review of a Bill

The opioid crisis in the United States caused significant concern in legal and healthcare systems. Various measures were taken to investigate the issue; however, the death rate kept increasing. The government signed Support for Patients and Communities Act in 2018, which provisioned increased access to the opioid treatment and implemented...

Crimes of the Powerful and Brining Punishment Back

Crimes of the Powerful: Theories of White-Collar Crimes Offenses of the powerful are often not reflected in official statistics, but the harm caused to society by white-collar criminals is enormous. It tenfold more than the material damage from other crimes, and the amount of moral damage cannot be overestimated. White-collar...

The U.S. Constitution, the Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights

The constitution of the United States of America can be considered an example in the rules and rights of a democracy. It sets out the general rights and freedoms of people, as well as the organization of the governing bodies (McNeese 26). The need for the U.S. Constitution arose from...

The Guiding Principles of Restorative Justice

Restorative justice is an alternative view of the punishment of the offender and compensation for the harm of the victim, which rejects the classic criminal law approach to only punish the criminal. In other words, justice for the sake of justice is not the primary goal of law for the...

Legislative Process in Texas: Styles of Lawmaking

Introduction The decision to pass a new bill is not spontaneous: on the contrary, the approval of a new law is a long and thoroughly examined process. As a rule, officials’ decision to adopt a new law is made by officials during active hearings of complaints and proposals from citizens...

Unethical and Ethical Issues in the Prison System of Honduras

Introduction Honduras is one of the countries that face many challenges but lacks public attention to them. For instance, it has some of the highest homicide rates in the world (“Prisons in Honduras”). Prisons in Honduras are associated with high levels of violence; military officers serve as prison officers, which...

Juvenile Justice. Parens Patriae Policy

In the contemporary world, every government has to have particular policies that protect the rights and freedoms of people who do not have enough power to stand for themselves. The British principle, which is called parens patriae, gives governments the authority to act as legal protectors for children whose parents...

IPR Violations in Software Development

Reasons for IPR violations in software development Many people engage in Intellectual Property Regulation violations for different reasons. One main reason that standout is ignorance. Most organizations are unable to cope with the upward trend in technology and are lagging. However, they have to keep profitability and survival rates high....

Healthcare in Correctional Facilities

On April 10, 2020, The Guardian made a news report about an uprising at the Lansing correctional facility in Kansas. According to the article, prisoners raided the facility, attacking the officers, setting small fires, and breaking windows. The reason for the rebellion was the concern about coronavirus as the number...

The Importance of Criminal Justice Practitioners

Introduction Criminal justice usually seizes public intrigue in relation to high-profile cases and their media representation. However, people working in the legal system also help to regulate day-to-day activities of people. Criminal justice professionals are an integral part to the prosperity and stability of any nation. The government grants citizens...

Invasion of a Person’s Privacy: Law and Confidentiality

Introduction It is unlawful to invade the private life of a person, and it is considered that individual privacy has been invaded when the information about it is obtained without his or her permission. Jan invaded the privacy of Tom by staking his home for several days. Jan goes ahead...

The “Union Organizing Case Study”

The “Union Organizing Case Study” presents a situation where non-employees committed several attempts to agitate World Tea & Coffee employees to join The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. The incident took place in the parking lot of Westown Shopping Plaza owned by World Tea & Coffee, Inc. (World Tea...

State v. Miranda: Special Relationship With a Minor Child

The central question for this court case was whether a person in a special relationship with minor children would be held responsible for them in proportion to the parent. This category included post facto reporting of a child’s physical or psychological problems resulting from care to the relevant services. It...

Supportive School Discipline Initiative: Addressing the Problem of High Juvenile Delinquency Rates

Introduction Supportive School Discipline Initiative (SSDI) is a project of the US Department of Education and the Department of Justice, which aimed at preventing the implementation of school disciplinary practices that contributed to students’ delinquency. The project took place between 2011 and 2016 and involved awarding grants to eligible organizations...

Overview of the Abortion as a Legal Issue

Abortion, a deliberate termination of unwanted pregnancy, has been known for thousands of years. Methods to perform or attempt an abortion have changed dramatically over time, from dangerous and brutal to safe and carried out by professionals. At the same time, attitudes towards pregnancy termination have shifted and as of...

Social Problems Assignment: Juvenile Delinquency

Introduction Juvenile delinquency or illegal behaviors committed by underage children is a significant social problem in the United States and worldwide. To design the most effective way to reduce crime among those younger than eighteen, it is essential to study the problem’s origins and the key factors contributing to it....

Florida Health Information Technology Code of Practice

The current essay is a critical writing aiming to address the topic of health information technology (HIT) regulations and standards. A state (Florida) was chosen to approach the present subject. Concerning the content, the paper consists of the three following parts. In the first part, Florida’s privacy laws that are...

Legal Awareness of the Choice of Goods and Services

Legal Background Legal awareness of the choice of goods (services) will allow consumers and businesses to avoid misunderstandings or to settle them within limits stipulated by the current legislation. The main document that regulates the relations between consumers of goods is the Consumer Protection Law (Law). According to the Law,...

Prison Reform in the US

Introduction The respect and protection of human rights are essential for each State’s welfare. Both conceptions emerge from the robust enforcement system – the legislation and the execution of sentences. Currently, the federal government confirms the ineffectiveness of the current justice system. The favorable living, working, and learning conditions for...

Unlawful or Unfair Convictions and Solutions

One of the central and most important problem of criminal proceedings are the problem of a lawful, justified, and fair sentence as the final act of justice in a criminal case. The requirements of legality and validity are advanced to any decision in the course of criminal proceedings; however, the...

Case Trial: Atkins vs. Virginia

Parties: Daryl Renard Atkins, who initiated legal action in the court, and the United States government that prosecuted the defendant. Facts: The discussed case is a criminal procedure involving cruel and unusual punishment — death penalty. Daryl Renard Atkins was convicted in several serious illegal actions, such as armed robbery,...

Professional Ethics: Police Department

The science of ethics attempts to give humanity the answers to the existential question of what is moral and what is not. With the development of science, technology, and the human rights movement, the definition of morality started to blur like never before. Nowadays, ethics serves as a standing pillar...

A Utilitarian Analysis of Capital Punishment

Introduction Capital punishment has existed for a few centuries of human history. It had previously been the main form of punishment for a criminal offense. Now, it has been abandoned in only several countries. Some states, for example, China, Iran, and others continue to use it actively. Such punishment as...

Confidential Informants and Crime

The use of confidential informants for combatting crime is a controversial measure that has pros and cons. Such procedures conducted by the police can be effective in terms of crime control. It allows destroying organized crime syndicates, drug trafficking cartels, or terrorist gangs, which otherwise would not be adequately addressed...

National Association of Police Organizations

To improve regulatory matters or protect their social, economic, and other rights and interests, law enforcement officers organize and voluntarily join their professional unions. Operating in compliance with the United States legislation, these social institutions serve the law enforcement community, meeting police officers’ requirements and satisfying their needs in various...

The Notion of Punishment and Its Measures

Punishment is believed to be one of the most efficient methods of ensuring the individual’s reconsidering of one’s actions after breaching the law. The punishment as a notion is then divided into some major types according to the scope of a committed crime. Hence, some of the punishments issued after...

Labeling Theory and Conflict Theory

Labeling Theory The current criminal justice policy exercised in the United States and across the globe arises from the processes of labeling, social reaction, and state intervention. The responses and measures different states implement tend to be counterproductive when seeking to address the challenges of crime. For example, harsher and...

Serial Killers and Mayhem: What Makes Them So Fascinating for Society

Celebrity monsters have been playing an essential part in the popular culture since the 1970s. Multiple TV programs, movies, podcasts, and YouTube videos describe horror and terror in their fictional (e.g., vampires) and nonfictional (e.g., serial killers) themes. Research suggests that mass media tends to portray serial killers as monsters...

Differentiating Identity Theft: An Exploratory Study of Victims

The main research question is whether including existing credit card fraud as a type of identity theft will affect victims’ profiles (Copes et. al., 2010). The aim is to gather more understanding of what constitutes identity theft, thus suggesting solutions to decrease identity theft rates. To introduce the solution to...

Breonna Taylor Case: Black Lives Matter Movement

Brito, C. (2020). Family sues after 26-year-old EMT is shot and killed by police in her own home. CBS News. Web. Brito reported on the Breonna Taylor case that gained a lot of public attention due to the Black Lives Matter movement. Breonna Taylor’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit...

Labeling Theory and Critical Criminology: Sociological Research

Theories that define why some members of society break laws and others never move in such direction are spread among multiple disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, and criminology. All of these theories seek for understanding of the motivational factors of crime and claim that deviance significantly impacts it. Giddens et...

Principal-Agent Relationships: Business Law Concept

Introduction The lawful basis for the implementation of intermediary services through an agency contract is legally fixed. According to the agency agreement, one party – the agent, undertakes, for a fee, to perform, on behalf of the other party – the principal, legal and other actions on its behalf, but...

All Police Officers Should Wear a Body Camera

For many decades, the relationship between minority groups in various American cities and law enforcement has been described as tense. Scholars recognize that hostility between police and multiple communities became one of the leading causes of massive civil unrest in the 1960s (White et al. 690). However, to resolve this...

“Kids Behind Bars”: Juvenile Justice System

Introduction The video Kids Behind Bars addresses several important questions regarding juvenile justice, the most important of which is the necessity of rehabilitating and reforming juvenile delinquents. Even though the juvenile justice system currently tends to “get tough” on juveniles and treat them as adults, this approach seems to be...

Legality, Punishment, and Presumption of Innocence

The Principle of Legality The principle of legality is one of the fundamental principles in modern criminal law. Its primary purpose is to protect a person from being wrongly charged with any crime. It means that nobody can be convicted of a crime without a trial or accused of a...

False Confessions in the US Criminal Justice System

Introduction False confessions present a major issue in any criminal justice system. The situation becomes even more complicated when the system is so decentralized as in the USA. In every state, police traditionally rely on psychological pressure as a leading interrogation technique. Suspects suffer from innumerable threats, hours of sleep...

Battered Woman Syndrome: Types of Insanity Defenses

Since the late 1970s, Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has been used as a specific defense in many criminal cases. Nevertheless, after it was introduced to support claims of insanity and self-defense in spousal homicide cases, some legal, normative, and empirical questions appeared. There is no particular legal Battered Woman Syndrome...

What is RTI? Including the Triangle Framework of RTI

RTI (Response to Intervention) is a system that, through the process of assessment and intervention, allows school students to receive specific services that aim to prevent behavioral problems and increase their level of academic achievement. It is important to note that RTI does not necessarily relate to special education. It...

Research and Juvenile Competency in the Courts

The task of assessing a juvenile’s competency to stand trial is often performed by a professional in the sphere of forensic psychology because it is important to provide reasonable decisions regarding a young person’s ability to stand trial (Kassin, Tubb, Hosch, & Memon, 2001, p. 2015). The standard evaluation of...

Two Verdicts for Casey Anthony Murder Trial

Introduction Two parallel systems of justice coexist in the United States today, often operating at cross-purposes due to their different sets of rules. While the conventional court system is based on a strict application of laws and procedures, the court of a public opinion involves a more spontaneous use of...

“Raped at 8 and Forced to Wed at 11…” Review

The article’s narration touches on a very emotive issue in society, which I thought does not happen in Florida. It amazes me to learn that Sherry Johnson was sexually abused when was below ten, and impregnated and married off at 11. Her mother did not protect her when she required...

Guns and Violence in America

Gun control policies should be enforced because they will make the world a safer place. The right to live in the most crucial right for an individual that is why its violation is prohibited by the constitution and involves severe punishment. There have been cases of shootings in schools carried...

The Role of the Courts Under the U.S. Constitution

The judicial branch of the US system of government sees its core role in protecting the supremacy of law and civil liberties. It also includes the court’s interference in the work and development of health services organizations across the country. In this way, there are numerous roles that courts at...

Criminal Justice Policy and Constitutional Protections

Criminal Justice Policies and Constitutional Protections The most important task of the criminal justice system is to avoid crimes and reduce their number. Naturally, in this issue the authorities rely on the police and the court, both of which more often use “sticks” instead of “carrots”. In some cases, the...

Creative Commons and Open Source as Alternative Approaches to Copyright

There are benefits of appropriate implementation of copyright strategies to protect the authored materials against the increasing breakdown of copyright laws. For instance, the creative commons license constitutes laws, human-understandable reports, and machine-comprehensible tags. The creative commons develop rules on top of the copyright laws. Additionally, the creative commons enable...

Racial Inequality in the Job Market of the U.S.

Racial disparities are evident in the United States as portrayed through the ever-increasing wealth gap between blacks and whites. Inequality is mostly experienced in the areas of income, education, and asset ownership especially ownership of homes. In the US, adult whites are more likely to own a house and access...

Property Title Process Applying to Land and Property

The main aim of the property title process is to purchase property and transfer the legal rights to use the property. There are different rules governing transfer of title in different parts of the world, however there is a standard process. In the land buying process the buyer has to...

Bill of Rights: Content and Purpose

Introduction As the Constitution of the United States of America is being formed, it is important to consider it as a document that will guide the country for hundreds of years forward, the “law of the land.” The Constitution is meant to outline the fundamental principles of our government and...

Legal Insanity in Criminology

A 45-year-old man has been referred to my facility by a judge. I have been asked to assess if the client satisfies the definition of legal insanity. The suspect was arrested for an attempted bank robbery. After analyzing his medical records, I realized that he had a history of schizophrenia....

Equal Employment Opportunity: The Issue of Unlawful Discrimination

Introduction Discrimination is one of the most contentious social problems in the society. The issue permeates various aspects of life such as education and employment. It is in this regard that the government has enacted various laws to eliminate the problem of discrimination in various sectors in the society. One...

Anti-Trust Case Analysis in the Health Sector

Marion Healthcare LLC v. Southern Illinois Healthcare In this case, the Department of Justice submitted a Statement of Interest related to a civil action in a case between Marion Health Care LLC and Southern Illinois Healthcare. The complainant, Marion LLC, is an ambulatory surgery center, which offers surgical services for...

Child Custody Issues in California

Introduction The child custody law in the state of California, as stated under the Family Law section, provides two forms of custody to either or both the parents – legal custody, which may be joint or sole custody and physical custody which again can be joint or sole. Legal custody...

Applying Codes and Guidelines in Forensic Psychology

Introduction The codes and guidelines for forensic psychologists are designed specifically to provide a direction to forensic psychologists when addressing their official duties as directed by courts. These guidelines, which are informed by the Ethical Principles of Psychologists, are to be followed by professional psychologists at all times in order...

Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial

Introduction It has been established by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1960 that to be able to stand trial, each criminal defendant has to be competent enough (Fortunati et al., 2006, p. 35). This is a reasonable decision, for not every person can clearly understand and evaluate the situation in...

Forensic Psychology Guidelines and Assessment

Guidelines and Assessment in Forensic Setting A forensic experiment requires the setting that involves outstanding clarity rates and does not allow for the slightest ambiguity (Specialty guidelines for forensic psychology, 2011). Herein the need to promote impartiality and fairness as the essential elements of the forensic assessment guidelines lies. The...

The Usage of DNA Technology in Forensic Science

Introduction The usage of DNA technology in forensic science is related to certain ethical issues that attract much attention of publicity (Sujatha, 2006). DNA typing technology gives forensic science an opportunity to uncover the information considered by the society “intensely private” (DNA typing and society, n.d., par.1). Some specialists are...

The Child Protection Policy: Case of Down Syndrome

Summary There is a focus on protecting the interest of children. Such focus is specifically outlined with children with disabilities. The Child Protection policy, governed by the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) indicates the process and the procedures required for supporting and protecting children from. The policy...

Competition and Power for an Intelligence Function

Introduction An intelligence function may be defined as a military or government component designed to analyse information concerning the activities, strengths and capabilities of international actors that may be a country’s opponents. Alternatively, it can be understood as the process of secretly engaging in the economic or political affairs of...

United States Homeland Security Strategies

Modern society currently faces many dangers such as crime and terrorism. Security of the citizens is of the utmost importance for the United States government. That is why there are numerous laws that help the government to reduce crime rates, and prevent activities associated with terrorism. The United States government...

Daubert Standard Definition and Importance for Forensic Assessment

Introduction The continuous improvement of the US legal system has always been the primary objective of the government. Lives of many people depend on the evidence. Forensic assessment has been introduced as a new way of providing relevant evidence. Forensic psychology employs psychological theories and data in finding answers to...

Should Marijuana Be Legalized?

Abstract The paper analyzes two research articles in an attempt to present arguments for the legalization of cannabis. The articles covered are: “Acute Effects of Marijuana Smoking on Aggressive, Escape and Point-Maintained Responding of Male Drug Users” and “Abstinence Symptoms Following Smoked Marijuana in Humans.” Both papers feature the small-scale...

Opposition Towards Legalization of Marijuana

The international community has not yet come to the consensus as to the legalization of soft drugs, and marijuana, in particular. Prior to discussing this issue, it is of the upmost importance for us to identify such notion of “soft drug”. According to a widely held opinion, it can be...

Argument of Definition: Hate Speech

The law defines hate speech as any speech, gesture, writing, display, or conduct that is prohibited because it may incite some actions of violence or prejudiced action against a protected person or group or because it belittles or intimidates a protected person or group (O’Connor and Aaron 12). Outside law,...

Crime Among the Juveniles: Causes

Introduction Crime among juveniles is not a new phenomenon, and the trend has been increasing in the recent past. It is noted that in the late 20th century, concern has been on the rise concerning the criminal acts that have been committed by the youths. There has been a general...

Crimes Among Children: “Kids Who Kill Are Still Kids” by R. Cohen

“Kids who kill are still kids” is such an interesting statement Richard Cohen has proposed. And I must admit, that the author uses logos, pathos, and ethos to prove his statement to the audience. Such a statement is very urgent because a lot of examples of murders, fights, violations, and...

The Department of Homeland Security

The present world is full of different dangers, as those which are made by nature, and also those which can be a result of people’s actions. We are talking about terrorism, technical disasters and nature phenomenon which may appear in the modern world, and that there must be the structure...

Helmet Laws Opposition as Mandatory Motor Cycle Laws

In 1966, the Highway Safety Act was passed and this called for the uniformity of the highway safety programs. This was also reinforced through the introduction of a penalty for the states that fails to implement it. However, the law never lasted for long and was suspended. Among the laws...

Rehabilitating Juveniles Within the Juvenile Justice System

Introduction Delinquents are young offenders aged seventeen years and below. The system was founded in 1868 to defend children from being influenced by adult criminals. It was also meant to avert young offenders from criminal courts and thus encourage remedy based on the needs of young criminals. Some juvenile delinquencies...

Smuggling in the Russian Black Market

Introduction Researches have revealed that; organized crimes in Russia are very common in which various anti-social activities have been very eminent in the Russian black market including the Mafia movement. Currently, the level of crimes in Russia in its market operations in the black market has grown so high to...

US Prisons Review and Recidivism Prevention

There will always be offenders in any given society however organized the said society could be. This necessitates the establishment of places where such individuals can be isolated from other people and helped to reform their characters and show what is wrong and what is right. This is what has...

Homicide Investigations and Forensic Evidence

Introduction Forensic evidence forms an integral component in the investigation and prosecution of homicide crimes. Without forensic evidence, it would be impossible to prosecute a good number of homicide crimes whose weak link to the crime in many cases is evasive without forensic tactics. The belief is that people are...

“The Globalization of American Law” by R. D. Kelemen and E. C. Sibbitt

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the article entitled “The Globalization of American Law,” as written by R. Daniel Kelemen, and Eric. C. Sibbitt, and published within International Organization, Vol. 58, No. 1 in 2004 (Kelemen, Sibbitt, 2004). It was published by the Cambridge University Press...

National Security Policies of the United States

Analyzing the effect of the perception of the public and the media on the policies of presidents, it can be stated that the issue is rather twofold. On the one hand, the most apparent impact can be assumed to be through elections, where the increased criticism leads to a decline...

Is There Possibility That Meriwether Lewis Was Murdered?

Introduction Meriwether Lewis came to the political limelight on August 1794 after joining a group of 13,000 militiamen that was destined to quell the Whiskey Rebellion. Lewis remained as a volunteer of the army after the revolt was suppressed. It was while serving in the army that he met William...

Mexican Drug Cartels: A Transnational Threat

Mexican drug cartels constitute a new breed of organized crime in North America and in the drug trade. Brought about by connections with the Columbian drug trade, Mexican drug cartels have grown into a network of efficient and compartmentalized gatekeepers that control the drug trade from Mexico to the United...

Language Barriers for American Immigrants

America has been at crossroads on the issue of a national language since time immemorial. It should be noted that many legal documents of the primordial ages were written in various languages, most notably German. It should also be remembered that the populace in post-independence America conversed in 20 different...

Decriminalization of Marijuana Laws

Introduction Decriminalization of marijuana law is replacing “current criminal penalties for marijuana processions with civil penalty and fines” (StoptheDrugWar.org). According to Jeffrey Miron, director of undergraduate studies at Harvard University’s economics department, “marijuana legalization would mean repeal of federal and state laws that ban production, distribution, and possession of marijuana”...

Bribery as a Crime

Introduction Bribery is a crime which consists in payments provided by some people (officials, ordinary people, or business owners) to others that make decisions concerning some important and, usually profitable projects in order to get more profit, get a more profitable project, win the bidding for a certain project under...

Homeland Security, Race and Crime in the US

Introduction Homeland security has become a significant part of the American republic security sector especially in this age of industrialization. The country has come up with national policies that have national security as its priority. The federal government has the responsibility to protect the community from villain activities propagated both...

Criminal Justice in America and Its Components

Mention of the phrase criminal justice evokes the image of a violator, police, the court and prison or a crime. Criminal Justice entails a system of practices and institutions of government that prevent and act on crime by way of imposing discipline on offenders with penalties and rehabilitation efforts. The...

Judicial Process Against Thomas Morton

Introduction Good afternoon ‘Your Honor’, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ of the jury. My name is (please enter your name), and I will be representing the prosecution in today’s case against Thomas Morton. Your honor, this is a story about a boy who deliberately decided to walk the road of delinquency. A...

Investigating the Issue of Drug Trafficking Through the Points

Background The strategic location of Georgia has made the State both a smuggling corridor and a final destination for Illegal drugs. The States is served by extensive Interstate highway, like 1-95 that run between Miami and Network, known for wholesale drug distribution. Extensive railway network, International as well as regional...

An Appropriate Penalty for Celebrity Offense

Introduction Celebrities are in a position of admiration and adoration from millions of local fans and many international ones. American society places people that simply act in modern plays for higher salaries than the majority of the population on pedestals, and while this in itself is a mockery of all...

The Scopes Monkey Trial Analysis

In 1925 the State of Tennessee passed a law that prohibited the teaching of evolution in schools funded by the State. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was quick to realize that this law was not only an attempt to control public school curriculum it was also a violation of...

Homeland Security: The Role of the US Military

Introduction The September eleventh attacks created a scenario of uncertainty and intense insecurity in the country. This caused the government to accelerate earlier initiatives it had instated on participation of the US military in domestic security. The paper shall look at changes made in the US military with regard to...

Administrative Segregation in California Prisons

Introduction In California prisons, administrative segregation is applied to control safety as well as prisoners who are disruptive within the jurisdiction. This control involves inmates being excluded from association with others and is in accordance with the enforcement act that governs the segregation. This segregation is important because it prevents...

Crimes Against Humanity by International Criminal Court

Introduction A crime against humanity is a crime where a serious attack has been operated on many human beings. The dignity of the human beings is attacked where they are humiliated or even killed in large numbers. Crimes against humanity are quite common especially in developing countries where the politics...

Grand Parents Custody Rights Analysis

Introduction The term custody is used mainly to refer to the right given to someone which enables them to raise a child. Someone who has custodial rights is entrusted with the responsibility of caring, controlling maintaining the child. Most often, if the parents are living together both are entitled to...

Application of Domestic Policy Instruments to Religious Organizations

Introduction To begin with, it is necessary to mention that the federal legislative system offers a particular opportunity for religious institutions and organizations to challenge the restrictions, imposed by the constitution and government. This opportunity mainly touches upon the issues of realty possession and use of land. Thus in Boulder...

The United States Bill of Rights

Introduction The United States Bill of Rights refers to the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. When the constitution was written, it did not guarantee certain rights to the American citizens and it was therefore necessary for it to be amended in order for these rights to be...

Drug Abuse and Crime Correlation

This questionnaire is to gauge people’s attitudes toward drug abuse, and crimes and how people think they correlate with race, color, age bracket and income group of criminal. The questionnaire aims to gauge people’s pre determined schemas about crime age and pre conceived notions regarding crime rates being high in...

Kelo v. City of New London – An Analysis

In Kelo v. City of New London, U.S Supreme Court held in June 2005 that the state government can influence the private parties to sell their property for the object of economic development. Whether a government can control the use of private property for a public purpose or whether the...

The United States Patriot Act Controversies

A close examination of the Patriot Act confirms that those that champion civil liberties as such are justifiably alarmed. The name itself, the PATRIOT Act is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. The label for this law was cleverly...

The Abortion Law in Ireland and Canada

Both the republic of Ireland and Canada are at the extreme end of a continuum on the abortion debate. For one, abortion was illegal in the republic of Ireland before case X gained prominence (BBC News 2008). On the other hand, Canada was opposed to abortion, and only relaxed the...

Drinking Laws and Obedience to This Law

Introduction Drinking laws in a country should be defined clearly to avoid irresponsible behavior within the society. It important for bar owners to keep watch and ensure they sell alcohol to the authorized persons as stated in the law. The drinking laws should be known by bar owners so that...

The ‘Lock ‘Em up and Throw Away the Key’ Mentality Isn’t Working

Introduction Prisons in the United States suffer from serious problems associated with overcrowding, poor sanitation, violence, drugs, and sexual assault. It has been argued by many over many years that imprisonment is expensive and ineffective, yet it continues to be a major feature of penal policy in the justice system....

Meditation in American Prisons from 1981 to 2004

Buddhist philosophy is a thought process that can be easily applicable in the die-hard competition of the Modern era. It can bring solace to the human mind once applied correctly. Buddhism has an often-overlapping quest for the ultimate end in life- Enlightenment. The concept of enlightenment in Buddhism is called...

Balance in the Administration of Justice Security

Outline It is almost impossible for a country to experience peace when security as well as justice have not provided to her citizens. Moreover, other than just providing security and justice, a form of balance is of equal importance which should be applied in all undertakings of their administration. There...

The Role of the Criminal Justice Administrator

The criminal justice administration in the courts plays many roles one of them being to ensure that justice is passed to a criminal in accordance with the Constitution and existing federal and state laws. This always entails the assessment of the available evidence obtained by the police and other law...

The Future of Society Depends on Treatment of Juvenile Offenders

Introduction In its development towards civilized relations, society has enacted a system of laws, the disobedience to which entails corresponding penalties. Jurisprudence has recently paid specific attention to the age of criminals: there has been a tendency to introduce a lighter sentence in cases involving juvenile delinquents. However, witnessing the...

The Criminal Mind – Homicide

Outline Serial killings or serial murders are the most dreaded and publicized crime in Australia and the USA. Although the occurrences of serial killings have become less in the past twenty years than in the 1980s and ’70s, these still remain the most notorious form of crime. Serial killers are...

Family and Medical Leave Act Law

Introduction Respect and protection of employee rights is one of the fundamental functions that an organization should aim to achieve. Primarily this is a function of the human resource and planning department, whereby they always have to advocate for good working conditions and equal treatment of all workers regardless of...

Automobile Workers vs. Johnson Controls

Facts of the Case The primary ingredient in the manufacture of batteries at Johnson Controls (“JC”) is lead. It was discovered that lead exposure entails health risks to employees, especially to the fetus carried by female employees. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) was able to inform industrial companies...

Crime and Justice by Curie

The problem selected for analysis deals with the problem of unemployment and crime. Such findings are related to merely all types of crimes, such as robbery, auto theft, homicide, rape, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, and so on. The results of the studies by Currie proved the tendency of crime occurring...

Being an Advocate and Neutral Facilitator Challenges

Mediation and advocacy are interconnected fields because they both can participate in the negotiation or dispute between the two parties concerned. Regarding that, they may often encounter the case that concern human conflicts thus taking responsibility for the dispute resolution. Advocating as well as mediating are effective systems to improve...

Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished?

Introduction The death penalty, otherwise known as capital punishment is one of the most controversial issues in our society. Although it is not a recent topic and has been disputed over for centuries, our society has still not come in accord to make a firm implementation of the rule. The...

The Registration Documents to Become a University Student

Executive Summary The topic discussed in this study is the registration documents required to become a university student in Ottawa and the legal contract and documents related to it. The student willing to join the University of Ottawa must submit certain documents that are considered to be proof of the...

FMLA Applied to Employers With Less Than 50 Employees

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a great recognition of the importance of family life and work balance, particularly the changing role of men regarding child care (Martocchio, 2007). As for the extension of FMLA to organizations having less than 50 employees are concerned, I am in favor...

Feasibility of Modifying Crime Map

Abstract This short report reveals the problem effecting crime map which is the project of Metropolitan Police Department. This is mainly covering the district people and hence has not been found to be of much use for students and residents. It is proposed to overcome this shortcoming by taking simple...

Prison Culture: Term Definition

Introduction There has been contention in the area of literature whether prison culture results from the environment within the prison or is as a result of the culture that inmates bring into prison. The importance of the culture that the convict brings into prison, in shaping or bringing out a...

Organizational Behavior and Criminal Organizations

Many criminal justice agencies are trying to reinvent themselves so as to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Doing so often requires that the organizational culture change. What do you see as the impediments to cultural change in criminal justice agencies? No matter how perfect and well-organized criminal justice agencies seem to...

Police Supervisor’s Dilemma: Control and Motivation

The level of control needed in a police institution is related to the capability of officers to construct an inspiring environment. On the one hand, a police organization needs to administer a certain degree of control to ensure that the goals of the organization are being met by the officers....

U.S. v. Microsoft Corporation: An Ethical Analysis

Microsoft Corporation was sued by the Department of Justice and 21 state governments in 1998 with separate but analogous lawsuits. The main contentions of the plaintiffs against Microsoft were that it misused its monopoly status in the operating systems market to forbid competition both in the internet platform and browser...

System and Theory Evaluation for Juvenile Delinquency

Introduction Youth have been committing crimes that have been noticed by researchers, the media, policymakers, and the judiciary; these crimes of violence have been producing disastrous effects in society. Children younger than 18 years are being punished for surprising crimes like “robbery, forced rape, assault, and homicide”. Risk factors and...

The Issue of Moral Reasoning Processes in Justifying Behaviour of Professionals

Criminal justice professionals need to be trained in ethical practices and moral reasoning to justify behavior that justifies their roles and expectations from society. It is vital to enable a comprehensive analysis of the ethical perspectives of moral reasoning and behavior so that criminal justice professionals can effectively fulfill their...

Community Policing Assignment: A History of Police Work in the Criminal Justice System

Introduction The criminal justice system helps in the enforcement of the laws by ensuring that any individual who breaks the law is arrested and charged for the wrongs done. The police are part of the criminal justice system and are responsible for the arresting of the law breakers and gathering...

Affirmative Actions in Employment

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify what is affirmative action. The concept of affirmative action is to be explored along with the applicability of the concept in United States. With the increasingly diverse work environment with people form multiple ethnicities and backgrounds coming together to work with...

The Court of Law: Merits and Difficulties

The court of law is one of the pillars of the democratic system. It is that important part of the system from which people expect to deliver justice. This is why it is very important that the judges and other court members deliver the most justice they can. In order...

Supreme Court Decisions on First Amendment

Abstract “Bill of Rights “is the first ten amendments made to the American constitution. However, the First Amendment is considered to be the most pivotal. The First Amendment to American constitution guarantees the rights to freedom of religion, speech etc. However, Supreme Court has expanded the meaning of First Amendment...

Maximal Punishment for Sexual Criminals

Introduction Everyone should remember that they are responsible for their actions and doings. That is why people should learn how to be stricter with the persons who are not adequate in society. Among the crimes that can be committed by people, sexual crime is one of the cruelest and humiliating...

Alternatives to Incarceration and Their Application

The reaction to crime has experienced a revolution with time. In the late18th Century and early 19 Century, the revolution took place based on Western democratization and partly by the rationale of the existing philosophers and legalists of the time. During this period, the justice system was made to be...

Critical Incident Management in Criminal Justice

Introduction Scenario Based Planning is the widely used technique in the sphere of business planning and management. Originally, this tool was invented for military organizations, and now it is also extensively used by Criminal Justice and Security organizations. This technique is of great importance for police officers and criminal justice...

Euthanasia Law: Legalization of Euthanasia Issues

One of the more controversial subjects in the medical field and elsewhere for many years has been the question of euthanasia, otherwise known as mercy killing or assisted suicide. Those who support the practice feel strongly that the individual freedoms of choice we enjoy during our lifetimes should also extend...

The Gun Control Controversy in the Constitutional Context

Introduction Gun Control is a controversial subject. The issues surrounding the debate usually provoke an emotional response. The debate generally centers on contradictory understandings of the Constitution. Some argue that U.S. citizens do not need firearms today in the way they did at the time of the country’s founding. No...

Human Rights Conservation and the War on Terror

A large number of factors pose threat to human life and create a feeling of insecurity among the population, resulting in a disruption in personal and social life. Public Safety is the concept of governmental organizations concerned with protecting their citizens from all kinds of threats. The term ‘public safety’...

Homeland Security-Protecting Critical Infrastructures

Criticism against FBI post 9/11 Post 11th September, 2001 attacks on the twin towers of World Trade Center; the FBI has faced a brunt of a lot of criticism from the public and media alike. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the primary unit in the United States Department of Justice,...

Civil and Criminal Procedures

Criminal proceedings are court proceedings instituted by the prosecution against an accused person after his arrest and before any appeals. Criminal proceedings are instituted or commenced to deal with criminal matters only. It is worth mentioning at this point that there is a revertible presumption of law that an accused...

Catching up on Changes in Forensic Computing Law

If I were stranded on a desert island for six months I would not expect a great deal of change in the law, because it works so slowly. There are really only two things, which change the law: new legislation and precedence set by cases heard in court. The first...

“Vinson v. Taylor Case”: Case Review

In the Vinson v/S Taylor case, Mechelle Vinson accused Sidney Taylor, her supervisor at the Capital City Federal Savings and Loan, of sexual harassment stating that he was forced to have sexual relations with him as he had fetched the job for her. She testified that after initial denials, she...

The Question of Ownership of Art

The beauty and history associated with arts of work have in the recent past been tainted by storms of allegations of illegal ownership. Such claims have dented the reputations of both museum owners and private art collectors. Even more disturbing have been questions on how representative certain works of art...

Parents’ Responsibilities: Child Support Obligations

The system of family law has undergone rapid changes for the previous century. Such factors as non-traditional reproduction methods and sex relationships influenced the establishment of child legal support obligations. Child support is considered to provide certain financial support for children provided by their biological parents. The cause of the...

Management of Sex Offenders

Although sex offender treatment is an established clinical department, results concerning the effectiveness of how it handles its task has been slow to gather up. Treatment outcome studies are going on and one carried out in California best known as Sex Criminal Management and Assessment Scheme is used to give...

Mrs. Lowell: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

Introduction Flags of Convenience have continued to be used by Maritime companies to perform their business activities. However, the flags are registered in countries that have questionable legal environment. Companies take advantage of the weak legal frameworks to register in the countries, and therefore escape stringent requirements in the developed...

Transactional Organized Crimes: Growth and Implications

Introduction The growth of international crime and transnational crime is a vital threat to the peaceful existence of humanity. Globalization and developments in the field of information systems have increased the scope of cross-border crimes as they have facilitated easy communication among world nations. Time and distance no longer create...

Criminal Justice Ethics Analysis

The public expects their police department to enforce the rules, not break them. When they do, it breaks down the trust of the public as well as tearing down the very fabric of society. The following paper presents evidence that corruption within the nation’s police forces does exist, especially where...