Chief Draper has noticed that the behavior of many of his officers reflects a lack of understanding of many basic criminal justice concepts. Last week, he received a complaint about a patrol officer with ten years of experience on the force. The complaint alleged that the officer pulled over a car for a traffic violation and allowed the driver to leave with a verbal warning […]

Johnny, the CEO of Plastic Spoon Inc., is in a bit of a bind.  His daughter was kidnapped.  The kidnappers are demanding a hefty ransom.  Unfortunately for Johnny, he cannot afford the ransom. So, Johnny withdraws the ransom money from Plastic Spoon’s account, and he pays the kidnappers.  After returning with his daughter, the directors of the corporation notice the missing funds.  The directors report […]

Prior to the 9/11 attacks, there were a number of other “terrorist” events that occurred on both U.S. soil and abroad. Read the article discussing the Oklahoma City bombing, located at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing, and the article discussing the 1993 World Trade Center bombings, located at http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2008/february/tradebom_022608. These events, however, did not have the impact on the American psyche and the political repercussions that accompanied the 9/11 attacks, such […]

Websites such as YouTube creates a unique environment where people can share videos. The problem is that it allows people to place material on the Internet against Copyright laws. Normally YouTube takes down Copyrighted material very quickly. Government officials also spend a large amount of time on searching out violators of Copyright laws because of the availability of P2P websites and programs. Do you think […]

You are the victim relief coordinator for a major volunteer organization located on the west coast of the United States. A catastrophic 8.7-magnitude earthquake has just struck the state of California, with the epicenter located somewhere near San Jose. The damage is severe, the number of casualties is unknown, and local emergency operations have already commenced. The volunteers associated with your organization have all undergone […]

Read the scenarios and the questions that follow. Identify the legal issue(s) and apply legal concepts and possible arguments for each question. After reading the scenarios, prepare a resolution for each question using laws, cases, examples, and/or other relevant materials. Consider using short headings (consult APA materials) to separate the topics. Summarize the facts; do not copy the scenarios into the paper. After you have […]

1. Brightday Builders bought lumber from Lana’s Lumberyard.  Brightday issued a check to Lana’s for $27,000.  The Lumberyard received the check on a Tuesday.  That night Brennan broke into the Lumberyard’s offices and stole cash and checks from Lana’s desk.  Brennan cashed Brightside’s check at Money Matters, a check cashing agency, and received $24,300 after paying the agency’s fee of $2,700.  Lana informed Brightday, who then told its bank, Hometown Bank, about […]

Access and read What Constitutes the Crime of Stalking? After reading, please address the items below:  Provide a brief overview of the handout.  What are the elements of the crime of stalking under the statute discussed in this case?  Do you agree with the court of appeals that the statute is not unconstitutionally vague?  Is the evidence in this case sufficient […]

1. Brightday Builders bought lumber from Lana’s Lumberyard.  Brightday issued a check to Lana’s for $27,000.  The Lumberyard received the check on a Tuesday.  That night Brennan broke into the Lumberyard’s offices and stole cash and checks from Lana’s desk.  Brennan cashed Brightside’s check at Money Matters, a check cashing agency, and received $24,300 after paying the agency’s fee of $2,700.  Lana informed Brightday, who then told its bank, Hometown Bank, about […]

Karen is shopping at Big Mart. She has with her an umbrella which is the same brand Big Mart carries. When a Big Mart employee, Steve, sees her leave with the umbrella without going through the checkout lane, he asks her to come back into the store. Steve says that he thinks Karen is shoplifting the umbrella. Karen tells him that she has had the […]