Lana Hatch was driving her station wagon, which was designed and manufactured by Brighton Motor Company, down Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Hatch swerved to avoid a collision when a car driving toward her crossed the center line and was coming at her.  In doing so, her hand knocked the horn cap off the steering wheel, which exposed three sharp prongs that had held the horn […]

You are the Director of Mental Health Halfway House which deals drug addicts with brain disorders that have found their way into the criminal justice system. The patients in this program were diverted from incarceration into prison because a clear link was established between the drug offenses they committed and their mental illness. Mental illness is often a reason for the individual to turn to […]

Indri runs a soil-testing business. He decides to form a company to take over the business. He is the sole shareholder and sole director. Indri sells his business to the company at an inflated price and lends the company $90,000 to help meet the cost of purchase. As security for the loan, Indri arranges a mortgage over a vacant block of land, which he transferred […]

A defendant charged with homicide had a long and tortured history of mental illness. He related several outrageous paranoid fantasies to the authorities and was sent to a mental hospital for evaluation of his ability to stand trial. The doctors reported that the only hope to restore the defendant to relative normalcy where he could stand trial was to administer widely-used anti-psychotic medicine. The man […]

Over the length of this course, you have heard about many controversial topics. Sitting right up at the top of the controversial list is privatization. Taking into consideration what you have already learned regarding privatization, in addition to what was discussed in this unit, break down the pros and cons of privatization. Summarize as to whether you are, or are not, in favor of privatized […]

·         Chapter 1 of you textbook provided a historical account of gang emergence and institutionalization in large cities. We see that the emergence of street gangs in the United States can be explained by a series of social and historical events and urban conditions. During this week’s reading, Chapter 5 discusses several key factors of the five-stage theory of gang formation, expansion, and associated violence. […]

You are the supervisor of a highly specialized team of investigators who only handle the seemingly impossible cases. Your major case squad consists of seven men and two women. Your production for solving the tough cases is very high, and the team functions like a well-oiled machine. Lately, there has been dissension among the team members. One of the more reliable members comes to you and […]

Larry Landlord has recently renovated an apartment and has put it on the market to be rented for $800.00 a month. Larry Landlord has been in business for approximately five (5) years and has had both positive and negative experiences with tenants. Larry Landlord is hoping to find a good, long-term tenant for his apartment. Roger Renter saw Larry’s sign for the apartment for rent […]

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 the […]

This week you are presented with three case studies. It is your job to utilize the flow chart to make an ethical decision for each of the three scenarios. You may do so using one of the numerous Microsoft Office outlets (PowerPoint, Word, etc.) You may create your own flow chart detailing the decisions you would make at each step, write a paper detailing how […]