The Supreme Court has repeatedly asserted that a defendant is not entitled to a jury composed in whole or in part of persons of his own race. Although these rulings establish that states are not obligated to use racially mixed juries, they do not prohibit states from doing so. In fact, a number of policymakers and legal scholars have proposed reforms that use racial criteria […]

Freedom of Speech The U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantees the right to freedom of speech. This freedom allows people to say, wear, read, or listen to anything as long as it does not cause harm or impede on other people’s freedoms. Although people are granted this freedom, there are many policies that seem to oppose freedom of speech. For instance, there are policies that regulate […]

For this homework assignment, you will be asked to put yourself in the role of an investigative reporter for a nationally published magazine. Crime rates in the United States are a hot topic recently, and your magazine has assigned you to be the lead reporter for a report on procedures being put into place within the field of corrections, specifically those involving diversion and probation. […]

Late one night not long ago, George Corday, SCM’s Senior Manager of Information Systems noticed some heavier than usual traffic moving between three operational sites; Tokyo, Milan, and Tampa. As usual Tom was at his desk when the call came in; some people claimed Tom slept and ate there. Tom answered “Hello, CSO Tom Brown speaking.” George answered: “Hi Tom, have you got a minute? […]

Kincaid, a wholesaler, delivered a quantity of tomatoes to a cannery pursuant to a contract whereby the Blackburn Company, owner of the cannery, promised to can the tomatoes in accordance with certain specifications.  The company promised to complete the work, and to pack and ship the canned tomatoes to the buyer’s address by August 12.  On August 12, Kincaid’s tomatoes had not yet been canned.  […]

Debate: The Future of Business Ethics  Students whose last names begin with the letters A through K will argue in support of the following statement from “The Future of Business Ethics”:Corporations will be expected in the future to “build a better future” — not only for their shareholders but also for their customers, workers, business partners, community, nation, and the wider world. Those with effective […]

You are a new forensic psychologist in a minimum security prison, and you are interviewing a new inmate. The inmate was sentenced to 2 years for aggravated assault on a minor, a 17-year-old friend of his son. During the interview, the inmate states that he took the blame for the assault to protect his son. Because his son and his friends were drinking, they really […]

The concept of rationing healthcare is dealt with on a daily basis. Healthcare rationing in the United States exists in various forms. Access to private health insurance is rationed based on price and ability to pay. Those not able to afford a health insurance policy are unable to acquire one, and sometimes, insurance companies prescreen applicants for pre-existing medical conditions and either decline to cover […]

This debate is based on the following scenario: Lyone, Inc. is a non-union manufacturer of consumer household goods. Their industry is largely union, yet they have remained without a union because employees have always felt that they could work well with management and that management protected the employees and treated them fairly. Recently, the employees have sought a pay increase after accepting a wage freeze last […]

While on patrol with the Centervale Police Department (CPD) you are dispatched to a robbery in progress at the Centervale grocery store. You arrive to find the suspects have fled the scene. There are several witnesses inside the store including customers and two store employees. Obviously shaken, they are huddled together discussing the robbery. You know that taking witnesses’ statements is a critical piece of […]