Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Steps in a Criminal Case (Links to an external site.), Four Models of the Criminal Process (Links to an external site.), Steps in the Federal Criminal Process (Links to an external site.), Role of the Victim Advocate in the Criminal Justice System (Links to an external site.) and Victim Service Providers in the United States, 2017 (Links to an external site.). Finally, watch the videos from the Institute […]

HINT: See Chapters 10-14 of the text to help understand some of the legal issues covered in this assignment.Jim and Laura Buyer visit the local car dealership because they are interested in buying a new car. The car they currently have is aging and is starting to have mechanical problems. Jim and Laura would share the new car, and use it to go back and […]

Modern law enforcement operations and strategies are driven by best practices in the areas of data collection and manipulation, addressing special populations, and preventing organized criminal activities.  A tremendous amount of specialization has evolved in today’s sphere of policing, especially among federal, state, and local agencies. Perhaps, what is most evident is how the law enforcement agencies of the federal government have retooled to meet […]

 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 […]

 Discuss the ramifications of competency to stand trial for someone claiming intellectual disability using the Dusky standard. Do you believe there is a better way to assess competency? What might that be? Discuss the areas they would assess for cognitive impairment. What factors would you rely on in your evaluations to support their competency conclusions?  In addition, is it important for a defendant to be […]

***Assignment due today by 10pm Eastern Time*** Analyze and evaluate the  major points of your case study for research utilizing the Six  Principles of Mission Command. Use your time to develop a deep  understanding of your topic to fully explain your analysis. You are  required to give an in depth introduction of your topic. Then develop  the body of the paper fully using not less […]

Please refer to the following scenarios and complete the steps below for each. Scenario One Joanna Spring always insisted that she did not ever want to be kept alive by machines, and even stated that when she was a young teenager. Her parents understood her feelings on the subject. Joanna married Bill Spring and one month later, was involved in an auto accident which left […]

Read the scenario provided below. After reading the scenario, you will have to prepare a response using two critical lenses. The first critical lens will be from a detective’s perspective. The second critical lens will be from a judge’s perspective. From each critical lens, you are to answer the following questions and provide justification for your answers:  1. Was direct or circumstantial evidence used in […]

  In this assignment, you’ll need to decide whether Patty Plaintiff has any legal claims arising from a series of unfortunate events. After reading the scenario, answer the questions that follow, making sure to fully explain the basis of your decision. Patty Plaintiff is shopping at her favorite store, Cash Mart. She is looking for a new laptop, but she can’t find one she likes. […]

The Ford Pinto example is a well-known case that is often discussed in the context of business ethics. To summarize, Ford’s design of the Pinto’s fuel tank was defective, causing fires if the Pinto was involved in even minor rear-end collisions. Ford came to learn of the defect, but the company failed to correct it; Ford then predicted, based on a cost-benefit analysis, that it […]