After lengthy telephone negotiations, Bernstein and Metal Manufacturers (MM) entered into an agreement whereby MM agreed to sell Bernstein 20,000 pounds of nickel cathodes at $4.60 per pound.  To secure the deal, Bernstein promised to send MM a check for $20,000, which MM was to hold in escrow until the nickel cathodes were ready for shipment.  About a month later, Bernstein sent a letter confirming the oral […]

Strategic change is a process that involves analyzing an organization’s vision, mission, goals, and strategic plans. Organizational leaders can perform this analysis using several methods, such as a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis and an Appreciative Inquiry analysis. Although these two analysis methods have a different approach, they both involve examining an organization’s internal and external environments. By analyzing an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, […]

Visit the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention website and browse the site to learn about programs and initiatives supported by OJJDP. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention website can be found at http://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/ProgResults.asp. Some of the programs listed on this website include the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency Program, the National Gang Center, Programs for Tribal Youth, the Safe Start program, […]

You are the lead investigator for a suspicious fire in an abandoned tenement property at 123 Maple Street in a rundown area of the city. You are called by the battalion chief and fire scene commander at the active fire. Upon your arrival, the chief explains that there are pour patterns clearly indicating that an accelerant was used to start the fire on the first floor of the four-story […]

You are working for Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) within the long-term planning department of private prisons. As a Private Prison Design Specialist, you have the authority to conceptualize future prisons around the prison issues of today and tomorrow, so your supervisor has turned to you to discuss some issues in a paper of 2–3 pages to be submitted for review. You have a reputation […]

Akia Radvhelvist; Organization Chief Akia Radvhelvist’s functional characteristics are directly related to his emotional intelligence and his self-perception as a quasi-celebrity and motivator of the masses. He clearly possesses an above average grasp of individual and group psychology which he attempts to operationalize as opportunities are presented. He is highly charismatic with well-developed propagandistic and public relations skill-sets. He is self-disciplined and appears to possess […]

In order to obtain limited liability, Tony and Daryl formed a S Corporation to operate their hardware store Burien Hardware.  Both Tom and Daryl sometimes directly deposited the proceeds from Burien Hardware’s daily sales into their personal checking accounts.  When they needed to pay personal bills and were short of funds, Tom and Daryl used the Burien Hardware business checking account to pay those personal […]

For this week’s assignment, you will write a 250-300 word minimum essay about conspiracy. Be sure to address all prompts and cite your sources in APA format. This is worth 100 points, so be thorough and give your best effort. Conspiracy mens rea wasn’t defined clearly at common law, and most modern legislatures haven’t made it any clearer. This leaves the courts to define it. […]

his week’s reading gives you basic technical information about passwords and encryption, and how to recover data protected by these mechanisms. There is also a section on Steganography, which literally translated means “covered writing.” When some people think of steganography, or “stego,” they think of documents or other data files being hidden in other file types (usually image/picture files). Interestingly, the use of stego goes […]

Challenges in Policing and Law Enforcement The criminal justice system is primarily concerned with law enforcement and the search for justice, and the police are the first point of contact in this system. The police are in charge of law enforcement; it is, in fact, the sworn duty of every police officer to “uphold the law.” The American criminal justice system depends upon these men […]