Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders (LWOP): This assignment is not rooted in the textbook. Students are to research two U.S. Supreme Court decisions listed below and respond to listed questions. Please respond using the number and letter of each question. Two U.S. Supreme Court decisions address Life Without Parole (LWOP) for juveniles under the age […]
Transnational Crime For this week’s assignment, you will examine the global criminal perspective of two types of transnational crimes. Chapter 2 in the text discusses domestic crime, transnational crime, and justice. Find additional credible sources to assist in your evaluation of international policing and investigative agencies’ attempts to locate and arrest individuals that are engaged […]
Assessing the DARE Program The DARE Program and its effectiveness and continued funding has become a source of heated public debate over the past few years, as the program frequently becomes a target of budget cuts, despite its huge popularity with parents. The program is often cited as ineffective in reducing drug usage by those […]
Discussion Question 1: Participating in a Litigation Process What is your role as a litigation paralegal? Is your allegiance to the client, your attorney, both, or neither? What are your ethical obligations to the legal process? Further, review the scenario below and answer the following questions. A client, John, telephones to inform you that he […]
1. From this week’s readings, it is apparent that the media has had a tremendous impact upon the issue of terrorism. Can you distinguish the manner in which the media was utilized by terrorist organizations in the past to advance their agendas and objectives to that being employed today, considering the many advancements in technology? […]
Assignment 3: Graded Weekly Assignment: Acme Corporation Case For the final project, you will study the Acme Corporation case and organize a trial notebook. A trial notebook is an outline that a trial attorney will follow during a trial. It contains case pleadings, motions, pre-trial orders, subpoenas, and copies of the deposition transcripts that will […]
address the following in 3–4 pages: Explain to the participants at the conference how ethics plays a large part in testimony by an expert witness. Disclose how the Daubert Rule and the Frye Standard could both be allowed by the court in determining who is an expert witness for the case. Be sure to reference […]
How can culture play a primary role in the successful intervention with clients in a correctional setting? What are some cultural considerations that should be taken when working with clients?
Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you discuss the U.S. corrections system. Include the following in your presentation: The primary differences between jails and prisons The primary difference between parole and probation The name and a description of a community corrections program in your area At least two benefits of your selected community corrections […]
Explain how a criminal justice agency can ensure that it hires moral individuals; •Provide strategies for creating accountability in the area of ethical training and action; •Explain how an organization can create an expectation for moral conduct; and •Discuss how an organization can measure progress towards a moral and just criminal justice department. The paper […]
