Abstract The violent crime rate in the United States today remains more than three times higher than during the decade following World War II. The aggravated assault rate is nearly four times what it was then and news reports commonly celebrate the current drop in crime rates to the levels of the late 1970s, but fail to note that by then the long road of unbroken annual crime increases had already tripled the rates of the 1950s. The paper shows, that based on the emerging epidemic of juvenile crime, the unknown impact of the coming wave of 'crack babies,' together with an array of other predictable or unpredictable changes, the potential for increases in crime continues and represents an enormous challenge for the criminal justice system in the U.S. today and in the future. This paper provides a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of law enforcement techniques in the United States during the period 1940 - 2003, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
From the Paper "This is not to say of course that relief is not available for victims or that all police officers are indifferent to the suffering and emotional trauma involved in violent crime. It is to say, however, the sheer numbers of victims who enter the criminal justice system today for the first time will predictably result in a number of them simply giving up in light of the lengthy prosecutions involved, the number of court appearances required, and the need to interrupt personal lives and jobs in order to satisfy the requirements of being a witness."
Abstract This paper discusses the issues surrounding direct democracy on the local and state levels, in an effort to determine whether or not wealthy interest groups influence referendums, ballot initiatives, and other forms of direct legislation at the expense of the broader public interest. The paper looks at the issue from both viewpoints, citing that many people believe that direct legislation has been taken over by the very same wealthy interests whose power it was created to decrease, while many counter that big spending does not necessarily mean big influence.
From the Paper "The referendum refers to the power of the people to approve or reject acts of the legislature (Knutsen, 2002). Referendum comes in several forms depending on the nature of the legislation to which it applies. The referendum can be broken down into four dimensions: form of legislation (including constitutional amendments, ordinary statutes, and fiscal issues), initiator (including citizens, legislature, the president and the states), advisory or binding, and voluntary or compulsory."
Abstract This five-page undergraduate paper answers the question about Microsoft and anti-trust issues. Microsoft was supposed to be broken up, and that is the position of the paper because monopoly is all about power.
Abstract Consider the broadest negative results that corrupt police officers have on urban communities. When police are abusive, it undermines legitimate attempts at curbing urban crime, such as "community policing." What community wants an alliance with corrupt police officers? Police corruption also prompts honest citizens to question the truism that more police officers on the street will result in actual reductions in crime. Unlike police brutality, police corruption is often viewed as a victimless crime because the victim is a neighborhood rather than an individual. This paper examines these points from the context of the Rampart Scandal.
Abstract Enron and Phar-mor are two businesses that used fraud in reporting the status of the businesses in fraudulent audit reports to help their businesses, but these gave a fake report to their stockholders. Part of the reasons that these accounting firms may have reported fraudulent audits is due to the money paid them from the companies.
Abstract Investigating the transformation of a claims process is a crucial element of the legal system: Charting the process of a claim filed through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its journey through the civil litigations proceedings helps to illustrate the various stages from the state level to the Supreme Court helps to clarify the nature of litigation and the criteria through which specific forms of litigation must be justified. This paper demonstrates the significance of this process through defining the stages through which a civil liberties claim must be processed in order to reach the Supreme Court.
Abstract The way criminals are sentenced in America depends largely on crime rates, theories on how to deter crime, and the degree to which the public feels threatened by crime. Historically, various approaches to sentencing have been taken. This paper traces approaches used since World War II and shows how mandatory drug sentences, three-strike laws, and truth-in-sentencing have filled the prisons but more often with individuals convicted of nonviolent drug offenses than violent criminals.
Abstract This paper discusses use of DNA as crime scene evidence. Science has added a weapon to the crime lab's arsenal. From a drop of blood, strands of hair, or other biological material left at the crime scene, scientists can provide a much better "fingerprint", namely DNA.
Abstract This essay discusses the meaning of related terms "euthanasia", "doctor-assisted suicide," and "murder," in an effort to clarify the relationship of these concepts with legal definitions and consequences. The essay asserts that legalisms and conceptual dualisms cannot be connected with arguments from moral reasoning and that the distinctions of terminology are crucial in determining the significance of the issue of euthanasia.
Abstract This essay discusses Therese Cannon's "Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Legal Assistants". The paper analyses the subject of legal ethics, especially as they apply to paralegals. Overall, we get a good overview of the issue of legal ethics. This is vital, since the roles of paralegals are expanding in the legal service.
Abstract This paper focuses on the issues concerning employee email privacy in the workplace in the USA. With the rapid intrusion of electronic communication in our lives, protecting our online privacy has become a major source of contention in the offices today. Employers often feel that they have a right to snoop, by checking all incoming and outgoing emails in order to make sure that no important data is being leaked out. But more often than not, this results in total violation of employee privacy rights.
Abstract This paper suggests that the story "A Jury of her Peers" is one that shows the generalization present in the society of the early twentieth century and provides two perspectives of law.
Abstract This paper argues in favor of the electoral college stating that it enhances the rights of the minority interest groups and the less populated states by maintaining a system of equal representation.
Abstract This paper presents a review of a Texas Case hearing on the matter of student's with special disabilities and their right to an education in an inclusive environment. Namely the IRVING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. TATRO Supreme Court of the United States, 1984. 468 U.S. 883.
Abstract This paper covers the role of software piracy as an infringement of rights on the intellectual property and underlines the economics and laws involved.
