Law

Answer the chapter questions listed below. List the number of the questions when responding and write in complete sentences. What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning? What is the benefit of doing a neighborhood canvass after a crime is committed? Name the five crime scene search patterns. What are the benefits of documenting interrogations?

Read the scenario and answer the questions. 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 umbrella for years and shows him marks of wear and tear. Steve apologizes and tells Karen she is free to go. Can Karen successfully sue for false imprisonment or defamation? From what you have learned about the relationship between a principal and an agent, analyze whether Steve or Big Mart could be liable because of Steve’s actions.

Research and review a mentoring program in your area or state. Do you believe these types of programs are effective? Why or Why not?

Contemporary Public Policy Paper Assignment Overview For your final assignment, you will examine the rapidity of change in our contemporary society and what happens when a public policy outlives its original intent. You will analyze the theory of Social Construction of Reality and how public policy is influenced by societal, political, and economic factors. You will choose an existing public policy and conduct an evaluation of that policy. The evaluation will be done in the form of a 10–12 page research paper that can be written in one of two options. Choose one option. Assignment Options Option 1: Pivotal Events in Contemporary Society Think of a public policy that has changed in contemporary society after a pivotal event. Examples: Pearl Harbor attack. Oklahoma City bombing. World Trade Center attacks. What was the impact of this event? How did it change societal structure? How did it affect public policy? Examine both the societal structure and the impact on public policy. Elaborate on ethical considerations. Assignment Instructions Along with the overarching ideas from the option you choose, be sure to address the following in your research paper: Explain the evolution of the public policy in society. Use the Theory of Social Construction of Reality to explain how organizational structure and environment impact public policy. Analyze how societal factors drove the evolution of the public policy. Evaluate the structure and purpose of the public policy. Evaluate the challenges that the federalist structure of the United States governmental system presents for the public policy. Recommend changes or modifications to the public policy based on the analysis of its evolution.

Follow Up Question-    File attached.. You present an interesting analogy when you state that employees must know the policies of the organization just as you need to know the law of the land. It brings to mind an interesting question.   Question – If High-Class Healthcare had a member of its senior leadership that regularly operated in contradiction to policy, what course of action would you recommend? Is there ever a case where policy needs to become more flexible than user behavior?

Give your opinion about the District Court’s opinion.  Do you think it’s a reasonable decision?  Why or why not?  Support your opinion with at least two facts from the readings you’ve had so far.  Additionally, how might a situation like this be handled if it were to have happened in your country?  Be sure to explain so that your instructors, who don’t know your local laws, can understand. Give a one-to-two sentence response to at least two other student posts that disagree with your opinion.  Be respectful in tone.

Case write-ups should be no longer than 2 pages single-spaced and submitted through the link below before the beginning of class on the scheduled date.  Student Advocacy and Sweatshop Labor: The Case of Russell Athletics:  Using insights from the textbook chapters, prior courses, and my lecture, address the following questions: 1) Describe whether Russell Athletic is offshoring or outsourcing. 2) To what degree do Russell Athletics and other firms need to be concerned about labor practices in other countries? 3) Which ethical approach should Russell adopt? Why? 4) Do the managers of Russell Athletics have a different obligation to factory employees than the managers at H&M, Inditex and Walmart? Why or why not? Note that Questions 1 and 4 have objective ‘correct’ responses; Questions 2 and 3 can be considered more opinions that require substantiation.

Discuss the relationship between law, morality, and ethics. How does one determine what is ethical behaviour and what is not if you can’t use the law as the test? You must use at least one external source of information (e.g. the textbook) that is credible and academically reliable. (Do not use Wikipedia or Legalpedia which are neither credible or academically reliable). Sources must be cited in APA format. Yates, R. A. (2016), Legal Fundamentals for Canadian Business (4th ed.). Pearson. ISBN: 9780133370287 ISBN: 9780135177044 eBook

Each response must be at least 200 words in length. Q1: How do the courts create laws? Q2: What are the sources of law other than the courts? Q3:How do government executives exercise control over the courts? Q4:How do you legislatures control the court?

Think about the various styles and aspects of leadership that are discussed throughout the module readings (textbook and article readings). Using this information, what do you think are key elements to effective leadership in criminal justice organizations and why? Do you think these differ depending on the type of organization (e.g., policing, corrections, courts)? Use only article provided.