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Research Game of Powers. Compare and contrast the game of powers between traditional and current perspectives. How can individuals within a developed and a developing country apply these principles? Provide specific examples.

Upon completion of the book The Buffalo Creek Disaster, please write a 1,800 – 2,000-word paper discussing what you read, along with the issues that existed in this case, and the process that took place in order for the dispute to be resolved through our judicial system. You will want to make sure that you address at minimum each of the following questions in your paper. Please do not just simply answer these questions; you are to use them as a guide in writing your paper. This paper is worth a maximum of 60 points. Part One 1. What were the actual facts which gave rise to the Buffalo Creek Disaster? 2. What was the relationship between Buffalo Creek Mining Company and Pittston Co.? 3. Was this lawsuit proper in West Virginia? In a Federal Court? What difference did it make whether the case ended up in Federal or State court? 4. Explain the meaning of diversity jurisdiction. Why was the corporate veil issue so important? 5. Make sure to take note and write about the discussion of depositions, damages, and mental suffering. Part Two 6. What was the nature of the insurance issues faced by Pittston? 7. How did the corporate veil and mental suffering issues resolve themselves? 8. Make sure to take special notes and write about the discussion of discover; interrogatories, depositions, documents, and examinations. Part Three 9. What is the importance of the ambulance-chasing issue? 10. What is the issue in the Davis and Monteleone case? 11. What took place during the “settlement phase” of the case? 12. Why was proving that Buffalo Creek Mining was reckless and wanton an important issue? 13. What was the actual settlement agreement? 14. Do you believe the settlement agreement was fair, just, and equitable?

The question for your paper is simply, who is right, Antigone or Creon? Loyalty to family or the needs and laws of the community? Explain your position.

What do you feel is the most pressing issue facing law enforcement today and why? Only need 200 words.

Go online to find cases in which a defendant was found not guilty in a criminal trial but liable in a civil trial. Share the title, year and summary of the case. Include in your summary of the outcome. Also, include your thoughts regarding the case and outcome. 

Under section 16913, all persons convicted under state sex offender laws are required to register in the state where they were convicted and any state to which they travel. Section 2250(a) then makes it a federal crime for a sex offender to travel to another state and fail to register as a sex offender in the arrival state.  Do you feel that it is unfair stigmatization and punishment for sexual offenders to have to continue to register with authorities (and the subsequent community notification requirements based on offender level) for the rest of their life?  Why or why not?  What factors did you take into consideration?

The John Peter Zenger Trial Was Governor Cosby justified in prosecuting Zenger for seditious libel? Do you agree with the jury’s decision in the case? Justify your answer with evidence. Be sure to cite relevant facts or data to support your position; don’t base your argument solely on emotions or your opinion.

Required Textbook: Hagan, Frank E., Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Pearson Education,Inc., 2014. ISBN: 978-0-13-300861-6. Review Questions 1. What is the UCR? What are its major components? What are the major components of the crime index? The calculation of crime rate? What have been some major identified shortcomings of the UCR?2. Given the identified shortcomings of the UCR, read and then discuss how features of the redesigned UCR may eliminate some of these shortcomings.3. Discuss the National Incident-Based Reporting System. What are some of its principal features as well as advantages over the traditional UCR?4. What are some possible explanations for the crime dip of the 1990s?5. Discuss the various types of sampling and when it would be most appropriate to use each one.6. For what is weighting used in disproportionate stratified sampling, and why would samples be disproportionately drawn in the first place?Use APA FormattingNo Plagiarism

After providing your report to the professor in Assignment 2, the country’s governing body asks you to return to the country and testify in the court proceedings. While you are abroad, your professor asks you to report on the court proceedings and correctional system. Use the Internet and the Strayer Library to research court proceedings and the correctional system in the same country you selected in Assignment 2. Write a 3–5-page paper in which you: Analyze both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Provide support for the analysis. Assuming the accused is ultimately sentenced to a term of imprisonment, depict the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Provide justification for your view of the country’s prison system. Expose two ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. Provide one correctional intervention that has been effective in the U.S. criminal justice system and explain how that intervention would have an impact on your elected foreign case. Provide justification for the intervention. Use at least four quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not count as quality references. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: Evaluate the similarities and differences of international criminal justice issues with the United States’ criminal justice system.

Please use the following website to learn about gang activity by state/region: https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-threat-assessment.What regions/cities have the highest presence of youth gang activity? Why do you think the presence of youth gang criminal activity varies across cities?