Law

Write a 7-page paper with a bibliography. Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Pocket Guide to APA Style to ensure in-text citations and reference list are correct. You will synthesize your understanding of why Medicare Part D passed, as well as the influence of the various interest groups and governmental entities during this process. Make sure to discuss both the policy process and the policy environment—that is, the key players involved and other circumstances that shaped this policy-making effort. For this assignment, address the following questions, doing further research as needed: How did various stakeholder groups influence the final outcome of Medicare Part D legislation? What were the specific strategies and tools that were used most effectively? Does the fact that Medicare Part D passed corresponds with your understanding of policy and politics, or did this surprise you? Explain your response.

What are the different ways to lower gun-related deaths in the US?

Read Ch. Six, “What Is To Be Done?” from Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California, by Ruth Wilson Gilmore. Read Ch. 4, “Intersecting Indictments: Coalitions for Women’s Safety, Racial Justice, and the Right to the City,” from All Our Trials, by Emily L. Thuma. Reading Questions: 1. Based on your knowledge of each author and their work, provide an assessment of how Gilmore and Thuma approach prison abolition and questions of violence/safety in their academic work. (We have read more of Thuma, so you might want to think back to the Intercept podcast with Gilmore, or peek at the introduction of Golden Gulag. 2. In your estimation, using examples from the readings, unpack how do Gilmore and Thuma address the intersections of advocacy and scholarship.  Why do these two scholars maintain a connection to advocacy, and how do they seek to establish each (advocacy and scholarship) individually?

Many people refuse to report sexual abuse for many personal reasons. Sexual abuse is a serious crime and can lead to even death. Explain what you would do to increase reporting of sexual abuse before the situation escalates. Provide 1 example.

A number of state legislatures have developed new strategies for addressing the problems of gang-related criminal behavior. Legislative bodies have both enhanced traditional criminal laws and drafted new legislation aimed specifically at alleviating the gang problem. One of the most comprehensive approaches originated in California where the first statute aimed exclusively at prohibiting the activities of criminal street gangs was enacted. The California Street Terrorism and Enforcement Prevention (STEP) Act’s primary focus was to make it a criminal offense to engage in criminal gang activity. A multitude of other states quickly followed suit and passed similar legislation. Discuss some of the collateral damage that comes with the implementation of legislation like the STEP Act. For example, does legislation like this come with the potential for misuse? When exploring the STEP Act further, do you believe the law can be misinterpreted and used to fuel the storm of moral panic touted by elected officials that gangs pose a threat to our communities? Use the two documents posted in Module Six to guide the development of your response.

Length: 1250-1500 words minimum not including the title page. Use APA style to format your paper. Cite at least 3 scholarly sources. Explain criminalistics/forensic science from its foundations to current methods that are being used. In your opinion, who or what has made the biggest contribution to the field? How have popular television shows about forensic science and criminalistics (both real and fictional) impacted the common person’s view/knowledge of this field? Explain all of the areas of criminalistics, such as pathology, anthropology, entomology, psychiatry, odontology and forensic engineering, and how each is commonly used to solve cases. Explain how to process, secure, and isolate the crime scene and how to qualify what is seen, collected, and submitted as evidence. Be specific.

Peter Jones is a twenty-year-old who has just been arrested for assault as a result of a fight at a bar. It is his first criminal offense of any kind. A short time before the fight, he was hired to drive a forklift, and he really does not want to lose his current job. Scenario 2 Paul Smith is a sixteen-year-old who has just been arrested for assault because of his involvement in a fight at his school. It is his third violent offense, and he has already been on juvenile probation and received mandatory counseling for anger management. He is failing at school and is unlikely to graduate. Keeping the two scenarios in mind, respond to the following questions: Is the assumption that juveniles are especially amenable to rehabilitation because of their age, and perceived openness to learning accurately? Discuss. At what age might one be too old or too young for rehabilitation? Do you think rehabilitation should be reserved for juvenile offenders alone? Cite research to support your answer. Assuming neither victim was seriously injured, what penalties would you hand down to these offenders? Justify your answer. If Smith’s victim died as a result of his injuries, why will Smith not receive the death penalty as a sanction? Include the Supreme Court’s decision in your explanation.

Locate a news story or press release about an ethical violation resulting from the actions of employees in the criminal justice system. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following: In what division of the criminal justice system does the criminal justice agency or individuals in question belong? What is the reasoning for the criminal justice agency’s involvement and the timing of the news story or press release? What are the primary ethical styles or perspectives of the involved agency, along with the reported concerns or ethical violations identified in the report or release? What are the key interest groups in relation to the ethical violation? Discuss if there are obvious ways the ethical violation(s) could have been avoided. Include at least 2 sources other than the textbook.

Prepare  A 750-1000 word APA-formatted Paper.  Include 2 sources on your reference page in addition to your textbook (we the people. chapter 4 and 5. Select one important civil right or liberty to analyze Research a Supreme Court decision on that right or liberty Provide a brief history of the case. What question was before the court?  How did it rule? Do you agree or disagree with the court? What were the effects of the ruling? Would you make any changes to the ruling? Why? (Use data to support your position) Format your references consistent with appropriate course-level APA guidelines. Include citations in the speaker notes or in a separate reference list.

Now that you’ve studied a bit deeper into some of the ethical and legal regulations put in place on social media, it’s time to apply what you know to a real-world scenario. Recently, President Trump, a longtime Twitter user (often to excess) signed an executive order aimed at preventing censorship online after the platform began flagging some of his tweets as misleading or portraying false information. Up until this point, media companies have had censorship protections thanks to a 1996 law that prevents them from being involved in lawsuits related to such issues. Since Twitter began flagging Trump’s content, other giants like Facebook have begun doing the same in what seems like retaliation for the impending order. Your job for this research paper is to analyze the executive order (linked above) and relate it back to what you’re learned about ethics and legality on social media. Specifically, you should consider the following as related to the First Amendment and free speech: – Who dictates what can and can’t be posted on each social network? How is this content regulated? – What is considered free speech on social media and how is that speech protected by the First Amendment? – How have social networks and other tech companies been protected up until now? How has this statute worked for or against them, and in what way? – What caused Trump’s “Twitter Takedown?” What events led up to this and what has happened since? – What exactly is affected by the executive order, and what repercussions will this order have on Twitter and other social networks? – Has this order changed Trump’s behavior on social media? – What are some of the potential long-term effects of this new executive order, and how do you think they will play out? – Was the President right in executing such an order? Provide an unbiased opinion based on information and reason. Remember, this is not a politically-charged assignment. Rather, you should approach this paper with an open mind focused on applying key information to this particular case. Any blanket statements regarding your particular political opinion will result in a point deduction. This paper should be 5-7 pages in length, formatted in current APA style, and should include a minimum of 8-10 credible sources. If you are unfamiliar with APA style, Purdue OWL is a great place for a refresher.