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    Probable Cause under FISA

    Describe the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Compare and contrast the probable cause requirement under FISA with an "ordinary" article III warrant.

    Constitutional Protections in Criminal Investigations

    Address constitutional amendments and case law that relate to interrogations, confessions, or identifications. Address each of the elements listed below: 1. Define the four basic components of the Fifth Amendment. 2. Discuss the constitutional rights associated with confession law, and provide an overview of relevant c

    Legal intervention in the lives of youths

    Mary, a 15 year-old juvenile with no history of delinquency, has been remanded to the juvenile court because she does not listen to her parents and is believed to be sexually active. Do you think that such an act or other legal intervention in the lives of youths is constitutionally valid? Be sure to consider whether this legal

    Juvenile Procedures - Status Offenses

    Discuss the laws pertaining to status offenses. In your opinion, should law enforcement agencies continue to respond to these statutory offenses? Why? Support your view with examples. Use references/site sources.

    Seizure laws specific to juveniles

    You are assisting an attorney defending a juvenile caught with drugs in his school locker. School authorities checked the teenager's locker randomly as part of a "get tough" policy that the school initiated. The attorney has assigned the following tasks to you: Summary on the search and seizure laws specific to juveniles, wi

    Ethics and the Stanford Prison Experiment

    Locate by external reference the Stanford Prison Experiment. Discuss any ethical dilemmas the researcher faced with this project. Do you feel the problem was in the experiment's design or unethical behavior of the researchers? Discuss your arguments in 2 pages in APA format and site sources.

    Juveniles and Inmates

    1. What recommendations for juvenile courts does Barry C. Feld offer that would not necessitate abolishing them? Why does he dismiss them, preferring instead to abolish juvenile courts altogether? What "cushions" does Feld recommend for juveniles being adjudicated in adult courts? How might they be helpful? How might they be har

    Differentiating Juvenile from Adult Offenders

    Legal definitions of juvenile status vary widely in the United States. Taking into account factors that may impact levels of maturity and culpability, propose a chronological age that you believe should differentiate juvenile offenders from adult offenders. Give reasons for proposing your chosen age of majority. Should this age

    Juvenile Procedures

    Provide a profile of juvenile offenders, including their age, race, sex, family characteristics, and other factors. List the types of offenses that juvenile offenders commit and the characteristics of offending. Provide information about juvenile victimization that promotes officer empathy for youths. Highlight important iss

    Differentiating juvenile and adult offenders

    Legal definitions of juvenile status vary widely in the United States. Taking into account factors that may impact levels of maturity and culpability, propose a chronological age that you believe should differentiate juvenile offenders from adult offenders. Give reasons for proposing your chosen age of majority. Should this age

    Three-Strikes Sentencing

    Please provide assistance completing a three-strikes sentencing analysis which addresses the following: 1. The effect of the selected sentencing policy on all involved stakeholders. 2. The role of the courts in creating or enforcing the policy. 3. Any recommendations to change the policy and an explanation of why you would

    Discussing the Prison Environment

    Please provide some assistance coming up with ideas. Task: Assume the role of correctional officers at a maximum-security prison. A university professor has asked you to speak to her class about your experiences as correctional officers. To prepare for the visit, she has sent you the question that the students will ask you.

    Equal Enforcement of Law by Police

    Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? In what types of situations should police officers be allowed to not enforce the law?

    Polling and Election Results: Nate Silver

    Take a look at the final set of polling on real clear politics, and take a look at the final election results (when they're posted this week). Which polls seemed to nail it and why?

    Shoplifting Consequences

    Please help answer the following questions regarding the consequences of shoplifting. Provide at least 300 words in the solution. Which would concern you more should you be caught shoplifting: receiving legal punishment or having to face the reactions of your friends and family? Would the reactions of your friends be differe

    Sentencing and Punishment in the U.S. Corrections System

    Analyzes the principal objectives of punishment within the U.S. corrections system and answer the following questions: 1. What are the state and federal objectives of punishment? 2. How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? Support your answer. 3. What is determinate and indeterminate sent

    Criminal Justice System: Sentencing and Litigation

    1. What is sentencing? How does sentencing impact corrections? How can we improve sentencing so that it improves the correctional system overall? 2. What is the objective of punishment in the criminal justice system? How does punishment apply to the overall objectives of the criminal justice system? How can we improve punis

    Reading Skills for Learning

    Which of the following techniques/skills is most important while studying/learning: note-taking, memory techniques, listening skills, or reading skills? Explain.

    Race and Criminal Justice

    Explain the difference between the types of data addressed by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). What are the advantages and the disadvantages of using these two sets of figures?

    Framing a Research Question: Holocaust Scenario

    Examine the following two questions from the Roper Center's July/August 1994 publication, The Public Perspective, from John (Jay) Stewart's (University of Hartford) posting on the methods net and are also noted in Babbie. In November 1992 the Roper Center did a survey for the American Jewish Committee using the following ques

    2002 Los Angeles Airport Shooting

    On July 4, 2002, an Egyptian citizen who was living in Irvine, CA but had recently returned from a visit to Egypt pulled a gun at the El Al counter at LAX International Airport, started shooting and stabbing, killing two people and wounding others before he himself was killed by a security guard. FBI concluded that this act was

    Community Policing Policy

    1. Describe community policing policy. 2. Discuss how the police policy was created. 3. Identify the key actors involved in making the policy. 4. Provide an example of the policy in use. 5. Was the policy effective or ineffective? Explain your answer and provide data or evidence to support your conclusion.

    Juvenile Justice Philosophy

    An overview of the juvenile justice philosophy from the early 1900s through today to include a brief synopsis of the court's view of juvenile offenders. Demonstrated an understanding of the rationale for creating juvenile courts. Demonstrated an understating of current trends in seeking to create specific juvenile courts and

    Discussing Juvenile Justice

    Discussion Question: What are the important factors a judge must consider when making dispositions for juveniles convicted of delinquency? Explain how judges use such diagnostic tools as pre-dispositional reports, risk/needs assessments, and psychological assessments. Should judges consider the nature of the crime while decidi

    Molestation Charge Repercussions

    Robert agrees to a plea bargain to plead guilty to a lesser assault charge and lesser charges of fondling in the case of his daughter. The DA agrees to drop the stalking charges. Robert is given six months probation and ordered to attend anger management and batterer classes and to maintain a distance of at least 200 ft from Ali

    Resources for Individuals of Cycle of Family Violence

    Case: Jared never had the time or incentive to go to college; he hadn't even finished high school. He grew up in a chaotic home with a father who would rather knock him across the room as answer a question and a mother who was more often than not in an alcoholic stupor. Jared swore he would not grow up to be his father. He le