Infant Mother ProgramCalifornia department of corrections and rehabilitationCalifornia rehabilitation center is one of the correction facilities in the United States that play host to mother-infant programs. Women are given the right to mingle with their children and their fellow parents. The mov...
all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.We will discuss two famous cases where this right to council was used.Gideon v. Wainwright
Part 1A motion has been defined as either an oral or written request that is made to the court ruling. In other cases, it could be identified as an order that can be made before, during or after a trail has taken place in court. It has been provided that, in court a motion can be made by any part...
West Memphis ThreeThe importance of gathering timely and correct evidence during investigations by a police department cannot be understated. It is especially important that the evidence gathered be absolutely correct when it comes to a case where the community is putting the police department un...
Do you think the punitive damage in Liebeck v. McDonald’s was justified? Why, or why not?In any business entity there exist numerous transactions between the business and customers and therefore there is high probability that conflicts with the customers will always arise. These conflicts may tak...
Cyber crimesThe existence of cyber crimes is not a new phenomenon under existence in the contemporary world. In fact, the advent of the computer and the technological advancement has led to an increase in such vices. The development of the computer was with the intention of making work easier for...
Ethical Interrogation ProcessThe manner in which the police and the investigation team approach a crime depends on the experiences that immediately follow the crime. A law enforcement officer is usually the first official to come across the victim and perhaps the suspect. In this case, the office...
Jury nullification takes place following a jury's return of "Not Guilty" verdict although evidence and applicable law may suggest otherwise-that the defendant is indeed guilty. Effectually, the jury nullifies a law that it believes is incorrectly applied to the case they are presiding over (Murch...
Institutional AffiliationCriminal law is a system that deals with the crime of harming individuals intentionally while civil law deals with private disagreements between parties. Without strict prosecution of the law, crime cannot be effectively avoided. The relationship between civil law and cri...
Juveniles Tried in an Adult Court The legal authority allows for the transfer of some juvenile cases to the adult criminal court in a process referred to as a ‘waiver.’ This involves the judge waiver of the protections that juveniles are provided by the juvenile courts. The juvenile cases that ar...
Serial KillerPersonal Factors of the Killer’s BackgroundAny serial killer can have their behavior easily tracked from childhood and the social environment they have interacted in. Godwin is a serial killer because he is alleged to have committed a series of three murders the same day. The motivat...
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966) DecisionsIntroductionThe main duty of the judiciary is to interpret laws. This implies that a given law can be interpreted differently by different judges at different times in history. The interpretation is influenced by many factors, inclu...
Stop and Frisk PolicyIntroductionIt is the primary duty of law enforcement officers to prevent and combat crime in all ways possible. Due to the increased human population, coming up with good ways of stopping and preventing possible crimes have increasingly become a challenge. The stop and frisk...
Decriminalization/Legalization In relation to drug policy, it is in the public domain that some states have minimized the criminal sanctions linked to possession of small amounts of certain drugs. Indeed, in the United States, an increasing level of interest has been given to the ever-rising...
Congress, the President, the Cabinet, advisers, agency bureaucrats, federal and state courts, political parties, interest groups, and the media all interact to make political decisions in the United States. Public policy is when a government addresses the needs of the country and it citizens,...
Law EnforcementAnswer OneThe law enforcement in the Republic of Iceland is divided into two categories, namely the Iceland Coast Guard and the National law enforcement Agencies of Iceland. The Iceland Coast Guard is responsible for the country’s coastal defense as well as aeronautical and maritim...