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For the final exam, you will be analyzing three different hypothetical cases. Please answer the questions for each case in complete sentences, with proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. Each answer should be at least 3-4 paragraphs in length, and contain reasons for your answers. Please provide citations to cases if you feel it is necessary to fully answer the question.

Case One

A police officer who works near a local airport observes a car speeding on the road leading into the airport. He stops the car and approaches the vehicle, where he sees a man alone in the driver’s seat and his suitcase in the back seat. The traveler is sweating profusely, and keeps telling the officer he is in a hurry to catch a flight. The officer asks the traveler if he can search his luggage, and the man says yes. When the officer unzips the bag and starts the search, the man changes his mind and says no. At that point, the officer leaves the bag unzipped but still laying on the back seat where the contents are not visible. He calls for another officer to bring a drug detection dog to the site. The other officer and the dog get called to a more urgent search and don’t appear. The traveler asks to leave, which the officer says is ok, but he won’t let him take his bag. The traveler refuses to catch his plane, and asks for an attorney.

Analyze this case from both the traveler’s and the police officer’s perspective. What constitutional rights are at issue? Have any of them been violated?

Case Two

A police officer observes a motor home driving erratically down a main street at 10:00 a.m. She is concerned that the driver may be impaired by alcohol or drugs. When the officer approaches the driver’s side of the vehicle, the window is down and she can smell a strong marijuana odor. She also observes two other people in the vehicle, a woman in the front seat and a man in the middle of the mobile home sitting at a table. She also observes a clear plastic bag on the table with a white powdery substance inside. What can the officer do next based on these facts? Be specific in your answer.

Case Three

The Patriot Act, as originally passed and amended, significantly increased the ability of law enforcement to use search and surveillance procedures in the investigation of activities in the United States in the interest of national security and preventing terrorism. One provision of the Act, Section 213, is known as the “sneak and peek” provision. The provision provides law enforcement with warrants to enter a suspect’s house, and look for records on their personal computers, without notifying the suspect a search has occurred. This provision has also been used to investigate crimes other than terrorism, such as drug and fraud cases. Evaluate the pros and cons of this law, and include in your analysis the constitutional provisions that are affected.

What do you feel is the best way to handle gangs and other special populations in the juvenile justice system? Specifically identify three of the most important factors in determining whether a youth will join a gang and which of the issues identified as special populations most prominently shapes or alters the processing of offending juveniles. Defend your position with some facts and data.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY CLASSMATE RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE? (A MINIMUM OF 125 WORDS or MORE) 

                                      CLASSMATE’S POST

I feel that the best way to handle gangs and related special populations should start with a two-pronged approach. The first would be a cooperative effort between school, law enforcement and other social or youth related services to provide stronger outreach and prevention methods through education, awareness and youth activity programs. I would argue the second step would be proactive gang enforcement. This could be done by using police and probation resources to provide for an intensive supervision program that would allow for gang monitoring and intelligence information. I would argue though controversial, a unit like the LAPD’s CRASH Unit of the 1990’s would be a good idea. The overall concept worked and reduced crime before the corruption scandals. As it pertains to the 3 factors that would shape the juvenile offenders to join gangs is first, it provides a sense of belonging to a group, in some cases acts as families for the gang (Taylor, Fritsch, 2011).  The second is that it provides for a way for a youth to obtain money through drugs and other crime, the last reason is that friends join gangs and they want to belong (Taylor, Fritsch, 2011). 

                                                         Reference:

Taylor, R. Fritsch, E. Juvenile Justice: Policies, Programs and Practices. 4th Edition. (2011). McGraw Hill. New York. New York

 

Sexual  violence is a crime that happens far too often and to many women and  men. Approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men have been sexually abused  and out of those statistics only 28% of the victims report the crime  (The Center for Family Justice, n.d.). The truth is inevitable, rape is a  vert common crime, but what makes someone want to sexually abuse or  rape a person? There are different theories that are believed, as to why  someone would be sexually deviant, some believe it is biological while  others believe it is psychological. Biological theorists believe that  the acts of sexual deviance are because someone is born with them and  psychological theorists believe that outside factors such as, trauma,  what is learned through social interaction and development. Biological  theorists believe there is an impulse that causes someone to be sexual  deviant and also believe that a man who is susceptible to be sexually  abusive may also have the capabilities to produce a larger number of  children, but there other biological theorists that believe that it is  more of a want, the want to achieve a certain number of sexual partners  (The Advocates for Human Rights, 2006). There are various perspectives  that focus on the psychological aspect of rape and sexual abuse.  Researchers will often look into the offender’s past life to determine  what made offender decide to commit such an act. 

 `When  it comes to the explanation on sexual deviance and whether the act is a  result of biological or psychological, there is not one perspective  that is right. Each and everyone of our thought processes are different  because we are different, so a sexual offender and their choice to be  sexually deviant can have a multitude of variables that affect their  decision, but I do not believe someone is born to commit such sexually  deviant acts and that some kind of trauma or it’s something an offender  has learned because they have viewed such an act and were essentially  taught that the act itself if normal. There a many variables that can  affect someone’s choice to commit a crime such as rape or sexual abuse  and oftentimes it takes great research to determine the why of such  awful situations. 

150 word response to this discussion question

Legal Research Homework

Paralegals may attest to the fact that their work can be demanding and thus requires proper time management to meet multiple deadlines. Imagine that a senior partner has assigned your supervising attorney to litigate a breach of contract case, and your supervising attorney has asked you to help her prepare. In preparation for trial, complete the following.

 

 

 

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

 

Describe two (2) ways in which using an electronic research tool could increase your productivity on the case.

 

Explain two (2) ways that you could use electronic spreadsheets in order to organize your case load.

 

Explore the concept of document review, and indicate the manner in which you could use Microsoft Office to establish a document review for the case.

 

4.     Draft a legal memorandum, discussing whether paralegal fees for the electronic spreadsheets that you have created should be billed as clerical or legal services. The legal memorandum should include the question presented, a brief answer, the rationale for the selected billing service, and a conclusion.

5.     Draft a general letter to the client, requesting additional financial records for you to submit as a part of a timely response to a discovery request from opposing counsel. The legal correspondence should include the following lines / elements: to, from, regarding, date, body (including your specific request), and closing.

6.     Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

 

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

·         Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

·         Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

·         Develop effective research strategies, and conduct effective and efficient research using conventional sources, the Internet, and computer-assisted legal research.

·         Develop effective legal writing skills using the following techniques: precision, clarity, readability, brevity, and order.

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in legal research and writing.

·         Write clearly and concisely about legal research and writing using proper writing mechanics.

 

 

 

For your senior project, choose one of the following major criminal justice areas: law enforcement, prisons/corrections, the courts, Homeland Security, private security, or emergency management. This component will serve as the area for which your senior project will be based.

Next, identify a challenge or area of improvement within your chosen area. (For example, one may choose corrections as the topic area and violence in prisons as the problem). Over the weeks of this course, you will progressively research, learn about, write and present on a solution to the challenge or area of improvement from both a tactical and administrative perspective. Receive approval from your professor on your chosen topic. Additional project expectations are described in week 8.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you address the following:

1. Outline the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.
2. Why is it important that the problem be addressed?
3. Who is impacted internally and externally?
4. Why do you feel the problem hasnt already been solved?
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
6. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.

 

Assignment 1: Identifying the Challenge
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Outline the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.   Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.	Insufficiently outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.	Partially outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.	Satisfactorily outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.	Thoroughly outlined the context of the problem or challenge, including the history and any policy decisions that have contributed to the situation.
2. Why is it important that the problem be addressed? Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.	Insufficiently discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.	Partially discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.	Satisfactorily discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.	Thoroughly discussed why it is important that the problem be addressed.
3. Who is impacted internally and externally?   Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely discussed who is impacted internally and externally.	Insufficiently discussed who is impacted internally and externally.	Partially discussed who is impacted internally and externally.	Satisfactorily discussed who is impacted internally and externally.	Thoroughly discussed who is impacted internally and externally.
4. Why do you feel the problem hasn’t already been solved?   Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.	Insufficiently expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.	Partially expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.	Satisfactorily expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.	Thoroughly expressed why you feel the problem has not already been solved.
5. Use at least three (3) quality references.  Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.   Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics and formatting requirements.   Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present