Category: Law homework help

There are some acts that are considered to be criminal in nature based on the likelihood of creating a disturbance to the peace or creating a public nuisance. Other acts are believed to infringe on public morality. Some examples of such acts include, but are not limited to, solicitation, obscenity and prostitution. 
1) Do you agree that prostitution should be illegal? Why or why not? What are the arguments for and against the legalization of prostitution? 
2) Prostitution is legal in many other countries. Research the relevant law in one of these countries and include it in your response to support your position. 
3) How did conducting research and going through each step of legal analysis help you to reach this conclusion?  Analyze how you applied critical thinking and legal analytical skills to assist you in this regard.  What new research and/or analytical tool or method did you try for the first time this week?  What do you think you do well and what would you like to strengthen so that you continue to improve?   
4) Collaborate with each other as the week goes on to make all aspects of this Discussion as robust as possible.

 
A forensic unit within a federal crime lab has been tasked with the investigation of an individual who is suspected of the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of illegal fireworks explosives. Upon responding to a fire at the suspect’s house, firefighters discover 2.5 tons of explosives, and therefore, put out the fire from a distance. When investigators arrive on the scene, several networked computers, PDAs, cell phones, and laptops are found in an upstairs office. As junior investigators, they are unsure of how the fourth and fifth amendments will affect their investigation, search warrants, and the ultimate seizure of these devices. In addition, they are unsure of the standard operating procedures for processing computer evidence within the First and Fourth Amendments’ governance, so AB Investigative Services (ABIS) has been contracted to provide guidance in these areas.
Provide a 3 page document in Word describing: the forensics procedures to collect, and process forensic evidence from these devices while following the fourth and fifth amendment guidelines.

 
Your company, AB Investigative Services (ABIS) has been contacted by a prominent state law enforcement agency concerning the need to discuss, in a high-level meeting, specific computer-related forensics tools and their functions when governing the seizures of computers and other technology. On behalf of your ABIS, you will conduct a training meeting for 25 state law enforcement agency forensic investigative personnel.
In your training meeting, you must provide specific details of what forensic tools are available for use, and what current evidence processing laws are in place.
For full credit, your Discussion Board posting must include the following information:
Discuss 3 advantages and/or disadvantages of using forensic tools during an investigation? You may discuss any combination of advantages and disadvantages, but you must discuss 3.

Why is this an advantage/disadvantage?

What is 1 example of a way in which an investigation can be corrupted by not using computer forensics tools?

How would this affect the investigation?

What do you consider to be the 3 most important forensics tools currently being used? Also discuss the most important features of each of these tools.

What information can be accessed by using these tools, and how is this information used in the investigative process/what is the importance of this information?

What do you consider to be the 3 most important evidence processing laws that must be taken into consideration during an investigation?

Why are these laws important, and who, specifically, do these laws protect?

 
1)Scott breaks into a house with the intentions of stealing some jewelry. He is surprised that the owner is at home, grabs his gun, and fatally shoots him. What charge can be filed against Scott? Discuss why.  
2) Brett sneaks into a warehouse intent on theft and is surprised by a security guard, whom Brett knocks down a flight of stairs, killing him. What crime was committed? Discuss why.
3) Liza drives 80 MPH on a windy road, drives off a cliff, killing his passenger in the crash. What charges can be filed against Liza? Discuss why.
4) Please share any similar cases that you found.  How did conducting research and going through each step of legal analysis help you to reach this conclusion?  Analyze how you applied critical thinking and legal analytical skills to assist you in this regard.  What new research and/or analytical tool or method did you try for the first time this week?  What do you think you do well and what would you like to strengthen so that you continue to improve?  

some insight regarding law enforcement and criminological theories, how do you feel that the law enforcement profession has changed throughout the years based on the theories that you have learned?  It is better, worse, the same? 
Please state your opinion by infusing A FEW of the theories that you learned throughout this course.
Directions:
The word must be typed, double-spaced, written in Times New Roman, 12-point font.  The document should be a minimum of 1 to 2 pages, in APA format, utilizing in-text and endnote citations, as needed.

Out of the three aspect of the criminal justice system (policing, courts, and corrections), briefly discuss about courts and corrections in your local community. Identify one deficiency within your chosen area and explain how you would improve that deficiency. Why did you choose this particular deficiency?
Entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

As a patrol officer, you are only doing your job when you stop a car for running a red light.  Unfortunately, the driver of the car happens to be the mayor.  You give her a ticket anyway, but the next morning you get called into the captain’s office and told in no uncertain terms that you screwed up, for there is an informal policy extending “courtesy” to city politicians.  
Several nights later, you observe the mayor’s car weaving erratically across lanes and speeding.  
What would you do? 
What if the driver were a fellow police officer? 
What if it were a high school friend? 
Find a real life scenario to discuss regarding this type of situation.

All questions are worth 20 points: 
Is being both a crime fighter and a public servant too much to ask of the police? Does society need to choose what they want police to be, or are both reasonable to expect? Be sure to explain your answer, providing examples as needed.
Discuss the use of Tasers by police as they relate to Use of Force. In your discussion be sure to address the following questions:
What are the advantages of a taser over other use of force options?
Does the public have the right to expect “safe” measures when resisting arrest?
Provide an example(s) where police use of a taser resulted in horrific pain, trauma, or death. Do you believe that the taser should have been used in this situation, why or why not?
Discuss the concept of Good Samaritan Laws? If one witnesses a person in need of help, should they be obligated to help? What if a person was an off-duty first responder? Please use at least one case example in your discussion.
Given what you have read this week, how does the media representation of courtrooms and law enforcement differ from reality? Would you argue that media representations support a consensus, conflict, or pluralistic view of law enforcement? If you could make changes involving how the media represents courtrooms and law enforcement; what changes might you suggest?
You are a district attorney prosecuting a burglary case. The defendant is willing to plead guilty in return for a sentence of probation, and you believe that this is a fair punishment because your evidence may not support a conviction. However, the victims are upset and want to see the offender receive prison time. The victims insist that you try the case. What should you do and why?
APA FORMAT

What if you were part of the Innocence Project; what would you do if you only had the resources to help one falsely accused person?
What criteria would you use to decide who to help?
What severity or length of sentence would you consider?
*Be sure to discuss a case that the Innocence Project has been involved in to support your answer.Make sure you include citations and references. Make sure you cite your research in proper APA format.

All questions are worth 20 points:  
If you are an attorney, is there a point where nonlegal moral considerations supersede your ethical commitment to your client? If you were a defense lawyer and your client was innocent, but you could not prove it, would you violate ethical barriers in service to your client?
Are the following actions of a prosecutor legal? Are they ethical? Explain your answers.
Authorizing the arrest of one brother for drugs (knowing the young man would lose a scholarship to college), even though the prosecutor knows the charge would be thrown out, in order to have leverage so that he would give evidence against his brother.
Announcing a suspect of a drive-by shooting to the media so that the offender is in danger from the rival gang members, and then offering protective custody only if the man will plead guilty.
Authorizing the arrest of a ten-year-old boy who confessed to a crime, even though there was no serious possibility that he was guilty, in order to pressure a relative to confess.