circuit judge

What is a circuit judge?

Probation and Parole

1. Describe the various roles that probation/parole officers can take on including probation/parole officer roles as agency models, agents of rehabilitation, broker/advocate agents, and probation/parole officers as law enforcement agents. 2. What type of officer do you feel would have the greatest opportunity to make a positi ...continues

Functions of Law

I am looking for assistance with reseacrh on the following 2 Acts: • Freedom of Information Act (1966) • Patriot Act (2001) I would like at a minimum 4 paragraphs summarizing each of the laws and including the reasons the law was enacted along with some if its applications, also how the functions of law apply to e ...continues

Probation and Parole

Discuss intermediate punishment and alternatives to traditional probation and parole practices. Do you think any of these alternatives would be effective - even more so than traditional probation/parole? Explain.

English Legal System

Discuss in detail: Although tribunals and arbitration both enjoy advantages over litigation, it is clear that mediation offers the perfect resolution of the vast majority of civil legal disputes. Provide references please.

Loan Liability

Serges is the owner of a retail marketing business. His managing agent borrowed $3,500 from David on Serges's behalf, for use in Serges's business. Serges pain $200 on the alleged loan and on several other occasions told David that the full balance owed would eventually be paid. He then disclaimed liability on the debt, assertin ...continues

Real estate commision

Parker, the owner of certain unimproved real estate in Chicago, employed Adams, a real estate agent, to sell the property for a price of $25,000 or more and agreed to pay Adams a commission of 6& for making a sale. Adams negotiated with TUrner, who was interested in the property and willing to pay as much as $28,000 for it. Adam ...continues

American Justice System

What are some kinds of obstacles that keep the American justice system from being too efficient? I am looking for ideas to elaborate on. Thank you.

Burden of proof in criminal trial

What is the burden of proof required to convict a defendant in a criminal trial? What is the burden of proof required for a party to prevail in a civil case? Is the standard the same for each? Why or why not? What is the general type of penalty that is imposed on the losing party in a criminal case? A civil case? Fully exp ...continues

Genocide

More people have been killed in genocide during the past 100 years than at any time in history. Why might that be true and what might be done to change things? I need to know what is genocide and some ideas of how it is true and some ideas of what might be done to change things based on the past 100 years. I would like to ha ...continues