The Future of the Correctional Service

1. Discuss the future of corrections as you see it? An option to consider may be: Will corrections become more community oriented and demand that offenders repay victims more often? 2. Will corrections become more dependent on incarceration as people tire of crime and spending money on alternative programs? 3. What about man ...continues

Liberty, Rights and Due Process

Your supervisor calls you into the office and tells you that the local police department always asks and agent to provide the following if giving a training class; 1. What information you would provide to a group of cadets relative to the federal criminal rights a defendant has under The Bill of Rights?

Liberty, Rights and Due Process

Your field training officer (FTO) feels that you need to be more familiar with the exceptions to the search warrant requirement in amendment rights. In fact, he admits to having only a limited amount of knowledge concerning the various exceptions. He directs you to research the issue. 1. Select one exception you agree with an ...continues

Very Short! Tax Law Case Brief COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. FLOWERS, 326 U.S. 465 (1946)

I'm having trouble writing a case brief for my tax law class. The whole case is at the following site: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?page=us/326/465.html

Crime in America

What is your definition of justice? Consider the facts of the following case: Dale and Mike Parak were twin brothers and best friends. They spent their entire lives looking out for each other's interests. While growing up, the two were inseparable. They played sports together, double dated frequently, and attended the same ...continues

Policing - Do you agree that for police action to be "just," it must recognize the rights of individuals while holding them accountable to the social obligations defined by law?

1. Do you agree that for police action to be "just," it must recognize the rights of individuals while holding them accountable to the social obligations defined by law? Support your position. 2. Have the courts provided adequate protection to citizens against overzealous police officers? In which areas of search and seizure ...continues

Harold Homes is a family law paralegal. His best friend, Isabel Ivory is getting a divorce. Isabel asks Harold to help her prepare the papers to file for divorce. Is it ethical for Harold to do this?

Harold Homes is a family law paralegal. His best friend, Isabel Ivory is getting a divorce. Isabel asks Harold to help her prepare the papers to file for divorce. Is it ethical for Harold to do this? How might he help her?

Wendell gets disgusted with the ethics at Xaviar & Young and decides to go to work for a large law firm that has a litigation department handling major lawsuits. This firm, Allison & Beals, has billing guidelines that require paralegals to put n 1800 billable hours a year.

Wendell gets disgusted with the ethics at Xaviar & Young and decides to go to work for a large law firm that has a litigation department handling major lawsuits. This firm, Allison & Beals, has billing guidelines that require paralegals to put n 1800 billable hours a year. If it takes eight hours on the job to produce seven ...continues

Ellen Ellerby, a paralegal with Frankline & Gainsborough, works closely with another paralegal, Harry Henderson. IN the last few months, Ellen has noticed that Harry is late to work a lot and is getting behind in his workload. He seems a little forgetful and disoriented. When they have time to talk during lunch one day, Harry confides that his marriage is rocky and he is been going out drinking every night with his buddies because he doesn’t want to be at home.

Ellen Ellerby, a paralegal with Frankline & Gainsborough, works closely with another paralegal, Harry Henderson. IN the last few months, Ellen has noticed that Harry is late to work a lot and is getting behind in his workload. He seems a little forgetful and disoriented. When they have time to talk during lunch one day, Harry co ...continues

Evan Eldridge is a paralegal working for Matilda Moniker, who handles lots of small lawsuits that often go to trial. Matilda asks Evan to contact opposing counsel in six cases and to tell them that she is ill and cannot take depositions as scheduled. Then she asks Evan to draft requests for continuances in three other cases, also based on her illness. Evan knows that Matilda is not ill and suspects that she is delaying the discovery process and trials because the suits are weak and she is overworked. Matilda later confides over drinks that she thinks the cases will have a better chance of settling wit the delays.

Evan Eldridge is a paralegal working for Matilda Moniker, who handles lots of small lawsuits that often go to trial. Matilda asks Evan to contact opposing counsel in six cases and to tell them that she is ill and cannot take depositions as scheduled. Then she asks Evan to draft requests for continuances in three other cases, als ...continues