Category: Law 2955

  • Synthesis of Gangs in the United States

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction The current state of gangs and gang membership Types of gangs in the United States The connection between gangs, drugs, and violence Involvement of adolescents in gangs Ethnic composition of gangs Summation and recommendations References Abstract Gangs and gang membership are some of the main challenges faced by security agencies…

  • Government Contract Termination Process

    Introduction Government contract refers to the process through which the it acquires some items via an agreement with business entities (Feldman, 2013). When an agreement is not fulfilled, it might be canceled in a process called contract termination (Feldman, 2013). A person who is responsible for performing or providing certain goods is known as a…

  • Guns and Violence in America

    Gun control policies should be enforced because they will make the world a safer place. The right to live in the most crucial right for an individual that is why its violation is prohibited by the constitution and involves severe punishment. There have been cases of shootings in schools carried out by students, and lives…

  • Legality, Punishment, and Presumption of Innocence

    Table of Contents The Principle of Legality Theories of Criminal Punishment The Presumption of Innocence and Recordings of Crime Reference The Principle of Legality The principle of legality is one of the fundamental principles in modern criminal law. Its primary purpose is to protect a person from being wrongly charged with any crime. It means…

  • Crimes Theories and Causing Factors

    The term ‘crime’ has been given various definitions. There is no single definition in use worldwide but crimes could generally be described as acts that are not allowed by the law and are punishable. Low or high magnitude crimes are all dealt with constitutionally. The issue that has bothered the society over the years is…

  • Battered Woman Syndrome: Types of Insanity Defenses

    Since the late 1970s, Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has been used as a specific defense in many criminal cases. Nevertheless, after it was introduced to support claims of insanity and self-defense in spousal homicide cases, some legal, normative, and empirical questions appeared. There is no particular legal Battered Woman Syndrome defense. Instead, if there is…

  • National Security Branch, Its History and Structure

    Table of Contents Introduction History Structure Role in the criminal justice system Conclusion References Introduction The National Security Branch (NSB) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a national security service that aims to prevent, identify, and eliminate threats to the national security of the US with the help of the strategic use of…

  • Language Barriers for American Immigrants

    America has been at crossroads on the issue of a national language since time immemorial. It should be noted that many legal documents of the primordial ages were written in various languages, most notably German. It should also be remembered that the populace in post-independence America conversed in 20 different languages, including French and Dutch,…

  • The Concept of Corporate Responsibility

    Corporate social responsibility true acts as an umbrella that incorporates the internal activities of a business, and its linkage with the external environment. To the external environment, social corporate responsibility fulfills the expectations of the society with regard to an organization in matters relating to ethics, legal concepts, and economically. Corporate responsibility puts an organization…

  • Meaning and History of Australian Consumer Law

    In contemporary business environments, marketers have embarked on strategic market segmentation and consumer targeting strategies to improve their sales; with the aggression that comes with marketers, governments have seen the need to formulate and protect the rights of consumers, businesses, and the community. Australian business environment has both international and domestic players; the Australian Competition…