Category: Law 2955

The use of taser guns in the United States and Canada among civilians and the police force has become a common practice since tasers have been considered to be less lethal and effective weapons for maintaining security and apprehending aggressive suspects. However, there have been long-running debates on the safety of tasers with some groups…

Conducting legal analysis is of high practical value, as it allows for a deeper understanding of the nature of crime and a better understanding of the science of criminology. In this assignment, the purpose of the work was to examine the proposed scenario to identify all of the criminal acts committed by the three gang…

Judiciary is the arm of the government that interprets and applies the law as the government. It also helps in resolving disputes among individuals, other arms of the government and between citizens and the state. The judicial arm of the government has another duty of ensuring that citizens and the government are equal under the…

Facts: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against McCreary County at a federal district court because of displaying copies of framed Ten Commandments in public schools and courthouses. The ACLU argued that the county display of the Ten Commandments was unconstitutional because it sullied the First Amendment establishment clause that bars the…

Stotzer, R. L. (2008). Gender identity and hate crimes: Violence against transgender people in Los Angeles County. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 5(1), 43-52. In this study, the hate crime is an act of vehemence against transgender subjects who have changed from being male to female. The study identifies the racial composition of the culprits…

Introduction Conservative and liberal views have always competed for dominance for as long as democracy has been in existence. While conservatives assumed a strict approach to certain social issues, liberals were more flexible and allowed for fairness and consideration of each individual’s perception of an issue. It was from this perspective that the criminal justice…

Shareholder derivatives are stakeholders’ measures to file a lawsuit on behalf of a business against a third party. Although it is the responsibility of a company to take an issue in court, a stockholder can raise complaints if they feel the leadership of the organization is not serving their interest by protecting someone or a…

Introduction The American legal system is guided by various clauses of the US Constitution. “The US legal structure includes federal courts and state courts” (Siegel & Schmalleger, 2010). Federal courts execute legal issues stated in the US Constitution. “They have limited jurisdiction because they can only hear cases approved by the United States Constitution or…

The primary goal of this paper is to discover the substantial principles of the Senate Bill 42 in the context of parole and sentencing, as it is one of the important documents in the history of the criminal law. Another goal is to discover its effects on the sentencing principles and law principles. Furthermore, describing…

Introduction The high cost of legal services and the inability of ordinary people to access quality legal representation have impeded access to justice in the Canadian business environment. This issue has been partly catalyzed by the fact that lawyers are increasingly working to promote business goals at the expense of personal interests.1 This paper explores…