Law

HEADING:  The Necessity and scope of animal cruelty laws Animal cruelty laws no doubt remain some of the most vital ways to guarantee animal welfare and penalize parties responsible in cases of inhumane treatment. It is moderately effective since such a law is handling abuses, but its enforcement is still spotty. All animals should be … Read more

All 50 states have enacted animal cruelty laws. Read Georgia’s law, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4. Then, read the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)’s Position Statement on Protection of Animal Cruelty Victims. Formulate a 500-word written response to the following questions based on the information presented on the websites and Chapter 15 in … Read more

Each part must be a minimum of 250 words. W1: The United States court system is like a series of huge, overlapping webs. Your reading gives you some information about the different levels and kinds of court. Sometimes figuring this out can be messy.   To help you with that, this week we are going to … Read more

Week 2 Citation Assignment This week we are going to practice Bluebook citations and look at the quality of sources.  Below are several random sources.  They are also in the attached Word document.   Please write the correct Bluebook citation for each source and identify whether the source is peer-reviewed or not.  You should also note … Read more

Choose one transnational crime group (historic or current) and describe its (in no particular order):  History/Objectives Location/Geopolitics Economy/Funding Organization/Logistics Effect on the host state Cooperation with terror groups (if applicable) Include a conclusion listing the problems your group causes/caused. Be sure to cite sources/facts/statistics/information, and use headings to separate the required elements. Technical Requirements: Your … Read more

Exposition Instructions Objective: Imagine you are at an interview, networking session, conference, or another similar professional event. You want to share a meaningful message with an audience about a complex concept we discussed in this course that you found especially important or interesting; however, your audience may be unfamiliar with the topic, and you have limited … Read more

Please answer both of the following Discussion Questions:  Class,As identified by research regarding both traditional and online education, higher forms of learning take place when students are able to take an active part in curriculum development.Subsequently, this week the questions are a bit different from those weeks before and after.Rather than me posting a series … Read more

1. Please discuss the Threat Assessment (2011) promulgated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the role that Organized Crime Groups and Narco-Traffickers are perpetuating narcotics abuse and addiction.  2. In conducting additional research outside of this week’s readings, select a specific area, town, city, or state within the U.S. that … Read more

In 1971, the Supreme Court concluded in Reed v. Reed, 404 U.S. 71 (1971) that an Idaho law that discriminated against women was unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. Before this case, no court had ever made such a ruling.  Two other key Fourteenth Amendment cases from the 1970s concerned jury duty for women: Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522 (1975) and Duren … Read more

For this Discussion, let’s take a page out of the public health model and swim upstream. Swimming upstream means identifying and treating the root cause of a problem rather acting in response. It is proactive method rather than reactive response to problem-solving. 1. Design a intervention strategy designed to target and address one of the … Read more