Category: Law

For centuries, the law has had mistrust on statements and testimonies given out by children. Justification of lack of trust was brought about by the fact that the children were viewed incapable of differentiating facts from fantasies. The basis of this notion is supported by the fact that sometimes children lie, especially about sexual abuse…

Table of Contents Literature review Analysis of facts from literature review Solutions for recidivism of juvenile offenders Position statement Conclusion Reference List The phenomenon of youth who repeatedly engage in criminal behavior is common in the society. Youth who repeatedly commit crimes are known as re-offenders, while the repetition of crimes by youth is technically…

It has been very hard for the core labor standards to be put into practice in developing countries because of several factors. A major characteristic of the developing countries which has made it hard for the core labor standards to be implemented is that of low income among the population. Other major factors that have…

Table of Contents Introduction Body Comparing and contrasting juveniles and adults Conclusion References Introduction Before the 1800’s, juvenile delinquents had no special rights thus were treated as adults when it came to criminal matters. This was utterly unfair to the young offenders, since they were not mentally and emotionally capable to face the law like…

Judith Green is a metro councilwoman of Western Louisville, District 1, and she lives in Louisville, Ky 40210. In the year 2007, she was appointed by the Louisville council as a councilwoman. Some of her unethical behaviors include failure to pay taxes, fraud, dishonesty and enticement. In December 2010, Louisville District council saw the need…

Youth gangs have spurred a sharp increase in social problems. The development of female gangs dates back to the 1980s. Family pressure, peer influence, ethnic, and economic decline are some of the forces, which lead to the establishment of the female gangs. Categorically, female gangs fall into three distinct groups depending on the method and…

Stephen Toulmin is a British theorist of the 20th century. He realized that calm and sensible arguments typically comprise of seven elements. These include claim, ground, data, warrant, backing statement, rebuttal and qualifier. Claim refers to the key point that the biographer is attempting to argue. Ground is the foundation of actual persuasion and is…

Negligence refers to when an individual or any other party knowingly causes others to be afflicted by occurrences that would have been avoided. For a case to be identified as negligence a party must have been assigned the duty of managing the risks involved, but instead overlooked them and thus, resulting in injuries and at…

Probable cause in the criminal justice system Probable cause in the criminal justice system revolves around the belief that someone committed a crime. In the United States, probable cause is a very important facet of the criminal law in the country because it lays the foundation on which police officers are empowered to search, investigate…

Table of Contents Safety concern Economic effects of raising speed limit Reduction of speed trap revenues and corruption Effects on environment Conclusion References Speed limits are often set by laws and statutes so as to inform “motorists of the highest speed that is considered to be safe and reasonable under favorable road, traffic, and whether…