Category: Law

What impact does victim blaming have on the victim and society?Explain the victim’s contribution to crime.

Victim Blaming

The study of victimology brought awareness to the plight of victims of crime and also yielded the concept of victim blaming.

This week’s required readings analyze the rise of victimology and provide a foundation to begin understanding the field. Address the following in your initial post:

What is victim blaming?

What impact does victim blaming have on the victim and society?

Explain the victim’s contribution to crime.

Your initial post must contain approximately 400 words and reference at least two scholarly sources in proper APA format.

Buzawa, E. S. (2013). Victims of domestic violence. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 29-56). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

This is Chapter 2 in this primary course text.
Daigle, L. E. (2017). Victimology: A text/reader (2nd ed.).

Section I: Introduction to Victimology (pp. 1-12)
Section II: Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization (pp. 14-30)
O’Sullivan, C. S. (2013). Sexual violence victimization of women, men, youth, and children. In R. C. Davis, A. J. Lurigio, & S. Herman (Eds.), Victims of crime (pp. 3-28). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Prepare an 11- to 15-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) that assesses a legal/ethical issue or situation relating to a current, previous, or potential future work environment.

Prepare an 11- to 15-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) that assesses a legal/ethical issue or situation relating to a current, previous, or potential future work environment.

Use at least 10 scholarly sources that are suitable for research in a graduate-level course.

Your paper must include the following:

A description of a business situation that presents a legal and ethical issue. The business situation must be from prior, current, or anticipated future employment experiences or from a current event.

The description of the business situation must not exceed two pages.

An analysis of the ethical concerns raised by the situation.

Apply at least two different ethical theories to the situation to support at least two different outcomes.

The paper must determine which ethical outlook as applied to this particular situation will result in the best legal outcome for the business.

An explanation of at least three of the relevant areas of law that have been addressed in this course (e.g., constitutional law, contracts, anti-trust law, securities regulations, employment law, environmental law, crimes, or torts) and an assessment of the each area of law as it applies to the business situation identified.

A recommendation to reduce liability exposure and improve the ethical climate or the overall ethics of the situation. Your recommendation must be supported by specific legal, ethical, and business principles.

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clearstatement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

Must use at least 10 scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.

Describe how you might leverage the strategic capability of IT and the organizational structure to create and maintain high performance teams and a learning organization.

Organizational Structure

Description

Using the criminal justice organization you work for, or one with which you are familiar.

Identify the organizational design and competencies of the organization.

How behavior is affected by various organization design structures.

Explain how information technology (IT) contributes to high performance teams and learning organizations.

Describe how you might leverage the strategic capability of IT and the organizational structure to create and maintain high performance teams and a learning organization.

Include at least two peer-reviewed resources in your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement respectively epitomise a top-down and bottom-up approach to the legal governance of climate change. Both models have strengths and drawbacks. However, it is probably unsurprising that the Paris Agreement embraced a bottom-up approach: Critically discuss?

The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement respectively epitomise a top-down and bottom-up approach to the legal governance of climate change. Both models have strengths and drawbacks. However, it is probably unsurprising that the Paris Agreement embraced a bottom-up approach. Critically discuss

Which primary value does the court’s decision show it prefers” Which primary value does Weed Chevrolet probably prefer?

M5D1: Case Problem on Emery v. Weed

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Read Emery v. Weed (Links to an external site.) and respond to the following critical thinking and ethical decision-making questions:

Is the court’s decision consistent with your common sense belief about whether risk of loss had passed?

Explain how the court used the UCC to reach its conclusion.

Which primary value does the court’s decision show it prefers” Which primary value does Weed Chevrolet probably prefer?
Post a thorough response to each question.

Again, it is important to realize that this is not a law class per se so don’t be intimidated by reading and analyzing a case.

You are not being held to standards that would apply if this were a law school or paralegal class.

When you analyze a case and its holding you are technically considered to be briefing the case, but you can think of it in terms of just performing an IRAC analysis.

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts.

It is recommended that you write your post in a document first.

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors.

When you are ready to make your initial post, click on “Reply.” Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click “Post Reply.”

To respond to a peer, click “Reply” beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.

Evaluation

This discussion will be graded using the discussion board.

review this , located on the page within the Start Here module of the course, prior to beginning your work to ensure your participation meets the criteria in place for this discussion.

All discussions combined are worth 20% of your final course grade.

Keep the following points in mind:

The responses to questions are exhaustive and complete.
Accurate and adequate references have been made to specific laws.

Suppose you are the bank manager who decided to keep a freeze on the Isaacses’ funds for four years. If your actions are guided by the public disclosure test, would you have behaved differently?

M6D1: Case Problem on The Twin City Bank v. Kenneth Isaacs

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Read The Twin City Bank v. Kenneth Isaacs’ judgement (Links to an external site.)and respond to the following critical thinking and ethical decision-making questions:

The judge uses North Shore Bank to make analogies with the Isaacses’ case.

Do you think this analogy is effective?
Suppose you are the bank manager who decided to keep a freeze on the Isaacses’ funds for four years. If your actions are guided by the public disclosure test, would you have behaved differently?

Post a thorough response to each question.

Again it is important to realize that this is not a law class per se so don’t be intimidated by reading and analyzing a case.

You are not being held to standards that would apply if this were a law school or paralegal class.

When you analyze a case and its holding you are technically considered to be briefing the case, but you can think of it in terms of just performing an IRAC analysis.

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts. It is recommended that you write your post in a document first.

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors.

When you are ready to make your initial post, click on “Reply.” Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click “Post Reply.”

To respond to a peer, click “Reply” beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.

Evaluation

This discussion will be graded using the discussion board.

Review this  located on the page within the Start Here module of the course, prior to beginning your work to ensure your participation meets the criteria in place for this discussion.

All discussions combined are worth 20% of your final course grade.

Keep the following points in mind:

The responses to questions are exhaustive and complete.
Accurate and relevant references have been made to specific laws.

The holder in due course provision can mean different things in the UCC and in state laws.

Look at the holder in due course provision in the UCC (Links to an external site.) at http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/3/3-302.html.

Then, read about the same provision in the Massachusetts law (Links to an external site.), at http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Article3/Section3-302.

Next, examine Illinois’s holder in due course doctrine (Links to an external site.) at http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=081000050HArt.+3+Pt.+3&ActID=2301&ChapterID=66&SeqStart=26500000&SeqEnd=27800000.

Then, respond to the following items:

Compare the UCC version of the holder in due course doctrine with the holder in due course provision in Massachusetts.

How is the latter similar or different from the UCC provision?

Compare Illinois version to that of the UCC.

How is Illinois’ doctrine similar or different from the UCC provision?

Sources must be cited in APA format and the assignment should not exceed one page in length using 12 point font and one inch margins.

How have the laws changed?What are the pros and cons of the changes?

M6D2: Case Summary on Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy is the acknowledgment of an individual or organization of the lack of ability to pay its creditors.

On NexisUni (Links to an external site.)or the search engine of your choice, locate an article discussing bankruptcy.

NexisUni Instructions

To find an article on NexisUni (Links to an external site.), go to Excelsior College’s Library (Links to an external site.).

There, you will find a link for Research Databases.

This will take you to a link for NexisUni.

Provide a summary of the article, to include your response to the following questions:

How have the laws changed?
What are the pros and cons of the changes?
Post a thorough response to each question.

Again it is important to realize that this is not a law class per se so don’t be intimidated by reading and analyzing a case.

You are not being held to standards that would apply if this were a law school or paralegal class.

When you analyze a case and its holding you are technically considered to be briefing the case, but you can think of it in terms of just performing an IRAC analysis.

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts.

It is recommended that you write your post in a document first.

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors.

When you are ready to make your initial post, click on “Reply.” Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click “Post Reply.”

If you were to start a business, what type of business would you form?Why would you choose this form of business?

M7D1 – Business Entities
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Considering the various types of business entities and their features, respond to the following questions:

If you were to start a business, what type of business would you form?Why would you choose this form of business?
Post a thorough response to each question.

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts. It is recommended that you write your post in a document first.

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors.

When you are ready to make your initial post, click on “Reply.” Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click “Post Reply.”

To respond to a peer, click “Reply” beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.

Is a principal always liable for the actions of an agent? Explain why and provide some examples of business case(s) with which to illustrate your answer.

M7D2 – Agency Law
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An agent is a person who acts on behalf of a principal.

Post your answer to the following question:

Is a principal always liable for the actions of an agent? Explain why and provide some examples of business case(s) with which to illustrate your answer.
Post a thorough response to the question. Remember, the answer isn’t as important as your analysis of the facts and law.

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts.

It is recommended that you write your post in a document first. Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors.

When you are ready to make your initial post, click on “Reply.” Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click “Post Reply.”