Health Information Law for Protection of Patient Privacy

Introduction With the advent of the use of technology in the health care systems, it is now more crucial than ever to pay attention to how patient-protected health information (PHI) is handled. Even if many of the processes have been automated, it is also essential to ensure the safety of...

National Labor Relations Board in Practice

Particular actions performed by employers or unions are deemed illegal under federal law. Commonly known as unfair labor practices, these activities contravene the labor laws stipulated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB prohibits employers and unions from taking steps that would interfere with employees’ rights and freedoms...

Social Factors and Crime. Crime and Deviance

There are many tools that have been used as means of reducing crime. However, crime rates remained relatively stable with insignificant changes over the past years. Could some factors have been overlooked in the past? I am writing this to you, the chief of Hamtramck Police Department, in hopes that...

History of Ideas. The Declaration of Independence

Critical reflection on theoretical concepts allows to systematize the learner’s thoughts and summarize practical knowledge through more thoughtful, careful study. In the context of the social sciences, such reflective analysis helps to structure the system of views and social values of the researchers. The subject of this essay is the...

Control: Annotated Bibliography

Potolsky, M. (2019). The national security sublime: On the aesthetics of government secrecy.  The book explores the aesthetics of government secrecy and representations of the national security apparatus in modern culture. The author claims that the relationships between citizens and the state have transformed over the last decades, and the...

Employment Guidance Leaflet

Factors Influencing Employment Relations There are numerous factors that influence the employment relationship, and they can be roughly divided into internal and external ones. Internal factors are those that originate in the internal environment. Example 1: the management and leadership style of the organization and managers (for instance, authoritative versus...

Gangs in Prisons

Introduction Since prisons are places where inmates experience a great deal of brutality and bullying, inmates have formulated gangs to protect themselves. These gangs operate both in prisons and out of prisons in a bid to perpetuate their criminal activities. The major reason as to why prison gangs are hard...

Interpreting the Second Amendment to the US Constitution

The Second Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. It was accepted on 15 December 1791 together with the other nine included in the Bill of Rights. In the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 2008 the Court...

Judicial Review Practice of Supreme Court

The practice of judicial review exists almost as long as the American Constitution itself. The arguments regarding it have been raging since the 19th century and still remain unresolved. The judicial review is the power of the Supreme Court to examine a piece of legislation and rule out whether it...

Criminology: Edmund Kemper

Edmund Kemper was a notorious serial killer in California in the seventies. He was born in 1948 and was a feared sociopath in Santa Cruz, California where he was born. His first criminal activity was murdering his grandparents when he was still a teenager. Interviews done on Edmund quoted him...

Criminal Law: Public Order Crimes

Introduction Public order crimes can be defined as the acts that obstruct society’s operations and the capability of people to carry out their tasks efficiently. They can also be defined as criminal behaviors that are against the expected values, customs, and societal norms. According to Robertson (1989), a crime is...

Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020

Older adults aged 60 and over Older adults aged 60 and over are affected since their retirement plans are often insufficient to cover their needs; Healthcare and social services are needed by older adults, who lack the opportunity to access them independently; Family caregivers need support, which can be provided...

The Roles of Supreme Court and Constitution

Introduction Over the past decades, the notion of conservatism in the context of both social and judicial aspects of American life has gained a rather negative perception due to its correlation with more radical executions of the following philosophy. However, the manifestations of conservative values in a more pressured way...

Managing Employment Relations: Supporting Good Practice

Introduction The focus on good practice and law is important for managing effective employment relations in different types of organisations. In this context, it is necessary to understand the factors that can influence these relations, the aspects associated with the psychological contract, work-and-life balance, and termination as they can affect...

White Collar Crimes—Effects, Reasons and Law

Research proposal: I intend to research the implications of white collar crime, the consequences, as well as the circumstances surrounding the issue. As its nature is concealed it will require an in-depth look at the facts and the laws pertaining to white collar crimes and those who are involved in...

Should Canada Have an Abortion Law?

The issue of whether or not Canada should have an abortion law has been long discussed among the representatives of varied social formations and organizations along with specialists on law and justice and the representatives of the government and the parliament. As a result, the two opposing positions were developed:...

Gun Control Is Not the Answer

Gun politics incorporating all its political manifests and associated firearm rights have been one of the most controversial issues in the United States of America. The nucleus of the debate is the relationship between the duty and responsibility of the government to provide for the defense of the people and...

Conjugal Visitations in a Prison

Abstract Prisons are supposed to be correctional institutes that help prisoners improve their deviant behavior and return to society as improved citizens. Conjugal visitations have been a topic of heavy debate for many years and only a few states allow these rights including Mississippi, California, and recently New York. Conjugal...

Homicide Detectives: Analyzing the Position

Executive Summary This department will soon need to hire a new homicide investigator, since Ronald Doall is retiring. To this end we have reviewed current employees in this position in order to determine what level of employee we need. We found that we have employees with sufficient experience and with...

The Legal & Regulatory Environment of Business

Labor Law ABC, a large, national business, forbade its employees to do any union activities on its properties. Jones, an employee, distributed written, union materials before his time for his work began on company property. ABC fired Jones for violating their rules. Is ABC’s action an unfair labor practice? Why?...

Criminal Justice Today: Purposes of Criminal Laws

Introduction The success in solving the problems of criminal law is directly connected with state and level of criminality, and with the effectiveness in dealing with it. However, we should not exaggerate the role of criminal law in crime control, even with the active actions of law-enforcement institutions. The criminal...

Constitutional and Intellectual Property Cases

Constitutional law Facts The electricity company disconnected the electric supply in A’s house because of the incapability of A to offset his bills which perceptibly exceeded the maximum permitted time of 90 days allowed by the power company grounded on its tariff agreement. B Later paid off the bill and...

Genetic Theory on Crimes: Is Evil Really Born That Way?

Many people believe in the miracle that a gene could do in the development of an offspring. They say that the roots (biological parents) determine what a child would be when he grow up. If he is born from a criminal parent, chances are, he would turn out to be...

Fire Prevention Unit VI and VII: “Arson Motives”

Arson is a separate topic in fire prevention analysis and should be analyzed from different perspectives due to the involvement of the human factor in this process. Arson as the “malicious and willful burning of the house of another” (“Arson,” 2007) will be discussed in this paper, and specifically the...

Children Charged With Crimes: Methods of Punishment

Introduction There is a continuous debate in the United States regarding the trial of offenders below the age of fourteen years. While some believe that the offenders below the age of fourteen must be treated differently from adults, there are many who firmly believe that offenders with serious crimes should...

Everything That Rises Must Converge

Written by Flannery O’Connor in 1965, “Everything That Rises Must Converge” is one of author Flannery O’Connor’s more memorable works that she had written prior to her death and was published posthumously. It is a story that makes one look back on the early days of desegregation and the way...

Jury Selection and Free Speech: The Denial of the Graffiti

Introduction The right to have fair judgment is one the main issues in democracy today, and this judgment is established by the right to an impartial jury. The selection of the jury is the process or the methodology in which the lawyer and the court select or deselect the people...

The 4th Amendment, the Legality of Searches and Seizures

Introduction Throughout history, human rights and freedoms have been the main values of the nation. From the earliest days of the nation’s history, state courts were to be the ultimate interpreters of state law, including state constitutional provisions. The importance of the topic is that some interpretations of the Fourth...

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Labor Law XYZ made Smith a foreman. The two candidates for the job were Smith, age 45, and Peterson, age 56. Peterson feels he has been discriminated against—especially after he talked to the boss who told him that the company wanted a younger man than he for the job. Peterson...

Causes of Juvenile Delinquency

A Juvenile may be defined as a young adult who has not yet become of age. Legally a juvenile refers to a young person who has not yet attained the age of majority. A juvenile can also be said to be a minor of tender age. The issue of Juvenile...

Felonies Categories Definition

Felony In common law, a felony is considered to be a very serious crime. Felony, in many cases, is often contrasted with a misdemeanor. The minimum punishment that can be given for a felony can be about a year in jail and not more than that. Felonies are in some...

The Line Item Veto Act Definition

Clinton vs. City of New York was a Supreme Court case that was decided in the year 1998 by a bench of 9. The ruling was delivered by Justice John Paul Stevens. This case involved the President’s ability to carry a line-item veto on statutes that had been previously passed...

The Problem of Illegal Music Downloading

Introduction Music became an essential part of people’s life. People listen to music everywhere. The discussion of music is very popular among youth. Young people discuss the new discs, the new trends in music, some music news, and other issues connected with music. It seems that the music interests predetermine...

The Role of the Insurance Industry in the Development of Fire Prevention

Improving public fire safety within the community involves considering many sides in this process. The insurance systems dedicate large efforts to developing fire prevention measures in the United States. This essay is going to analyze in what possible ways the insurance system contribution is possible along with considering possible ways...