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Your company is considering a decision of relocating to another country. You have been given the job of researching different alternatives for relocation. Your report will help the board decide where to relocate, and will help the employees know what to expect in a new country.

The company is considering Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, and Germany. Your task is to review the legal system and policing style in these countries and produce a 3- to 4-page report in a Microsoft Word document addressing the following:
•What is the dominant policing style of each country?
•How do the police in each country deal with issues of human rights? Are there any protections in place for the citizens?
•Do the countries face any terrorism issues? Would a US company be at risk?
•Are there any activities that are legal in the United States but are illegal in the other countries?
•If an employee (or the company) were to be prosecuted for a crime, what kind of trial system (adversarial or inquisitorial) would be in effect?

After reviewing the three countries, conclude your report by explaining:
•Which country's police and legal systems seem to most closely resemble the systems of the United States?
•Which country would you recommend the company to choose? Why?

You may choose to address each of the above-mentioned points for all the three countries or review each country separately. The Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook is a good starting place for information on other countries.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

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Examination and Arrest of Illegal Immigrants

You are an immigration officer assigned to a port of entry. A person presents himself for entry. You become suspicious and decide to examine him. However, you do not have a search warrant. You discover three passports, and, at that point, you arrest him, seize the passports, handcuff him, and place him in a holding cell.

A hue and cry is raised in the media because you searched an individual without a warrant. Your supervisors ask you to present a report justifying your actions.

Create a 2- to 3-page report in a Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the following questions:

Explain the authority under which you searched him.

Explain the authority under which you detained him.

Does the detainee have any rights under the US Constitution?

What are the statutes involved in this case? Explain.

Do you think the end justifies the means? (You searched him without a warrant but found three passports on him). Justify your answer with examples and reasoning.

Analyze under what circumstances this case can be considered as a case of illegal immigration.

Would things have been different if the person was found with no passport? Why?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format

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Please prepare a short IRAC summary http://www.lawnerds.com/guide/irac.html

- EACH summary should be approximately 200 words, for a total of 400 words for this assignment.
- Please use the court case and NLRB decision listed below ( numbers 1 and 2).
- Use appropriate legal citations as explained in the lesson.

1. Hartman Bros. Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. v. NLRB, 280 F.3d 1110 (7th Cir. 2002).
2. Stericycle, Inc., 357 N.L.R.B. No. 61 (Aug. 23, 2011).

IRAC 
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Issue                        
What facts and circumstances brought these parties to court?  And then, what is the issue that is to be decided based on the facts presented in this case.

Rule                            
What is the governing law for the issue? (What is the general rule of law that is to be applied to the particular facts and issue in this case).

Analysis            
Apply the legal rules to these unique facts? What is the reasoning that the court used to apply the legal rules to the facts of this case?


Conclusion          
How does the court's holding modify the rule of law?  Has the court announced a modified rule of law that applies in the factual circumstances of this case? 



For Citation 

Basics of Legal Citation
The first part of any case citation is the name of the case. The name has at least one or more of the parties to the case. Some cases have a single name, for example In Re Yamashita or the NLRB case ATC Forsythe. Most cases have two parties, but some have more (particularly class actions which have multiple plaintiffs).

When you cite a case, the case name MUST be in italics or underlined (italics is more current, underline was more the format when typewriters were used). Pick either italics or underline and use it throughout your whole document. Use that name form EVERY time that you mention the case.

Next in case citation is typically something that looks like this - 152 NLRB 25. This is usually the legal source book where the case is found (in this case NLRB bound volumes), with the volume number first and the page number second. In this case, the volume is 152 and the page number is 25. Many cases have multiple volume citations, listing citations found in more than one federal volume, perhaps a Westlaw cite (look for WL in the cite) or a Lexis cite (look for lexis in the cite). For example, Harris v. United States, 382 U.S. 162, 167, 86 S.Ct. 352, 15 L.Ed.2d 240 (1965) lists 3 places where you can find the case—U.S. volumes, S. Ct. volumes, or L.Ed. volumes. In this course we will use the first location listed, in this example, the U.S. So you can cite this case as Harris v. United States, 382 U.S. 162 (1965).

When citing a decision you must cite the page number where the information you are referencing can be found. Using the prior example we want to cite page 167 where we found a quotation. We would cite Harris v. United States, 382 U.S. 162, 167 (1965). We have added a number that is called the pin cite. The first page number—162—is the page in the volume where the first page of the decision appears. The 167 that we added, is the pin cite and is the page where the specific quote is found. This is a very important number, because anyone reading the document needs to know exactly where to find the referenced information. You should include a pin cite for any specific material that you cite.

Since many of your decisions will involve administrative law—EEOC or NLRB—particularly more recent decisions, a few comments are appropriate. Most administrative law decisions have a single name as the title. Recent decisions are not yet included into a bound volume, and appear literally as slips of paper distributed to practitioners not long after the decision is made public. These decisions are called "slip opinions" or "slip ops."

Slip ops typically have three numbers—the volume number, the case number, and a slip op page cite. The volume number is the number of the bound volume in which the case will eventually appear. Cases are given case numbers in order of publication. The first case published or made public in a volume is No. 1, the second is No. 2. The page cite number is a bit complicated. In contrast with decisions found in bound volumes, which have a page number referring to the page where the decision first appears, the slip opinions have no bound volume page number. For that reason, pin cite citations in a slip opinion refer to the actual page in the slip opinion, which will typically be a low number like 1 or 4 or 16.

For example, a case citation like, St. George Warehouse, 351 NLRB No. 42, slip op. at 3, will appear in the 351st Board volume, the case was the 42nd issued during the volume period, and the particular proposition, holding, or quotation cited was found on the 3rd page of the slip opinion.

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Examination and Arrest of Illegal Immigrants

You are an immigration officer assigned to a port of entry. A person presents himself for entry. You become suspicious and decide to examine him. However, you do not have a search warrant. You discover three passports, and, at that point, you arrest him, seize the passports, handcuff him, and place him in a holding cell.

A hue and cry is raised in the media because you searched an individual without a warrant. Your supervisors ask you to present a report justifying your actions.

Create a 2- to 3-page report in a Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the following questions:

Explain the authority under which you searched him.

Explain the authority under which you detained him.

Does the detainee have any rights under the US Constitution?

What are the statutes involved in this case? Explain.

Do you think the end justifies the means? (You searched him without a warrant but found three passports on him). Justify your answer with examples and reasoning.

Analyze under what circumstances this case can be considered as a case of illegal immigration.

Would things have been different if the person was found with no passport? Why?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

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Juvenile Criminal Justice System

A persistent controversy in criminal justice involves determining the age at which a juvenile should be held accountable for his or her actions. With this context in mind, respond to the following questions:
•What factors influence an adolescent's maturity and ethical development? Explain and provide appropriate reasoning for your answer.
•Should there be an across-the-board age limit that defines the border between the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems? Or should it vary on a case-by-case basis? Explain your reasoning.
•The 2005 Supreme Court decision in Roper v. Simmons represented a turning point in juvenile justice in the United States. Significantly, the majority opinion even referred to international opinion in the explanation of the justices' reasoning. Should "international opinion" influence the decisions of the US Supreme Court? Why or why not?
•Choose another country and research its procedural law regarding juvenile offenders. Summarize for the class how the country you chose prosecutes and punishes (or treats) juvenile offenders. Are there any aspects of the other country's procedures that could improve the US system? Explain.

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US Prisoners Exchange Policy

The U.S. has a treaty with several countries regarding prisoner exchanges; the U.S. takes US citizens from a foreign country in exchange for illegal aliens from that country who are in our prisons. The largest prisoner exchanges for the U.S. concern Canadian and Mexican citizens in the US prisons. Prisoner exchanges are not extraditions.

Compare and contrast the differences between extradition and prisoner exchanges. According to you, why do you think there is a difference between the two? Justify your answer using examples and reasoning. Explain the statutes involved in the exchange of prisoners with countries of their origin? Discuss your opinion about the feasibility and legality of the exchange of prisoners. Do you think that it is a good national policy and why? Would you change the policy? Support your answer with appropriate reasoning.

What would your answer be to those US citizen prisoners, who, after an exchange, claim they were tortured in the foreign prison? Analyze whether this is a clear violation of their 8th Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment? What action should be taken following such accusations? Analyze whether the legal process in the U.S. in favor of such complaints or against them?

Comment on the opinions of your classmates about whether they think the exchange of prisoners is a good national policy. In addition, do you agree or disagree with your classmates viewpoints about whether the presented accusation that a prisoner was tortured in a foreign prison is a violation of their 8th amendment right. Provide rationales for your opinion.

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Criminal justice system and future drug policies

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Globalization of crime

Transnational organized crime

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Larry Landlord has recently renovated an apartment and has put it on the market to be rented for $800.00 a month. Larry Landlord has been in business for approximately five (5) years and has had both positive and negative experiences with tenants. Larry Landlord is hoping to find a good, long-term tenant for his apartment. Roger Renter saw Larry’s sign for the apartment for rent and thought the location and the apartment would be perfect. Roger met Larry to look at the apartment and Roger fell in love with it. All of the interior fixtures had been replaced and the unit had a nice large closet. Roger noticed that although newly painted, the exterior of the apartment did show a little bit of wear. Because of the condition of the exterior of the building, Roger asked Larry about any roof leaks. Larry stated that he had never had a leak and was not aware of any leaks.

Roger and Larry entered into a valid contract for the rental of the apartment. (Note: The issue of whether or not a contract exists is NOT part of this question. For purposes of this question assume the contract is valid and there are no issues with the contract.)  

Roger Renter was very happy in his new location; the apartment was quiet and the neighbors were friendly. Larry Landlord was also very happy because Roger Renter was a model tenant. Roger Renter paid on time and was quiet and respectful to other tenants.

The part of the country where Roger rented was rainy in the summertime. Roger rented and moved into the apartment in October. In June, a tremendous rainstorm occurred and Roger’s roof began to leak. The leak was minor at first and Roger merely put a trash can under the leak and had no other issues that month. When handing over his monthly rent check, Roger told Larry about the small leak. Larry thanked Roger for letting him know about the leak and told Roger he would have it fixed. 

The next month the rains came again and the leak grew larger in Roger’s apartment. Roger was not home at the time of the rain and therefore the leak damaged some of Roger’s furniture. Roger called Larry to let him know that there was a leak and asked when it might be fixed. Roger also stated that he thought Larry had fixed the roof. Larry curtly stated, “When it rains, sometimes it pours. When it pours, sometimes it leaks.” Roger did not like Larry’s tone or response and called back to ask when the roof might be fixed. Larry stated, “When I get to it.” The following day, Roger sent Larry a note about the roof leak and asked Larry to please address the issue.

The week before the rent was due, another rainstorm occurred and the leak was even larger. This time the leak damaged Roger’s clothing, furniture, and some precious items he had inherited from family members. Roger called Larry and asked Larry to fix roof immediately. Larry responded in a similar and condescending manner. Roger hung up the phone and threw his baseball bat against the wall, damaging the drywall and knocking out an electrical socket.  

Since it was the rainy season, Roger knew it would rain again and therefore simply moved his items away from the leak and did nothing to help mitigate the damage from the leaking roof.

Larry came into the apartment to investigate the leak and found damage from not only the leak but also from the thrown baseball bat. Roger states that the baseball bat damage was a direct result of Larry’s inability to fix the leak based on his anger from Larry’s curt response. 

Suppose you are a mediator. In five to seven (5-7) pages discuss the rights and responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant in which you:

Explore the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord. 
Decide whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages. 
Determine whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Explain why or why not.  
Describe whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and determine whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage. 
Support each response with facts presented in the scenario.
Use proper legal terminology throughout your responses. 
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

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Why is texting and driving a major problem?

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Address the following in 3–5 pages:

Can Officer Landonio take the cocaine as evidence? Why or why not? 
Assuming that the residents of the dwelling are present, what are Officer Landonio's options upon finding the prescribed and illegal narcotics on the table? Explain. 
What actions will he be required to take by law? Explain. 
You will need to fabricate the details or at least address multiple possibilities for this case. 
How does discretion come into play in this case? 
How can nonresidents present in the dwelling be handled? Explain.
With what can they be charged if arrested? Explain. 
If the residents are arrested, what are the next steps in the process? Explain.
Can drug courts come into play regarding this case? Why or why not?
Typically, when will drug law offenders be fined,

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You have just been appointed to assist the new court administrator for a medium-sized court system with approximately 75 employees and 5 full-time courts. This is a new position for the courts. In the past, each individual court has primarily managed itself, except for the employee-hiring process, which was completed through the County Human Resource Division. Upon taking your post, you quickly find out that none of the courts seem to be willing to cooperate with each other—or, for that matter, any of the other various county offices, such as the County Clerk's Office and the District Attorney's Office. Rumors and gossip about mismanagement abound, and the communications process between the five courts appears to be at a standstill. The courts currently have a huge backlog of cases awaiting trial, and in addition, employee morale is low and the turnover rate is high. The new administrator has asked that you form a team to brainstorm ideas on how to address these issues. 

Special Considerations

In 4–6 pages, address each of the problems listed below, with proposed solutions. Be sure to support your viewpoints from your readings and other appropriate outside sources. Identify problems that should be addressed, and propose solutions to those particular problems. Discuss how you would respond to these organizational problems and the following points:

Which problem should be addressed first, and exactly how should it be addressed? 
How would you respond to the employee morale problem? 
How would you respond to the turnover problem? 
What techniques could be employed to improve communications throughout the organization and to create a more harmonious work environment? 
What method or tactic would you use to reduce the backlog of cases awaiting trial