Tennessee v. Garner outlines the constitutional use of deadly force in felony cases. Do you agree or disagree with the Court’s decision? In 2-3 pages, please explain your position using 2-3 examples to support your claim. Be sure to cite any outside sources used in your work, and follow APA guidelines.

Shoulder Tap Crime Most states make it a crime to purchase alcohol for a minor, sometimes called the shoulder tap crime, based on the typical manner a request by a minor for an adult to buy alcohol occurs. These crimes generally do not require proof that the defendant knew the person was underage. Should the […]

Solipsism How might the assent to solipsism affect a person\’s ability to evaluate research? Explain. How might one\’s ability to evaluate research be affected by the rejection of solipsism?

You\’re the Judge This week, you are a judge in a federal district court where a man has been charged with possessing and distributing cocaine. The police obtained the evidence of his drug possession and sale by searching his home. Police arrived at the defendant’s house without a warrant, and the defendant and his wife […]

Ban on Prayer in the School System, Sports Events In a four to five page paper, please discuss one of the following topics in relation to the concepts covered in this course: •Ban on Prayer in the School System, Sports Events Make sure your paper follows APA formatting and citing guidelines, and make sure you […]

Law Final Exam: analyzing three different hypothetical cases For the final exam, you will be analyzing three different hypothetical cases. Please answer the questions for each case in complete sentences, with proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. Each answer should be at least 3-4 paragraphs in length, and contain reasons for your answers. Please provide citations […]

Eyewitness Misidentification Access the website for the Innocence Project and the link on the site regarding misidentification of criminal suspects: http://www.innocenceproject.org/understand/Eyewitness-Misidentification.php View the video that discusses the Ronald Cotton case. After watching the video, write a one page reaction paper to the video that answers the following questions: 1. What did you learn about the […]

Insanity Defense Write a one to two page paper exploring the use of the defense \”insanity.\” Please use one (or more) of the following examples for you analysis, and be sure to use appropriate APA formatting and citations: • John Hinkley • Lorena Bobbitt • Jonathan Schmitz

Booby Traps = Justified? In a two to three page paper, please discuss the following issue. Remember to use appropriate APA format and citations throughout your paper. Contrary to common law, today, in most, if not all states, a person cannot use deadly force in the defense of their property. Do you agree with this […]

False Confessions One of the most confusing aspects of wrongful convictions is the concept of false confessions. Why would someone admit to something they didn’t do? For this assignment, we will once again go the Innocence Project website: http://www.innocenceproject.org/understand/False-Confessions.php Watch the video about false confessions, and write a one-page reaction paper about what you have […]