Sexual Abuse Case Studies Samples For Students

In a quick span of time, American Apparel has emerged as one of the leading Apparel companies in the US with a unique business strategy of appealing to consumers who look for natural beauty. Over the years since it was founded, American Apparel has earned reputation for its policies like sweatshop-free environment, and environmentally friendly business practices. These policies have made it one of the most respected apparel manufacturer in USA. It continually implemented social welfare programs for its employees like English language training, medical care, and job security. But the company has been facing an allegation regarding some its business practices ...

Re: Client’s Sexual Harassment Case

Question Presented
Did the client’s interactions with the plaintiff including multiple requests for dates, talking in a sexually explicit manner, and a question, asked in quest, of whether she slept with a client in order to complete a sale amount to sexual harassment under federal or state law?

No. While client’s interactions with the plaintiff might be considered offensive or unsophisticated, under a legal analysis, they do not amount to sexual harassment.

Facts

Discussion
The client has been sued by the plaintiff for sexual harassment. The client contends that his actions were genuine (he really would like to date her) and ...

Employees need to have a clear relationship with their employees. They need to understand how the recruitment and retirement exercise works for them to plan their schedule. The employees have to work on their variation and flexibility since the market required employees who have such skills. Long time employees of the company need to change their perception towards the HR department. The HR should reward the most competitive employees. Rewarding would enhance healthy competition within the employees and give them the will to outdo their friends. The HR should compensate employees in injury cases. The department should look after all ...

I will rely on 22-2403 regarding second-degree murder
I will also rely on the evidence presented by an expert in Battered woman syndrome, Mrs. Dominique Stephens and a doctor, Sidney, who works at the emergency services. Mrs. Dominique’s evidence will show that she has been suffering from battered woman syndrome. The expert witness in battered woman syndrome will corroborate Dominique’s evidence and proof that she was suffering from the syndrome at the time when she shot her husband. The expert studied the defendant for one month and affirmed that she is suffering from battered woman syndrome. His ...

1. What is the definition of domestic violence? (2 points) According to U.S. Department of Justice definition, domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in a relationship that is used by one partner to exert control over another intimate partner. It includes physical assaults, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions that influence another person. 90 percent of cases involve women being abused by men (Eisenstat and Bancroft, 1999). Domestic violence is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for women of childbearing age and the main consequences are from the mental health aspects of abuse (Hegarty, 2011).
2. Identify complaints/psychological ...

Introduction:

This paper is a case study about a crime that occurred at Old Annapolis Road, Columbia on 11th March 2000 at 0030 hours. The nature of the crime was homicide and the victim of the crime was a teenager by the names Ashley Nicole Smith. She was found brutally murdered by stabbing in a pool of her own blood in a wooden area that was located just behind 9170 Old Annapolis Road. The suspected murderers of the teen were Scott Roy Jones and Frederick James Johnson. This paper analyses how investigations were conducted from the time her body was found. It also discusses the ...

1. What is the definition of domestic violence? (2 points) According to U.S. Department of Justice definition, domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in a relationship that is used by one partner to exert control over another intimate partner. It includes physical assaults, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions that influence another person. 90 percent of cases involve women being abused by men (Eisenstat and Bancroft, 1999). Domestic violence is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for women of childbearing age and the main consequences are from the mental health aspects of abuse (Hegarty, 2011).
2. Identify complaints/psychological ...

(Author Name)
(Institute)
- Describe the organizational culture of the Air Force Academy as presented in this case in terms of its similarity and differences to a typical college or university.
In many respects, there are similarities between the environment of a typical university or college and the Air force Academy. It is a common environment that creates a feeling of belonging, of identity for the students / cadets, provides a social support structure and consists of students of different ages and backgrounds working towards developing themselves and working towards their future.
However, in the case of the air Force ...

Responding to Rape Cases in England and Wales

Background to the problem
Sexual offenses cases such as rape are often the cause for debate in many countries especially when it comes to the capacity of the government to prosecute criminals and aid victims involved. For England and Wales, several laws and programs have been proposed to stop the growth of rape crimes and improve response from the government, from the Sexual Offenders Act of 2003 to the reorganization of government agencies such as the Sexual Assault Referral Centres. However, it is still a question on whether or not these actions are enough to improve how the authorities ...

Introduction

US Department of justice (2013), define domestic violence as a sequence and pattern of abusive behavior present in a relationship. Domestic violence can appear in forms of physical, psychological, emotional, economic, or even sexual actions. Vocalized threats are also considered as domestic violence. The behaviors that produce damaging effects on the victim are acknowledged as violent. Which includes threatening, controlling, degrading, isolating, terrifying, terrorizing, forcing, fragmenting, bullying, blaming, hurting, harming, or wounding someone in a relationship (Siemieniuk, Krentz, Gish, Gill, 2010).The motive behind abusive position is attributed to the perpetrator’s need for power and control over one’s partner.
...

Introduction

In the day-to-day running of businesses, the parties that are involved are guided by some kind of law to ensure smooth running of the business. As such, there ought to be an agreement between the parties to the transaction, which in most cases, is binding. In essence, this would mean that the parties make a contract between themselves. In essence, the main aim of the contract is to outline the objectives of the agreement to ensure that it is accomplished in a prescribed manner. This is essential in order to avoid breach of the terms, which could lead the parties to ...

Facts

The defendants, Barry and Roy Krall, met the victim, George Stafford, during the winter in a bar. In the course of their meeting, the defendants realized that Stafford was intoxicated and had lots of money. Unluckily, Stafford asked the defendants who had already put a plan of robbing him, to give him a ride. They boarded Kibbe’s car and drove off towards Canandaigua. While Krall was driving, Kibbe was busy roughing Stafford up. Kibbe slapped Stafford severally with the aim of getting all the money he had. In order to make sure he had no additional money with him, Kibbe asked ...

Facts

On the evening of May 18 1985, the defendant and his friend Peter Maskorich were drinking. They left the bar at around midnight. In the early morning hours, the defendant and Maskorich wound up racing the defendant’s boat in Sacramento River. There were no floatation devices in the boat. At 3am, Gary Bingham heard noise and he went outside and saw a boat with two people inside at the bend in the river. Rodney and Susan Logan who were fishing also saw an aluminium boat with two men in it. The boat had no running lights and it was ...

People v. Poplar 20 Mich. App. 132, 173 N.W.2d 732 (1970) was an appeal filed in the Michigan Appellate Court by Marathon Poplar seeking to set aside a conviction of lower court that had found him guilty of aiding and abetting the crime of breaking and entering and of assault with intent to commit murder. The facts of the case which gave rise to the appeal are as follows.
On December 3, 1964 in the early morning hours, two men, Clifford Lorrick and Alfred Williams broke into the Oak recreation park building. However, before they could steal anything from ...

Identify the problem

Megan Slake is the mother of eight year old Nancy Slake. Nancy was raped in the past. Megan feels sure that her neighbor was the culprit but not enough proof was collected to achieve a conviction. At a restaurant with her husband one evening Megan sees her former neighbor. The next day Megan learns that the former neighbor was accused of murdering his wife at the same time Megan knows he was at the restaurant. Therefore he could not have committed the murder. (a) Megan could keep quiet about his location at the time of the murder. Or (b) she could speak up ...

Consulting For Entertainment Weekly

According to the contract that was singed by Disney´s agent and by Ms. Peggy as the singer of the film the Lady and the tramp; Ms. Peggy was going to be paid for her work with $3.500 besides residual payments at 12.5% of the sales of the movies; meaning this, that Ms. Peggy was giving her permission to use her voice as a commercial issue of that movie to Disney, giving them also the rights to distribute the film to any other technology yet to be invented (just like we can see now DVD, Blue Ray, and even VCR ...

RAPE CASE IN MALAYSIA

Introduction
Human beings interact through a complex mechanism guided by values, morality, ethics, and law. The diversity of human interactive systems provides overlapping interactive mechanisms between these principles. It is therefore important to understand the meanings, boundaries, and role of these principles within the domain of human interaction. Values are ideas we hold that give significance and meaning to our lives. They underpin our beliefs, influence the actions we take, decisions we make, and even the life we lead. It is important to understand values in order to acquire know on how to create realities about ourselves, and thus ...

Introduction

Harassment law is one of the many laws of the country that covers a lot of ground, specifically in the fair treatment of other human beings in the workplace. When looking through different sources, and when looking for terms and definitions in general, the most common form of harassment to appear is sexual harassment.
This may not be the only form of harassment, but it is the most common as it is the most obvious difference in people in a workplace. More often than not, harassment begins as nothing more than banter in a workplace, this type of exchange (and sometimes ...

Most shooting incidents in trailer and action movies portray a backward displacement of the victim (sometimes violent) over a large distance. Real life witnesses however may not give a similar account of the event. Viewers may also be skeptical on the way the incident is portrayed in movies. The effect of the bullet on the target can however be calculated from simple concepts in physics given the right or (reasonably approximated) quantities. The main concepts are those of momentum and energy conservation.
Firearms such as guns are meant to deliver destructive energy to the target with minimal energy input by the ...

SIRAC ANALYSIS

Summary
The populous state is facing a serious problem of sexual harassment of the female students by the faculty and fellow male students. In this context, it is instructive to appreciate the fact that the female students have been placed at a weaker position since their detractors are at a better position and privileged than they are. In some cases, the female students have no options but to conform given the high stakes. For instance, cases of compromised results, poor assessment and poor progress in the delivery of the education sort after face the students. The victims have to make a choice ...

Harris v. Forklift Systems Inc.

Harris v. Forklift Systems Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States, 1993

510 U.S. 17
FACTS: Plaintiff Teresa Harris was employed as a rental manager with Forklift Systems Inc. She filed a complaint regarding the sexual harassment behavior committed by the company’s President, Charles Hardy. In her complaint, she alleged that Hardy's misconduct made her undergo PTSD-like symptoms. She further alleged in her complaint that she was willing to resign from her job on the condition that Hardy makes a formal apology for his misconduct. For failure to heed to her request and knowing that the sexual harassment behavior will persist, she ...

Sexual harassment is any unwelcome or unwanted behavior that is sexual in nature directed towards a particular individual. Such behavior may lead to the development of fear, shame, embarrassment, and other psychological problems according to Young et al. (2004).
Such behaviors interfere with an individual’s right to equal opportunity in education. Harassment can occur in a variety of forms. For instance, the use of written or spoken language with sexual intentions is inappropriate. According t the Supreme Court of the United States (1986), Fraser a student at Bethel High School faced charges for the use of sexually explicit language in ...

It is the case that more often than not, heinous acts are committed in private or away from the public eye. Nevertheless, there are numerous situations where such acts are committed in public places where people witness the acts but fail to do anything to stop the perpetrator. These are persons who have been referred to as bystanders. This term has been used to define them as they are not part of the “confrontation” or “encounter” between the parties in question. These are persons who are simply going about their duties but happen to witness an act which ideally ...

There are definite social consequences for an officer who refuses to comply with the “blue wall” mentality. In the hypothetical, an officer who refused to back up his partner’s story in criminal and civil court regarding the excessive use of force on a suspect has been branded a “rat” by his fellow officers. The officer in question has faced a variety of repercussions as a result of his actions, ranging in severity from social ostracization to serious work safety repercussions, such as other officers refusing to ride along with the officer in question.
In this particular case, the officer in question ...

Introduction

The case study is of a minor young girl who does not want her parents to know that she has become pregnant. She is considering an abortion and has already decided that whatever be her medical condition, she would provide consent on her own without any consultation with her parents.
According to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Bill 2010, a minor is a person who is less than 18 years. The client in question, Chin Lee is a minor since she is only 15 years old. However, there are separate rules and regulations for minors living in Western Australia. In ...

There are four principles of ethics that are widely used in order to decide the morality and uprightness of any procedure done in the field of medicine. These principles include the right to autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. The case in question concerns a45-year old man requesting medical practitioners to amputate his right arm as he feels that it “doesn’t belong to him”. This paper shall argue that amputation of the right arm should not be performed by doctors without knowledge and consent of the family. In lieu of this, they should suggest other means of treatment for ...

Introduction

Victims of crime often struggle to cope with various physical assaults, psychological and emotional challenges, and financial constraints because of crimes endured. The victims may sustain physical injuries; they may require enhancing their security measure or even shift to evade victimization; feel terrified, anger, or even left paying heavy medical bills. They may even lack time to participate in criminal proceedings. Luckily, there are resources to take care of them, and assist them recover, and there are sources that fund resources.

This paper discusses one of the sources which helps finance the programs that ascertain the welfare of the ...

Writer 012367: Samantha Fletcher

Ten McDonalds’ employees in Reedsburg, Wisconsin repeatedly reported sexual harassment in the work place. The complaints were continuously looked over and ignored causing an escalation of the situation. The escalation in turn caused increased hostility in the work place resulting in one of the harassed employees to quit. The complaints were addressed in a way that resulted in retaliation in the form of unfair firing of employees who repeatedly reported the harassment. Missoula Mac, the owner of 25 of the franchises, was ordered to pay out $1,000,000 in compensatory damages to the victims.
The McDonalds’ company was ...

Women and gender studies: gender violence

Gender violence is a common issue when it comes to gender related problems. Even though, there are a few cases where men are the victims of gender violence, it is the women who suffer most from this problem. 95 percent of the cases of gender violence reported are usually female victims. The women who fall victims of gender violence include the married women, female children who are abused by their parents, dating women and at times women who experience gender violence at their places of work. Women are mostly the victims of gender violence because in most cases they are referred ...

The word borderline was a common term in the 19th century used to delineate a condition that was bordering two distinct types of psychiatric conditions that were by the time broadly categorized into major groups; neurosis and psychosis (Chapman and Gratz 9). As Chapman and Gratz assert, this delineation was probably due to the fact that a limited number of patients had been observed to warrant a precise description of the disease. Findings from the researches point to the fact the Borderline Disorder could be described far much differently. Chapman and Gratz uphold that Borderline Disorder, conventionally known as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), ...

ETHICS IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION

Mark’s decision to stop the doctor from telling Annie about her cancer was informed by his concern for her welfare. He wanted his wife not to lose hope and to continue fighting for her life. This may have been kind on his part; however he had no right to keep her in the dark about her condition. Annie had the right to be informed of her decision as soon as the doctor confirmed the diagnosis. The doctor should have told her of the truth about her condition in the simplest language possible. He should have expressed the facts ...

Serial killers are always an interesting study and the United States has had its fair share of these, especially in the last century. The case selected for analysis here is Jeffrey Dahmer who killed a large number of underage boys after having lured them and had sex with them. It remains one of the most compelling cases of recent times not least due to the fact that Dahmer himself was murdered while serving out a life term in prison a few years after he was convicted (Purcell, 2006).
Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer who murdered a huge number of men in a spree ...

Case summary

This is a case of one female intern known as Levy Chandra. She was a waged intern stationed with the Federal Bureau of Prisons by the time she went missing as she out on a dawn jog along the well-known Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. The case also involved Gary Condit. During her disappearance, the main suspect the then Californian U.S. democrat Representative, after it was revealed that the five-term Congressman was engaged in an extramarital affair with Chandra. The man was a congressional representative as well as being a serialized adulterer-possessing savor for younger women (Hingham and Horvitz 34). Chandra Levy believed ...

Introduction

People face difficult situations in their daily lives and therefore, counseling is important to assist these people go through life smoothly. Among the many difficult situations, that people experience is domestic violence. Domestic violence affects not only the partners involved but also their children and society (Dutton, 2006). The partners may not notice the harm they cause their children when involved in violence but it actually affects children psychologically. When clients of domestic violence appear in counseling sessions, a counselor needs to observe the necessary legal and ethical issues in dealing with the situation. The counselor may experience several challenges ...

Interview Profile

This paper is focused at looking at personality and attitudes traits in an individual. For purposes of the article and protection of the interviewee, he will be addressed, as Mr. X. Mr. X is an individual of sound mind aged 26. I recently interviewed him in an aim of learning more about him as a person. The first thing I wanted to learn about the individual was whether he preferred to watch an action in order to remember it, or was more comfortable with reading about it in books. To defend his answer, Mr. X told me that he was ...

Analysis of murder crime

Description of the crime

In this case, Stephen McDaniel who graduated recently from Mercer school of law is accused of murdering his former classmate Lauren Giddings and throwing some of her body parts in the dust bin. McDaniel and Giddings used to live in the same apartment after graduating from the school of law. Giddings was seen for the last time on the evening of June 25 together with her friends spending time together, and since then her family members, friends, and corps have been looking for her everywhere. After searching for five days, corps found some of her ...

Ethics in the use of artistic material from the Internet

Use of Internet based services has been on a tremendous rise in the world. This has been contributed by advances in the technological world. Use of Internet has been embraced in various dimensions. For instance, people use Internet based services to disseminate information from one individual to another. In addition, it has been used in as a way of expression. For example, creation and upload of video clips and pictures which are objected in creating certain awareness. However, the form and technique of Internet usage has brought various contentious ethical and moral issues (Lawrence & Weber, 2011).

According to the theory of ...

Abstract

Rape in the United States military has historically been viewed as a myth that did not need to be addressed. This way of thinking is the result of the viewpoints of a rape culture. These viewpoints work to legitimize the violence to remove all blame from the attacker, which makes the violence strategic and intentional. It has been noted the main reason intra-military is underreported is, the fact the attacker usually holds a higher level of superiority. This reality results in, the victim needing to report the event with their attacker.
It has been reported by the Marine Corps, ...

The scene of the incident doesn’t look like an altered one. The pick-up has heaps of glass outside the passenger door; this points to the probability that the window to the passenger window was broken on the scene. The pick-up doesn’t seem to be a four wheel drive since only the rear wheels have dug into the ground. The rear wheel having burnt off the rim; there is a possibility that the driver lost control of the pick-up and plunged into the fence, but the rear wheels continued to turn. The position of the lady at the ...

Introduction

Domestic violence has adverse impacts on the development of a child. In fact, the emotional turmoil created by growing up in such an environment heightens the chances of the infant engaging in rebellious activities such as drug abuse and other denial behaviors in their youth. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that Susie’s exposure to childhood molestation at an early age contributed to her drug problems and overall response to his abusive marriage. Since she witnessed her mother withstand the abuse she received from his father, she felt obliged to keep up with his ...

Yes, I agree with this decision, and the court was right to hold that capital punishment or capital punishment cannot be applied to the case of rape of minors for various reasons which I will set out in the subsequent sections of this paper. The law on the capital punishment in the US is found in the individual criminal codes of each state, but the jurisprudence of the death penalty has largely been shaped by the US Supreme Court. The law in this area was enunciated by the same court when it made it clear in Coker v Georgia ( ...

Introduction 3

Gillick Competency Principle 4
Roles and responsibilities of nurses 5
Conclusion 8

References: 10

Ethical and Legal issue
This case study focuses on a minor girl who does not want her parents to know that she is pregnant. She is contemplating terminating the pregnancy via an abortion without consulting or seeking the consent of her parents.
According to the 2010 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Bill, a minor is a person aged less than 18 years. The client in question, Chin Lee, is a minor because she is only 15 years old. In Western Australia, minors are governed by separate ...

Background of human trafficking

Human trafficking can be related to the slave trade, a practice that was common before the 17th century. Human trafficking involves the transportation of human beings from one region to the other for the main purpose of providing cheap labour, as well as some income to the traders. In this procedure, humans are lured or forced into accepting to work elsewhere for a fee. In some cases, there is no payment accorded to the workers, they are not paid anything especially if they have been exchanged for money. Their masters or mistress only agree to carter for their needs during the ...

The following sample is crafted by our free essay writers so that you have a perfect example of Patient Safety Movement case study for your homework.

Introduction

The recent expansion of healthcare ethics to evidence based research practice aims to address patient safety issues surrounding medical treatment an intervention. The “nature, behaviour and consequences of patient safety incidents and their surrounding circumstances” are a longstanding concern, and one which has the potential to cost healthcare institutions exceptional levels of expenditure in medical malpractice damages.
The World Health Organization (WHO) policy outlined in Ethical Issues in Patient Safety: Interpreting Existing Guidance covers the framework to ethical practice in medicine (WHO, 2013). Research inquires directed at resolving ethical challenges in contemporary policy and procedure (i.e. informed consent), inform ...

Identity theft is a crime characterized by wrong acquisition and use of another person’s data in a deceptive and fraudulent manner for economic or other purposes. The World Wide Web has made it possible to obtain another person’s data and use in a fraudulent manner without his consent. Unlike fingerprints which are unique for each and every person, personal data especially social security numbers, bank account numbers, telephone calling card numbers and other information if they fall in the wrong hands, they may be used for the wrong reasons and cause considerable damage. In the United States for instance, a lot ...

The workplace is comprised of individuals with different types and personalities. As a result, conflict is bound to be experienced at one time or another. However some instances witness the escalation of such aggression to unwarranted levels, in which case, those on the receiving end are left in a vulnerable position. Such situations can be explained as workplace violence and harassment. According to the Ontario Ministry of Labor, workplace violence involves the physical exertion of force or attempt to use force to an individual with the intention to cause physical harm. It can also be described as the interpretation ...

Part 1

Notably, the abuse of older people has been observed to gain ground in recent times. The minority groups have mostly been on the receiving end and, in particular, the Hispanic community. In general, the abuse of older people may either exist as an act of omission which is also referred to as neglect or as an act of commission (Rodriguez, 2015). The harm may be intentional or unintentional. Such abuses occur in physical, psychological or financial forms. Whichever the case, such abuses are likely to result in sufferings, pain and injuries which would have been prevented in the first ...

Business Commerce Law

Distinguish between libel, slander, defamation, trade slander, and deceit, indicating in what situations each would apply and the significance of the distinction.
Libel, slander, defamation, trade slander and deceit are legal terms that are often interchanged by lay persons. While these words may seem related and almost similar, there are several ways in which they are different. Here is a discussion of what these different terms mean and situations to illustrate their meaning:
Defamation is a broad term used to refer to any published statement that is a false accusation and is detrimental to a particular person’s reputation. The plaintiff ...

Contract of Sale of a Good and Legal Obligations of Concerned Parties

Introduction
This research paper presents an analysis of a case study and is written to address breach of law of contract concerning sale of a good (bicycle) by a last year student named Jonas. He placed an advertisement in one of the sports magazine making an offer to the general public to sell his bicycle. Jonas was approached by two first year students named by Sarah and Saleh at different times on the same day. As this last year student was not aware about the telephonic message placed by Sarah, he sold the bicycle to another first year student ...

Distinguish between slander, libel, defamation, deceit, and trade slander, indicating the instances each would apply and the significance of the dissimilarity.
For a statement to be actionable and considered to be defamation, it has to be published, false, and derogatory and must refer to a specific person. If it refers to a group of people, it is not defamation. A defaming statement cannot be complimentary even if not true. It must also have the effect of disadvantaging the individual, in that it has to be told to a third party possibly the media causing other people to avoid the plaintiff.
Slander ...

Background

According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2019) in 2018, the total number of offenses committed by young offenders was 728, 280. The major crimes committed by young offenders include simple assault (125,030), drug abuse violations (90,670), and disorderly conduct (57, 760). The most significant crime committed by young offenders was violent crimes (46,140). Although the overall crimes committed by the young individuals dropped by 10 percent from the 2017 calendar year to the 2018 fiscal period, these crimes still baffle the relevant authorities and the public. The major question that accompanies the ...

Sexual Harassment Case for Rosetta

There is reasonable amount of evidence to support a case of sexual harassment against Rosetta. Rosetta's case by her description fits all the descriptions that befit sexual harassment in Canada. The first instance is seen when the co-workers ask her to describe what she did with her boyfriend the night before much to her displeasure. In yet another instance, Rosetta asserts that all of their utterances are dirty and deliberately meant for her ears even when she tries to ignore them or pretends not to be following what they are discussing. By the co-workers asking Rosetta to compare her ...

Initial post

First three things to do after a disaster; social psychological recovery
Disasters have psychological effects such as depression as well as anxiety that are the most common ranging from mild to a severe state. Anxiety normally includes the PTSD difficulty in concentrating, sleeping, experiencing chest pain, phobias, and dizziness as well as panic attacks. On the other hand, those suffering from depression experiences sadness, guilty feeling, sleeplessness, energy lack as well as feeling of hopeless and difficulty concentrating.
In that respect, there is a need for immediate support through psychological counseling, residential care for families, children, seniors as well as ...

I. Introduction
Journalists have a responsibility to the facts of an event. This is an aspect of journalism that is often lost in the sensationalism that often follows the news in the modern era. Ethics and standards in journalism are principles that give the journalist a structural framework for conducting the practice of reporting on events, people, or places; they are designed to help the journalist navigate specific situations and challenges that journalists often face. Journalists do not exist in a vacuum; they are people with their own opinions and feelings about the things that they are reporting, and it follows ...

International arbitration allows international business persons from different legal backgrounds to amicably solve their grievances. Parties to a contractual agreement or in an international relationship seek an impartial party who carries out the adjudicatory process. The resolution by the arbitrators is usually binding and carries a provision of arbitration in future contractual disputes. International Arbitration has over the last half century gained popularity because of the expeditious nature of the method. Businesses and international traders prefer international arbitration to the domestic legal process. A dispute would usually be handled under the judicial system under which the dispute occurred. Resolving the dispute ...

Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s benefits of business ethics. ( Employees' commitment, investor loyalty, customer satisfaction, and bottom line.)
Providing relief to disaster victims, facilitating people in preparing for disasters and responding to emergencies is the core business of the ARC. In the event of September 11 in 2001, the ARC benefits of ethics suffered negative impact. The organization operates independently and has about 35000 employees and about half a million volunteers. The organization has a set of policies and regulations that govern how everyday situations and issues are addressed. When the USA was under a terrorist attack ...

Jane Doe

Abstract
In terms of psychological ailments, Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) is one of the more challenging ones that people tend to face. When an event occurs that threatens one’s life or the life of their loved one’s there is a change that occurs in the individual that begins a cycle of various symptoms that create an overly sensitive state of mind for the individual. The memories of the trauma do not leave the person and play out through various psychological problems. Fortunately, with the help of treatments like EMDR, CBT, and pharmacological intervention, there is help available for ...

Calvin Stark tested positive for HIV in 1988 and received counseling on the infection which included a discussion of engaging in future safe sex, risks associated with the spread of the disease as well as the important of informing sexual partners of his infected status. Stark continued to engage in sexual practices in disregard of his counseling advice, as a result, a physician who had treated Stark issued an order for Stark to discontinue his practice. This order was issued according to a Washington State law which allows physicians to protect the health of others. Stark refused to cease ...

Re: Main Issues Involved in Key United States Supreme Court Cases

Since 1963, the United States Supreme Court has taken an expansive view of Due Process as it applies to criminal defendants. A number of important Supreme Court decisions have addressed the scope of a Prosecutor’s constitutional duties in light of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Although the Prosecutor stands in an adversarial position to the criminal defendant, the Prosecutor is sometimes required to disclose various forms of evidence that may be favorable to the defendant. These cases touch upon the delicate balance between a vigorous Prosecution and the defendant’s right to a fair trial ...

Investigating A Crime Scene

As the lead investigator, I will enter the crime scene with my unit and evaluate the scene from an objective standpoint. If I am the first responding investigator on the scene, I would take careful note of the date and time and I would pay close attention to my surroundings, particularly whether there are any persons or vehicles nearby (U.S. Department of Justice, 2000, p. 11). I would also be on the lookout for potential safety hazards that may be present at the scene and advise others at the scene to proceed with caution (U.S. Department of Justice, 2000, ...