How can the media be used to help solve crimes? Does this help compensate for the harm they contribute to the Criminal Justice system? Why or why not?
Category: Law
Media helps to contribute to crime
Do you believe that the media helps to contribute to crime? Rationalize your answer and provide examples to justify your stance.
All Come Together
Scan this series of journal articles and opinion pieces (found is the Course Content folder).
• Gaynor, M., & Haas-Wilson, D. (1999).
• Cuellar A.E., & Gertler, P.J. (2003).
• Cuellar A.E., & Gertler, P.J. (2005).
• Vogt, W.B., & Town, R. (2006).
• Deloitte (2014).
• Gooch, K. (2016
• Barker, E., (2017).
• Kandrach, M. (2018).
• Nickels, T. (2018).
What has caused this over two decade trend of consolidation? Is it likely to continue? Why? Is this a good thing or not? What has been the impact on patients, providers, payors?
To Acquire or Not to Acquire
The federal Department of Justice filed suit to block the Cigna-Anthem merger. In May 2018, Cigna announced its intention to merge with Express Scripts. How are these two actions similar? Different? How does this differ from the proposed Walmart-Humana merger?
The media to reduce crime and victimization
Using the media to reduce crime and victimization has proven difficult due to unanticipated and counterproductive effects. Why do you think it is so difficult to raise concern about crime and its consequences of a targeted audience without triggering negative effects from raising levels of fear?
“Getting Started”
Review the APA module under the “Getting Started” area if you need assistance. As a criminal justice professional, it is imperative that you learn the finer aspects of writing. Citing and referencing are part of the gradable criteria for your weekly work.All questions are worth 20 points:
Do you believe that the media helps to contribute to crime? Rationalize your answer and provide examples to justify your stance.
How can the media be used to help solve crimes? Does this help compensate for the harm they contribute to the Criminal Justice system? Why or why not?
Discuss a recent anticrime Public Service Announcement in terms of its target audience, the problem it addresses, its use of fear, the behaviors it strives to encourage or discourage, and how effective it is perceived to be.
Discuss where and when surveillance cameras are acceptable and if it should matter if they are hidden or openly displayed. Discuss the phemonmenon of a surveillance effect and whether people should be informed that they are within the view of a surveillance system.
Discuss why bad news about corrections is more newsworthy than good news and what, if anything, correctional personnel can do to change the public image of corrections. Discuss who is most responsible for the content and nature of news about corrections: correctional personnel, administration, journalists, news agency administrators, or the public?
The appellate courts
Describe how the appellate courts have shaped policy on the question about how far police officers can go to prevent and investigate criminal activity”?
Computer Forensics Individual Project
Description Do you know what the term computer forensics means? Many people do not nor do they understand the techniques involved to find and obtain evidence. Computer forensics is part of digital forensic science, and the goal for the investigator is to examine forensically with the goal of identifying, obtaining, and analyzing digital information. Depending upon the skill of the investigator, the limit to analyzing electronic data is limitless. As with experience, the more skilled one is with computers, the application of software, and digital data, the more knowledgeable the investigator will be with his or her exploration of evidentiary data.
Reflect for a moment on your computer devices and your knowledge of how they operate, and think about how and what you might recover as evidence.
In a 10-12-page paper, discuss the following topics:
• Identify the components of a computer that should be photographed in a crime scene, and explain why.
• Upon entry into a cyber crime scene, explain actions concerning the computer that are emergent and what may result if you do not take action immediately?
• The hard disk drive on a computer contains the data stored in and by that computer’s use. Why does that component have the most value in a cyber crime scene?
• Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA) cut up and compartmentalize data in an encrypted file, making them hard to access. What is encryption, and why is it a concern in a cyber-crime scene investigation?
• Warrants for the content of a hard drive are normally restricted to the relationship of evidence to the crime being investigated. What restrictions are there for crime scene investigators on the data seized while executing the warrant?
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
Apply relevant aspects of law to current business situations
Differentiate between matters of law and matters of ethics in business situations
Scenario
The Friendly Dawg is a retail pet supply store owned by Dave Dawgs. Dave has worked in the store since high school and took over running the store after his father died two years ago. Originally the store sold only pet food and supplies, such as animal food, bird cages, water bowls, pet beds, and so forth. Upon taking ownership, Dave added fish tanks with fish for sale. Recently he built a kennel and cages in a former storage area in the rear of the store in order to sell live animals, such as snakes, birds, dogs, and cats. Landlord Lou came by during renovations and asked what was going on. One of Dave’s employees told Lou that The Friendly Dawg was expanding its inventory and needed the space. Landlord Lou told the employee, “Very exciting! Good luck!”
A few weeks later, landlord Lou began receiving complaints from the neighboring tenant, the Sunshine Yoga studio, that the noise from the dogs and parrots was very disruptive.
The signed lease between Dave Dawg’s deceased father and Lou describes the business as a pet supply store only and does not mention selling live animals. The lease specifies a rent in the amount of $500 a month. Sunshine Yoga does not have a written lease. The owner of Sunshine Yoga, Jasmine, met Lou one night in a bar two years ago where he verbally offered to rent her the space for $300 a month. Jasmine claims that landlord Lou told her that night that she could rent from him forever and that he would never evict her.
Lou called Dave, asking him to quiet the animals. Dave said he would try, but the complaints from Jasmine continued. Dave also demanded that Lou improve the air-conditioning system, claiming it was too hot in the rear of the store for his animals and it was causing them to become agitated. Landlord Lou refused, claiming that air-conditioning was not meant to cool that area and it was not his job as landlord to take care of live animals.
Dave stopped paying his rent, claiming that he was not obligated to do so because Lou was breaching his obligation under the lease to maintain the property in good repair. The next day, a dangerous snake escaped through the air vents and slithered into the neighboring yoga studio, frightening Jasmine, the owner, such that she had a heart attack.
After recovering, Jasmine stopped paying her rent, claiming that the premises were unsafe due to the presence of wild animals. She also claimed that she has been very depressed and anxious as a result of the ongoing situation. And she contends that she has lost clients because of the noise coming from The Friendly Dawg.
The Friendly Dawg has been a good tenant, enjoys a strong customer base, and pays more in rent than Sunshine Yoga. Sunshine Yoga has always been late with rent, and Jasmine constantly bothers Lou over minor issues.
Directions
Write two short papers—one on contract law and one on tort law.
Contract Law
Evaluate the potential rights, claims, defenses, obligations, and remedies for each party from the perspective of contract law. Determine whether landlord Lou has a right to evict either party. Use reliable resources, such as the textbook and other course resources, to support your evaluation. Specifically, include the following components in your evaluation:
Contract between The Friendly Dawg and landlord Lou
Analyze the scenario to determine whether a valid contract still exists between The Friendly Dawg and landlord Lou.
Explain the elements of a valid contract, and identify which contract elements, if any, exist between The Friendly Dawg and landlord Lou.
Analyze the potential rights, claims, defenses, obligations, and remedies available to both landlord Lou and The Friendly Dawg in this scenario.
Support your analysis by referencing specific legal principles or laws.
Contract between Sunshine Yoga and landlord Lou
Analyze the scenario to determine whether a valid contract still exists between Sunshine Yoga and landlord Lou.
Explain the elements of a valid contract, and identify which contract elements, if any, exist between Sunshine Yoga and landlord Lou.
Analyze the potential rights, claims, defenses, obligations, and remedies available to both landlord Lou and Sunshine Yoga in this scenario.
Support your analysis by referencing specific legal principles or laws.
Grounds to evict
Describe whether, based on your analysis of each party’s rights and obligations, landlord Lou has the grounds to evict either The Friendly Dawg or Sunshine Yoga.
Support your conclusions by referencing specific legal principles or laws.
Include a References section and cite your sources using APA style.
Tort Law
Evaluate the implications of tort law in this scenario and what legal claims Sunshine Yoga might have. Use reliable resources, such as the textbook and other course resources, to support your evaluation. Specifically, include the following components in your evaluation:
Tort law: Define what tort law is and how torts may affect business practices.
Relevant tort laws: Identify tort laws relevant to the scenario, specifically the incident involving the snake.
Legal claims
Identify what legal claims Sunshine Yoga might have against The Friendly Dawg and landlord Lou, based on those tort laws and related legal principles.
Representing a client in a divorce case.
Diverse case
Assume you are working as a licensed clinical social worker. You receive a phone call from an attorney stating they are representing a client in a divorce case. The attorney’s client is married to one of your clients. The attorney requests a copy of your client’s file. The attorney mentions they have, or can get, a subpoena for the file. The attorney wants you to fax over a copy right away.
For this discussion, answer the following:
What actions would you take?
What specific aspects of HIPAA apply?
How would you respond if you are presented with a subpoena for a client’s file?
How does the principle of minimum necessary inform your response?