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Designing a Web Page for Brigadoon Valley Bookshop »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page paper discussing web site development. Brigadoon Valley Bookshop is a successful although small, one-location book retailer. It currently seeks to establish a Web presence and enter into e-commerce. The purpose here is to present Brigadoon’s preliminary prototype main page; outline proposed functions for the completed page; review web site ... View Full Description
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DNA Testing In Forensic Science »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. Technological advancement has changed the very foundation upon which mankind lives; while some of this tremendous progress is questionable in nature, the vast majority has allowed for significantly more convenience, speed and result. DNA testing within forensic science is one of the most important examples of how technology has ... View Full Description
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CAN ENRON HAPPEN AGAIN? »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper answers whether or not there can be another Enron, based on the laws and acts based on the wake of the corporate scandals of 2001 and 2002. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Code Of Conduct, Ethics Code And Progressive Discipline »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper responds to five questions: Can a code of conduct be an ethics code if it only restates legal requirements? Provide an example of an ethics code that goes beyond the law. What are some of the best practices for promoting an ethics code? Identify five employee behaviors that are less justifiable ... View Full Description
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WIDMAR ET AL. v. VINCENT ET AL. »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page overview of this Supreme Court Case reviewing the question of whether state university facilities can be used by students for religious purposes. Additional case law is included to illustrate the intricacies that are involved in this decision. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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ETHNOLOGY AS A GENRE OF ANTHROPOLOGY »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper deals with the philosophies and theories of Carl Jung, the individualization process, development of personality, weber and steven's laws, nature versus culture and its application to anthropology through ethnology. View Full Description
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Empire State College: Helping a Student to Fulfill Their Goals »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page tutorial presentation of how Empire State College can help a particular student achieve their goals, which involves the desire to go into law enforcement. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Issues in Various Texts »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page paper which examines issues of law, justice, crime, guilt, punishment, morality, and human nature as seen in Plato’s Apology, Sophocles’ Antigone, The Book of Job, and The Trial by Franz Kafka. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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Sexual Harassment/Workplace »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page research paper that presents an overview of sexual harassment case law and its implications, focusing on recent cases, such as Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders. The writer also outlines effective anti-sex-harassment policy that companies should initiated based on these findings as protection against litigation. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Are Critical Legal Studies Outdated? »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the relevance of critical legal studies in today's world though the concepts of deconstruction and postmodernity. The paper is written with reference to English law. The bibliography cites 8 sources. View Full Description
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Collective Bargaining in the Law Enforcement Profession »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page paper which examines the impact of unionization in the public sphere of law enforcement, providing a brief history, advantages and disadvantages, and specifically considers how California police unions have been affected by collective bargaining. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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The Impacts of Mendelian Genetics »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page contention that the result of Gregor Mendel's research has not only changed the way people perceive the world, but also the way people live in it. Carefully quantifying his bservations, Mendel was able to come to produce a set of laws that allow us to predict the genetic outcome of specific ... View Full Description
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Enhancing Results of a Pool Business »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper assessing several points of economic consideration regarding the operation and potential expansion of a small, one-location swimming pool service and supply business. Questions address topics including elasticity of demand; law of diminishing return; economies of scale; potential price strategies; and business expansion possibilities. EPS is in an ideal position ... View Full Description
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LIFE OUTSIDE VERMONT: DOES A GAY MARRIAGE HOLD UP? »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper describes a case study of a gay couple, united under Vermont's civil union laws, and what happens when, traveling in Florida, one member of the couple ends up comatose in the hospital. The paper discusses legally what the other partner's options are, and suggests mediation and alternative resolution as a course of ... View Full Description
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Justice and Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper defines and examines the concept of justice and applies it to law enforcement. The impact of 9/11 is fully explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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HIPAA Data Security Rule »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper discussing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), specifically as it applies to security of electronic data. The paper provides an overview of the act’s history and what the law means for care-providing entities. There were many changes in the privacy issues between rule proposal and ... View Full Description
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A Proposal to Resolve the Health Care Crisis »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines the health care crisis in America. Several options are explored. The recommended system is to privatize health care and also to change laws to mandate that all citizens purchase coverage. Other suggestions are made to change the legal system in order to lower costs for malpractice insurance. ... View Full Description
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Marijuana Law in the EU & US »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page research paper that contrasts and compares marijuana laws in the EU to those in the US for the purposes of discerning the effects of decriminalization of this drug. The writer discusses the myths v. the fact of marijuana use; effects of decriminalization where it has occurred and the resistance of the US ... View Full Description
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The Importance Of Chain Of Command Within Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 20

20 pages in length. The need for organization, unity and consistency is paramount to any business or industry when the objective is to stave off chaos; without maintaining a chain of command within the structural unit of authority, there can be no sense of stability where people are arbitrarily applying their own interpretation. ... View Full Description
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New Technology in Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page overview of the technological developments currently being enjoyed in law enforcement. Computers are particularly beneficial. They facilitate everything from workload management to evidence processing. Includes a 1/2 page Roman Numeral outline. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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The System of Labor and Employment Law in America »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines labor and employment law in the United States of America. Positive and negative aspects of various ideals are discussed. Entities like unions, temporary agencies, seasonal workers and the black market are all discussed. No bibliography. View Full Description
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Judaism: Poverty And Death By Dehydration »

Number of pages 11

11 pages in length. The writer discusses the implications of poverty and refusal of life-sustaining treatment as they relate to Jewish law. Bibliography lists 12 sources. View Full Description
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The Erosion of Traditional Values: The Importance of Judicial Nominations »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page contention that secularist ideologues are decaying our traditional values on topics such as marriage between man and woman, abortion, pledge of allegiance and saying "Under God". Supreme Court nominations are critical because when those that do not support our traditional values enter the Supreme Court they are given long-term power. Their ... View Full Description
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Medical Malpractice or Negligence; A Comparison between the UK Sweden Germany and Maryland »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper compares the medical malpractice cases and regulation in three European countries and the US state of Maryland, looking at the similarities of the use of tort law and identifying the differences in approach. The bibliography cites 10 sources. View Full Description
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Social Work & The Law »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that discusses Hong Kong social work, what an HK social worker needs know and HK law. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Philosophical Questions »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses four philosophical questions including Thomas Hobbes' philosophy of psychological egoism; Murphy's Law and how it applies to Hobbes; the weaknesses inherent in testimonial evidence, and how Peirce's pragmatic theories can explain them. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Labor Law/Gender Discrimination »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that discusses a hypothetical case of gender discrimination and what this case informs the reader concerning the specifics of gender discrimination law. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Interpreting Dow Jones & Company Inc. v Gutnick »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper considers the approach taken by the High Court of Australia in Dow Jones v Gutnick towards the issue of jurisdiction on the internet and considers if this is sound and how it may be seen in the context of UK and US law. The bibliography cites 12 sources. View Full Description
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Ethics and Justice 3 »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper answering two questions on ethical responses to law enforcement situations. One involves whether to give the police chief's son a traffic ticket and how to respond to the chief's insistence that the ticket disappear. The other focuses on whether the police officer called to the scene of a domestic ... View Full Description
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Dividing Fences Act 1953 and the Case of Demagogue Pty Ltd v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page Australian law paper is written in two parts. The first part examines the way in which the Queensland Dividing Fences Act 1953 can be applied to a property where there is no boundary fence. The second part of the paper summarises the judgment in the case of Demagogue Pty Ltd v ... View Full Description
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A DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL ARBIRTATION »

Number of pages 20

This 20-page paper focuses on two cases of international arbitration: Eco Swiss vs. Benetton and Mitsubishi vs. Soler. The cases point up the importance of arbitrators and their knowledge of competitive law in their rulings. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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The Pharmacist Conscience Clause Controversy »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the right of a pharmacist not to prescribe birth control. Some state laws and anecdotes are relayed. Information about the controversy that has cropped up in 2005 is explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Member State Liability: Subsequent Jurisprudence and Francovich and Factortame »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page examination of member state liability in the European Community. This paper examines case law and how it regards liability. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Supply And Demand, Scarcity And Choice »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper explains the law of supply and demand, the concept of scarcity and the concept of choice. The essay then explains the interaction and how scarcity and choice affect supply and demand. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Enron, WorldCom And Others »

Number of pages 8

A 8 page paper that addresses different topics beginning with the fraudulent accounting tactics of Enron and WorldCom. The writer also comments on United Airline's bankruptcy and how United has used this to their advantage. The writer also comments on: would it be better for United Airlines to liquidate, whether bankruptcy laws favor companies or ... View Full Description
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Pre-Employment Testing »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper that discusses different issues regarding pre-employment testing. The writer identifies the most common types of tests used and their purposes. The writer also comments on the laws and ethics of testing. E-testing is also discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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The Dark Subculture of Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page discussion of the police profession and the subculture that characterizes it. The author contends that the law enforcement profession directs the interests of those engaged in it, shapes their values, determines their relationships with others, and pulls people of similar interests and often similar personalities together. In most cases this ... View Full Description
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HIPAA's Effect on Nursing »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The paper provides a brief history of the law and discusses the data security aspect that went into effect in 2005, but the focus of the paper is how it can be expected to affect nursing and nursing duties. ... View Full Description
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Abortion and Civil Disobedience »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page discussion of Henry David Thoreau's prescription for Civil Disobedience. This paper addresses how civil disobedience is an extremely effective tactic even today. The example of abortion law is emphasized. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Australian Law and The Right to Silence »

Number of pages 14

This is a 14 page Australian Law paper. Weissensteiner v R (1993) 17 CLR 217 descirbes the right to silence, with a specific view of the right of the accused to elect to remain silent and the implications in terms of the legal process. Specifically, the right to silence cannot be used by ... View Full Description
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Texaco: A Case in Discrimination »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the law that prohibits racial discrimination. Texaco--a firm that did not pay its black employees enough-- is used as a case study. The problem came to a head during the mid-1990s when a suit was settled by the industry giant. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Communications in the United Arab Emirates »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines communications, with an emphasis on journalism, as it respects UAE law. Freedom of speech is examined as are women's roles. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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A Review of the International Criminal Court »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page examination of the history of international law and the implementation and function of the International Criminal Court. The author examines the reasons behind U.S. resistance to this international entity. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Justice 1 »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper in two parts. Part 1 discusses conflict vs consensus perspectives of the origin of criminal law and how the perspectives can affect social, legal and political policy. Part 2 lists 10 perceptions common in popular media (primarily television), followed by the reality of those impressions. Bibliography lists 6 ... View Full Description
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Estate Planning »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at a case study provided by the student with an estate worth US$5 million. The paper considers how wills could be drawn up as well as the use of revocable and irrevocable trusts to avoid estate taxes. The paper is based on US tax law. The bibliography cites 6 ... View Full Description
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Drugs And The Law »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. The writer discusses how current drug laws and policies are not only ineffective, but they also serve to add fuel to an already-rampant social problem. Legalization is supported. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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An Overview of the Field of Criminology »

Number of pages 26

A 26 page paper which defines criminology and examines such definitive issues as crime in the modern world, violence and vocational patterns, juvenile delinquency, addiction, crimes of violence, criminal careers, organized crime, white-collar crimes, critical issues in crime causation, the nature of punishment and law enforcement, police courts and penal code. Bibliography lists 7 ... View Full Description
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Ethics and Justice #6 »

Number of pages 21

A 21 page paper which is the response to a standalone project culminating a semester of the study of ethics in the correctional system. The paper exists in three parts, each of which addresses ethical issues in the correctional system of the state of Calibama. Responses are based on the laws of Connecticut ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 2 »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper discussing and comparing common law and the modern penal code, particularly as they approach intent and attempt. The paper classifies murder; assesses a bank robbery scenario; and provides proposed legislation for computer crime after examining three state and two federal statutes addressing the topic. Bibliography lists 9 sources. ... View Full Description
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Job Analysis and Design »

Number of pages 18

An 18 page paper discussing in detail the reasons for job analysis and the means by which organizations can accomplish meaningful job analysis. Job analysis seeks to quantify all aspects either of a specific job or of a cluster of jobs, ranging from production to senior management levels. The well done job analysis ... View Full Description
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