Law

Introduction The US has been on the front line in combating drug trafficking. President Nixon initiated the fight in 1971. Since then, the war against drugs has been great. The intensity of the war is abridged by changing opinions and statistical evidence (Bourgois, Auyero, Bourgois, & Oxford, 2015). It is evident that drugs are harmful […]

Concepts of National Rights vs. States Rights The concepts of state rights vs. national rights have been analyzed by legal experts and constitutional theorists for several decades. The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution outlines the division of power between states and the federal government. The amendment states that: “The powers not delegated to the United […]

Mature Enough According to the University of Rochester Medical Center, the human brain doesn’t reach its full maturity until the age of 25 years old (Shelat, 2018). If this is true how can a child be tried for a violent crime as an adult? I don’t believe you justifiably can no matter how horrendous. Adults […]

Description Missions, Tasks, Duties, Responsibilities, and Operations Although the concepts of Homeland Security (HS) and Homeland Defense (HD) are often conflated, there is a significant difference between the two. HS implies a national endeavor at handling the risks associated with terrorist attacks and decreasing the rates of vulnerability toward terrorism among U.S. residents, in general. The […]

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 is a federal law of the United States that requires covered employers to grant employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified family and medical reasons. The qualified reasons include the following: pregnancy, adoption, personal illness or a family member’s illness, and the foster care of a […]

The debate to bear arms is a factor that draws one of the biggest divides in the United States of America. One group of people advocates for bearing arms as provided for in the second amendment while another group proposes strict gun control laws. It is imperative to realize that guns are lethal weapons that […]

American Criminal Court system was constituted by the US Constitution and consists of a network of distinct parts that are coordinated with the main goal to achieve law enforcement that makes offenders pay for their crimes while ensuring that those affected are compensated appropriately. According to Neubauer and Fradella, law enforcement, adjudication, and corrections are […]