Tag: law enforcement
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School Resource Officers
School Resource Officers (SRO) School resource officers (SROs) have become a permanent presence in many K-12 schools throughout the United States. There has been a growing interest in placing sworn police officers in schools as SROs to improve school safety. School-based policing is the fastest growing area of law enforcement. The primary role of law…
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Grand Jury
Grand Jury in the United States An investigative body that makes accusations rather than determines guilt. The grand jury evaluates information generated on its own or brought to it by a prosecutor. If the grand jury determines that probable cause exists, it returns an indictment against an […]
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Grand Jury
Grand Jury in the United States An investigative body that makes accusations rather than determines guilt. The grand jury evaluates information generated on its own or brought to it by a prosecutor. If the grand jury determines that probable cause exists, it returns an indictment against an […]
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Criminal Justice System
Criminal Justice System in the United States Introduction to the Criminal Justice System According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the bill of rights has sometimes been likened to a national code of criminal procedure. However, the Constitution regulates many important […]
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Criminal Justice System
Criminal Justice System in the United States Introduction to the Criminal Justice System According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the bill of rights has sometimes been likened to a national code of criminal procedure. However, the Constitution regulates many important […]
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Vicarious Liability
Vicarious Liability in the United States Vicarious Liability Meaning Vicarious liability is that liability which is imputed to a person who should presumably be in position to control the actions of another person where that other person is a tort-feasor. Thus parents are responsible for […]
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Vicarious Liability
Vicarious Liability in the United States Vicarious Liability Meaning Vicarious liability is that liability which is imputed to a person who should presumably be in position to control the actions of another person where that other person is a tort-feasor. Thus parents are responsible for […]
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Civil Disorders
Civil Disorders in the United States Police in the United States: Contemporary Issues and Trends Police and Civil Disorders Introduction to Civil Disorders The police are crucial in preventing and controlling civil disorders. In the aftermath of civil disturbances in the 1960s, for example, […]
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Civil Disorders
Civil Disorders in the United States Police in the United States: Contemporary Issues and Trends Police and Civil Disorders Introduction to Civil Disorders The police are crucial in preventing and controlling civil disorders. In the aftermath of civil disturbances in the 1960s, for example, […]
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Evidence
Evidence in the United States Material presented as proof at a trial. Evidence provides the basis upon which a fact dispute is resolved. Evidence generally takes the form of witness testimony or physical objects such as documents and records. Parties to a dispute are entitled to submit […]
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New Psychoactive Substances
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in the United States New psychoactive substances (NPS) comprise a category of rapidly evolving synthetic drugs that pose serious health risks. They are manufactured using chemicals that are often not controlled under the Controlled Substances Act and are […]
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New Psychoactive Substances
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in the United States New psychoactive substances (NPS) comprise a category of rapidly evolving synthetic drugs that pose serious health risks. They are manufactured using chemicals that are often not controlled under the Controlled Substances Act and are […]