Tag: law enforcement

  • Law Enforcement

    Law Enforcement in the United States Law Enforcement and Federal_State Relations United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FEDERAL_STATE RELATIONSThis country has long been committed to the notion that […]

  • Law Enforcement

    Law Enforcement in the United States Law Enforcement and Federal_State Relations United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FEDERAL_STATE RELATIONSThis country has long been committed to the notion that […]

  • 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…

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • United States Institute of Peace

    The United States Institute of Peace promotes research, policy analysis, education, and training on international peace and conflict resolution. The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an independent institution, established by Congress pursuant to title XVII of the Defense […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]