Using California law as a guide, draft a provision that would appear in a sales agreement that gives the Buyer the option to inspect goods at the Seller’s location. No need for a title page but reference the applicable California code. After the draft, reflect on the process Why would this provision be necessary? What […]

Two teenagers, Tim Barns and Jack Carter, were charged with murder. It was alleged that they kidnapped two 10-year-old boys and beat and tortured the boys before killing them. The victims were found in a wooded area just outside of town. During the initial investigation, police felt there was evidence of “cult” activity, as the […]

Tom owns Duke, a two-year-old, 145-pound Saint Bernard dog. Tom lives with Duke in an apartment complex owned by Lenny the landlord. On January 15, 2019, Tom took Duke for his nightly walk around the neighborhood. On their way back into the apartment building, Tom and Duke saw Valerie, a ten-year-old girl who also lives […]

Tom and Mary are married and live in Florida. They have a 13 year old daughter named Jane. During the summer Jane visits with her grandparents in Orlando. Jane has spent summers with her grandparents since she was 5 years old. In July, 2007, while with her grandparents, Jane told her grandmother that Tom had […]

Today, many convicted sex offenders in the US are required to register on sex offender registries. These are publicly searchable and often contain the offender’s name, photo, and address. Which of the following theorists would be more likely to argue that these registries prevent sex offenders from re-offending?

Read the article by Higgins et al. (2008). Then write a critique of the research. Your critique should respond to the questions below. (Few paragraphs for each answer) 1. To what extent were these researchers able to establish a causal link between a driver’s race and the probability of being searched during a traffic stop? […]

Based on the reading, 1. Though customary law systems are very hard to generalize about, we may observe that in many of them the spiritual world played an important role in enforcement of the law. What was the role of the spirit world or spiritual/religious authorities in many of these legal traditions? 2. During the […]

This application assignment is formatted as a formal report to document the ethical decision-making process in the Virginia Supreme Court Decision, Emerich V. Virginia Center for Human Development, Inc. (Watson, 2005) duty to warn case. This is not formatted as a narrative paper, but rather as a bulleted outline, using complete sentences, to clearly demonstrate […]

Think back to your childhood. Did a parent or teacher ever use punishment to influence your behavior? Was it successful? Given what you now know about punishment as a tool for reducing behavior, why do you think it was or was not successful?

Think about a document that you have signed or that has some impact on your life (e.g., a lease, a car loan, or a mortgage). Suppose that document and all duplicates were destroyed. What evidence could you produce to prove the contents of the document? Would that evidence be admissible under Article X of the […]