The perception of crime in the United States

    Does the mass media have an effect on the perception of crime in the United States and the offenders who actually commit those crimes? Do you think the way stories are reported in the media have a direct effect on people’s mindset? If so, how? If not,...

The plea bargaining process.

      Well over 90% of criminal cases in the United States are concluded through a plea bargain—a significant number of those for the crime initially charged (the defendant does not plead guilty to a lesser crime than charged). As future criminal...

Investigating human trafficking cases.

      Modern-day slavery exists in the crime of human trafficking. It is described as the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for compelled labor or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud, or...

A criminal case

        Assume that you are working at a local criminal defense law firm. The managing partner has asked you to research the following issues. The attorney anticipates that these issues could arise in a criminal case that your firm has accepted....