availability of resources were also a concern amongst drug court participants. They were grateful for the resources available through their drug court program but believed there could be more services and other support systems (Farole & Cissner‚ 2005; Goldkamp et al.‚ 2001). Some of those extra resources wanted by drug court participants were enhanced access to employment‚ job training‚ education‚ transportation and housing services. A good proportion of drug court participants or recent grads have difficulties
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The Case of Candy Professional Orientation & Ethics October 10‚ 2012 Dr. Jarrell Smith South University The Case of Candy Candy is a 14 year old girl and she comes from a broken home with recently divorce parents. Her acting out in class may be as result of her parents being divorce. She has a boyfriend who is 15 years old and they have unprotected sex which resulted in her pregnancy. The boyfriend has already established he isn’t ready to be a father. This leaves Candy with the decision
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Attorney From: Amber Blanton Date: 5/16/2012 Re: Samantha Smith Fact: Samantha Smith slipped and fell on spilled shampoo in the aisle at the grocery store in question. After we filed our complaint with the courts; the store alleges that Ms. Smith had a duty to avoid the spillage‚ but was too distracted by her son to notice. The store feels that Ms. Smith is just as much responsible as they are. Issue: Is it equal responsibility on both parties as involved? Rule: (a) In an action based on fault
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It seems like everyone knows a story about false allegation during child custody and divorce. One spouse points the finger at the other and receives a restraining order from the court. The wife or husband recognizes that doing this will‚ almost by default‚ give them custody of the children and exclusive use of the family home. The accused parent then must defend themselves in court and prove these allegations false. While false accusations are a legal mess‚ it is also terrible to have someone that
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In December‚ Republican North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a bill that limits Gov. –elect Roy Cooper’s power in making appointments by combining the elections board with the State Ethics Commission. The State Ethics Commission oversees ethics laws governing lobbyists‚ elected officials‚ and government employees. Under this law‚ governor successors are only able to appoint 50% of the new board’s members under the requirement that two must be Republicans. Legislative leaders would
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LIST OF CASES: 1. Davis v. Johnson‚(1978) 2 WLR 182 2. Delhi Transport Corporation v. DTC Mazdoor Cong. and Others‚ AIR 1991 SC 101 3. All India Reporter Karmachari Singh v.All India Reporter Ltd.‚ AIR 1988 SC 1325 4. Ram Manohar Lohia v.State of UP and others‚ AIR 1968‚Alld. 100 5. Ahmed Khan v. Shah bano Begum‚ (1985) SCR (3) 844 6. His Holiness Kesavnand Bharti Sripadagalvaru v. State of Kerala‚ AIR 1973 SC 1461 7. Indira Sawhney v. Union of India‚ AIR 1993 SC 477 8. Vishakha and others
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Garrett Hardin‚ biologist from Stanford‚ used the metaphor of Earth being a “spaceship” persuading other countries‚ industries and people to stop polluting and washing natural resources of the world. He illustrates that the “spaceship” is represented by the wealthy countries‚ and the natural resources are represented as the poorer countries of the world. The wealthy people of the world have all the resources they need to survive and more‚ while other hand the poorer countries are unfortunate. Their
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This assignment will explore the professional and legal implications of a scenario which took place within a healthcare setting during the last year. Health care is very complex and decisions about how services are provided can have a huge effect on people’s lives. Therefore it is imperative that the care offered has the best chance of benefiting a patient and not harming them. However‚ in the following scenario a decision made by a healthcare professional for the best interests of their patient
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1. Any case that reaches an upper level court all the way to Supreme Court‚ involves numerous political actors and parties supporting both sides of the case. First and foremost is the plaintiff‚ Abigail Fisher. She testified the violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment based on her Caucasian race by the defendant‚ University of Texas at Austin. The University denied her admission even though she surpassed all requirements and fell into their top 10% guarantee for admission
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Running Head: DRUG COURTS AND THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE Drug Courts and The Treatment of Substance Abusing Offenders Traci R. Howard Guilford Technical Community College Drug treatment courts also known as Drug Courts‚ provide treatment services to offenders in the criminal justice system. These particular courts use various models to provide treatment to drug offenders such as strategies to assist offenders with recovery from substance abuse. The process
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