Investigative judgment

"Thus, Holmes is a drug-using manic-depressive with a superiority complex and a long list of other symptoms that can be cataloged as mental illnesses" (Faktorovich, 183). For the 19th century detective genre, Sherlock Holmes was the ideal of a flawed protagonist – imperfect in character but exceptional in his capacity for detective work. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes is "a new and unique hero figure” (Faktorovich, 175 and an eccentric in the truest sense of the word. Rather than detracting from…

A fictional adaptation of the CIA 's hunt for Osama bin Laden, the blockbuster film Zero Dark Thirty directed by Kathryn Bigelow presents us with a number of important ethical questions. Along with a parallel theme surrounding torture, seen in the film, as well as felt through the audience. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden becomes one of the most-wanted men on the planet. The worldwide manhunt for the terrorist leader occupies the resources and attention of two…

Child Abuse: Neglect at home Child neglect is a huge problem in the world and it has different meanings that vary everywhere. But, for the most part, it means maltreatment of children and it is categorized under child abuse. Child neglect, in the dictionary, includes physical abuse, emotional abuse, medical abuse, environmental neglect, as well as a lack of supervision/attention. Each of the categories under neglect has their own little categories that come with a lot of examples. It’s to be…

Bowie legitimizes, “The tone and rhythm of utterance can be more significant than its ‘propositional content,’ and this already indicates one way in which the musical may play a role in signification. Judgment on whether music has meaning in the way natural languages do would seem to presuppose an account of verbal meaning that allows it to be strictly demarcated from whatever it is we understand in wordless music (Bowie, 4).” The strength of this circle…

A jury may find that Lancaster intruded on Barrone’s seclusion. Barrone attempted to seclude himself behind a sheet and wall in a public alley. Lancaster used a high zoom lens to intentionally take a naked picture of Barrone and intruded on his seclusion. A reasonable person would be highly offended if another person takes a naked picture of them when they believe to be secluded. Intrusion on seclusion has three elements in Pennsylvania: a person must (1) intentionally and substantially intrude,…

than others and last the proportionality of ending the means. These professional discretions may cross ethical boundaries when need arises. There are many scenarios where a judge may be forced cross his/her discretion in order to give a fair judgment. In a case where one is self-represented and the other has legal representation, a judge may face challenges especially maintaining impartiality. He/she is therefore forced to cross ethical boundaries by having a standardized pleading. The…

transfer law that gave the students permission to transfer to a nearby accredited school for free but Normandy only provided one transportation to the school, which was in a “white” neighborhood. In the American Life Podcast, Nikole Hannah Jones, an investigative reporter states: “Normandy officials chose a district called Francis Howell. Francis Howell was 85% white. It 's across…

he decided to leave and go home instead. There was an officer outside of the convenience store. The officer observed Graham rushing to get back into the car. The officer became suspicious of why ground was rushing out of the store so he did an investigative stop of Graham and his friend. Officer even call for backup of another officer. The officer detains Graham who was experiencing an insulin…

Introduction Businesses need to be able to present a good mental image in their current and potential consumers eyes. Historically, this has been done by offering a good product at a fair price. Times have changed- consumers now also require a business to be mindful of others and the environment while presenting a cutting-edge product. In 1997 Benoit (as cited in Dutta and Pullig, 2011) stated that when something comes to threaten the public opinion of a business (aka “Brand Crisis”), that…

Case Name: State v. Thompson Citation: 288 Ga. 165, 166–167, 702 S.E.2d 198 Year decided: 2010 Facts: On the night of September 12, 2006, several DeKalb County officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in Stone Mountain, GA on a possible stolen vehicle report. Upon arrival, contact was made with the complainant Earl McCord along with several other residents of the complex. After interviewing all parties present, it was concluded that the vehicle had not been stolen but had in fact had…