Megan's Law

A class called, “Black Community Law and Social Change,” won my heart for the law field. It was the book, “Walking with the Wind,” by John Lewis that did the trick. It was solely that book that truly helped me realize what I desired. I dug deeper into this type of justice and I learned that this was my one true love in the law field. Since then, I have been researching into civil rights and human rights and reading books related…

How an Issue Becomes a Law July 30, 1994 would be the day that would change the Kanka family forever. Seven year old Megan Kanka was last seen playing and riding her bicycle the previous day in front of her home, her body would later be found in a Mercer County Park in New Jersey. Megan Kanka was raped and murdered by her neighbor Jesse Timmendequas, a convicted sexual predator that unbeknownst to the Kanka family had pled guilty and served time for the sexual assault of two young girls…

AP&P board, even if they are not on parole anymore they must be registered with a local law enforcement entity either the sheriff’s office or police department. They must register every 6 months as well, once on their birthday and 6 months later they must be registered again. In their registration the requirements again may be different depending on the severity of the case or the rules of AP&P or the local law enforcement. Along with the other rules you must also re register with the sex…

which they are undergoing, which has the potential to cause them to make false admissions or to breach their own rights, such as the right to silence or to prevent self-incrimination. This potentially leads to a power imbalance between them and any law enforcement officer that may be involved (Boersig 2012, p.255). Thus, the legislation states that a statement can only be admissible in the presence of a responsible adult (Boersig, 2012, p.255). Within the criminal justice system, the principles…

economics, public speaking and sociology, but these aren’t required to see how most 4-year institutions offer a pre law major. It is also very important that individuals that plan to pursue a career in law maintain very high grades because law school is extremely selective. Once enrolled in law school, students will then complete a 3 year program that combines courses in criminal law and practice experience; many of these…

ensure women’s rights and roles within society. By using Aristotle’s theories of persuasion, Chisholm peacefully presented “a proposal that has been before every Congress for the last 40 years and that sooner or later must become part of the basic law of the land -- the equal rights amendment.”(Chisholm). By applying ethos, pathos, and…

take it. People see weed as bad drug, when really it’s not. It actually has more positive than it does negative. My opinion for this topic is, we should be able to vote and then decide if it should be illegal, not by one person banding it from the law. Like a president, we understand he is supposed to make the country good but taking something away from everyone is not good on his part. I’m just saying it should be optional. Weed takes stress off you. I’m not saying it’s a drug but I’m also not…

1990:35.) As with most aspects of their lives, they were very dependent on men in issues of law, in which a woman needed a male to “act in their interests” (Cartwright, M. 2014), as they could not defend themselves. In 56 BC, when Cicero was testifying against Clodia, a woman of the elite class whom was accused of attempted murder, he stated,…

equal protection of the law." A primary motivation for this clause was to guarantee that all people have equal rights as much as white people do. c. The civil rights act of 1964-outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This gave women more rights to make informed decisions concerning their lives. In addition, women also started a battle against sexual harassment and discrimination on the job. Furthermore, President Bush signed into law the Americans…

In comparison to Australian Constitution’s implied rights, the US Bill of Rights entrenches the civil liberties of its citizens with the force of law. Amongst the intitial ten rights is the freedom of religion, speech and a fair jury. One point of contestability is political participation - people may not be asked to vote on a referendum for rights in the Bill of Rights to be changed, which in itself…