Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., identified the differences between "Just" and "Unjust" laws in the "Letter from the Birmingham Jail". He referred to these differences as characteristics. Choose ONE of Dr. King's characteristics of a Just or Unjust law that you find particularly interesting and...
In correctional settings across America, the risk-need-responsivity (RNR) model is actively used to assess offender security and programmatic needs. James (2018) discussed the Risk and Needs Assessment in the Federal Prison System in great detail. Please read this article using the following link: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44087.pdf....
Contracts play an important part of all leasing, whether it be residential or commercial. It is important that the verbiage used on a contract be carefully examined in order to determine the rights and obligations of all parties. For all intents and purposes, presume the...
Suppose you are negotiating a settlement in a physician malpractice case where your client is the injured party in which you are aware of information about the physician which came to you through a source completely unrelated to the case. The information involves the physician’s...
Respond to the brief scenario below. You don’t have to know all the legal niceties, so don’t let that bother you. I’m looking more for your analysis about how you will prepare yourself. Scenario: You will be negotiating with one of the most well known...
1. Williams (pg 7-10) describes five steps for recovering from conflict: give me each step and a brief explanation of each step in your own words. In what ways do you think Williams is correct and in what ways do you think Williams is incorrect?...
Your professor suggested that “erratic behavior can be a powerful weapon” in a negotiation. Do you agree or disagree? What is the potential value in such behavior and what are the pitfalls? Provide your thoughts in a paragraph or so. ...
2. What are the five categories of conflict management styles and the five factor model of personality found in the book? Briefly explain how you think knowing these things about yourself would help in negotiating. 3. Review the discussion on pages 77-83 regarding goals versus...
Consider what you learned about the significance of effective mediated communication. With so much communication occurring on-line today - in fact, it's not unusual to find people in adjacent offices using email to communicate to one another - what are some ways to ensure your...
As we have discussed in the last few classes, there are many collateral consequences that flow from a criminal conviction. The question that I would like you to write about is "Should a sentencing court consider collateral consequences in formulating a sentence in a criminal...