Summarize the findings of ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and include the challenges women face in their personal lives and the glass ceiling impact.
What will be an ideal response?
The Defense Research Institute (DRI), an organization of lawyers who defend defendants in civil cases, sponsored a study of the gender discrimination experiences of 765 female members. It must be remembered in considering the results of the study that litigation perhaps is the most competitive and combative area of the legal practice. See Table 4.4, Findings of ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, for other areas included in this response.
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Which rule adopted in 1878 prohibited military involvement in domestic law enforcement in the United States?
a. Posse Comitatus Act b. Posse Militarius Act c. Domesticus Militarius Act d. Domesticus Comitatus Act
When is a tipping point reached?
a. When a deviant peer group defines themselves as a gang b. When police identify a deviant group as a gang c. When crime is committed by gang members to benefit the gang d. When public agencies agree on the definition of a gang
Describe the social climate of the United States in the1960s, the public perception of police at the time, and the effects of key Supreme Court decisions at that time on American policing.
What will be an ideal response?
Based on 2015 data, which of the following crimes is most likely to be cleared by arrest or exceptional means?
a. motor vehicle theft b. robbery c. rape d. aggravated assault