Author: chris

Decisions on Very Controversial Issues

You are a judge in the fictitious state of Barbieland. As a judge, you are called on to make decisions on very controversial issues. Based on the laws of Barbieland, juveniles are considered adults at the age of 16. The first controversial issue you must deal with is a convicted juvenile sex offender. In your state, juveniles can be sentenced to death for sexually based offenses. Shortly after his conviction, the Supreme Court ruled in Roper v. Simmons, to abolish the death penalty for offenders less than 18 years of age.

If you agree with the decision or if you support the dissenters, Justices O’Connor and Scalia, respectively, then explain your reasons for the same.

Analyze the majority opinions and explain the factors on which the rulings are based. Analyze the dissents and explain the factors on which the dissents are based.
Explain the ethical principles that underlie your opinion about this Supreme Court decision.
To view the Roper v. Simmons case, please complete a “key word” search using the search engine of your choice for: Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005).

The death penalty has now been abolished and the offender’s sentence has been commuted to a ten year sentence in prison with the possibility of early release if he completes all mandated requirements including a sexual rehabilitation program to prevent further sexual aggression.

If the offender is released early, what form of deterrence should be imposed and why?
Support your discussion with analysis of recidivism rates, imposed deterrence, and other trends related to sex offenders.

The convicted felon has been serving his sentence in a private prison. Since 1980 private prisons have been in place. One of the major benefits of private prisons was they could operate more efficiently for less money and lessen the financial burdens on taxpayers. Many people objected to privatizing corrections because this raised ethical issues such as the issue that “Profit Motives” of the industry may hinder quality services to the inmates.

Discuss the possible conflict between profit motives and ethical treatment of inmates and support your position with the Ethics of care.
For more information on private prisons, please visit the following websites:

Provide a brief summary and your thoughts/comments/reaction to each section: Sections What is the Safety Profession? What Safety Professionals Do Where Safety Professionals Work Employment Outlook for Safety Professionals Should I Become a Safety Professional? How to Become a Safety Professional Areas Where Safety Professionals Can Specialize

Double-spaced, 12.0 font size, Times New Roman.

1. Identify the problem discussed in the given research
article; Identify the hypothesis (es) formulated by the
authors in the article (1 page)

2. The need for the study in the article – Justify why this
is appropriate to the MBA program and cite
applicability to UAE/GCC environment (0.5 page)

3. The methodology employed in the study (including
data analysis) (0.5 page)

4. Student team’s critique on the article: The study’s
assumptions, limitations and potential for future
research (2 pages)

5. Summary and conclusion (2 pages)

Analyze the factors that constitute a job analysis and a job evaluation process and determine how the final outcomes of both of these HRM functions ensure the goals of fair and consistent pay throughout an organization. The paper needs to examine the important steps in completing both, a job analysis and job evaluation. Then, evaluate the significance of the outcomes of these compensation systems in building an effective pay program.

Here are the questions for the case:

1. What is Outrigger Hotels and Resorts’ strategic position? What are it’s strengths and weaknesses? (Use Porter’s 5 Forces framework to analyse this.)

2. How well are Outrigger’s current IS resources serving its needs?

3. What is the role of information systems at Outrigger- strategic, support, factory, high potential?

4. In your opinion, how should the IS function at Outrigger be organised- partner, platform or for scalability?

5. Based on your answer to the previous two questions, what strategic IT initiatives would you propose for Outrigger Hotels and Resorts? (Strategic intiatives are IT projects that help a firm achieve its strategic goals.)

Resource: Article Review Format Guide

Locate an article specifically related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX Act) of 2002.

Write a 350- to 700-word review of the article. Your review should discuss how the SOX Act may affect ethical decision making in today’s business environment, and the criminal penalties for which the act provides.

Although many organizations and professional societies have their own specific codes of conduct, it seems there is no single, established Code of Ethics for Human Resource Training and Development professionals.

•What does it mean to be an ethical Training & Development professional?

•What ethical issues should trainers be mindful of?

•What legal and liability issues should trainers be mindful of?

•Do contract trainers & “in-house” trainers face different ethical issues? If so, what?

Remember to focus your responses specifically on relevant aspects of training & development; these questions are intended to be more specific than a discussion of general employee or contractor ethics.

How is the Ebola virus a threat to international security and how is it linked to international terrorism?

Your answer to this question should be 2-3 full pages long. Your paper must be double-spaced and type-written using any major writing style. It must also include endnote when citations in the form of quotations and/or paraphrased materials are used .

Based on the book Liberty, Equality, Power, ISBN #049511606-8, How were the colonists able to embrace both the Enlightenment and evangelical religion at the same time?

Summarize the main arguments and what topics where covered? If someone asked what would you say about the article?
Assess the information reliability, compare with the other sources and what is the goal? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of the source?
Reflect on the how helpful the resource were? How does it shape your argument?