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SURVEILLANCE

Observation and collection of data to provide evidence for a purpose.

QUALITY SURVEILLANCE

The continuing monitoring of all aspects of production from start to finished products. Each step of the process is constantly checked to maintain the efficiency and quality of the processes.

What Is the Fourth Amendment?

In the United States of America, everyone has the right not to have their goods or personal materials searched or seized without probable cause. Did you know that this is a violation

Evidence 2

Introduction Evidence concerns the process of the trial – it starts where criminal and civil procedure stops Rule 102 – These rules shall be construed to secure fairness in administration, elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay, and promotion of

Labor Law

Employment Law v. Labor Law  Employment Law  The basic pattern of law which deals with employment issues/the employment relationship: worker safety (OSHA), minimum wage, age/race/creed discrimination, FamilyMedical LeaveAct, pension regulation. Labor Law The

Criminal Procedure (Investigations)

Exclusionary Rule 1) Evidence 2) collected or analyzed 3) in violation of the defendant’s constitutional rights is sometimes inadmissible for a criminal prosecution in a court of law 4) in order to deter future 4th Amendment violation. – Good-Faith Exception: “When the police act with

Criminal Procedure (Criminal Procedure and the Constitution)

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Big Five: Mapp, Katz, Miranda, Terry, & Gideon Powell v. Alabama (1932) – is the first modern criminal procedure Takeaway: right to counsel is absolute; seen as a restraint on federal government. Previously, the S.Ct. had

Criminal Procedure

The Protections of and Rationale for the 4th Amendment Brinegar v. U.S. Police just have to have probable cause, factual error doesn’t make it an invalid search dissent—if we assume child kidnapped and

Constitutional Criminal Procedure

Searches and Seizures A.  Chapter 1: The “Threshold” of the Fourth Amendment Right to be Secure Against Searches Threshold questions to consider a. Was there a state actor? (police officer) b.  Was there

Comparative Constitutional Law

D – 212-243 E – 274- 354 F – 365- 379, 379-384 G – 464-498, Skim 497-551 B/c of pub date of book, doesn’t include most recent US Supr Ct decision: STENBERG

Domestic Violence Laws

It is becoming increasingly accepted that violence within the family is no longer a purely ‘domestic’ issue. It is a problem which belongs to society as a whole, and which should properly

PRIVACY

The right that determines the nonintervention of secret surveillance and the protection of an individual’s information. It is split into 4 categories (1) Physical: An imposition whereby another individual is restricted from

ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING

Careful, diligent monitoring of an organization’s internal and external environments. Contrast to surveillance, confined to a focused objective or a unique, focused sector. Seeking to detect early signs of opportunities and threats

CONSEILD

The EXECUTIVE BOARD of a French company that uses the DUAL BOARD SYSTEM. See also CONSEILDU SURVEILLANCE.