Nassau County, Long Island: A Case Study

According to New Jersey v. T.L.O Supreme Court Case (1999), a teacher at Piscataway High School in Middlesex County, New Jersey discovered two 14-year-old freshmen smoking in a lavatory on March 7, 1980. Since smoking in the lavatory was a violation of a school rule, the teacher took the two girls to the Principal’s office, where they met with Theodore Choplick, the Assistant Vice Principal. During questioning, one girl admitted that has had violated the school rule, while the other girl, T.L.O, denied she smoked at all, much less that she had been smoking in the lavatory. Becoming suspicious, Mr. Choplick asked T.L.O to come into his office and to see her purse. Upon opening the purse, Mr. Choplick found a pack of cigarettes. When he went to grab for the cigarettes he noticed a package of cigarette rolling papers. Suspecting evidence of drug use could be found in the purse, Mr. Choplick proceeded to look through the purse. The searched discovered a small amount of marijuana, a pipe, a number of empty

Nassau County is a cosmopolitan society with different people from various demographical features. The most recent population census pegged the population at approximately 1,361,350 people (www.census.gov/quickfacts). Thus, it is safe to conclude that the population is slightly over 1.3 million people who have diverse cultural features or backgrounds. It is important to note that 76% of the total population is comprised of whites alone that are roughly 1,034,626 of the total population. The African American community has an approximate population of 12% that is 163,362 people. The Asian population is 7.6% that translates to 103,462 people (www.census.gov/quickfacts).

In the case of New Jersey VS TLO, a high school student was held for violating school rules, with possession of smoking and having other illegal belongings on school campus property, and with an argued statement about violating her fourth amendment rights against unreasonable searches. Two Piscataway Township high school freshmen girls were smoking cigarettes in the bathroom, where they were caught by a teacher who had seen them. The teacher walked up with the two girls to the principals office, in which they met with the assistant vice principal. They were both questioned individually about violating a school rule by smoking in the bathroom. One of the girls admitted to smoking, whom surely was disciplined under school

T.L.O. and The New Jersey State School system.T.L.O.was found in the lavatory smoking by a teacher and was brought to the Vice Principal's office. The vice principal searched her purse and found illegal substances and turned them into the legal authority after contacting them and her mother. The student claimed that it goes against the fourth amendment because it was an illegal search and seizure. Their dispute was whether the school had the right to search and take illegal substances found when they do search the students.The case got to the supreme court by appeals through the lower court systems because it dealt with the interpretation of the fourth amendment.

In the case of New Jersey v T.L.O a high school student was suspected of trying to hide cigarettes in her bag. An official searched the bag and found cigarettes,marijuana, and a list of names of students who owed T.L.O. money, she argued that her Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches was violated. She was then charged with possession of marijuana and sentenced to one year of probation. Before trial, T.L.O. wanted to suppress the evidence discovered in the search, but the Court denied her motion. The supreme court said school administrators don't need to have a search warrant or probable cause before conducting a search because students already have a reduced expectation of privacy when in

The parties: The State of New Jersey and T.L.O. (a 14 year-old high school student)

Harford County is a fast growing jurisdiction between 1990 to 2010 the county’s population grew from 182,132 to 244,826. Some of the reasons the county has seen such a great population growth is due to job opportunities. Employment in the county has steadily continued to grow making Harford county have a very low unemployment rates better than other counties in the state of Maryland. (HCHD, 2012).

The population demographic of Miami-Dade County is the most ethnically diverse County in Florida. According to the US Census Bureau (2015), estimates the foreign-born population to be 1,363,163 million in Miami-Dade County. The population is a mix of 78% white (16% non-Hispanic), 65% of the population being Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black (African-American, Haitian and Caribbean) and 3% other (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). The diverse population Miami-Dade has high rates of uninsured, and underinsured, Americans in the country.

Frequent crimes brought to the Suffolk County Court were breaking church law, such as, being found “guilty of the profanation of ye Lord’s day” or “absenting themselves from publique worship of god on the Sabbath dayes”. Also, things such as cursing, drinking, or gathering in groups outside of the church were brought to court as crimes. Alice Thomas was found guilty of “secret and unseasonable Entertainment in her house to Lewd Lascivious & notorious persons of both sexes, giving them the opportunity to commit carnal wickedness”. There were also a few cases that involved violence of some type to a spouse or another person. The preferred method of punishment seemed to be corporal punishment by lashing, “to bee whipt with fifteen Stripes”. While most were to pay fines, and wait in prison for their punishment it appears that there wasn’t such thing as jail time. They preferred to punish the offender quite publically, most likely to serve as an example, and sometime with humiliation. Making one man wear a sign that read “A Prophane & Wicked Slanderd & Impious Reviler of a minister of the Gosple & Church-member”.

In my case overview decision, I chose New Jersey v. T.L.O (1985). This case there was a high school student who felt she was searched illegally. T.L.O. was a high school student. School officials looked through her handbag presuming she had cigarettes. The officials found cigarettes, a little measure of pot, and a paper containing the names of students who owed T.L.O. cash. T.L.O. was accused of having pot on her person in a school. Before trial, T.L.O. moved the courts to dismiss that there was evidence found when they searched her property, however the Court denied her request to remove the evidence. The Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County concluded that she was in possession on

LACEY TWP-Ocean County went against the majority for the governor's race Tuesday, voting for Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, the Republican nominee 97,737 to 56,279, according to the county’s unofficial live election results.

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Potter County is situated in the dominant portion of the Texas Panhandle. It has an entire land part of 581,357 acres, or 908.37 square miles. Potter County people in 2010 were 121,073; this population exists mainly in Amarillo and nearby portions. Amarillo is the trade center of the Texas Panhandle. Amarillo has a population of 190,695 people. The city is located across the county line in-between Potter and Randall counties, with a bit more than partial of the area and residents in Potter County. Amarillo is the county seat of Potter County. The name Amarillo is from the Spanish translation for “yellow.”

Hurricane Sandy pushed across New York coast and left a devastating trail behind. There devastation was so great that it caused federal, local, and regional levels to develop plans and strategies for future crisis. An emergency situation on a magnitude as Hurricane Sandy created a collaboration of many emergency services. FEMA, Red Cross, Department of Transportation, and many local agencies were involved with managing the chaos caused by the storm. Collaboration was utilized during the occurrence of the storm and after the storm. Several of the agencies and their involvement will be described.

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