Criminal Justice

The Shootings at Columbine High School: The Law Enforcement Response (Sequel)

Publication Date: March 01, 2001

The mass killings at Columbine High School in suburban Denver, in April 1999, inspired deep soul-searching across the United States. The search for lessons to be learned from the tragedy has extended, as well, to the law enforcement and...

The Shootings at Columbine High School: The Law Enforcement Response

Publication Date: March 01, 2001

The mass killings at Columbine High School in suburban Denver, in April 1999, inspired deep soul-searching across the United States. The search for lessons to be learned from the tragedy has extended, as well, to the law enforcement and...

The Flawed Emergency Response to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (A)

Publication Date: September 01, 2000

When a jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers in the famous, videotaped beating of a Black motorist stopped for speeding, the decision sparked shock, outrage and, in short order, riot in the city's African-American South Central section...

Cancún, Mexico: Water and Wastewater Privatization (Sequel)

Publication Date: August 01, 2000

The sequel describes the ensuing changes to the concession contract and regulatory oversight structure, and the return of operational control to the private concession company, Aguakán. It briefly discusses the financial and political...

Cancún, Mexico: Water System Privatization

Publication Date: August 01, 2000

This case focuses on the privatization of water and sanitation services in the city of Cancún, Mexico. Cancún's growth from a small fishing village in the 1970s to a major international tourist destination by the 1990s overwhelmed...

The Flawed Emergency Response to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (C)

Publication Date: August 01, 2000

When a jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers in the famous, videotaped beating of a black motorist stopped for speeding, the decision sparked shock, outrage and, in short order, riot in the city's African-American South Central section...

The Flawed Emergency Response to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (B)

Publication Date: August 01, 2000

When a jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers in the famous, videotaped beating of a black motorist stopped for speeding, the decision sparked shock, outrage and, in short order, riot in the city's African-American South Central section...

Reducing the Complaints Backlog at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Publication Date: March 01, 2000

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the agency charged with investigation of non-criminal complaints of civil rights-related violations in the U.S. workplace, including racial and gender discrimination. This case describes the...

The NYPD Takes on Crime in New York City (C)

Publication Date: January 01, 2000

This abridgement is based on the case "Assertive Policing, Plummeting Crime: The NYPD Takes on Crime in New York City" (1530.0). The abridgement of the case divides the story of the change in the New York Police Department into three, roughly...

The NYPD Takes on Crime in New York City (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 2000

This abridgement is based on the case "Assertive Policing, Plummeting Crime: The NYPD Takes on Crime in New York City" (1530.0). The abridgement of the case divides the story of the change in the New York Police Department into three, roughly...

The NYPD Takes on Crime in New York City (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 2000

This abridgement is based on the case "Assertive Policing, Plummeting Crime: The NYPD Takes on Crime in New York City" (1530.0). The abridgement of the case divides the story of the change in the New York Police Department into three, roughly...

The NYPD Takes on Crime in New York City (Epilogue)

Publication Date: January 01, 2000

This abridgement is based on the epilogue "Assertive Policing, Plummeting Crime: The NYPD Takes on Crime in New York City" (1530.1).Learning Objective:This case, in addition to the questions it raises, provides a powerful telling of one of the...