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GPS tracking and Fourth Amendment protections in United States v. Jones

Is attaching a GPS tracker to a motor vehicle, and subsequently employing it for tracking its movement on public roads, counted as a search-and-seizure operation under Amendment IV? (United States v. Jones | Case Brief Summary)

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California v. Greenwood and Fourth Amendment privacy expectations

The police in Greenwood\'s local area suspected him of conducting illegal drug trade from his residence. The police did not have any evidence to secure a search warrant in his residence. So, they decided to rummage through the garbage he had left for pick up at the curb of his residence.

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Bicultural identity formation in Muslim-American young adults

A number of studies have been done in recent years to explore the unique effects of a bicultural identity, how a bicultural identity is formed, and what forms a bicultural identity will take. Research integrates assimilation theories as well as social constructionism.

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Emotion, memory, and cultural context in learning and cognition

Emotions affect how memories are processed, stored, and retrieved, which also impacts how learning takes place. Perhaps more importantly, emotions impact cognitive processes and learning. Neuroscience shows the ways thoughts are processed depends on one's cultural context and also emotional states.

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Digitalization and customer satisfaction in the port industry

While digitalization has been shown to positively influence customer satisfaction in organizations in diverse sectors and industries, there has been little scholarly attention to the port industry.

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Social cognition and knowledge formation through social interaction

Increasing of skills and knowledge and even knowledge of the society cannot be possible without social interactions. That is the basis of the social cognitive theory as it brings together attitudinal and cognitive effects.

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Defining music across cultures and Western bias

Even when musical traditions are deep, historical, and sophisticated, the methods used to analyze music do have Western components. Therefore, it may be important to consider different ways of analyzing musical features, concepts, and structures.

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Comparing traditional and contemporary police-community relations approaches

Describe the different views of communities utilized within "traditional" police-community relations and "contemporary" police-community relations.

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Sociological explanations for the rising divorce phenomenon

A major change that has occurred in the Western family is an increased incidence in divorce. Whereas in the past, divorce was a relatively rare occurrence, in recent times it has become quite commonplace. This change is borne out clearly in census figures.

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The evolution of the American criminal justice system and its contemporary issues

This essay discusses how the criminal justice system is an important part of the government, allowing for the prosecution, imprisonment, and rehabilitation of criminals.

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