diff --git a/lib/MemoryHandler.js b/lib/MemoryHandler.js
index b89d3517..f87e9d5e 100644
--- a/lib/MemoryHandler.js
+++ b/lib/MemoryHandler.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ MemoryStore.prototype.search = function(request, callback) {
   if (request.params.page) {
     results = results.slice(request.params.page.offset, request.params.page.offset + request.params.page.limit);
   }
-  return callback(null, results, resultCount);
+  return callback(null, MemoryStore._clone(results), resultCount);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -59,17 +59,27 @@ MemoryStore.prototype.find = function(request, callback) {
   }
 
   // Return the requested resource
-  return callback(null, theResource);
+  return callback(null, MemoryStore._clone(theResource));
 };
 
 /**
-  Create (store) a new resource give a resource type and an object.
+  Create (store) a new resource given a resource type and an object.
  */
 MemoryStore.prototype.create = function(request, newResource, callback) {
+  // Check to see if the ID already exists
+  var index = MemoryStore._indexOf(resources[request.params.type], newResource);
+  if (index !== -1) {
+    return callback({
+      status: "403",
+      code: "EFORBIDDEN",
+      title: "Requested resource already exists",
+      detail: "The requested resource already exists of type " + request.params.type + " with id " + request.params.id
+    });
+  }
   // Push the newResource into our in-memory store.
   resources[request.params.type].push(newResource);
   // Return the newly created resource
-  return callback(null, newResource);
+  return callback(null, MemoryStore._clone(newResource));
 };
 
 /**
@@ -80,9 +90,9 @@ MemoryStore.prototype.delete = function(request, callback) {
   this.find(request, function(err, theResource) {
     if (err) return callback(err);
 
-    // Remove the resource from the in-meory store.
-    var resourceIndex = resources[request.params.type].indexOf(theResource);
-    resources[request.params.type].splice(resourceIndex, 1);
+    // Remove the resource from the in-memory store.
+    var index = MemoryStore._indexOf(resources[request.params.type], theResource);
+    resources[request.params.type].splice(index, 1);
 
     // Return with no error
     return callback();
@@ -102,10 +112,11 @@ MemoryStore.prototype.update = function(request, partialResource, callback) {
     theResource = _.assign(theResource, partialResource);
 
     // Push the newly updated resource back into the in-memory store
-    resources[request.params.type][request.params.id] = theResource;
+    var index = MemoryStore._indexOf(resources[request.params.type], theResource);
+    resources[request.params.type][index] = theResource;
 
     // Return the newly updated resource
-    return callback(null, theResource);
+    return callback(null, MemoryStore._clone(theResource));
   });
 };
 
@@ -133,3 +144,14 @@ MemoryStore.prototype._sortList = function(request, list) {
     }
   });
 };
+
+MemoryStore._clone = function(obj) {
+  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj));
+};
+
+MemoryStore._indexOf = function(list, obj) {
+  for (var i in list) {
+    if (list[i].id === obj.id) return i;
+  }
+  return -1;
+};