Identify the constitutional right to due process. & Who Killed Peggy Hettrick?

PC-1.1: Engage in a team setting with professional integrity and respect.

Short Essay

Respond to each question. Each response should be 75–150 words. Incorporate succinct and comprehensive information by citing examples of various models, laws, and justice theories in your answer.

1. What is due process?
2. Why is due process such a central notion in American criminal justice?
3. What would our justice system be like without due process?
4. Would you want to live in a society that did not guarantee due process rights?
5. How has technology affected due process in America during the past century?

Use research to substantiate your thoughts and cite a minimum of two credible sources beyond the text material, including one from the Library and one from a credible online resource, and discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used. Use proper citations in APA style.

Who Killed Peggy Hettrick?

The ability to think critically is a key skill for success in the criminal justice field. It means not taking what you heard or read at face value, but using your critical thinking faculties to weigh up the evidence, and consider the implications and conclusions of the situation.

Resource: Chapter 9 of your text.

Read the following library article:

Susan, S. (n.d). For December 24, 2011, CBS. 48 Hours (CBS News).

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Review the details of the Peggy Hettrick Case.

For this portion of your Assessment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation describing in detail the roles of the judge, the prosecutor, and the defense counsel in the case of Peggy Hettrick.

In most professional settings, it is common practice for teams to share information on new topics.

Create a 10–12 slide PowerPoint presentation incorporating the following elements:

• The judge is an elected or appointed public official who presides over a court of law and who is authorized to hear, sometimes to decide cases, and to conduct trials.

• • Identify the judge’s actions in the courtroom and how they apply to the case (minimum 3 slides).

• The prosecutor is the decision-making power of prosecutors is based upon the wide range of choices available to them, in the handling of criminal defendants, the scheduling of cases for trial, and the acceptance of negotiated pleas.

• • Identify the prosecutor’s actions in the courtroom and how they apply to the case (minimum 3 slides).

• The defense counsel is a licensed trial lawyer hired or appointed to conduct the legal defense of a person accused of a crime and to represent him or her before a court of law.

• • Identify the defense counsel’s actions in the courtroom and how they apply to the case (minimum 3 slides).

Use examples to support your rationale.

Incorporate speaker notes into each slide for a complete description of the items highlighted in your slides.

Include a title slide and a reference slide.

Cite a minimum of three references consistent with APA guidelines.

• Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations were appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. For assistance with APA requirements, please go to APA Style Central. You will find the link in the Academic Tools section of the course. (It should include a cover sheet, paper is double spaced, in Times New Roman 12-point font, correct citations, Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors, and correct references at the bottom of the last page.)