Order Instructions The following case study presents issues related to the collateral proceedings in a criminal defense case.   Case Study:   Brook wanted to rob the First National Bank located in Newport Beach, Orange County, California. When Hurst found out about Brook’s plan, Hurst asked to join in too as long as no weapons […]

Order Instructions As recent events have shown, the rapid pace in which technology advances has created complicated legal questions that are being litigated before the courts today. Likely, one of the most controversial of these advances is the relationship between DNA, probable cause, and issues of privacy. In this activity, you are provided two research […]

Order Instructions Asking the Right Questions Overview Including the right information in your criminal justice reports depends on many things. It is very important that you develop a habit of asking the right questions in order to collect the right information, taking detailed notes, and always keeping your information organized. You must ensure that the […]

Order Instructions The following case study presents issues related to the steps a criminal defendant may go through in the American criminal justice system from arrest through sentencing.   Case Study:   You have just been hired as a lawyer at a small criminal defense firm. On your first day, Louis Steele enters the office […]

Order Instructions To what extent is the threat of incarceration a successful deterrent of crime? What are the advantages and disadvantages of deterrence? How does Angela Davis complicate our understanding of the use of incarceration as a deterrent of crime?   Chapter 4: Deterrence, pp. 67-98

JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW: CRISIS AND THE USE OF FORCE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS   OVERVIEW Police use of force has always been subjected to scrutiny. Since the infamous video of the police beating of Rodney King in 1991, police use of force has attracted a great deal of attention from the media as well as a number […]

Order Instructions Use the terms in your book to answer the following questions. Imagine that you work in a prison as a correctional officer.   Which officer personality would you display and why? Which types of power would you utilize as an officer and why? Which correctional officer job assignment would you want and why? […]

Order Instructions Imagine that you are part of a local group developing a grant-funding proposal for a crime prevention program targeting businesses in your community. After a rash of recent burglaries, thefts, and fraud schemes directed at businesses in the area, a local benefactor has offered $300,000 for a one-year crime prevention program. In your […]

Order Instructions Imagine that you are employed by one of the following:   The social services division of a state or city government A citizen action committee made up of community members A police or fire department A school or educational organization (public or private)     Develop a 1,050- to 1,400-word needs statement and […]

Order Instructions Analysis and Application: Procedures in a Criminal Trial   The following case study presents issues related to procedures in a criminal trial and the roles of the major participants.   Case Study:   Jones, Walsh, and Bert have been arrested on suspicion of rape and criminal assault of a 14-year-old girl. As the […]