For this assignment, you will select a contemporary issue that is negatively impacting the delivery of criminal justice—one that will be the focus of your final case analysis and recommendation brief. Although you may choose your own topic, you may not choose public policy. In this draft, you will demonstrate your understanding of the issue […]

High speed vehicle chases have always been controversial. Research online various department’s “pursuit policies” via the internet. Then, find a few articles about these chases going wrong and innocent 3rd parties have died b/c of the chase. Write a memo (no more than about 700 to 1000 words) to a police chief as a legal […]

Using one of the situations under “Ethical Dilemmas” of The Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice (located on pages 41-42), respond to this situation in the form of a memorandum. Refer to the Memorandum Template to see how a memorandum should be formatted. This is one among many memorandum formats in the field. The […]

Many issues in the United States are focused on the application of force in the field of law enforcement. Questions have been raised as to whether criminal justice professionals are applying the least amount of force necessary to gain compliance from an unwilling subject. Because of several recent controversies surrounding the use of deadly force […]

Find a CIVIL CASE (not a criminal case) where a law enforcement agency is the defendant and dealing specifically with one of the issues covered in week #3 or #4’s readings, videos and/or materials and the case is no more then 5 years old. You should cite & identify where in the class materials that […]

What do you believe is the most important thing that a police supervisor can do to limit liability as it relates to officers violating citizen’s rights and why is this the most important? Remember to include at least two (2) academically sound references/citations to base your opinions on per the grading rubric.

Find a CIVIL CASE (not a criminal case) where a law enforcement agency is the defendant and dealing specifically with one of the issues covered in week #3 or #4’s readings, videos and/or materials and the case is no more then 5 years old. You should cite & identify where in the class materials that […]

What do you believe is the most important thing that a police supervisor can do to limit liability as it relates to officers violating citizen’s rights and why is this the most important? Remember to include at least two (2) academically sound references/citations to base your opinions on per the grading rubric.

Find a CIVIL CASE (not a criminal case) where a law enforcement agency is the defendant and dealing specifically with one of the issues covered in week #3 or #4’s readings, videos and/or materials and the case is no more then 5 years old. You should cite & identify where in the class materials that […]

What do you believe is the most important thing that a police supervisor can do to limit liability as it relates to officers violating citizen’s rights and why is this the most important? Remember to include at least two (2) academically sound references/citations to base your opinions on per the grading rubric.