You have just been offered and accepted the job of police chief for a medium size police department (approximately 115 officers). Write a mission statement for your department. After you have completed this mission statement, assume that you are addressing your officers for the first time as the new chief. What attitudes you want to […]

You have just been offered and accepted the job of police chief for a medium size police department (approximately 115 officers). Write a mission statement for your department. After you have completed this mission statement, assume that you are addressing your officers for the first time as the new chief. What attitudes you want to […]

Since Gideon v. Wainright, has the CJ system appropriately ensured that defendant’s have proper counsel?  When in the process should the right to counsel begin?  Should defendants be allowed to waive their right to counsel, especially if this means they will represent themselves at trial?  How should judges handle these pro se defendants either during […]

· Parties [Identify the plaintiff and the defendant]   · Facts [Summarize only those facts critical to the outcome of the case]   · Procedure [What was the outcome in the lower court(s)? Who brought the appeal?]   · Issue [Note the central question or questions on which the case turns]   · Explain the […]

In Week 2, you learned about the different ways that we are made aware of crime, and the different strengths and weaknesses of each of these methods of gathering crime statistics. You have also learned that how crime is defined can impact the overall perception and knowledge of crime.   Directions: With the readings from […]

According to numerous public reports, ten Wisconsin Republicans assembled on Dec. 14, 2020, at noon in the state Capitol and falsely certified that Donald Trump had won the state’s electoral votes. These ten people were not the nation’s only bogus electors. They made up just one of seven groups falsely claiming Trump was the victor […]

Research recent acts of domestic terrorism occurring in the United States, then create a realistic hypothetical domestic terrorism scenario that could occur in your jurisdiction. Explain why your hypothetical scenario would be considered “domestic terrorism.” Include a discussion of what the domestic terrorists’ objectives were and what they hoped to accomplish, the demographic characteristics of […]

Can a homeland security assessment be realistically established across a broad range of autonomous or semi-autonomous agencies and departments?  Is it desirable to have consistent objectives across different departments and agencies? Does the lack of a cohesive system of objectives, goals, and mission statements seriously impair the ability of an assessment?

Have you seen change and innovation in the criminal justice system in the last several years? Please explain. Identify a difficult decision that must be made by a representative of the criminal justice system. Explain your viewpoint. Based on benchmarking of the team, what are the key components to consider for your organization in a […]

  Read Griffin v. California (1965). In Griffin v. California (1965), a prosecutor was arguing that the defendant’s choice not to testify was evidence of guilt. What was the prosecutor’s argument? Why was it overturned?