Criminal justice administration

 There are a plethora of leadership styles that can be utilized in the criminal justice system.  Objectively assess what kind of leadership style you feel would be the most effective as an administrator in your organization.  Expound on possible advantages and disadvantages of that particular style 

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The family of George Floyd settled a civil lawsuit filed against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers involved in his death.  What criteria would the judge have used if this case had been heard in court? Create a slideshow that describes five criteria that the court would have used to evaluate the George … Read more

Week 4 Assignment – Criminal Law, Criminal Culpability, and Criminal Liability Overview

According to the text, criminal law is aimed at the misbehavior that falls below society’s norms and values. The burden of enforcing criminal law and maintaining public order and public safety falls to local, state, and even the federal government; all help to shape and prescribe conduct in the United States. Each state is specifically … Read more

Wrongful Conviction and then Exonerated

Identify a single criminal case where a person was convicted of a crime, and later exonerated.  Searching online will reveal plenty of cases.  You make the choice.   Complete a 2 to 4-page paper covering the following; Summarize the case, Explain how and why the conviction was later overturned. What could have been different during the … Read more

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   Case 2: Sandy Hook Elementary School: Adam Lanza On December 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed his mother in her home. He then went to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and forced his way inside where he shot and killed 6 adult staff members and 20 children. As authorities arrived … Read more

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   Case 1 Necrophilia: someone who has sexual relations with a corpse or parts of a corpse (partialism). Some men are pseudo-necrophiles, or persons who pretend to have sex with the dead. John has fantasized about being with a dead person for some time. He has attended several funerals and often reads literature about funeral … Read more

Guilty But Insane

  Guilty But Insane For this week’s assignment, you will evaluate criminal justice in selected countries. Since mens rea refers to criminal intent, the concept of guilty but insane sounds like an oxymoron to most people. Chapters 1 and 3 in the course text discuss international perspectives on criminal law. Find additional credible sources to … Read more

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Discuss U.S. reliance on critical infrastructures. If the U.S. suffered a major nationwide cyber attack, which of these critical infrastructures would be most impacted? Consider what daily activities or resources they would no longer be able to participate in or use. Many of you will realize such an attack’s effect on the internet, cell phones, … Read more

Functions and Issues for Alternative Sentencing and Community Corrections

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please review the assigned material in your Stojkovic and Lovell (2019) textbook and review Alternative Sentences (Links to an external site.). You may also wish to consider some of the recommended resources for this week. Your initial post consists of two parts: Part 1 Discuss objectives and issues for … Read more