Discuss your thoughts about African Americans being killed by police officers. Compare your thoughts to African Americans (black on black killings) being killed by other African Americans. Should there be a stipulation in determining the sentencing based on those two scenarios? Always be respectful and remember that anyone can have his/her own opinion regarding the … Read more
Students will write a summarizing the impact of one of the topics listed below has had on society, the individuals (suspect and/or victim) and community. This assignment will be worth a total of 100 points. You must write on one of these specific topics: Habitual offender/Three Strikes Laws Sexually-based offenses Murder/Homicide Details attached
Find a criminal court case that excluded some evidence. Summarize the case and the evidence suppressed, explain why the evidence was excluded, and the outcome of the criminal case. Also discuss other court cases that set a precedent for the criminal case you selected. You are primarily looking at court cases that either excluded … Read more
To Prepare Consider the ethical decision-making framework outlined in this week’s resources, including Figure 1.1 on page 439 of Kirst-Ashman and Hull. Select one of the following options, and then engage in the first few steps of the ethical decision-making process, including consultation with colleagues through your response posts. Option 1 As technology advances, … Read more
Concentric Zone Theory Park and Burgess used Concentric Zone Theory to break up the city of Chicago into five zones. They used the theory to explain why crime occurs in each zone. Although this was created and applied to the city of Chicago, in this assignment, you will apply this theory to your city (you … Read more
Comparing Criminal Justice Systems The cases of Amanda Knox and Michael Fay offer good opportunities to compare criminal justice systems. Both were young US citizens accused of crimes in other countries. These cases illustrated the differences between the US criminal justice system and those of other nations. Consider such factors as pretrial release, burden of … Read more