Category: Criminal justice

For this assignment, you will write a paper addressing concepts of theories in criminology.
1. Identify 3 tasks responding personnel are trained to carry out upon arriving at a crime scene. Why are these tasks important in the line of police work?
2. What is the hierarchical organizational chart for police departments and how does it benefit police work?
3. Discuss body-worn cameras and one reason police departments are employing them. Identify a recent real world event/ incident outlining the importance of body worn cameras. Be specific in your response.
Paper should be 2 pages in length excluding the title and reference pages. Paper must be supported with a minimum of two references from the CSU Online Library. All resources must be cited and referenced according to APA format.

Watch the entire eight-episode Flint Town series on Netflix as paced on Netflix. 
You are a candidate for the Chief of Police position in Flint, Michigan. You have been asked to provide a “Police Leadership Vision Statement” as part of your application process.  Elected and non-elected city officials, police union and management representatives, and community members are part of the hiring advising committee that will evaluate your statement and overall candidacy.
You call your old policing professor for advice and he advises that you follow this structure in crafting what should be no more than a ten page, double-spaced statement. 
What is your vision for the department?
What challenges and opportunities do you identify for the department in pursuit of this vision? (identify four challenges and four opportunities; briefly explain them)
How do you propose addressing these challenges and opportunities given the existing constraints in which the department finds itself? (identify at least four constraints and how you would address each of them)
As always, he advises you to use endnotes to cite the abundance of appropriate course readings and videos and outside research you are using as foundations for your answers.
It must be turned in by 11:59 pm on Sunday Week 5.  
This assignment is worth 250 points (25% of your grade).  There is a 25 point deduction for each day it is late.  Papers more than five days late will not be accepted and no points will be given for the assignment.  
Make sure to follow the directions above, especially the part about integrating appropriate course readings readings and videos and substantive outside research.
Use 12 point Times New Roman fonts and Arabic (1, 2, 3…) numerals for your endnotes.  Endnotes do not count towards your page total.  In addition to the quality and effectiveness of your writing, vision, and arguments, using assigned course material is a key component to this grade.  This is a “real world” assignment and will be assessed from that perspective.  In other words, how do you stack up with the other applicants and would your statement earn you this position.

There are 3 problems.  Each problem needs 1-2 paragraphs to explain a data analysis
plan.  
Your data analysis plan should include components from prior data
analysis plans (e.g., identify the IV and DV, levels of measurement for each
variable, appropriate descriptive 
statistics, null and research hypotheses) and
should ultimately describe what type of 
statistical test you would run in each
scenario. When indicated, identify potential 
mediators or moderators for each
scenario. 
The word document has the 3 problems and instructions and the rubric has the standards

Criminal justice systems class 
Writing Assignment #9
Assignment Content
Gang violence is costly for the future of our youth in a variety of different ways it’s not only detrimental to our youth but our communities. In this week’s assignment, you are tasked with creating a gang prevention plan that will steer would be gang members toward the right path. You should use strategies and ideas that we have discussed during the semester.
Your response should be a minimum of three paragraphs, 200-300 words typed – double-spaced.
Your paper must be submitted in an APA format with references as appropriate.

The completed paper should be 3-4 FULL pages. Double space. Full Instructions in file below please read.

The essay should address the following questions, based on the learning materials:
If you were a Warden of a prison facility, which of the recommended strategies would you implement for the well-being of correction officers? Why?
If you were a Warden of a prison facility, which of the recommended strategies would pose the most challenges if you were to implement it? Why?
The content of the assignment should have clear inclusion of the information provided in the learning materials above.
Instructions and Formatting Requirements
Provide a comprehensive reflection of your critical thoughts on the topic at hand.
The essay should be between 400 – 500 words, minimum.
The total required word count makes it about 2 pages in length. Please make sure to use the word count feature in Microsoft Word to ensure you meet the minimum requirement regardless of the number of pages.
It should be typed in Calibri or New Times Roman (12-point font) and double-spaced. 
Follow the traditional essay formatting:
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion
For in-text citations and referencing, you must use the APA formatting style

Instructions:
Please follow the directions below. I would also like a TurnItIn Report attached for plagiarism and AI detection. I set it to 4 pages, but there is no page or word count requirement. It just needs answer everything properly.
Assignment 2: Legal Analysis Memorandum
For this assignment, you will submit a memorandum evaluating whether Brady or Wilson violated Maryland law and identifying the specific criminal law code sections. 
You must use the fact pattern provided below, the Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law (see the below link to this source), and your class materials for this assignment.  All sources must be properly cited using APA 7th edition formatting.
Structure the body of your memorandum using the IRAC method provided below:
I. Facts: Summarize the material facts as set forth in the below fact pattern.
II. Issue:  The issue is a statement of the question to be addressed in the memorandum.  Specifically, you must discuss whether Brady or Wilson violated Maryland law and identify the specific criminal law code sections. 
III. Rule: Cite to the applicable sections of the Criminal Law code that apply to the fact pattern.  You may also cite to your class materials and any secondary sources to identify and explain the legal standards and rules applicable to determining whether Wilson and Brady violated Maryland law.
IV. Analysis: Clearly and thoroughly explain the relevant law, as it relates to the specific facts in the fact pattern provided below.
V. Conclusion: State your conclusion as to whether Wilson and Brady violated Maryland law and the specific criminal law code sections.
Link to the Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law:
https://govt.westlaw.com/mdc/Browse/Home/Maryland/MarylandCodeCourtRules?guid=N958DC5209B6511DB9BCF9DAC28345A2A&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&bhcp=1
Fact Pattern
The facts are as follows: Julia Williams owns a residence at 12 West Avenue, Annapolis, MD.  On the night of December 2, 2022, Ms. Williams worked an overnight shift as a nurse. At approximately 5:00 AM, Ms. Williams returned home and observed individuals inside of her living room.  Specifically, while the living room was dark, Ms. Williams observed through a very large living room window that two individuals wearing dark clothes were inside the living room with flash lights.
Ms. Williams then called 911 and reported that intruders were inside of her home. Based on the 911 call, officers responded to the residence.
The police entered the residence and both of the individuals inside the living room were placed under arrest.
The officers then conducted pat-downs of both individuals: Jim Brady and Tom Wilson.
The police officers recovered a handgun from Mr. Brady’s waistband.  Upon further investigation, the officers recovered three glassine envelopes containing a white powdery substance from Mr. Brady’s right jacket pocket.
On Mr. Wilson’s person, the police officers recovered two digital scales and $1,541 in cash from Wilson’s jacket pocket.  The officers also recovered a revolver, $795 in cash, and a prescription drug bottle prescribed to Julia Williams containing 10 Percocet tablets from a backpack that Wilson was carrying.
None of the guns are properly registered and neither Brady nor Wilson have valid permits to carry any firearms.
Discuss the potential charges that can be filed against Brady and Wilson.
Format Requirements
Paper must be double spaced, 11 or 12 pt font and 1”margins all around.
All APA 7th edition format requirements must be followed (cover page, in text citations, reference page). Refer to APA/UMGC – learning resources found in the content page of this course.
You must have resources to support your thoughts/opinions/information.  These must be cited both in text as well as at the end of the document. Your paper should not contain direct quotes, sourced material must be paraphrased.

Assignment 2: Legal Analysis Memorandum
For this assignment, you will submit a memorandum evaluating whether Brady or Wilson violated Maryland law and identifying the specific criminal law code sections. 
You must use the fact pattern provided below, the Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law (see the below link to this source), and your class materials for this assignment.  All sources must be properly cited using APA 7th edition formatting.
Structure the body of your memorandum using the IRAC method provided below:
I. Facts: Summarize the material facts as set forth in the below fact pattern.
II. Issue:  The issue is a statement of the question to be addressed in the memorandum.  Specifically, you must discuss whether Brady or Wilson violated Maryland law and identify the specific criminal law code sections. 
III. Rule: Cite to the applicable sections of the Criminal Law code that apply to the fact pattern.  You may also cite to your class materials and any secondary sources to identify and explain the legal standards and rules applicable to determining whether Wilson and Brady violated Maryland law.
IV. Analysis: Clearly and thoroughly explain the relevant law, as it relates to the specific facts in the fact pattern provided below.
V. Conclusion: State your conclusion as to whether Wilson and Brady violated Maryland law and the specific criminal law code sections.
Link to the Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law:
https://govt.westlaw.com/mdc/Browse/Home/Maryland/MarylandCodeCourtRules?guid=N958DC5209B6511DB9BCF9DAC28345A2A&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&bhcp=1
Fact Pattern
The facts are as follows: Julia Williams owns a residence at 12 West Avenue, Annapolis, MD.  On the night of December 2, 2022, Ms. Williams worked an overnight shift as a nurse. At approximately 5:00 AM, Ms. Williams returned home and observed individuals inside of her living room.  Specifically, while the living room was dark, Ms. Williams observed through a very large living room window that two individuals wearing dark clothes were inside the living room with flash lights.
Ms. Williams then called 911 and reported that intruders were inside of her home. Based on the 911 call, officers responded to the residence.
The police entered the residence and both of the individuals inside the living room were placed under arrest.
The officers then conducted pat-downs of both individuals: Jim Brady and Tom Wilson.
The police officers recovered a handgun from Mr. Brady’s waistband.  Upon further investigation, the officers recovered three glassine envelopes containing a white powdery substance from Mr. Brady’s right jacket pocket.
On Mr. Wilson’s person, the police officers recovered two digital scales and $1,541 in cash from Wilson’s jacket pocket.  The officers also recovered a revolver, $795 in cash, and a prescription drug bottle prescribed to Julia Williams containing 10 Percocet tablets from a backpack that Wilson was carrying.
None of the guns are properly registered and neither Brady nor Wilson have valid permits to carry any firearms.
Discuss the potential charges that can be filed against Brady and Wilson.
Format Requirements
Paper must be double spaced, 11 or 12 pt font and 1”margins all around.
All APA 7th edition format requirements must be followed (cover page, in text citations, reference page). 
You must have resources to support your thoughts/opinions/information.  These must be cited both in text as well as at the end of the document. Your paper should not contain direct quotes, sourced material must be paraphrased.

In the attached PDF file, you will find a case study of Brian who is on parole. Read the case study and then answer the 4 questions in assignment 3.2 in the PDF.

W7 – Berry
Miranda Berry 
“Why” an expert may not be allowed to testify about a profiling report. Do you believe that profiling reports should be allowed into court? If yes, under what circumstances?
Between the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, offender profiling was used for forensic evidence in some cases, as prosecutors and defendants have called in criminologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and even Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agents. The Courts have applied three types of profiling evidence in their opinions: motivational analysis, modus operandi (profile evidence), and linkage analysis.
Motivational Analysis: In Simmons v. State, the defendant was accused of allegedly killing an elderly woman with extreme violence and in an “eccentric manner,” to such a degree that an FBI profiler was involved in the investigation. As there was no physical evidence that Simmons was guilty, he appealed the case based that the “first degree Court” should not have allowed a special agent to testify. In 2002, the Supreme Court of Tennessee found that the “trial court did not abuse its discretion” regarding using a profiler in the case (Bosco et al., 2010).
However, some are concerned that profiling, especially in the FBI, relies heavily on the interviews of 36 prisoners by Douglas and Ressler, most of which were serial killers. In their interviews, there are no random samples of different types of offenders, nor did it “explore how they may be divided appropriately into subgroups.” The FBI’s subtypes of organized and disorganized has been criticized; one empirical test randomly selected 100 scenes of 100 serial killers in the United States, using information from the Crime Classification Manual to differ organized and disorganized crime scene. They found that “all serial killers are likely to exhibit some aspects that are organized and some that are disorganized.”
Current psychological research does not support any theory that characteristics are the same over time and situations, nor does it assume that said characteristics “relate to different personality types.” The structure of profiling has no scientific support; thus, scholars have criticized its methodology as there is no empirical evidence to support the theory George (2008).
George (2008) notes that profiling testimonies are more often offered by prosecutors than defendants, and that admission is permitted more by the appellate court for the prosecution. A prosecutor’s expert explains to the jury what crime scene classifications are, including behavioral characteristics, and how they may relate to the offender’s motivation or general behavior. There have been trial and appellate courts that have rejected expert profiler testimonies that were introduced by the defendant, such as State v. Fain and State v. Stevens. In State v. Fain, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that profiling is not a “physical scientific test.” In State v. Stevens, the Supreme Court of Tennessee found that a person’s “guilt or innocence cannot be determined by opinion evidence” that was found by an expert (Geroge, 2008).
I believe that, with all of this information in mind, that offender profiling should be utilized in court as evidence but should not be considered the “absolute proof” of someone’s guilt.
References:
Bosco, D., Zappala, A., & Santtila, P. (2010). The admissibility of offender profiling in courtroom: A review of legal issues and court opinions. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 33(3) (2010): 184-191. https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/science/article/pii/S0160252710000233
George, J. A. (2008, January). Offender Profiling and Expert Testimony: Scientifically Valid or Glorified Results? Vanderbilt Law Review, 61(1) (2008): 221-260. https://www.proquest.com/docview/198984566?parentSessionId=h2u0pqzvvTRvXbpFV4TMrlogiykjz62Yhqx1hwv0kTo%3D&accountid=8289&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
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