Category: Criminal justice

TERM PAPER INSTRUCTIONS
TOPIC
Your final project must be on one of the following topics:
– Community Policing (in support of CO4 and CO5)
– Whether a College Degree Should be Mandatory for Police Recruits  (in support of CO2)
– A topic focused on a specific aspect of Equity, Diversion, Equality (EDI) as it relates to law enforcement and this course. Keep in mind, EDI is far more than simply a discussion on race.  Potential EDI areas for consideration can in part include issues related to race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, tribe, casts, socio-economic status, thinking and communication styles, etc. This topic allows a wide variety of potential topics and in turn is in support of all 5 COs). All EDI based topics within this category are pre-approved so long as it relates to law enforcement and this course, but if unsure if your topic can work please post it in the Question Tab of the Forums for instructor approval
PAGE LENGTH AND REQUIREMENTS   
The final project will include a minimum of 15-17 pages of content in the body of the paper (you may go longer but not shorter in length). This 15-17 pages does not count, i.e., it excludes the cover page, abstract, table of contents, any and all quotes, images, charts, pictures, and reference section. Hence, the completed paper will be longer than 15 pages, and is expected to range anywhere from 18-21 pages depending on how many quotes, if images are included, # of references, etc.
All quotes, minus those 40 or more words which will be indented and single spaced to clearly show they are quotes, must be encapsulated in quotation marks. Likewise, all papers must be 100% original work to this class. The discovery of past work being used will be treated as cheating, and as is the case for plagiarism, will as a minimum will result in a 0 for the paper.
The paper is to be double spaced (do not add extra space beyond double spacing), with 1″ margins all around, Times New Roman, 12 pitch; no other style or pitch is to be used in the paper. Students who opt to utilize larger fonts, or add extra spacing beyond regular double spacing, and or put in margins larger than 1″ all around will as a minimum see an automatic full letter grade deduction.
Each student will be required to complete the term paper in the most recent edition of APA. A running head is not required for this paper
This is to be of high quality, free of spelling and grammatical errors, and of original work. Plagiarism will be dealt with harshly, and at the least will be an automatic 0 on the paper (revisions will not be allowed when plagiarism is discovered and in turn requests to do that should not be asked…requests to revise plagiarized work will not be considered).
Please be sure that your paper is a Word Document (.doc) uploaded to the assignment section as an attachment.
REFERENCES
Students will be required to use at least 5 scholarly – (peer-reviewed)- sources. Students have access to peer-reviewed sources through the APUS library. Note: .com, and .org sources can be used for referenced support, but will not count toward the minimum scholarly source requirement.

Preparation
For this assignment, choose one Supreme Court decision to evaluate that has impacted society in a positive or negative way. Below is a list of five societal issues for you to choose from along with example cases related to the issue.
Pro-life vs. reproductive rights. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization 597 US __ (2021)
Citizenship rights for immigrants. Arizona v. United States 567 US __ (2012)
Freedom of speech and religion. Republican Party of Minnesota v. White 536 US 765 (2002)
LGBTQIA+ rights. Obergefell v. Hodges 576 US __ (2015)
Workplace discrimination. Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber 550 US 618 (2007)
Step 1: Decide which societal issue is most important to you or one you want to learn more about.
Step 2: Research Supreme Court decisions and information related to the societal issue you chose.
Locating Supreme Court Decisions
To find US Supreme Court Opinions (including facts of the case, the question, the conclusion, as well as oral argument, opinion announcement, Opinion syllabus, and Opinions):
Go to the Oyez ProjectLinks to an external site (https://www.oyez.org/cases/2023)  website. The site is managed by the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law; and includes opinions from as early as the year 1789, audio of oral arguments for more recent cases, and a summary analysis or conclusion of each opinion.

Using proper APA format in at least 800 words, provide a brief overview of terrorist use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), such as pipe bombs and what is known about the fragmentation of pipe bombs with varying case thickness.

In their review, Zaykowski (2015) addresses the debate surrounding the “penal couple” of victim and offender. Specifically, Zaykowski (2015) examines research and theoretical frameworks supporting a view that an overlap exists between victims and offenders, such that there is no distinct difference between the two; they are one and the same. A number of challenges are created for the criminal justice system as a result of this overlap, each bearing their own consequence on the functionality and capacity of the justice system to address victimization and offending.
-After reading Zaykowski (2015), explain the victim-offender nexus discussed in the article. Incorporate the appropriate APA in-text citation in your explanation.
According to Zaykowski (2015), discuss how this overlap between victim and offender impacts the criminal justice system. Incorporate supporting documentation (class readings, textbook, and/or scholarly sources) as evidence to support and/or illustrate this impact.
Identify and describe three (3) strategies that the criminal justice system can use to overcome the challenges associated with the victim-offender overlap discussed by Zaykowski (2015).

Do you agree with the Fifth Amendment’s Grand Jury requirement? Explain why or why not.
2. Do you believe that probable cause is an adequate standard to indict a person? Or should a
higher standard apply? Explain.
3. Why is it that persons being investigated by a grand jury are not offered the same constitutional
protections as when they are formally charged? For example, the right to an attorney, or to cross
examine witnesses. (For further reading on this topic see https://www.nolo.com/legal-
encyclopedia/testifying-before-a-grand-jury.html)
Do you agree with the current state of the law or not? Explain. Should we have an adversarial grand
jury system? Explain why yes or no?
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_6
https://www.caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/498/292.html

You are called as the on call detective in reference to a case which involves the victim who is hospitalized after allegedly being stabbed in the back twice by her live in boyfriend. Patrol officers from the scene have located the boyfriend and have him in their custody at the police station .The victim’s sister who allegedly witnessed the incident is at the station in the lobby. The injuries are going to require surgery and are non-life threatening. Follow the describe order from your book and lecture material that you would use to interview the 3 subjects and the reason you would interview them in that specific order. Secondly what details do you need to obtain from each person in your line of questioning? Do not overthink what you are being asked here, follow the assignment.
Follow APA guidelines for references and in-text citations used, observe proper spelling, punctuation, and spacing. Present all work in 12 font Times New Roman.

Write a response on your belief, if racial discrimination truly exist within the criminal justice system. Your response must be specific and must include facts to support your position. In addition you are to provide examples supporting your position. Paper must be no less than 1200 words. You must use no less than 3 additional resources (other than your required text) that support your position. All resources must be properly cited using APA style.
For credit you must include atleast 3 journal articles that support your information. The journal articles to be used must come from Saint leo University online library.
Use the information attached to create your belief why racial discrimination truly exist in crimal justice system. Also it is used for citation.

Criminal justice professionals are responsible for a wide variety of different tasks, including providing specialized advice on court proceedings, collecting and analyzing evidence, and other duties that help contribute to organizational and client success.
Some common tasks required of criminal justice professionals include:
Performing research, writing up reports, and assisting attorneys in a variety of important tasks
Developing detailed processes and assisting in the development of legislation to create a functioning criminal justice system
Assisting in the rehabilitation of individuals released from prison, helping to integrate their lives back into modern society
Collecting, organizing, and analyzing evidence for active court cases
Keep in mind that you may be involved in one or several of the above processes as a criminal justice professional, but that you might also be tasked with very different responsibilities altogether. However, no matter what niche you end up working in, it’s important to realize that you’ll need to develop a robust set of ethical skills if you want to achieve any level of success in this field.
-List and discuss the elements that all professionals in the criminal justice system have in common.
Discussion must be completed in paragraph form, with in-text citations and reference(s)to support your statements.
Follow APA guidelines.

Directions: Using the following link (https://www.biography.com/people/groups/serial-killers), select one serial killer case to answer the below questions. Answer/Discuss the Following: Describe the case you selected to include the personal history of the serial killer, the facts of the case and how the killer was eventually identified (less than two pages). Discuss in detail the killer’s crime scenes and any crime scene patterns identified during the investigation. Describe why the patterns where significant to the investigation. Did investigators identify these patterns and use them to further their investigation? Identifying two significant items of evidence recovered during the investigation and discuss why each item was so significant and how it could have, or did, lead to the identity of the killer. Discuss the investigation and identify two deficiencies in the investigations, leading to the individual continuing their crimes. Discuss how these deficiencies could have been avoided or overcome. Discuss two modern forensic, technological or database advances if in existence at the time of the killings could have been used to catch the killer earlier on in the investigation. 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.

To determine what factors are most likely to have an impact on an offender or a justice-affected person, a human service professional needs to conduct a comprehensive assessment. Like last week’s assignment, this week you will explore additional assessment tools that have been created. Not only do you want to know what assessment tools are available to you, but you want to be able to determine which one is going to provide you with the data you need. In this assignment, explore how these assessments can provide you with different types of information and what you can do with that information.

Imagine you have been asked to write a review of two assessment tools used with offenders for a newsletter.

Review Offender Risk & Needs Assessment Instruments: A Primer for Courts. (https://ncsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/criminal/id/473/rec/1)

Select 2 of the instrumentals profiled in the index.

Research the 2 instruments using course readings and 2 additional articles from the University Library. Consider the following questions for your research:
Where would you use the instruments (e.g., probation, prison, jail, diverse program)?
How would you use them?
Why would you use them?
What are specific examples of how the instruments would be used?

Write a 700- to 1,050-word article for the newsletter that compares the 2 instruments and in which you:
Describe each tool.
Explain how each tool works.
Determine which tool you feel is the better instrument.
Justify your selection.
Include an example of how the instrument would improve the analysis of a client’s situation and provide assistance to the client.