Category: Criminology

As you start to navigate the Juvenile Justice field you will find many topics of interest.
This research paper will be a topic that interests you. There are many topics in the
Juvenile Justice field that you can choose from; many of which are discussed as part of
this course. This assignment is to locate resources for the paper that relate to your
chosen topic.
Instructions:
Create an annotated bibliography. (If you need assistance creating an annotated
bibliography, watch the video in the supplemental resources in this unit.)
• Locate a minimum of 5 resources relating to your chosen topic. (Note: Wikipedia
is not an acceptable resource.)
• Clearly label each resource.
• Briefly describe the resource in one paragraph for each resource. Discuss the
relevance of the resource to your chosen topic.
• Include a separate reference page in APA format.
Requirements:
• Maximum 6 pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference page.
• APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works.
• At least five resources.
• Submitted as a Microsoft Word Document.

Police are the first point of contact juveniles have with the Juvenile Justice System. A
positive interaction between the groups is one factor that helps to keep juveniles out of
handcuffs. The most significant sanction an officer might impose on a juvenile in a
positive interaction would be a verbal warning; however, strained relations based on
miscommunication and preconceived notions could land one or more juveniles in
handcuffs and on their way to jail. Positive communication; therefore, is key to this
relationship. In this assignment, you will discuss police and juvenile interactions.
Instructions:
You are part of the taskforce assigned to the “Effective Police Interactions with Youth”
project. The taskforce (you) is asked to explore and answer the following questions:
• What role should police organizations play in delinquency prevention and
control?
• What training and education should police officers have to improve police –
juvenile interactions?
• Propose five (5) ways to improve police and juvenile interactions.
Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
• Maximum three pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
• At least two resources.

Supporting Lectures:
Ethical Systems
Ethics and Courts
Trial Court Workgroup
Prosecutors, as agents for the state, take an oath to uphold the Constitution and to seek justice on behalf of the state and its citizens.
Summarize the duties of a prosecutor in a criminal case, emphasizing those tasks that allow the prosecutor to wield strong influence over the case. Discuss how these particular tasks might present the prosecutor with ethical dilemmas.
Discuss how these particular tasks might present the prosecutor with ethical dilemmas.
Given that a defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty under the American judicial system, is the prosecutor also required to consider the defendant as being among the citizens he or she is protecting? Identify and explain the conflicting moral imperatives present in the duties of a prosecutor.
Discuss the prosecutor’s ethical responsibilities when faced with a case that he or she would rather not pursue. For instance, consider a case in which a formerly battered wife is accused of attempted murder against her husband. Explain whether the “ethics of duty” or “ethics of care” outweigh utilitarianism for criminal prosecutors.

Despite the comprehensive background investigation and other pre-employment screening requirements, corruption is still a significant concern in corrections, particularly among correctional officers.
In your initial post, discuss at least three factors that may contribute to, or cause, a correctional officer to partake in one or more acts of corruption? Conclude your response by identifying at least three strategies that correctional leaders can implement to minimize corruption among correctional officers.
Remember to support your response with a minimum of one current (within the past 5-10 years) scholarly research. Refer to the course announcements for guidance.

Read and review one of the following non-fiction books about crime or criminology. Highlight the central ideas described in the book, offer a thoughtful review, and, if possible, make connections to your own life. Each book review will be 5 pages long (double-spaced). Also, it is important to focus on three main points of the book. 

Please post your answers to the following questions:
Can an independent thinker be a team player?
Should we admit to doing wrong?
What is the difference between a mistake of the mind and a mistake of the heart?
Dilemma:
You are the lead investigator in a double homicide case. You develop a suspect, and during your interrogation, you have the opportunity to lie to the suspect concerning the evidence you have against him in this case. The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld lying to a suspect as an ethical practice in Arthur v. Commonwealth 1997. As a Christian, you know it is a sin to lie. Will you lie to the suspect concerning the evidence you have against him in this case in an attempt to illicit a voluntary confession? This interrogation technique is legally accepted; however, is it moral and ethical?
During this class, we have continued to emphasize the importance of strong character driven leadership. Please provide a biblical example of unethical leadership and describe its consequences. Please provide a biblical example of strong ethical leadership and describe its advantages.

Instructions
Write a two-page paper analyzing the fact pattern presented below.  Please use federal law or your own state law.  Your analysis should include application of the topics covered during the past seven weeks.  For example, search and seizure, search warrants, execution of warrants, exceptions to the warrant requirement, exclusionary rule, Miranda rights, and the right against self-incrimination.  Do not restate the facts in your paper, but rather identify the issues, analyze, and provide your legal reasoning.
Ensure your citations are in APA or Bluebook format.
Please see the grading rubric, which will be used to grade this assignment.
Fact Pattern
Michael is a veteran police officer for the New York City Police Department. He is dispatched to investigate a robbery and possible homicide at 123 Apple Lane to Michelle Hansberry’s house. He knocks on the door in uniform and announces his identity and flashes a search warrant to Michelle. She does not ask to see or read the search warrant and lets Officer Michael in the house.
The warrant was issued by Judge Judy at the local district court. It is a search warrant that indicated the kitchen, family room, powder bathroom and common areas of the home could be searched for a gun used in connection with a murder in Time Square and for a diamond necklace missing from Tiffany’s jewelry store on Fifth Avenue.
While searching the premises indicated on the search warrant, Officer Michael detects a smell coming from the master bedroom, which is located on the first floor of the home. He steps by the entrance of the bedroom and determines based on his professional experience, it is the smell of gun powder. Due to this emanating smell, Officer Michael immediately goes into the bedroom and discovers a gun sitting on the dresser. Officer Michael grabbed the gun and placed it into an evidence bag and labeled it.
He then proceeds to open the dresser drawer and discovers the diamond necklace that was missing from Tiffany’s jewelry store. When Officer Michael questioned Michelle, she responded, “I did not kill anyone, my sister stole the necklace. I only agreed to hide the necklace for her.” Officer Michael asked Michelle to go to the police station to answer some questions, and she agreed. Upon arrival at the station and being booked in, Michelle told Officer Michael’s partner Scott, “my sister made me do it, I had no choice.”
Does not include the introduction and reference page

Part I
After a defendant is found guilty, there is the sentencing and appeal phase of the process. Most attorneys will file an appeal on behalf of the defendant if there is an appealable issue. Sometimes the judge grants a lot of discussion in determining a defendant’s sentence. Other times, the judge’s hands are tied based on the mandatory minimum sentencing laws. This discussion asks you to examine the sentencing and appeal phase of the criminal process.
Please discuss each of the following:
Are judges given too much discretion when it comes to sentencing? What are some of the factors a judge looks at when determining an appropriate sentence? 
What is the difference between a determinate and indeterminate sentence? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. Do you think mandatory minimum sentences serve any real purpose? 
Part II
Based on the facts provided to you in Week 1 discussion, the investigation report, the confession by Mayo and the witness statements made by Dietz and Joe answer the following:
Assuming Mayo is found guilty at trial, what would you recommend as an appropriate sentence for Mayo? Please answer this question from both positions of being the prosecutor and the defense attorney representing Mayo. Discuss why and make sure to support your thoughts with legal analysis. 

Please rewrite this in own words. I submitted it to school and the overall similarity score was 28% I need the similrity score as low as possible. 

This research paper will be structured as a policy brief analyzing one topic relating to this course and using the reading materials we have discussed in class (optional reading materials are also available for this project). You should use no less than six academic sources (drawing on required or optional materials assigned in class).
These are 2 sources to use for the paper 
Ludwig, J., and Harcourt, B., Broken Windows: New Evidence from New York City and a Five-City Social Experiment, U. Chicago L. Rev (Jun. 2005) 
Is Broken Windows or Poor Policing At Fault (and does it matter)?
Ludwig, J., and Harcourt, B., Broken Windows: New Evidence from New York City and a Five-City Social Experiment, U. Chicago L. Rev (Jun. 2005