Category: Criminal justice

Each student is be required to complete the term project, which is a 5-8 page (not counting the cover, abstract and reference page) research paper in APA format.
Proofread final paper carefully for spelling, punctuation, missing or duplicated words. Make the effort to ensure that your final paper is clean, tidy, neat, and attractive and is in proper APA format. Be sure to have your final paper ready a day or two before the deadline. This gives you peace of mind and a chance to triple check. Before handing in your assignment for marking, ask yourself: “Is this the VERY BEST that I can do?”
Proof read your paper.
Once you have submitted the assignment it is automatically run through a plagiarism checker tool.
he did not like it i need the best you got

Paige’s W1 Post
Adjust automatic marking as read setting
The USA Patriot Act was passed in response to the September 11th attacks. It was made with the intent of providing law enforcement agencies with resources to combat terrorism, such as expanded surveillance powers, and enhanced information sharing between agencies. Agencies and officers have stated that these measures have helped preventing further attacks, such as the one that occurred in September 2001.
From the governments perspective this Act has proven its value, however some citizens raise concerns about the Act’s impact on individual rights to privacy. They argue that the surveillance granted by the Act step on their individual constitutional rights and are vulnerable to abuse. 
From my perspective I would not be willing to give up my personal privacy to allow law enforcement more power in terrorist situations. The Act violates constitutional rights for American citizens. Studies have shown that violent terrorists acts have been connected to poverty, persecution, and lack of human rights. I believe if we supported more people within the United States, we would lower the terrorism rate significantly. By assisting homeless people, giving resources to the mentally ill, and offering more resources to single parent households we would cut the population willing to hurt the system that helps them.
Citizens being watched and tracked isn’t the answer to a situation. Assisting people when they’re struggling in life is what could really impact the terrorism and patriotism level. Now, individuals coming into this country with ill intent, or if they are coming from a country that has issues with the US, they should be tracked and monitored to avoid any harm to the American people.
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/patriotact/#:~:text=The%20Patriot%20Act%20Reauthorization%20Tackles,rather%20than%20traditional%20financial%20institutions.

Week 1
Reinaldo Mora-Torres 
Carver (2016) details that many countries like our own have a tough time dealing with combating terrorism. The United States, post 9/11, had a reason to try and battle these atrocious acts as the largest scaled attack on our own soil. The patriot act was born from what some believe to unite the minds of our country against an element who wanted to try and fight against our freedoms. As time has come to a slowing halt from the wars and conflicts overseas, many have come to question its validity to continue the use of the Patriot Act. Many constituents now find that the Patriot Act are becoming a violation of an individual’s civil liberties when used on American soils.
The initial push to deter terrorism was a means to find out who and where to track any funding, communications and gather intelligence of terrorist organizations around the world (Carver, 2016). This allowed the intelligence communities a means to fight against such organizations. The legislations put into place still has not prevented smaller acts of violence or prevent communication efforts of terrorist from being committed against our country. For example, there have been numerous acts of terrorism since the legislation that has failed. Some incidents that have come to mind are the Boston bombers, Major Hassan active shooter on Fort Hood, to San Bernadino Shootings. Many of these incidents were known to have communicated with foreign channels and have many citizens questioning the use of this legislation on Americans.
As an individual, I would not and do not want my rights to be handed over to allow for more government intrusions. I believe the 4th amendment is one of the best amendments protecting civil liberties from unlawful search and seizures. As a law enforcement representative myself, I am taught and told to obtain a search warrant to gather evidence of a suspected crime. I believe this is based in our historic traditions and written in our constitution. It also allowed Americans to know that there are more protections under the color of the law. I believe that if I afford the government free reigns to conduct such inquiries brings about targeting of unnecessary search’s without having even a suspicion of committing a crime.
Carver, A. (2016). Parliamentary Attempts to Define Terrorism in Canada and Australia. Journal of Applied Security Research, 11(2), 124–138. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361610.2016.1137173 
less

Your assignment for this unit is to complete a case study that follows an accused person through the criminal justice system. Choose an actual criminal case from the last 10 years that you found interesting to complete your case study. Be sure to choose a case with enough information available to research for your assignment. The case must include the incarceration of the convicted offender.
Address the criteria listed below in analyzing your case study scenario:
Provide a synopsis of the case.
Describe the arrest procedures police followed in this case. Explain the evolution of the law enforcement system by describing how this type of case would have been handled 30 years ago.
Describe the trial portion of the case. Discuss specific sentencing guidelines available for the judge in this type of case.
Describe the facility where the person was sentenced to serve his or her time in prison. Discuss any education or rehabilitation opportunities available at the facility.
Develop Intermediate headings in your paper from these bullet points.
Your completed case study must be submitted as an MS WORD document attachment and must be a minimum of two full pages in length (the paper must include a title page and reference page as well; therefore the total length will be four pages), and must include at least two outside empirical sources, one of which may be your textbook. The second source must come from the CSU Online Library. Wikipedia, Answers.com, and other similar sources are not considered as empirical resources and may not be used. Media sources are not typically empirical sources but may be used to supplement your empirical sources. Your paper must include the required APA title page, the main body, which must include the required APA headings (Introduction, Intermediate headings which are numerous (relating to the bullet points above), the Conclusion, and the Reference Section heading (The Reference Section must stand alone as the last page of your paper and must be in APA format). 

How might the causes of offending among juveniles vary from the causes of offending among adults?
(In your posts, be sure to draw on the readings and the introductory notes). Please CITE from the readings from the Oxford handbook of Juvenile crime and juvenile justice)! To support your answer.

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the responses to special needs offenders.  A discussion of the history and evolution of the correctional system responses to special needs offenders must be provided.  Special attention should be paid to specific events that led to changing policies and the impact on the correctional system (example; deinstitutionalization in the 1970s led to the over-incarceration of mentally ill offenders with comorbidity problems).  
Instructions 
You are expected to submit a 1 1/2–2-page paper (not including the title page, abstract, and reference page) in current APA format. Be certain to emphasize a focused analysis of the areas noted above.  

Introduction
The juvenile justice system oversees adjudications for juvenile offenders in juvenile courts. A juvenile offender is a youth under the age of 18 or the age of majority, depending on state statute. A juvenile, or delinquent, is said to commit delinquent acts rather than crimes. This language is consistent with the primary goal of the juvenile system, which is rehabilitation, treatment, and successful reintegration into the community.
For the last 40 years, the United States Supreme Court has rendered several important cases affecting the constitutional rights, treatment, and adjudication of delinquents in the juvenile justice system.
Instructions
Write a one-page summary that includes the history of landmark cases that grant due process rights and procedures to juveniles and your understanding of the following Supreme Court decisions, especially as they pertain to the death penalty and requirements for life imprisonment without parole.
Roper v Simmons.
Graham v. Florida.
Miller v. Alabama.

W2: The Constitution – Desiree Peel
Of the Constitutional amendments we are addressing in this class (Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth), which one is most important? Why?
The fourth amendment affords protection from unreasonable search and seizure by the government. The fifth amendment is the protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy; in addition, it affords rights to a grand jury and due process of law (Legal Information Institute, 2024). 
The sixth amendment affords a list of rights for criminal defendants including right to a speedy/public trial; right to impartial jury; right to know the nature and cause of the accusation; right to confront witnesses; right to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses; and the right to assistance of counsel (Legal Information Institute, 2024).  Lastly in this group of reviewed amendments is the eighth amendment, the protection against cruel and unusual punishment, excessive fines, and excessive bails.
Of these four reviewed amendments, I believe the fifth amendment would be the most important in my opinion.  I chose this amendment because regardless of how a search and seizure is conducted or the potential severity of punishment – an innocent person would have a better chance of both of those being negated if they can fight out their case in a fair and impartial trial with due process adherence.  On the other hand, a guilty person might think protection against cruel and unusual punishment is more important.  It is really tough to pick only one amendment, because the right to counsel is extremely important and feeling safe from unreasonable searches without probable cause is equally significant.   I might lean towards more of a hybrid answer of both the fifth and sixth amendment being of high importance because of the protections by the Miranda Law, including the right to remain silent and the right to counsel (Legal Information Institute, 2024).  These two rights allow for immediate protection against interrogation by law enforcement and then the opportunity to speak with an attorney about the suspected crimes or offenses committed.
References
Legal Information Institute. 2024. Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-5/requirements-of-miranda
Legal Information Institute. 2024. Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/eighth_amendment
Legal Information Institute. 2024. Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fifth_amendment
Legal Information Institute. 2024. Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fourth_amendment
Legal Information Institute. 2024. Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/sixth_amendment

One question many will explore in domestic violence issues is “Why doesn’t she leave”? Look at the Court’s holdings in Casey Brittle, Morrison and Castle Rock and did the decisions of these cases make it safer or less safe for victims to leave? 

W2: Scientific and Technological ApproachesDiscussion Questions
If profilers are able to identify specific traits and/or characteristics of mass murders, how could criminal justice utilize these predictors to prevent future incidents?
How might cultural bias threaten the objectivity required to investigate a crime scene?