Affirmative defenses fall under the categories of justification and excuse. Answer these questions: 1) Discuss the legal and practical differences between a justification and an excuse. 2) What is needed for an insanity plea to be approved by the courts? 3) After Bernie was arrested for...
POLICY BRIEFS A policy brief is a concise summary of a particular issue, the policy options to deal with it, and recommendations on the best option. Policy briefs must deliver critical information to the stakeholders who can influence a specific policy. For assignment...
For this week’s assignment, you will examine the global criminal perspective of two types of transnational crimes. Chapter 2 in the text discusses domestic crime, transnational crime, and justice. Find additional credible sources to assist in your evaluation of international policing and investigative agencies’ attempts...
Regardless of industry, organizations are responsible to protect and secure their customers' information. Information management is the process of protecting an organization's data in terms of: Classification and handling. Privacy. Document and records management. Sensitive physical information. To reduce the risk of customer information being jeopardized, organizations often establish a...
In this creative writing assignment, you will take on the role of an advocate and analyze how federal and state powers interact in addressing public, health, and environmental issues. Utilize the First Amendment, your state constitution, and any other documents needed. Select a topic from the...
Now that you’ve reviewed the resources about the court system, you are familiar with the four purposes of punishment: deterrence, incapacitation, retribution, and rehabilitation. In this 350 word journal entry, address the following: Prioritize these four purposes of punishment. In your personal opinion, which of the four...
In this assignment, you will explain how the Fourth, Sixth, or Eighth Amendment influences professional practice in the criminal justice profession. Prompt In Module One, you learned how the Constitution influences professional practice in criminal justice. In your Module Two discussion, you considered how the Constitution specifically...
Criminalist Ben Baldazana is collecting evidence from the scene of a shooting. After locating the revolver suspected of firing the shots, Ben picks the gun up by the grip, unloads it, and places the ammunition in an envelope. He then attaches an identification tag to...
Recently the Legislative branch considered whether to try to expand the Supreme Court by adding 4 new seats to the Court to make 13 justices instead of 9 justices. The Constitution does not outline specifically how many justices must be appointed. Some have argued that...
Michelle has been angry with Charles for a very long time. She had threatened to kill Charles on a couple of occasions. One day, Michelle sees Charles standing on a street corner waiting to cross the street. There are several people standing around Charles, also...