Discipline: Law - Criminal

This assignment focuses on race and ethnicity as social constructs.  Take a look at the video, “LetsOpenOurWorld,” at the link below.  Describe what is meant by race and ethnicity being a social construction.  Apply what you learned from this assignment to race/ethnic relations in the United States today.  Use any material from the Learning Module […]

Week 3 Discussion: Courts Supporting Lectures: Ethics and Courts Trial Court Workgroup Judges and Ethics This week, you began addressing the ethical foundations of specific functions in the criminal justice system. For this discussion, we will focus on the courts. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton was criticized for an interview in which she […]

My research topic is    An Examination of Police Brutality and Its Impact on Victims’ Families my Research Questions are as followed:  i) What drives police to use excessive force? ii) How has the family experience impacted their perception of the police?  iii) How does race play a critical role in police brutality? This is […]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read A Statutory Approach to Criminal LawLinks to an external site. and Chapter 4: The Elements of a CrimeLinks to an external site.. Additionally, watch Components of a StatuteLinks to an external site.. Understanding the elements of a crime, particularly the distinctions between the guilty mind and the […]

  Law enforcement training officers are responsible for training recruits to perform their duties safely and responsibly. Law enforcement officers must determine how relationships affect local residents. Imagine that you are a law enforcement training officer in a city of 620,000 diverse citizens. You are developing an overview and presentation for a new officer training […]

The thread must be a minimum of 200-400 words. MINIMUM OF TWO SOURCES BESIDES THE TEXTBOOK. Must cite at least 2 sources in addition to the Bible. TEXTBOOK: Bennett, B. T. (2018). Understanding, assessing, and responding to terrorism: Protecting critical infrastructure and personnel (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 9781119237785. **RICHARD*** […]

Hi Class, I do believe that an ineffective presentation by a single witness can lead to a potential acquittal, regardless of all other evidence. I think this is because it’s easier for other people i.e a jury, to believe a person over the hard factual evidence. So, if a witness portrays an ineffective presentation, then […]

Hello all! I agree that an ineffective presentation by a single witness can lead to a potential acquittal, regardless of all other evidence. The jury is looking to the witness for details of the case and to clarify any misinterpretations. If the witness comes looking unprofessional or acts unprofessional if they seem nervous or confused […]

Sloppy Police Work Is the Primary Reason for Wrongful ConvictionsSloppy  police work does contribute to wrongful convictions, but it is not the primary reason. Though their job is to conduct interviews, arrest individuals, and report/testify in court, they are not the only ones involved in working to convict an individual. “…false or mistaken eyewitness identification; […]

Sloppy Police Work Is the Primary Reason for Wrongful Convictions Hello Everyone, I believe sloppy police work will lead to wrongful convictions, just as with any job mistakes in the workplace cause a domino effect of problems to occur and will cause further issues for others. The police are the eyes and ears of the […]