Discipline: Law - Criminal

Overview The U.S. Constitution affords citizens various rights and freedoms. These include freedom of religion, freedom from unreasonable search and seizures, and the right to equal justice. As upholders of the Constitution, police officers swear an oath to uphold people’s Constitutional rights as they perform their duties to prevent, reduce, and address criminal activities.Of the 27 amendments to […]

Occasionally, the United States Supreme Court makes decisions that are considered groundbreaking (abortion, gay marriage, death penalty, civil rights). In turn, these court decisions can affect public policies. These changes are often the result of the changes in public opinion. Often, the response of policy actors, such as the media and local governmental agencies, to […]

   This first unit introduced you to theories and roots for criminology. Your assignment in this unit presents you with six issues. Please respond to all six issues. Please include a brief introduction, and use Level 1 headings (per APA formatting) to differentiate between the six issues, which are detailed below. · You were introduced […]

 In Neil v. Biggers (1972) the Court determined that identification procedures must be fair. To determine whether the procedures were fair, courts must consider all the circumstances leading to the identification. Discuss what circumstances should be considered in determining fairness. Why are these circumstances important in determining the fairness of an identification procedure? 

  https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-inmate-freed-from-prison-after-nearly-4-decades-thanks-law-project-he-says-saved-himLinks to an external site.  To complete this weekly assignment the student will read Current Event number 1 and offer a summary based on the following: 1.  Analyze the listed ideas and discuss their relation to the United States Legal System. 2.  Reflect on how this subject matter may relate to your life and […]

   Public Administrators have a variety of methods to approach making changes within an agency. Compare and contrast the rational decision-making approach and incrementalism. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each (in theory and in practice). Cite at least one source, which may be your textbook. 75-100 words Based on this week’s topics, organizational theory […]

  You are expected to create a PowerPoint presentation covering a felony criminal case that resulted in a conviction.  You can select any felony case from any state or the federal government.  You are not allowed to use a case that you used in your DQ assignments throughout the class.  Please select a different case. […]

Act as a government administrator or an “elected official ” of their chosen agency whose job entails providing a full report to a governing body of that agency, reporting on a current (or past) issue (s), and highlighting reasons why a decision for or against the issue should be decided. 

 This is about prisons. Explain the need for custody staff to be present 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year long. What impact does minimal critical staffing have on budgetary matters? Do inmates have a constitutional right to receive medical attention? Should it be?  Why or why not?   Does the state have […]

  Assignment Details You will select 1 of the 5 topics for your Discussion Board (DB). Please read the instructions for the DB assignments carefully because they are different from your other classes that you have had DBs in. Selecting 1 of the 5 topics, you will be required to submit a 300-word minimum main […]