Category: Law

Assignment 2: Constitutional Rights

The constitutional rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are most highly protected during the trial stage of a criminal proceeding. This is when the adversarial process, which characterizes the U.S. criminal justice process, is at its peak. Use the Strayer Online Library (https://research.strayer.edu) to research, identify, and discuss a criminal case from within the last three years. Analyze and evaluate the steps which brought the individual to trial beginning with the arrest phase of the process.

Write a 4- to 6-page paper in which you:
Summarize the events leading up to the arrest and identify and discuss the four elements of the arrest related to this case.
Identify the four requirements for search and seizure with a warrant and describe how the search and seizure process was carried out for this case.
Explain the various aspects of the plain view doctrine and describe how this is relevant to this case.
Compare and contrast the various means of identifying suspects and describe the process used in this case.
Summarize the basic constitutional rights of the accused during trial.
Use at least five quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Critically debate the constitutional safeguards of key amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.
Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated with criminal procedure.
Define and describe Constitutional laws and associated court procedures.
Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated with criminal procedure.

Border & Coastal Security

Assignment Instructions

The topic for your research paper can be anything pertaining to border and coastal security. Once you have decided on a topic, develop a research question and hypothesis to support it. There is no need to submit your question and hypothesis for approval. A minimum of 10 outside references are required.

PAPER FORMAT:

Cover Page
Abstract (no more than 150-250 words)
Introduction (include the specific research question and hypothesis which are presented at the end)
Literature Review Critical analysis is the key here
Methodology (This needs to more than a single sentence that states I used qualitative methods. Take the time to explore what type of qualitative method you used. Content Analysis and Case Study are the two approaches that seem most likely for this course.
Analysis What does your research tell you? What are your conclusions??
Conclusion ensure you include what future research should cover that has not been explored.
Reference List
TECHNICAL GUIDANCE:

Your paper should be at a minimum of 10-12 pages (the Title Page and Reference page will be additional pages).
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Use scholarly or other relevant sources.
A minimum of 10 outside references are required.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize: books, peer reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
Your responses are to be in your own words with minimal quotes.

Discussion

“Electronic Surveillance” Please respond to the following:

Use the Internet or the Strayer Online Library (https://research.strayer.edu) to research, identify, and examine a case involving suspected terrorist activities where electronic surveillance was used from within the last five years. Summarize the case and the circumstances. Then, support your opinion for or against the use of electronic surveillance of U.S. citizens without court orders in cases of suspected terrorist activities. Provide support for your opinion.

Geographic Crime Analysis

  1. The command staff has approached you regarding how best to distribute resources in order to curtail crime in various beats.
  2. Go to the Chicago crime map () and select four beats that are in different parts of the city. In the Optional settings, click on Index- More Serious Offenses. Select four types of crime that you will be comparing for each of the four beats.
  3. From that data for each beat, compare the beats, and determine the highest frequency of each of the four types crimes for each beat, including the highest and lowest frequency by month. Create a chart to compile this data.
  4. Create a Memo with the chart embedded, to the command staff that summarizes the analysis of your findings regarding the comparison of the various types of crimes in the four beats. In the memo, explain to the command staff everything that he might need to know to make the best decision. Support your analysis with Research.

Be sure to cite three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content. 

Week 3

Vision and Mission, Risk Management, and Torts

 Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 in Girod (2014), and Chapter 4 in (Campbell & Dobel & Katsampes & Mactavish & Yates, 2014). View the (2015) and read of the Los Angeles Police Department.In addition to these, research at least three additional scholarly, peer-reviewed and/or credible sources that apply to the topic of vision and mission, risk management, and torts that are relevant within the context of the Rodney King case. (Ashford University Library definitions of these resource types are provided for your convenience.)

The following scenario will be used as the basis for this assignment. Carefully review it before beginning your work.

The assault on Rodney King by Los Angeles Police officers in 1991 raised many issues about the actions of officers and subsequent accountability. Rodney King was contacted by LAPD officers following a vehicle chase. King was removed from his car, handcuffed, and was subsequently beaten by four LAPD officers. Video of the traffic stop and ensuing events was captured by a witness. The officers in question were criminally charged and were acquitted of those state criminal charges. They were later found guilty of federal civil rights violations. Rodney King received a $3.8 million settlement.

For this assignment, you must evaluate the results of the Rodney King case from the perspective of this weeks readings.

  • Analyze the vision and mission of the Los Angeles Police Department and the role of that vision and mission in establishing guidelines for behavior that aid in the risk management function of the LAPD.
    • Evaluate the impact of tort law on the development and implementation of the vision and mission, and how the financial settlement awarded to Rodney King impacts current and future ethical leadership. 
    • Provide at least two examples of how the vision and mission were upheld, or how they were violated by the officers in question.
  • Explain how the relevant employment laws and policies addressed the hiring, training, and retention of police officers. 
  • Examine how employment law may have affected the ethical and leadership decision making at the time of the King case.
  • Determine if all applicable legal policies and constitutional mandates were in place and are being adhered to. In the case that all policies and mandates were satisfactorily addressed, describe how the situation could have occurred. If you identified issues with the policies and mandates, recommend strategies for implementation that would have addressed these problems.
  • Analyze and explain how risk management policies within the context of this case are intended to protect the organization and the community from negative behaviors and liabilities.
    • Analyze the relevant risk management concepts and applicable tort law and explain how the torts influence risk management policies.
    • Analyze the impact of financial settlements on the organization and on the community. Propose changes to the vision and mission statements and explain how those statements should be adhered to.

The Vision and Mission, Risk Management, and Torts paper

  • Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the .
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Students name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructors name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least three sources from scholarly, peer-reviewed, or other credible sources in addition to the course text and the other required resources for this assignment.
  • The table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Article Review

Instructions

For this assignment, you must locate one article from the CSU Online Library in which a criminal justice official faced scrutiny surrounding an incident that questioned his or her ethical decisions. The article you review must be at least two pages in length. This does not need to be a criminal incident. Discuss the incident, the ethical dilemma, and what you think the outcome should have been. Also, what training may have helped this individual and this department? Describe the types of ethics and conflict resolution training that the agency should implement to prevent future ethical issues in the department.

Your response must be at least two pages in length and include at least one source besides the chosen article. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

Non-Profit Personnel

It is important to have the right people in the right positions. Not having the right fit may lead to many issues such as not getting optimal performance from the individual, which affects the organization.

Read the article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/naacp-fire-cornell-william-brooks.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1

Ponder the following for your classroom discussion:

How does the leaders character traits affect the success of the organization?
How feasible is it for an organization to change direction without changing its leader?
How do agency employees embrace an administration while opposing its policies?
How can loyalty for employees be demonstrated in the midst of leadership upheaval

Review a case

Review and summarize the case of Tesla Motors Canada ULC v. Ontario (Ministry of Transportation), [2018] O.J. No. 4394, 2018 ONSC 5062 and explain how the case is an expression of the rule of law, basing your observations on your research of the rule of law.
Your paper should be around 12 pages in length, font Arial 12, and will be graded on the strength of your logic and arguments and demonstrated understanding of the material and subject.  For option 1, the strength of your research will also be a consideration.

ICS

 Question 1. Define and select one of the seven principles of Incident Command Structure (ICS) and describe the importance.

 Question 2. How these principles of ICS beneficial to the community in responding to incidents? 

150 words and no reference needed 

Critical Ethical Thinking in Law Enforcement

Critical Ethical Thinking and Law Enforcement”  Please respond to the following with 100 words or more; 30 words or more when responding to your classmate. Posts will be checked for plagiarism:

Read the article titled Ethics in Law Enforcement and Policing: What the Public Expects From Police and How Officers Can Deliver located at http://criminologycareers.about.com/od/Career_Trends/a/Ethics-In-Law-Enforcement.htm. The article suggests that there are three (3) tests that can help officers with the ethical decision-making process. Discuss which one (1) of the three (3) methods you believe is the best guide for officers for ethical decision making, and provide a rationale for your choice.
The article suggests that there are values that are universally held by society. Of those values mentioned in the article, determine which three (3) you believe are most important for law enforcement officers to have, and explain your rationale.