Category: Law

Law & Order: Crime & Punishment: People v. Dailey.

Paper Question:   
Argue both sides of this case the prosecution and the defense.
First: what was the legal basis the Prosecution used to charge Dailey with First Degree Murder?
Second: what legal reasons did the Defense give the jury to find the defendant not guilty.
Be sure to:
Define the different types of common law murder.
Define mens rea and actus reus.
Define reasonable doubt
Your final product should be a well written 3-4 page essay:
This assignment requires one academic sources.  Your text may be one of them.  (the video does not count as a reference)
HINT: In order to fully explain the assignment you must define the applicable terms then apply.
Apply the facts of the video to the concept in order to prove your argument

Write a solid analysis that gets to the heart of the question. 3-4 pages, typed, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pts font, APA format

Be sure to write an introduction paragraph that lays out your argument
Be sure to write a conclusion paragraph that sums up the argument and evidence you presented in the paper.

DO NOTDO NOTspend even a paragraph re-telling the facts of the movie.  Only use those facts that support your argument.

Do Not write in first person
Instead of saying I think or I feel. just state what you mean.  For example:  I feel Jesus Vasquez acted with premeditation.  Instead write Jesus Vasquez acted with premeditation.
This paper must contain in-text cites concerning any information from the lectures or book.

Here are some in-text citing tips:  there are two reasons to utilize in-text citing:
1. When an author’s words are quoted, and
2. When an author’s ideas are used.

DB 4

Present your own opinion on the assigned topic in a 275500 word thread. Provide at least 1 “scholarly” reference and 1 Scripture in support of your thread. The scholarly references and scriptures you incorporate in your initial posts must come from outside the class . That is they can NOT come from the class, i.e. the textbook or scriptures listed in the assignments/PowerPoints. You must go out and search for them by yourself.

Each of the scriptures below concern a given criminal procedure topic. All scriptures are from the New International Version, 1984. Begin this assignment by meditating on the given scriptures. You may even want to pray about them. Psalm 119:18 recommends this prayer: Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Once you have done that, answer the questions below.
Witnesses
    Deuteronomy 19:15 “One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
    Deuteronomy 17:6 “On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but no one shall be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.”
Cross Examination
    Proverbs 18:17 “The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.”
    Deuteronomy 19:1619 “If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse a man of a crime, the two men involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time. The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against his brother, then do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.”
Physical Evidence
    Deuteronomy 22:1318 “If a man takes a wife and, after lying with her, dislikes her and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity, then the girls father and mother shall bring proof that she was a virgin to the town elders at the gate. The girls father will say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her. Now he has slandered her and said, I did not find your daughter to be a virgin. But here is the proof of my daughters virginity.” Then her parents shall display the cloth before the elders of the town, and the elders shall take the man and punish him.”
    Exodus 22:12-13 “But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner. If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, he shall bring in the remains as evidence and he will not be required to pay for the torn animal.”
Answer the following questions for your thread:
    Did these scriptures change or confirm your views about how criminal procedure should operate according to each topic?
    How does our current system deal with each topic?
    How could our current system change (or not) to deal with each topic in a more biblical manner?
    Provide at least 1 reference and 1 different scripture (other than those given above) in support of your post.

Rough Draft

Each student will be required to complete the term project, which is a research proposal written in an APA Style. The project should have at least 1000-words of substance not counting the cover and reference page. Please include a Cover Page, an abstract and a list of references. The research proposal you write in this course will NOT be sent to the IRB for approval. This is because you will not be conducting actual research for the purposes of this class. You will however gain an insight as to how to write a research proposal.

Each student will be required to complete a research proposal, as the term project. The research proposal will include the following:

Title page

Abstract (100-120 words)
Introduction
Hypothesis/Problem Statement/Purpose Statement
Literature Review and Definitions included in research
Research methods/design
References
Appendices – as needed (annotated bibliography, example consent form, example survey if used)
The research proposal (Term Project) must be in a Word Document (.doc) uploaded to the student’s folder through the assignment section. Students will be required to use at least five scholarly references in their work.

Students are required to follow APA Style guidelines.

Please make sure that you are using the course-writing rubric to use as a checklist so that you write a solid paper.

Students must use a topic, which was approved by the instructor or their research proposal.

Do not include quotes in your work. The student needs to display good critical thinking skills and not a string of quotes written by published authors. Your proposal is what is needed for a successful research project to be conducted in the future.

Develop an Implementation Strategy

Now that you have assessed the issues and outlined the goals to increase the effectiveness of the drug court, you need to develop a concrete plan to implement the changes. For this assignment, be sure to develop an outline of the implementation that includes:
The goal to be addressed
The process for implementing the strategy
Build a timeline of tasks
Who will be impacted in the organization?
For those impacted, how will their positions change?
What will the specific changes be?
When will the changes take place
What resources are needed?
Will additional staff need to be hired?
Identify the short term and long term outcomes.

4 references

Domestic and International Terrorist groups

The student will analyze a domestic terrorist group and an international terrorist organization. The paper will include group origins, ideologies, goals, motivation, and tactics. The student will also asses the role of homeland security specialists and the effectiveness of federal and state laws in combating these terrorist groups.

6 sources

Midterm

Both the Midterm and Final essays will require you to respond to a broad-based question about public administration. In essence, you will be asked to demonstrate critical thinking about controversial issues in public administration and take a position on which course of action would be the best approach for public administrators. You should format your essays as you would a formal paper, following the guidelines set forth for papers in this course (see Rubric).  The paper should be a minimum of 2-3 pages in length, excluding tables, title page, and reference page.  A minimum of 2 tables should be included as well as a minimum of 5 sources to support your work.

Midterm Essay question: Classical Organizational Theory deals with the systematic processes necessary to make bureaucracy more efficient and effective. Name three scholars that are credited with the development of classical organization thought that most correctly fit into this definition of Classical Organizational Theory. What were the basic arguments articulated by each in their contributions to the development of Classical Organizational Theory?

The Accuracy of the Uniform Crime Report

No directly quoted material may be used in this project paper.

Resources should be summarized or paraphrased with appropriate in-text and Resource page citations.

Must contain four (4) outside sources

Type the reference citation information for the book, article, or document using the American Psychological Association (APA) formatting standards. (There are links to APA format standards under Library Services.)

Each reference is to be followed by the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. Creating an annotated bibliography calls for a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research.

Write a concise annotation (150 words) for each reference that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book, article, or document.  This must include:

a) briefly, in your own words, describe the content of the article

b) compares or contrasts the work with at least one other article in your research review

Topic

The accuracy of the Uniform Crime Report

Format

The project paper should begin with an introductory paragraph and end with a concluding paragraph

Each annotation should contain approximately 150 words

Double space, 12 pt. font, 1 margins

Supportive Resources:

Support Resources

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/  https://library.bethel.edu/class/tutorials/writ-cit/1001APA_Ann_Bib_6thEd

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm

www.iupui.edu/ (Search on Annotated Bibliography)

Case study critique 1

“On what basis shall we allocate resources to Program A instead of Program B, is the perennial statement in public sector budgeting. Identify and discuss at least five attempts, found in the budgeting literature, used to answer V.O. Keys famous budgeting question. In your professional judgment, which type of budgeting system is most appropriate for public administration? Why do you feel this way?

Textbook Readings
Cropf et al.: Case Study 11The Oakdale Administrator
Milakovich & Gordon: chs. 7, 10
Shafritz & Hyde: JFKCivil Service Reform

Criminal Justice – Victim Impact Statement

What is a victim-impact statement? Do you think victim-impact statements should be admissible at the sentencing stage of criminal trials? Please explain. 

No directly quoted (copy/paste) material may be used in this project paper.

Format:

One full page (No cover page.)
Narrative must be double spaced, with 1 inch margins, written in #12 font.
All  supportive references must be cited in APA format with an in-text citation as well as a full citation on a separate Resources page.
No directly quoted (copy/paste) material may be used in this project paper.
Resources should be summarized or paraphrased with appropriate in-text and Resource page citations.

DB 4

“On what basis shall we allocate resources to Program A instead of Program B, is the perennial statement in public sector budgeting. Identify and discuss at least five attempts, found in the budgeting literature, used to answer V.O. Keys famous budgeting question. In your professional judgment, which type of budgeting system is most appropriate for public administration? Why do you feel this way?