What are three basic types of plea bargains? What factors do prosecutors consider when deciding whether or not to plea bargain and what kind of bargain to make? In a minimum of 100 words, describe the interests served and not served by plea bargaining.
What three conditions must be met before a prosecutor charges a person with a crime and prosecutes the case? Why do prosecutors sometimes choose not to prosecute criminal cases? Discuss problems that could occur due to one person having so much power and discretion.
Research a case in which one of the parties requested a change of venue. Describe the crime and surrounding events leading up to this request. Explain the crime’s classification, including its sentencing potential. Support your conclusion with research, and include at least two resources other than the course materials. https://www.azleg.gov/arsDetail/?title=13 https://www.justia.com/criminal/classification/ Jurisdictions https://www.courts.ca.gov/9617.htm …
Research a case in which one of the parties requested a change of venue. Describe the crime and surrounding events leading up to this request. Explain the crime’s classification, including its sentencing potential. Support your conclusion with research, and include at least two resources other than the course materials. https://www.azleg.gov/arsDetail/?title=13 https://www.justia.com/criminal/classification/ Jurisdictions https://www.courts.ca.gov/9617.htm …
1. Discuss factors that affect the public’s perception of police. Include in your response both positive and negative factors that influence how a community perceives law enforcement agencies. 2. According to your textbook, four categories guide police decision-making. Discuss those categories. Which category do you believe has the most influence over police decision-making? 3. …
A forensic unit within a federal crime lab has been tasked with the investigation of an individual who is suspected of the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of illegal fireworks explosives. Upon responding to a fire at the suspect’s house, firefighters discover 2.5 tons of explosives, and therefore, put out the fire from a distance. When …
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Your company, AB Investigative Services (ABIS) has been contacted by a prominent state law enforcement agency concerning the need to discuss, in a high-level meeting, specific computer-related forensics tools and their functions when governing the seizures of computers and other technology. On behalf of your ABIS, you will conduct a training meeting for 25 state …
After watching the interview, respond to the following prompt: What contributed to Efrain’s gang involvement? How did the neighborhood and household he grew up in influence his decisions? What were some of the consequences (positive and negative) that resulted from Efrain’s experiences? What are your thoughts on the interview overall?
What are the pros and cons of crime statistics?
The study of women and crime is one that has garnered much attention in the last few decades, especially since the introduction of new victimization theories. Discuss, in detail, how the study of women and crime/victimization has changed since the early feminist criminology movement. More specifically, speak to some of the major theoretical contributions (at …
