CRJ
306 Criminal Law and Procedure Entire Course
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ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 1 DQ 1 Legal
Terms.
Legal Terms. Choose one of the following questions:
a. Discuss the major, distinguishing
characteristics that separate a felony and a misdemeanor. What is similar about
them?
b. Distinguish between the legal
terms precedent and stare decisis. What is their significance in criminal law?
c. Compare and contrast the notion
of moral laws vs. criminal law
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 1 DQ 2
Constitutional Considerations.
Constitutional Considerations. Based upon the assignments below, answer your designated
question. Be sure to support your answer. Respond and substantively reply to at
least one of the postings for EACH of the questions that you are not required
to respond to for your initial response. For example, if you are required to
answer question a. with your primary posting, you must respond at least once to
the primary postings of questions b and c.
a. What is jurisdiction and how does
it affect criminal prosecution? Can the type of crime determine jurisdiction
for a court? Distinguish between federal and state courts for criminal cases. Respond
to this question if your last name begins with the letters A-G.
b. Which amendment to the
constitution prohibits double jeopardy? Can someone be convicted for multiple
crimes for one act? Provide examples to support your answer. Respond to
this question if your last name begins with the letters H-P.
c. Do the police always need a
search warrant to conduct a legal (admissible) search according to the Fourth
Amendment? Fully explain your answer; list at least three exceptions to the
warrant requirement. Respond to this question if your last name begins
with the letters Q-Z.
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 2 DQ 1 Actus
Reus and Mens Rea.
Actus Reus and Mens Rea.
Distinguish between the terms actus reus and mens rea; how are
they significant in criminal law? Which of the two is more difficult to prove
in a trial, beyond a reasonable doubt? Fully explain your answers, with
authorities.
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 2 DQ 2 Inchoate
Offenses.
Inchoate Offenses. Provide your opinion of whether or not criminal liability
and punishment for inchoate offenses are “fair” or not. How do the concepts of actus
reus and mens rea fit with inchoate offenses? Should someone charged
with an inchoate offense suffer the same punishment as the primary actors of
the crime? Should people be criminally convicted for the crime of conspiracy
where no underlying crime actually occurs?
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 2 DQ 3 Statutes
of Limitations
Statutes of Limitations. Define the legal, procedural defense of statutes of
limitations. Why are statutes of limitations a part of criminal law? Do you
agree that there should be limits of when a crime can be prosecuted? Homicide
does not have a statute of limitations. Do you agree or disagree with this
notion?
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 3 DQ 1 Degrees
of Homicide.
Degrees of Homicide. Define the crimes of voluntary manslaughter, involuntary
manslaughter and negligent homicide. Provide examples for each type of
homicide. Would the felony murder rule apply to any (or all) of the three
crimes here? Explain your answers.
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 3 DQ 2
Kidnapping and False Imprisonment
Kidnapping and False Imprisonment. Explain the difference between the crimes of kidnapping
and false imprisonment. Which crime should be punished more severely and why?
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 3 Sexual
Predator Prosecution
Sexual Predator Prosecution. Prepare a three to five page paper (excluding the title
and reference page) which details your home-state’s approach to sexual
predators. Does your state have any which prohibit conduct that would be
considered to be predatory? What types of crimes are codified into law,
misdemeanor or felony? What are the punishments? Are there mandatory
punishments or do judges have discretion in sentencing a defendant after
conviction. According to the statutes that you research, is mere solicitation
of improper activities enough for a prosecution, or must there be physical
contact? Provide your opinion on the statute(s) and whether or not they are too
soft, adequate, or too harsh on sexual predators. NOTE: if you cannot locate
your state’s statutes, please research Florida’s.
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 4 DQ 1 Robbery
and Extortion.
Robbery and Extortion. Which crime, robbery or extortion is more harmful to the
victim of the crime? Discuss the similarities and the differences between these
two crimes.
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 4 DQ 2 Identity
Theft.
Identity Theft. Identity theft is one of the more prevalent crimes of the
21st century. List ways in which a person can protect her/his identity from
being stolen, and list the various ways in which criminals use identity theft
for their personal gain.
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 4 DQ 3 Arson
Arson. Arson is often described as one of the most difficult crimes
to prove; do you agree and why or why not? What “special” difficulties can
occur when trying to prove an arson case?
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 5 DQ 1 Intimate
Abuse
Inmate Abuse. Choose one of the three forms of “intimate abuse”
presented in Chapter Fourteen. Explain the nature of the form of the abuse,
detail the difficulty in prosecuting the abuses and offer
suggestions/strategies how to reduce the number of incidents of the crime
chosen. Use outside, scholarly sources and “think outside the box” to come up
with solutions to the difficult issues confronted here.
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 5 DQ 2
Mandatory Sentencing
Mandatory Sentencing. The trend in the United States is toward mandatory
sentencing for most criminal offenses. First, define mandatory sentencing.
Second, discuss the pros and cons of mandatory sentencing. Third, provide your
opinion of whether or not you agree with mandatory sentencing provisions
ASHFORD CRJ 306 Week 5 Final Paper
Focus of the Final Paper
Prepare a six to ten page paper
(excluding the title and reference page), which details the entire criminal
justice process for a felony criminal charge filed in a state court. Your paper
will include all of the steps between arrest through pre-trial, trial, and
appeals (both state and federal appeal possibilities). You must address
contingencies for each stage of the proceedings and examine all possible
outcomes. Your paper should be organized chronologically for how the process
occurs, and provide analyses of how constitutional protections for the
defendant work at each stage of the proceeding. Provide critical analyses,
where appropriate, of whether the system effectively deals with criminal
prosecutions, or whether changes or improvements are required. You may ask
questions of your professor in either the classroom’s “Questions and Concerns”
discussion board area or through email. Students can supplement their papers
with interviews of people involved in the criminal justice field which will
lend credibility to the research paper and the findings presented
