1) Identify and discuss the constitutional protections afforded people accused of crimes. 2) If you were in a position to do so, would you increase or decrease the rights available to defendants at trial? Specifically, what might you recommend, and why?

1. What has changed over time as it relates to Victim Rights? 2. Locate and read the constitutional amendments for victims’ rights for your State (Mississippi). Briefly summarize for your peers. 3. What is one new thing you learned based on assigned reading this week? Readings this week include: The Victim & Witness Protection Act…

· How have state and local officials politicized the immigration debate? · What impact has the media had on the issue? · How has this affected local law enforcement? https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-immigration-debate-0 https://www.dhs.gov/topics/citizenship-and-immigration-services

Let’s say a person is found murdered in their home. We have on scene first responding officers and medical personnel, crime scene, homicide detectives, and then medical examiner. Who calls the shots??? Who should call the shots??? Does the command structure change through the investigation? How important do you feel impression evidence can be now…

Officer Martin Guajardo is the first responder at an apparent homicide scene. After securing the area, interviewing the sole witness, and calling for backup, he begins to search for evidence. He makes note of a bloody knife lying next to the body, with a scrap of bloody cloth clinging precariously to the knife. Because it…

Identify an unanswered question discussed in ONE criminal justice research article and the type of methods and data used in the research. · You could search for a research article that addresses social justice questions with quantitative methods through the Library OneSearchLinks to an external site. tip sheet. · Analyze social justice or criminal justice…

Project Two Guidelines and Rubric.html CJ 340 Project Two Guidelines and Rubric Competency In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency: Describe behavioral and environmental factors that lead to criminality Scenario You are a lead criminal profiler assigned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. Last week, you were…

As of February 2017 there were 28 states with right-to-work laws. To review the list of right-to-work states, see: National Conference of State Legislatures (2017). Right-To-Work Resources. Retrieved from http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/right-to-work-laws-and-bills.aspx Then conduct your own research on the topic. Please answer the questions below. Use question and answer (Q&A) format for your response; in other words,…

Prior to working on this journal, read the article: ‘ Marsy’s Law’ Challenges Highlight Conflicts with Other Constitutional RightsLinks to an external site. and read Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 the required textbook, Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Research and Application. This journal reflection assignment is an opportunity for you to critically engage with the topic,…

For this discussion forum, you will examine how technology is being utilized in criminal justice research. In your final paper next week, you will design a research proposal, and you may choose to incorporate technology into your design. For this, you need to examine how researchers utilize technology in their studies and focus on questions…