You will prepare an outline for your paper that will include at least four resources. Your outline should plan out the structure of your paper and organize content. For more information on how to develop an outline, see Purdue OWLs Why and How to Create a Useful Outline.
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Introduction to Criminal Justice


To prepare for your paper, you will write a proposal of the case you will be analyzing. Your proposalshould explain why you have selected the case and discuss steps you will be taking to provide athorough analysis of it. You should be sure to include terminology from your textbook applicable to yourresearch in the proposal […]
Create an Abstract with detailed info in instructions


Create an article abstract for the attached resource: It should be around two pages double spaced when completed. Include the following in the abstract: Read the article carefully. Your work should include description and discussion of the key components of the research design and methods employed. At a minimum, explain the approaches taken in framing […]
Expert Reports & Testimony


Please review three reports provided in the attached documents below (2002 report, 2004 report, 2008 report). You will summarize each report as to the conclusions drawn by the expert and list the support or basis for these conclusions. Next, please compare and contrast the three reports for the conclusions drawn and the support used within […]
Discussion Post:Balance of Power


Balance of PowerCompetencies Addressed in This DiscussionCompetency 3: Document philosophical underpinnings and public policy influences associated with U.S. Supreme Court decisions.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.IntroductionLine-drawing associated with the balance between federal and state power is the source of debate. The debate centers on how the Tenth Amendment is interpreted. Let’s explore the line-drawing using […]
Any topic (writer’s choice)


Connecting Your LearningCompetencies Addressed in This AssignmentIn this assignment, the criteria in your Connect Your Learning Scoring Guide are directly aligned to all the course competencies. Competency 1: Describe how historical problems were managed in the evolution of the U.S. Constitution.Competency 2: Correlate the role of each branch of government with Bill of Rights interpretation.Competency […]
Discussion Post: Line-Drawing in Forfeitures


Line-Drawing in ForfeituresCompetencies Addressed in This DiscussionCompetency 3: Explain the substantive and procedural interpretations of individual freedoms based on case analysis.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.IntroductionThe Eighth Amendment protections extend to the impositions of fines. That provision of the amendment applies to forfeitures, which is a process utilized frequently in departments. Often, a portion of […]
Discussion Post:Ensuring Eighth Amendment Compliance Behind Bars


Ensuring Eighth Amendment Compliance Behind BarsCompetency Addressed in This DiscussionCompetency 3: Explain the substantive and procedural interpretations of individual freedoms based on case analysis.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.IntroductionThe Eighth Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment. Those protections apply in a corrections setting. You are a warden at a state correctional facility. You were […]
Discussion Post:Right to Counsel


Right to CounselCompetencies Addressed in This DiscussionCompetency 3: Explain the substantive and procedural interpretations of individual freedoms based on case analysis.Competency 4: Document philosophical underpinnings and public policy influences associated with the U.S. Supreme Court decisions.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.IntroductionThe right to counsel exists under the Sixth Amendment. The way in which that right […]
Speedy Trial


Speedy TrialCompetencies Addressed in This AssignmentCompetency 3: Explain the substantive and procedural interpretations of individual freedoms based on case analysis.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.Assignment DescriptionThe right to a speedy trial is a right protected under the Sixth Amendment. Often, that right is waived by the defendant to enable the attorney to fully prepare for […]