analysist case for
analysist case for
analysist case Gordon v. Howard 180 Mich. App. 488 (Ct. App. Mich. 1989)
Law
Economic and Public Order Crime
Economic and Public Order Crime
In a well-constructed, one page essay (500+ words), compare (explain the similarities) and contrast (explain the differences) of the economic crimes (white-collar, blue-collar, and green-collar crimes).
Please provide references.
Investigation and Effects on the Community
Investigation and Effects on the Community
Create a 4- to 5-page report in Microsoft Word that covers the investigation and the effects of the case on the community with regards to the following points:
For this assignment you will return to the case that you chose for the Week 3 written assignment.
WEEK 3’S ASSIGNMENT WAS ABOUT: DAVID BERKOWITZ
- Describe the investigation. How did the investigators proceed? Was there any interaction between the killer and the police? How did investigators finally catch the killer?
- Did the police involve the community in their efforts to find the killer?
- How would you evaluate the level of cooperation or communication between investigators and the community? Were the police able to warn potential victims?
- What role, if any, did programs such as Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) or Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) play in the investigation? If your chosen case was from decades ago, are there investigative tools available today that could have helped?
- What was the effect on the local community while this killer was active?
- Considering the typology you proposed in the week 3 assignment, are there any adjustments to be made at this point, or was that typology the correct one?
- Last, did this case have any impact on law, policing, the criminal justice system, etc.?
Investigation and Effects on the Community
Investigation and Effects on the Community
Create a 4- to 5-page report in Microsoft Word that covers the investigation and the effects of the case on the community with regards to the following points:
For this assignment you will return to the case that you chose for the Week 3 written assignment.
WEEK 3’S ASSIGNMENT WAS ABOUT: DAVID BERKOWITZ
- Describe the investigation. How did the investigators proceed? Was there any interaction between the killer and the police? How did investigators finally catch the killer?
- Did the police involve the community in their efforts to find the killer?
- How would you evaluate the level of cooperation or communication between investigators and the community? Were the police able to warn potential victims?
- What role, if any, did programs such as Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) or Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) play in the investigation? If your chosen case was from decades ago, are there investigative tools available today that could have helped?
- What was the effect on the local community while this killer was active?
- Considering the typology you proposed in the week 3 assignment, are there any adjustments to be made at this point, or was that typology the correct one?
- Last, did this case have any impact on law, policing, the criminal justice system, etc.?
Disparities in Decision Making
Disparities in Decision Making
You are a newly minted prosecutor in Anytown, USA, and have been assigned the following two cases for trial:
Case A: 14-year-old male C.J. raped his 16-year-old next-door neighbor M.K. During the rape, C.J. bruised one of M.K.’s arms. The police arrest C.J. the next morning at his residence where he lives with his mother and two younger brothers. His mother is devastated by his arrest. C.J. has a history of minor thefts.
Case B: 16-year-old female K.O. raped 13-year-old R.L. and demanded that R.L. keep quiet about the rape. The police arrest K.O. R.L. does not want K.O. prosecuted for the rape.
On the date of sentencing, the court sentences C.J. to 10 years’ confinement with two years of probation, but sentences K.O. to two years’ confinement with five years of probation.
- Should the female juvenile rapist have been treated differently than the male juvenile rapist?
- If you were the judge, how would you justify your sentencing decisions?In response to your peers, assume the role of either the prosecutor or defense attorney and refute one of your peers’ arguments regarding sentencing.