ORG 4/2

 The Week 5 lesson in this course examined some external influences that might cause a juvenile to participate in delinquent activity. One of these external influences was associated with the interactions a juvenile engages in while attending school. 

You are serving on a jury for a murder trial. The evidence presented at trial was largely circumstantial and, in your mind, equivocal. During closing, the prosecutor argued that you must find the defendant guilty because he confessed to the crime. The defense attorney immediately objected and the judge sternly instructed you to disregard the…

 Law enforcement officers use two methods to investigate possible criminal activity: reasonable suspicion and probable cause. Reasonable suspicion means officers have a reasonable belief, sometimes called a hunch, that criminal activity may have occurred. They have no hard evidence to support their belief. Probable cause is more concrete. Probable cause means officers are not just suspicious that…

  Assignment: In at least one (1) page, for this writing assignment, find the criminal code in your state (or a state of your choosing) for burglary and larceny (theft). Cite the appropriate criminal code(s) in your state and identify the elements of the offenses that as an investigator you would need to prove beyond…

Research and discuss a case of child abuse or neglect, either an act of commission or omission. In your discussion, state whether having a standard definition of child abuse and/or neglect would be beneficial and if so why? APA

Topic for your initial post: Several types of victim compensation were discussed in this module’s resources. There were also several examples of cases resulting in compensation in the videos and readings. Your task is to pick one case where victim compensation could be or has been given (think one of the thousands of exonerations, eugenics, etc.). Share a link to the case…