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Unit II Project
Search Warrant Affidavit:
You are assigned to the narcotics or VICE unit at your local police agency. On three separate occasions (01/01, 04/01, and 06/01) undercover officers have purchased felony amounts (100 grams on each occasion) of marijuana from John Doe. On 06/01, your undercover agent observed numerous marijuana plants growing in the inner bedroom of the residence and has reason to believe other areas of the residence are being used to grow marijuana. As you near the residence, there is a slight smell of marijuana emanating from the residence. The house has four bedrooms with a garage that faces south; it is brown in color and has a white fence around the back yard. After a lengthy investigation, your team has obtained the following reliable information:
Suspect: John Doe (resident and owner)
Additional occupants: None
Address: 1111 NW 1
st
Ave., Your City, Your State, Your County
Using the resources in your textbook, prepare and write a search warrant affidavit based on your case. The search warrant affidavit must contain the following information:
• Reasons to request the search
• Name of the officer requesting the warrant
• Items to be seized
• Specific place to be searched
• Signature of the issuing Judge
Your project should be approximately 1-2 pages in length and written in APA format.
Do not e-mail your paper directly to your professor.
Unit IV Project
Serial, mass, sensational, and spree murders add to the complexity of murder investigations. In this project, you will choose one type of murder (list
ed below), and provide one example/name of a murderer that falls into this category.
• Serial murder
• Mass murder
• Sensational murder
• Spree murder
For example, you may choose serial murder and your example could be Ted Bundy. In this case, you would describe a serial murderer and detailed reasons why Ted Bundy is in this category.
Begin with an introduction detailing the type of murderer you have chosen. Explain in detail the definition/characteristics of this type.
In succeeding paragraphs, introduce the person you have chosen as an example. Give his/her name, a brief description of his/her background, crimes committed, their capture and sentencing.
Your project should be at least 2 pages in length and written in APA format.
Do not e-mail your paper directly to your professor.
Unit VI Project
According to the FBI, between 1980 and 2000, 250 of the 335 incidents confirmed as or suspected to be terrorist acts in the United States were carried out by American citizens. In this project, you will choose one example of domestic terrorism in the United States, and describe the motivation behind the incident. You are encouraged to use your textbook, the Internet, and/or the CSU Online Library to conduct your research.
For example, you may choose to write about the Oklahoma City bombing. In this case, describe the incident and what motivated Timothy McVeigh to carry out this horrific act of violence.
Your project should include:
• An introduction to the terrorist, including a brief summary of his/her background
• How he/she came to be involved with the terrorist organization
• What statement he/she wished to make with the act
• How the act was carried out
• The effects of the terrorist act
• Capture/punishment of the offender
Your project should be at least 2 pages in length and written in APA format. Do not e-mail your paper directly to your professor.
Unit VIII Article Critique
There are several reasons why defense attorneys attack the credibility of witnesses. For example, defense attorneys may attempt to demonstrate the witness’s bias, or to suggest that they are lying. For this assignment, you will discuss a trial where the defense successfully attacked a witness’s credibility. You are required to find one article related to the example you have selected and use it in your response to support your arguments.
For instance, you might want to discuss the O.J. Simpson trial and how the defense successfully attacked Detective Mark Fuhrman’s credibility. In the Simpson trial, the defense team played audio tapes of Detective Fuhrman repeatedly using racist remarks. Fuhrman was indicted on one count of perjury due to his testimony. He pled no contest and was sentenced to three years of probation.
For your report, consider including the following:
• An introduction to the case you are discussing
• A brief overview of the people involved
• A short summary of the article
• A firm example of how a witness’s credibility was attacked
Your written article critique should be a minimum of one page and no more than two pages in length and should be written following APA style guidelines. Do not include the title page or reference page in your page count. You are allowed to use the Internet or CSU Online Library to locate your article.
CELI
Unit VII Activity
For Unit VII, you will create a procedure for collecting and preparing evidence for admissibility in court. While a policy describes a principle or rule to guide decisions that should result in some desired outcome (describes what and why), a procedure outlines the steps to achieve the desired outcome (describes what, how, where, and when).
There are two activities offered. Select the one that you find the most interesting. For each activity, a PDF document containing an outline for creating the procedure has been provided. At the bottom of the document is a checklist that will be used to evaluate your submission. The information you need to fill in the outline can be located in the textbook chapters. This activity is worth 100 points.
Activity A relates to Chapter 13, which offers detailed information on what needs to be done so that physical evidence collected at a crime scene will be admissible in court. In court, the collecting officer must be able to identify the evidence and verify that it is in the same, or substantially the same, condition as when it was collected. This can only be accomplished if the proper chain of custody is maintained.
Activity B relates to Chapter 14, which focuses on photographic evidence and the factors that need to be addressed in order for this evidence to be admissible in court. In photographing a crime scene, a key consideration is that the photos, as well as videos, should be a fair and accurate depiction of the crime scene.
Activity A:
Using the outline provided, you will create a procedure for maintaining the chain of custody for physical evidence for the presentation in a criminal case. If you wish, the procedure may describe how to handle a specific type of physical evidence such as a blood sample, a shell casing, a weapon, etc.
Activity B:
Using the outline provided, you will create a procedure for photographing a crime scene that would promote the admissibility of the photographs in court. If you wish, you may make the procedure specific to either still photographs or video.
BCJ 3801, Criminal Evidence and Legal Issues 3
Activity B relates to Chapter 14, which focuses on photographic evidence and the factors that need to be addressed in order for this evidence to be admissible in court. In photographing a crime scene, a key consideration is that the photos, as well as videos, should be a fair and accurate depiction of the crime scene. Activity A: Using the outline provided, you will create a procedure for maintaining the chain of custody for physical evidence for the presentation in a criminal case. If you wish, the procedure may describe how to handle a specific type of physical evidence such as a blood sample, a shell casing, a weapon, etc.
Activity B: Using the outline provided, you will create a procedure for photographing a crime scene that would promote the admissibility of the photographs in court. If you wish, you may make the procedure specific to either still photographs or video.
Unit VIII Activity
For Unit VIII, you will prepare a
What NOT to Do When Testifying
list. As you read Chapter 15, take notes of what a professional law enforcement officer (PLEO) should NOT do when testifying, or preparing to testify, in a criminal case and why. Your list should contain a minimum of 21 items that a PLEO should not do.
The first item on your list will be that the PLEO should NEVER commit perjury while testifying. Perjury is knowingly telling a lie under oath about something that is important to the case.
Directions:
As you read through Chapter 15, look for 20 more actions/behaviors that should be avoided. Prepare a document with the title:
What NOT to Do When Testifying. Item # 1 has been provided for you. After each item, provide a brief statement giving the rational for the item. Use a format similar to that below.
What NOT to Do When Testifying
1. You should NEVER commit perjury while testifying. Perjury is knowingly telling a lie under oath about something that is important to the case.
a. If a PLEO commits perjury while testifying, the officer may lose his/her job, the officer may face imprisonment and a fine, the defendant may be acquitted, and it reflects negatively on the professionalism and integrity of law enforcement.
2.
Continue with the next item.
Use the following checklist to ensure that you have addressed all of the requirements for this activity. The checklist will also be used by your instructor to evaluate your submission.
1. The list contains 21 items.
2. Each item is followed by a brief statement giving the rational for the item.
3. Your document follows the format provided in the example above.
4. Your document is reflective of the written communication skills required of a college student in that it is accurate, concise, and professional in appearance with proper spelling and grammar.
5.
NOTE: APA formatting is not required, nor is there a requirement for a minimum/maximum word count. The goal is to create an understandable, easy-to-follow list of behaviors and actions to avoid while testifying so that your image and your organization’s image of professionalism and integrity of law enforcement is maintained. Although APA formatting and the inclusion of sources are not required, all sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Again, it is not a requirement to include outside sources within this assignment. Plagiarism is the offense of using another’s work as your own. To avoid plagiarism, identify the work of others (if it is within your document) and use your own words and ideas to create the majority, if not all, of the assignment. APA Style is simply the style used to identify the work of the original owner/author.
