Examine the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed.

Assignment 2: International Crime Witness, Part 1

 

Due Week 6 and worth 250 points

 

 

 

Use the Internet to research criminal proceedings in one (1) of the six (6) model countries from the textbook. Imagine you are traveling abroad in your chosen country when you witness a local national committing a violent assault. The criminal is arrested and charged by the police.

 

 

 

Upon returning to the United States, a professor in one of your criminal justice classes asks you to complete a written report on your experience.

 

 

 

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

 

  1. Determine the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country.
  2. Examine the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Provide a rationale for the response.
  3. Choose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and analyze the country’s perspective on each right. Provide support for the analysis.
  4. Investigate the manner in which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Provide justification for the response.
  5. Classify the fundamental similarities and differences between the police culture in your chosen country compared to the United States.
  6. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

 

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

  • Compare and contrast American perspectives on criminal law with those of other countries.
  • Evaluate the nature of comparative policing and global law enforcement cooperation.
  • Analyze the role of procedural law in the four (4) major legal traditions.

 

  • Use technology and information resources to research comparative perspectives in criminal justice.
  • Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.

 

 

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

Points: 250 Assignment 2: International Crime Witness, Part 1
Criteria  

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

 

Fair

70-79% C

 

Proficient

80-89% B

 

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Determine the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country.

Weight: 17%

Did not submit or incompletely determined the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country. Insufficiently determined the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country. Partially determined the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country. Satisfactorily determined the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country. Thoroughly determined the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country.
2. Examine the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Provide a rationale for the response.

Weight: 17%

Did not submit or incompletely examined the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Did not submit or insufficiently provided a rationale for the response. Insufficiently examined the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Insufficiently provided a rationale for the response. Partially examined the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Partially provided a rationale for the response. Satisfactorily examined the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for the response. Thoroughly examined the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Thoroughly provided a rationale for the response.
3. Choose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and analyze the country’s perspective on each right. Provide support for the analysis.

Weight: 17%

Did not submit or incompletely chose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and did not submit or incompletely analyzed the country’s perspective on each right. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for the analysis. Insufficiently chose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and insufficiently analyzed the country’s perspective on each right. Insufficiently provided support for the analysis. Partially chose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and partially analyzed the country’s perspective on each right. Partially provided support for the analysis. Satisfactorily chose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and satisfactorily analyzed the country’s perspective on each right. Satisfactorily provided support for the analysis. Thoroughly chose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and thoroughly analyzed the country’s perspective on each right. Thoroughly provided support for the analysis.
4. Investigate the manner in which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Provide justification for the response.

Weight: 17%

Did not submit or incompletely investigated the manner in which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Did not submit or incompletely provided justification for the response. Insufficiently investigated the manner in which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Insufficiently provided justification for the response. Partially investigated the manner in which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Partially provided justification for the response. Satisfactorily investigated the manner in which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Satisfactorily provided justification for the response. Thoroughly investigated the manner in which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Thoroughly provided justification for the response.
5. Classify the fundamental similarities and differences between the police culture in your chosen country compared to the United States.

Weight: 17%

Did not submit or incompletely classified the fundamental similarities and differences between the police culture in your chosen country compared to the United States. Insufficiently classified the fundamental similarities and differences between the police culture in your chosen country compared to the United States. Partially classified the fundamental similarities and differences between the police culture in your chosen country compared to the United States. Satisfactorily classified the fundamental similarities and differences between the police culture in your chosen country compared to the United States. Thoroughly classified the fundamental similarities and differences between the police culture in your chosen country compared to the United States.
6. 4 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present 7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present

 

 

 

Assignment 3: International Crime Witness, Part 2

 

Due Week 8 and worth 250 points

 

 

 

After providing your report to the professor in Assignment 2, the country’s governing body asks you to return to the country and testify in the court proceedings. While you are abroad, your professor asks you to report on the court proceedings and correctional system.

 

 

 

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research court proceedings and the correctional system in the same country you selected in Assignment 2.

 

 

 

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

 

  1. Analyze both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Provide support for the analysis.
  2. Assuming the accused is ultimately sentenced to a term of imprisonment, depict the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Provide justification for your view of the country’s prison system.
  3. Expose two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems.
  4. Provide one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Provide justification for the recommendations.
  5. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

 

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

  • Evaluate and explain ethical issues inherent in criminal justice systems.
  • Differentiate the role of courts in various societies and in international context.
  • Compare international perspectives on corrections and criminal punishment, including comparative sentencing typologies.

 

  • Use technology and information resources to research comparative perspectives in criminal justice.
  • Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.

 

 

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

Points: 250 Assignment 3: International Crime Witness, Part 2
Criteria  

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

 

Fair

70-79% C

 

Proficient

80-89% B

 

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Analyze both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Provide support for the analysis.

Weight: 23%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for the analysis. Insufficiently analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Insufficiently provided support for the analysis. Partially analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Partially provided support for the analysis. Satisfactorily analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Satisfactorily provided support for the analysis. Thoroughly analyzed both the court system’s likely view on the accused’s rights, as well as the court system’s likely treatment of the defendant during trial proceedings. Thoroughly provided support for the analysis.
2. Assuming the accused is ultimately sentenced to a term of imprisonment, depict the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Provide justification for your view of the country’s prison system.

Weight: 22%

Did not submit or incompletely depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Did not submit or incompletely provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. Insufficiently depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Insufficiently provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. Partially depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Partially provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. Satisfactorily depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Satisfactorily provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system. Thoroughly depicted the most likely experience the defendant will have within the country’s prison system. Thoroughly provided justification for your view of the country’s prison system.
3. Expose two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. Insufficiently exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. Partially exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. Satisfactorily exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems. Thoroughly exposed two (2) ethical concerns you witnessed regarding the country’s court and correctional systems.
4. Provide one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Provide justification for the recommendations.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Did not submit or incompletely provided justification for the recommendations. Insufficiently provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Insufficiently provided justification for the recommendations. Partially provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Partially provided justification for the recommendations. Satisfactorily provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Satisfactorily provided justification for the recommendations. Thoroughly provided one (1) recommendation for change within each of the systems (court and correctional). Thoroughly provided justification for the recommendations.