by Belinder | May 1, 2023 | Criminology
A forensic unit within a federal crime lab has been tasked with the investigation of an individual who is suspected of the manufacturing, transportation, and sale of illegal fireworks explosives. Upon responding to a fire at the suspect’s house, firefighters discover...
by Belinder | May 1, 2023 | Criminology
You are a sergeant in a community relations unit in a mid-sized metropolitan police department. Your division commander sent you off to a 1-week ethics school run by the Justice Department. You have returned with all kinds of new knowledge about ethics, community...
by Belinder | May 1, 2023 | Criminology
Our discussions will now move to the realm of corrections. Considering the ethical systems reviewed in the course to this point, apply those concepts to these aspects of the correctional system: Defend or reject the use of capital punishment with one or more...
by Belinder | May 1, 2023 | Criminology
When does an act in a sporting event cross the line and become a criminal act? Is there a difference whether it occurs during a high school, college, or professional competition? Why or why not? Why is a fight in a hockey game essentially condoned (usually...
by Belinder | May 1, 2023 | Criminology
Well over 90% of criminal cases in the United States are concluded through a plea bargain—a significant number of those for the crime initially charged (the defendant does not plead guilty to a lesser crime than charged). As future criminal justice...
by Belinder | May 1, 2023 | Criminology
What do you think of the differences in the forms in which states have legalized marijuana? In about half of the states it is still illegal to possess, and in the other half it is legal to possess mostly for medical purposes, but at least five states...
