Law

As you have previously discussed, in order to develop a strategic plan, an organization must have a mission and vision statement. You are the victim services supervisor for a large government agency in New York that services victims from all five boroughs. The overall purpose of the agency is to provide support to victims while promoting safety, healing, and support services. Your organization is involved in the following:Victim support: Information Rights Practical Services Advocacy Policies and practices Legislation CourtsYou have been tasked with developing a mission and vision statement and presenting it to the organization’s Executive Staff. Each statement should be clear and concise and be no more than 250 words. Your presentation should include an introduction and conclusion. Develop a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation in which you outline the mission and vision statement. During the presentation, discuss the development process for each statement, and then justify why you included the statements that you did.Length: 10-minute presentation, a minimum of 8 slidesReferences: Include a minimum of ten scholarly resources. Your essay should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards

Post 1 (SS): Fibers are a wide range type of evidence. As we move around, fibers are constantly being transferred to people, places and things (Houck, 2015). Fibers are classified as either natural or manufactured. This can help forensic investigators match up fibers to a suspects clothing.The admissibility of all evidence is guided by rules of evidence. The rules of evidence determine what evidence may be admitted, for what uses and under what conditions. The criminal investigation begins when a criminal action begins as a result of activity by the police, prosecutor, or grand jury. Photographs, measurements, witness statements and physical evidence such as firearms, cartridge casings, and bullets found at the scene. Each investigator who handles the evidence must ensure that the chain of custody is maintained and must be able to accurately report on each piece of evidence he or she examines (2009). Forensics become involved in a number of ways such as response to the crime scene and collecting evidence, analysis of the evidence, depositions, and court testimony. Chain of custody is the most important part of handling evidence and presenting it in court. Without the chain of custody or any tampering with this chain, evidence may be thrown out and the qualifications of the forensic investigator may come into question.One challenge that can discredit the evidence is that many types of analysis rely on standard operating procedures meaning that lab reports would be repetitive and unduly consumptive of time (Houck, 2015). Also scientists are called to testify in many situations about methods, procedures, results and conclusions concerning a particular case. If a trial occurs shortly after after the evidence was analyzed, then the scientist should be able to testify directly from memory. There are times that the trial does not occur months or years later and the lab report has to used to memorialize the evidence. The scientist needs to stay within their areas of expertise and not be tempted to answer questions or speculate an answer.Post 2 (JB): At the scene of the hit and run there were tire impression found. The prosecution is trying to convince the court that an 18-year-old female was driving drunk after a party. The woman blew through a red light hitting four college age students. These students were walking across campus. Three were killed instantly, the third did not see anything because of the heavy rain.The prosecutor could do a few things with the impression evidence. Firstly, the prosecutor could use the evidence to tie the woman’s vehicle to the crime scene. Forensic scientists can determine the make and model of the vehicle based on the impressions that were left behind (Houck & Siegel, 2015, p.90). Tire impressions would make good demonstrative evidence as well. According to the Scientific Working Group for Shoeprint and Tire Tread Evidence (2007) Photographs and casting are one of the first things done when dealing with impression evidence (p.2). The analyst could describe and point out definitive features in the tire impressions. Photographic evidence and a possibility a cast would help construct the crime scene in the minds of the jury. Skid marks could be used to explain how many suspected vehicles were in the intersection at the time of the hit and run.The defense could discredit the evidence by talking about the heavy rain. According to SWGTREAD (2007), the usefulness of impressions can be influenced by environmental conditions, quality, and quantity of evidence. The material used in casting can have an impact (p2). In this case, the evidence and prints would have been affected by the heavy rainfall. If casting material was used whose to say it was not impacted by the conditions. The defense could also talk about who should be considered an expert witness. It would be easy for a forensic scientist to overstep their credibility. Karagioziz (2005) goes into detail about the Wilson vs Woods case. Mr. Rosenhan was an expert in arson reconstruction. He was pulled into this case to reconstruct the scene of a vehicle accident. The court ruled that he was not an expert in this area and thus his testimony was worthless (p.61). Due to legal precedent the same argument could be made on this case.Post 3(BS): An important type of trace evidence is hair evidence. This can be presented as direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, or demonstrative evidence. Direct evidence establishes unreasonable doubt that a person was involved in a crime. This is typically done when DNA is contained within the follicular bulb at the root of the hair (Houck & Siegel, 2015, p. 307). If the follicular bulb is not present on a hair, it may contain circumstantial evidence which suggests a link between a person and a crime scene. Circumstantial evidence is presented in court when the color, shape, treatment, or location of hairs on the body of the suspect match those found at the crime scene (Houck & Siegel, 2015, pp. 301-05). Demonstrative evidence of hairs is presented in court as sketches of the location of hair found within the scene, or photographs of the hair at overall range, midrange, and closeups. Circumstantial evidence is most likely to be discredited in court, and this can be done by pointing out that hairs without DNA only suggest what hair the suspect has, and is not absolutely certain.Footwear impressions can also be demonstrated as direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, and demonstrative evidence. If a shoe is left at the scene of the crime and happens to match the impression, this serves as direct evidence. If a cast is to be taken of the impression, this serves as circumstantial evidence. It may help forensic scientists to determine the shoe size, manufacturer of the shoe, and gait of the owner (Houck & Siegel, 2015, p. 580). This type of evidence will help to suggest a suspect with the same shoe size and ownership of the same type of shoe was possibly present at the scene during the crime. Demonstrative evidence of footwear impressions consist of sketches of the location of the footwear impression within the scene or photographs of the impression with and without a scale in place. Circumstantial evidence may be discredited in court if a cast of the impression does not contain enough unique markings, suggesting there is not a sufficient link that a particular shoe matches that of the suspect’s.Tool mark evidence can be portrayed as direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, and demonstrative evidence. Tools that are left at the scene which match any marks made serve as direct evidence. Tool marks that are cut out of the medium in which they are made also serve as direct evidence. When tool marks in a medium cannot be transported to the lab, casts of the tool marks may also be taken (Pass & Embar-Seddon, 2015, p. 947). Casting of tool marks serves as circumstantial evidence, and may contain striations or unique markings that are similar to those found on a questioned tool. Demonstrative evidence of tool marks may be presented in court as sketches of the location of tool marks within the scene or photographs of the tool marks with and without a scale at overall, midrange, and closeup viewpoints. Unfortunately, if not all striations present in a cast do not match a tool, it will not be accepted as a match, and defense can use this evidentiary standard to discredit any evidence that is not a perfect match (Pass & Embar-Seddon, 2015, p. 947).

InstructionsForensic Crime Laboratory in CentervilleThe forensic crime laboratory in Centerville employs five drug chemists. The duties of the drug chemist are to perform drug tests for criminal cases. Chemist Linda has worked for the crime laboratory for over 10 years and is the senior chemist. Her record shows that she performed over 60,000 drug analyses, which led to 11,000 convictions.Other co-workers and the supervisor became suspicious about her high rates of convictions and took a closer look at her examinations, which revealed a virtually inhumane ability to test thousands of cases. She was responsible for testing 31% of all evidence processed in the laboratory, a total of 10,933 cases. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the lab genius she pretended to be. In reality, she faked her education and did not even have a master’s degree.The supervisor’s investigation in numerous cases revealed that she faked the test results of thousands of tests per year. It was her way of getting involved in pursuing justice and to give the district attorneys what they needed for guilty verdicts.When she was questioned by the supervisor, she admitted adding to a defendant’s guilt when she added cocaine to the evidence sample to provide incriminating results. Linda committed not only unethical, but also criminal acts and was arrested by law enforcement. The supervisor notified the district attorney, who had to revisit all the cases she had analyzed and dropped over 1,100 cases, resulting in innocent people and maybe criminals being released from prison and jail.Based on Linda’s case, assess the ethical obligations of a forensic scientist to follow procedures and legal protocols when examining physical evidence. Critically analyze the duty of truthful courtroom testimony, including perjury. Be sure to address the following in your assessment:Analyze the possibility that forensic scientists give less than truthful testimony in court if it will help convict a dangerous criminal defendant.Create a plan concerning how to improve quality control in state laboratories for drug testing, serology, and fingerprinting analysis. Implement recent research of current programs and improvements in forensic examinations to guarantee due process of the law.Articulate if certification and mentorship increase and promote ethical behavior when performing forensic examinations.Determine if crime laboratories should not be part of the police department and law enforcement and if they should have managed independently to increase ethical behavior by eliminating dependency on and supervision by law enforcement and prosecution. Consider current research on independent laboratories and law enforcement sponsored laboratories and statistical information on the unethical behavior of employees in evidence testing and testimony in court.Length: 5-7 pagesReferences: Include a minimum of five scholarly resources.

Using the library, Internet, or any other credible materials, discuss problems that law enforcement professionals encounter when computer crime laboratories fail to provide state-of-the-art technology and procedures during the computer evidence collection, recovery, analysis, and reporting processes.Cite at least one example of a case in which the investigation and prosecution of the computer crime failed due to poor QA/QC forensic evidence procedures although statutes were in place to govern investigatory procedures.

What we will cover• What is international criminal law• What are the core crimes in international criminal law• What are crimes against humanity?Discussion• What is a crime?• What is criminal law?• Could it still be immoral if it is legal?

InstructionsMany differences exist between prisons, jails, and detention centers; differences also exist between managerial styles in federal, state, local, and private facilities. Compose an essay in which you address the following topics :· When every inmate reaches a prison with different crimes, backgrounds, and abilities, and different prisons offer distinct treatments, programs, and counseling, how can a state ensure an inmate is incarcerated in a facility with maximum efforts at rehabilitating and reducing recidivism?· How might social and cultural backgrounds affect grouping of prison populations?· How would a decentralized system differ from a centralized system in relation to managing workers in a state-run prison? Which process would be most effective in a private prison?Your essay must be at least three pages in length. Be sure that you include an introduction in your essay. Include at least two outside sources, one of which may be your textbook. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

InstructionsCompose an essay comparing the process of how a first-time juvenile offender versus an adult offender might be handled by police, the court system, and probation and parole systems.· Describe how the functions of each system differ between juveniles and adults, making sure to address the emphasis on rehabilitation in each system. After analyzing the systems, address the following questions:· Are there options in the juvenile process that might benefit offenders in the adult system to reduce recidivism? How might these be adapted to improve the system?· Are there options in the adult system that might benefit offenders in the juvenile process to reduce recidivism? How might these be adapted to improve the system?Your essay must be a minimum of three pages in length. Be sure that you include an introduction in your essay. Include at least two outside sources for your essay, one of which may be your textbook.

Are We Secure? | GradedCourse Project: Conduct an in-depth analysis on one of the two topics below and submit a formal written paper (MS Word Doc) or a multimedia presentation with slide notes (Powerpoint).Topic # 1: Conduct an in depth analysis and present an overview of the nature of US borders, our security resources and the types of threats against the US from outside of our borders. Identify and describe the challenges faced by our border protection agencies, highlighting the most significant and dangerous threats to our security. Respond to the following questions: Is the U.S. Government doing enough to protect the borders of the country? In your opinion, is this the most important element of preventing terrorist attacks within the country? Provide your recommendations to any identified shortfalls that exist with regards to border security in the United States that could be exploited by terrorists. Be sure to include evidence to support your recommendations from credible sources.Topic # 2: Conduct an in-depth analysis of the process for making improvised or homemade bombs, identifying the materials required and processes used for their creation. Develop a list of the materials and amounts required to produce these explosive devices. Prepare a formal paper or PowerPoint presentation outlining this process, the materials required and the normal uses and availability of these materials. Include recommendations for private corporations and businesses who sell these materials with respect to the monitoring of the purchase of these materials, threshold quantities, business or industries who would normally be using such materials, and how to verify their legitimacy. The purpose for your project is to increase the awareness of private corporations about the potential for the illegal use of some of their products and what they should be looking for to recognize suspicious purchases.Directions10 or more pages in a MS Word Document or 20 plus slides in a multimedia Powerpoint presentation with slide notes

Research Missouri law and write it in paragraph form, the following information:1. What is/are that state’s Usurious interest rate law(s), and what is/are those rates.2. What, if any, criminal sanctions/penalties are there for violence;ation of the laws.3. What, is any, civil sanctions/penalties are there for violations?Should be less than two pages and should allow the reader to have a good understanding of what these laws are and what might happen if they are violated. Also, give the sources. No sources that summarize the law. You should go to the state statutes (laws) that are published by the state, and cite me the chapter and section of that state’s law as your source. Those can be found on the internet.

you are writing the research question and if they have any hypotheses and forming them into null and alternate hypotheses if they exist so your response will be somewhere from one paragraph (if there are no hypotheses) to a maximum of one page (if there are multiple hypotheses).Identify the research question(s) for the study. Identify any associated hypotheses.