CRJ 514 Constitutional & Judicial Processes Entire Course

CRJ 514 Constitutional & Judicial Processes Entire Course

U.S. Supreme Court Bill of Rights Case

For this assignment, you will analyze one U.S. Supreme Court criminal case decision dealing with a Bill of Rights issue. You must include the facts of the case (i.e., what happened), the holding of the court (i.e., what the court decided), and the reasoning for that decision. Additionally, explain how the constitutional right is practically applied to protect the individual and/or society as a whole. Provide your personal opinion on the relative strength and/or weakness of this constitutional issue moving forward in the 21st century. Select one of the following five options:

·         Gideon v. Wainwright

·         In re Gault

·         Mapp v. Ohio

·         Miranda v. Arizona

·         Terry v. Ohio

You may examine a different case, but you must obtain instructor approval by Day 3 (Thursday) of Week Two.

Your paper must

·         Be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate title page with the following:

·         Title of paper

·         Student’s name

·         Course name and number

·         Instructor’s name

·         Date submitted

·         Use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

·         Document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

Ashford 4: – Week 3

 

Final Paper Outline

 

For this assignment, you will construct a comprehensive outline for the Final Paper, which is due at the end of Week Six. For assistance with creating and formatting your outline, please access the sample outline handout from the Ashford Writing Center.

Your outline must

·         Be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Detail your chosen issue to be addressed in your Final Paper.

·         Provide a brief history of the U.S Supreme Court’s philosophy of your chosen issue.

·         Detail your preliminary conclusion about the future of this issue in light of the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court.

·         Include a separate title page with the following:

o    Title of paper

o    Student’s name

o    Course name and number

o    Instructor’s name

o    Date submitted

·         Use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text, two of which must be from the Ashford University Library.

·         Document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

Criminal Process: Arraignment to Pre-Trial

 

For this assignment, you will examine constitutional protections for defendants prior to trial by providing a detailed analysis of the criminal justice process from arraignment to the setting of a trial for a defendant. At a minimum, your paper must detail how a criminal charge is filed, the pre-trial process, the parties and players of the criminal justice process, and the defendant’s rights through pre-trial proceedings.

Your paper must

·         Be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate title page with the following:

o    Title of paper

o    Student’s name

o    Course name and number

o    Instructor’s name

o    Date submitted

·         Use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

·         Document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment

 

Criminal Process: Post-Trial

 

For this assignment, prepare a three to five page paper (excluding the APA title and references pages) in which you detail the process after a criminal trial. In your paper, explain what happens with the defendant and the case after an acquittal. Detail the sentencing process after conviction, and evaluate the defendant’s right of allocution. Discuss victims’ rights at sentencing. Explain when an appeal is available for either the defense or prosecution, and provide a “road map” for a court to reach the U.S. Supreme Court from a trial court.

Your paper must

·         Be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate title page with the following:

o    Title of paper

o    Student’s name

o    Course name and number

o    Instructor’s name

o    Date submitted

·         Use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

·         Document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

Supreme Court Philosophies and Rulings

 

Garnering all of the information about constitutional rights and the justice process you have received from this course and your understanding of the “personalities” of the U.S. Supreme Court, prepare a six to eight page paper (not including the APA title and references pages) in which you detail the history of the Supreme Court from 1953 to the present day as it relates to one of the specific issues listed below. Evaluate the terms of the Warren Court (1953-1969), the Burger Court (1969-1986), the Rehnquist Court (1986-2005), and the current Roberts Court (2005-present) to your chosen issue, listed below. Examine the political philosophies of each court, and indicate significant changes in the law concerning your chosen issue that was witnessed through each court’s era. Then, examine the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and modern trends in constitutional law and criminal procedure. Based on current trends, discuss whether or not you believe the criminal justice process will fundamentally change or remain the same in the foreseeable future for your chosen issue.

Your paper will focus on the court process, judicial process, and constitutional issues for one of the following issues:

·         The right against self-incrimination and the right to remain silent (U.S. Const. amend. V)

·         The right to privacy for computer, Internet, and cell phone property and communications (U.S. Const. amend. IV)

·         Search and seizure laws as applied to computer, Internet, and cell phone property and communications (U.S. Const. amend. IV)

·         Right to counsel (U.S. Const. amend. VI)

·         Capital punishment and cruel and unusual punishment (U.S. Const. amend. VIII)

·         Right to trial in criminal proceedings (U.S. Const. amend. VI)

·         National security considerations

You may choose a different issue, but you must obtain instructor approval by the end of Week Two.

The Final Paper must

·         Be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate title page with the following:

o    Title of paper

o    Student’s name

o    Course name and number

o    Instructor’s name

o    Date submitted

·         Use at least eight scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

·         Document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

·         Include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.