Criminal Justice
Unit 10 Team Assignment
This assignment assesses your understanding of the following
Course Outcomes:
CJ230-5: Differentiate between crimes against property, crimes against persons, and crimes against public order.
GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
PC-4.2: Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of one’s perspective toward cultural competence on an organization.
Assignment Directions
For the Unit 10 Assignment/ PowerPoint presentation on crimes in three categories: against property, against persons, and against public order.
Project Details
• In your assignment, you will look at crimes in three categories: against property, against people, and against public order. From the list below, select three crimes, one from each category. In a 9- to 15-slide presentation, respond to the following questions for each of the three crimes that you select:
• Define the elements of the crime, including the actus reus and mens rea for each crime. Make sure to cite a state criminal statute for each crime.
• Identify whether the crime can be classified as a crime against property, crime against person, or a crime against public order and why the crime is so classified.
• Describe a factual scenario, either fictional or true in fact, in which the crime is committed. Should there be different penalties for crimes against property, people, and public order? Why? Do you believe that crimes in one category are more serious? Support your argument with examples as to why these crimes are similar or different.
• Referring to your factual scenario, how would a person’s ideas about multiculturalism and diversity impact the penalties for the crime? For example, depending on the crime, a defendant’s sentence might be decided by either a judge or a jury. Based on the particular juror or judge’s socioeconomic, cultural, or religious backgrounds, do you think these individuals have certain opinions on how stringent a defendant’s sentence should be?
Provide your opinion on whether judges should be given wide discretion in determining the appropriate sentence for a defendant.
• You may use the Model Penal Code definitions as outlined in your text, or select specific statutes from the federal or a state criminal code. However, make sure you clearly identify the elements as outlined in that statute. It is suggested that you separate your responses for each scenario with headings in your presentation.
Writing should have in-text citations and should include references to them.
The crimes you will be writing about are:
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Kidnapping
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Arson
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First Degree Murder