CRMJ 410 CRMJ410 CRMJ/410 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – DEVRY UNIVERSITY

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CRMJ 410 CRMJ410 CRMJ/410 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – DEVRY UNIVERSITY

CRMJ 410 Week 1 Assignment

CRMJ 410 Week 2 Assignment Constitutional Limitations, Elements of Crimes

CRMJ 410 Week 2 Chapter Problems

CRMJ 410 Week 3 Assignment

CRMJ 410 Week 3 Assignment Critical Thinking Analysis

CRMJ 410 Week 3 Chapter Problems

CRMJ 410 Week 3 Quiz

CRMJ 410 Week 4 Assignment

CRMJ 410 Week 4 Chapter Problems

CRMJ 410 Week 5 Assignment

CRMJ 410 Week 6 Chapter Problems

CRMJ 410 Week 6 Quiz

CRMJ 410 Week 6 Simulation Assignment

CRMJ 410 Week 7 Assignment

CRMJ 410 Week 7 Chapter Problems

CRMJ 410 Week 7 Chapter Problems

CRMJ 410 CRMJ410 CRMJ/410 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – DEVRY UNIVERSITY

CRMJ 410 Week 1 Assignment

Chapter 1 Questions:

1. Should morality, in and of itself, be considered a sufficient basis for defining particular conduct as criminal?

3. To what extent is the English common law significant in contemporary American criminal law?

Chapter 2 Questions:

3. Compare and contrast the functions of trial and appellate courts. How are they similar? How are they different?

8. What factors do you think a prosecutor should take into consideration in determining whether to prosecute an individual the police have arrested for possession of illegal drugs?

CRMJ 410 CRMJ410 CRMJ/410 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – DEVRY UNIVERSITY

CRMJ 410 Week 2 Assignment Constitutional Limitations, Elements of Crimes

C H A P T E R 3 Constitutional Limitations on the Prohibition of Criminal Conduct

1. Can you think of an example of an ex post facto law?

3. Can a municipality enforce an ordinance totally banning religious organizations from canvassing neighborhoods in search of new members? What about an ordinance that prohibits such canvassing between the hours of 8 P. M. and 8 A. M.?

8. How does the doctrine of judicial review affect the power of a state legislature to defined criminal conduct? Would the constitutional limitations on legislative power be as stringent without the power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional?

C H A P T E R 4 Elements of Crimes and Parties to Crimes

1. Distinguish between the concepts of motive and intent in the criminal law. Can you cite an instance where, despite good motives, a person would be guilty of a crime?

5. Is there a justification for the criminal law not punishing a person for failing to act when there is a clear moral duty to act?

C H A P T E R 5 Inchoate Offenses

1. What justifies criminalizing attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy?

7. Should statutes defining conspiracy require proof of an overt act in furtherance of the conspirators’ agreement? Why or why not?

8. Given the First Amendment protections of freedom of expression and association, can members of a revolutionary political organization be prosecuted for conspiring to overthrow the government of the United States?

CRMJ 410 CRMJ410 CRMJ/410 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – DEVRY UNIVERSITY

CRMJ 410 Week 2 Chapter Problems

Chapter 3

Can you think of an example of an ex post facto law?

Can a municipality enforce an ordinance totally banning religious organizations from canvassing neighborhoods in search of new members? What about an ordinance that prohibits such canvassing between the hours of 8 P.M. and 8 A.M.?

How does the doctrine of judicial review affect the power of a state legislature to define criminal conduct? Would the constitutional limitations on legislative power be effective without the power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional?

Chapter 4

Distinguish between the concepts of motive and intent in the criminal law. Can you cite and instance where, despite good motives, a person would be guilty of a crime?

Is there a justification for the criminal law not punishing a person for failing to act when there is a clear moral duty to act?

Chapter 5

What justifies criminalizing attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy?

Should statutes defining conspiracy require proof of an overt act in furtherance of the conspirators’ agreement? Why or why not?

Given the First Amendment protections of freedom of expression and association, can members of a revolutionary political organization be prosecuted for conspiring to overthrow the government of the United States?

What distinguishes the offense of conspiracy from the crime of aiding and abetting, discussed in chapter 4?

CRMJ 410 CRMJ410 CRMJ/410 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – DEVRY UNIVERSITY

CRMJ 410 Week 3 Assignment

Chapter 6 Offenses against Persons

Questions For Thought and Discussion

3. How can the prosecution establish the corpus delicti in a murder case when the body of the victim cannot be found?

5. Why has the common-law doctrine of felony murder become controversial among courts and legal scholars in recent years?

Problems For Discussion and Solution

3. Several college freshmen enter the dean’s private office and remain there for several hours. They refuse to let the dean leave until he yields to their demands to allow unrestricted visitation in all dormitories. Under contemporary criminal statutes, what offense, if any, have the students committed? Explain.

4. An intoxicated driver recklessly drove his vehicle into a car being driven by a woman who was seven months pregnant. As a result of the accident, the woman’s baby was born prematurely, suffered from extensive brain damage, and died two days later. The state law defines a person as an individual “who has been born and is alive.” Nevertheless, the state prosecuted the intoxicated driver, and a jury found him guilty of manslaughter. Do you think an appellate court should uphold the defendant’s conviction? Why or why not?

Chapter 7 Property Crimes

Questions For Thought and Discussion

11. What is the rationale for courts to require that to obtain a conviction for possession of burglary tools the state must prove the accused knowingly had possession of burglar’s tools, knew the tools could be used for a criminal purpose, and intended to use them for such purpose?

12. Assume you are working as a staff assistant to a legislator who desires to introduce a bill to assist merchants who are experiencing losses from “bad checks.” What types of provisions and penalties would you recommend?

Chapter 8 Offenses Against Public Morality

Questions For Thought and Discussion

3. Do you think proponents of same-sex marriage can use the Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas as a basis for constitutional assaults on state laws that prohibit such unions?

6. How are laws proscribing obscenity susceptible to the over breadth and vagueness challenges discussed in Chapter 3?

8. Do you think Congress can devise a law that will pass constitutional muster to protect children from Internet pornography? What suggestions do you have in this area?

Problems For Discussion and Solution

1. Tanya Thong has been convicted of indecent exposure stemming from an incident in which she appeared topless on a public beach. On appeal, Thong argues that the indecent exposure statute amounts to unconstitutional sex discrimination because it prohibits women, but not men, from baring their breasts in public. Does Thong have a valid argument?