The central issues in The Insanity Defense revolve around the criminal justice professional's ability to determine what tests are used in the varied insanity defenses, based on individual judgment and experience. Explain your choices in this scenario by addressing the following question. What do you think are the key elements to consider when a decision has to be made regarding the criminal responsibility of a defendant? What do you believe must be shown to demonstrate legal insanity, and why?

The prosecutor and the defense attorney both undertake critical roles in representing the interests of the community and the accused, respectively. Considering the important stakeholders served by each, explain whether you believe that the prosecutor or the defense attorney has the more difficult job.

1) A misdemeanor is a more serious crime than a felony. Why its false? 2) You accidentally take someone’s mink coat by mistake. You have committed theft. Why its false? 3) Robbery is the taking of property without force. Why its false? 4) If you find a signed and endorsed check, and you cash it, you have committed forgery. Why its false? 5) If you break into an apartment in order to escape a meteor shower, you have committed burglary. Why its false? 6) If a bank robber forces you, a bank customer, to kill a teller, and you do, you will be found innocent. Why its false? 7) If you buy a stolen 60-inch television out of the back of a truck at 2am for $15, you have committed no crime. Why its false? 8) If a person is a suspect in a crime, they mut cooperate fully with law enforcement and answer all questions. Why its false? 9)  If you get drunk and then rob a bank, you will be found not guilty. Why its false? 10) A person is guilty of shoplifting if they take merchandise from one part of…

Explain why access to justice is important to the Rule of Law. What impact could funding cuts to legal aid have on access to justice?

Reactions to the case of Ardito et al. v. City of Providence, Rhode Island. What is the Lessons Learned?

Is Tort A Crime?

Cedar Hospital Systems Fraud Hospital administrator Jake Rosen was recently convicted for fraud he committed against his employer, Cedar Hospital Systems. Over a period of six years, he allegedly made payments to a dummy company for maintenance charges while simultaneously running a scheme with maintenance contractors where he either paid them for work never performed or overpaid them for work. The skyscraper where Jake worked was only 10 years old. Maintenance charges rose from $5.2 million in 1994 to $16.4 million in 2000. It was worth noting that the judge on the case questioned whether Cedar Hospital Systems deserved less than full restitution for failing to notice the problem. However, it was determined that federal law on restitution does not allow such charges, so Jake Rosen will be making monthly payments towards the alleged $8 million he stole until he makes full restitution after leaving prison. He was able to quickly repay $3.2 million of the theft with assets recovered by…

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having the power to make decisions

The central issues in Who Has Jurisdiction revolve around the criminal justice professional's ability to determine which offenses are state offenses and which are federal offenses, based on individual judgment and experience. Explain your choices in this scenario by addressing the following question. What components and facts must be considered in determining jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of a criminal action, and why?

Describe one professional experience in which you used evidence as the basis for decision making and one experience in which you made a decision without evidence for support. For each of the situations described, explain how the use of evidence (or the lack of it) impacted the outcome of your decision making. Be specific in terms of positive and negative impacts. What were your previous experiences, identify two or more “lessons learned” regarding the practice of evidence-based decision making. How might you change your approach in the future?