Assignment Details

Analysis and Application

Write a 4–5 page paper on one of the topics below.

Select:

• Policy Critique: New Jersey Use of Force Policy

OR

• Vicarious Liability: Criminal or Civil Liability

Paper Format

• The paper is to be completed in APA format.
• Page length is 4–5 pages of text (1,000 to 1,250 words). This does not include the title page or the references section.
• No more than 20 percent of paper may be copied directly from outside sources.
• Refer to the Assignment Guide under Academic Tools for additional formatting details.
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Directions for Submitting Your Assignment

CJ505 Unit 2 Assignment: Analysis and Application Write a 4–5 page paper on this topic.

Policy Critique: New Jersey Use of Force Policy Research the New Jersey Attorney General’s Use of Force Policy. Provide an overview of the policies and practices within the New Jersey Attorney General’s Use of Force Policy.

Provide an evaluation of the policy with emphasis on the legal sufficiency for the policy and procedures, identification of the strengths and weaknesses of the policy, and procedures with suggestions for improvement. In your examination, provide examples and the associated issues of less-than-lethal technologies.

Note: This Assignment will require outside research. Use at least two credible sources beyond the text material. Also discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used. You may consult the Library, the Internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style. Download the Unit 2 Assignment Checklist. Paper Format ? The paper is to be completed in APA format. ? Page length is 4–5 pages of text (1,000 to 1,250 words). This does not include the title page or the references section. ? No more than 20 percent of paper may be copied directly from outside sources. ? Refer to the Assignment Guide under Academic Tools for additional formatting details. Directions for Submitting

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CJ505 Unit 2 Assignment: Analysis and Application Write a 4–5 page paper on this topic.

Vicarious Liability: Criminal or Civil Liability For this assignment, you will assume the role of the Attorney General of the state. Acting as the Attorney General, write a 4-5 page response to the situation in the following scenario, Scenario Following a series of high-profile charges of police misconduct including assault, extortion, sexual assault, and money laundering by officers, a local news station conducted an investigation into the agency and uncovered 14 individuals who had been hired on at the local police agency despite all having previous felony records.

The crimes ranged from drug convictions to aggravated assault, auto theft to robbery. Upon discovery of this information, the news station submitted a request for information and obtained the names of every officer employed at the agency. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that over 50 of the officers had previous criminal records including blackmail, extortion, solicitation of prostitution, domestic violence, and two were convicted of hate crimes.

Following the news report, the attorney general of the state received a call from several community organizations requesting that the chief of police and human resources director be brought up on criminal charges relating to the hiring of these individuals. The argument was that the chief and director were directly responsible for approving all of the hiring and that the background checks on every officer with the exception of one returned the criminal records. Because of the seriousness of the issue and the need of urgency, you (the Attorney General) need to make the appropriate decision on whether to press charges against the human resources director and the chief of police. In your response as the Attorney General, be very detailed in the application of vicarious liability and whether you believe the individuals named above, should be held criminally liable or if only the agency should be held civilly liable.

Provide examples to support your position. Download the Unit 2 Assignment Checklist. Paper Format ? The paper is to be completed in APA format. ? Page length is 4–5 pages of text (1,000 to 1,250 words). This does not include the title page or the references section. ? No more than 20 percent of paper may be copied directly from outside source