[SOLVED] A paper about criminal conduct and law
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Assignment 1: Criminal Conduct and Criminal Law
Due Week 4 and worth 140 points
According to the text, crime has been part of the human condition since people began to live in groups. Ancient documents indicate that conduct we now call murder, theft, or robbery was identified as criminal by civilizations that existed thousands of years ago. Criminal laws regulate human conduct and tell people what they can and cannot do and, in some instances, what they must do under certain circumstances. In this assignment, you will explore different types of criminal conduct and the goals of criminal law.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
- Determine whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Provide a rationale to support your position.
- Explain the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law.
- Identify and discuss the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Next, support or criticize the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions.
- Identify the four (4) goals of criminal law, and discuss the manner in which these four goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons.
- Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar types of websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Describe the nature and history of American criminal law.
- Explain the role of individuals and federal, state, and local government agencies in crime fighting and prosecution of criminal offenses.
- Analyze the essential legal elements of criminal conduct.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in criminal law.
- Write clearly and concisely about criminal law using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
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Points: 140 |
Assignment 1: Criminal Conduct and Criminal Law |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Determine whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Provide a rationale to support your position. Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely determined whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support your position. |
Insufficiently determined whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Insufficiently provided a rationale to support your position. |
Partially determined whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Partially provided a rationale to support your position. |
Satisfactorily determined whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support your position. |
Thoroughly determined whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support your position. |
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2. Explain the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law. |
Did not submit or incompletely explained the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law. |
Insufficiently explained the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law. |
Partially explained the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law. |
Satisfactorily explained the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law. |
Thoroughly explained the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law. |
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3. Identify and discuss the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Next, support or criticize the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Did not submit or incompletely supported or criticized the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions. |
Insufficiently identified and discussed the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Insufficiently supported or criticized the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions. |
Partially identified and discussed the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Partially supported or criticized the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions. |
Satisfactorily identified and discussed the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Satisfactorily supported or criticized the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions. |
Thoroughly identified and discussed the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Thoroughly supported or criticized the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions. |
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4. Identify the four (4) goals of criminal law, and discuss the manner in which these four goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely identified the four (4) goals of criminal law, did not submit or incompletely discussed the manner in which these four (4) goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons. |
Insufficiently identified the four (4) goals of criminal law, insufficiently discussed the manner in which these four (4) goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons. |
Partially identified the four (4) goals of criminal law, partially discussed the manner in which these four (4) goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons. |
Satisfactorily identified the four (4) goals of criminal law, satisfactorily discussed the manner in which these four (4) goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons. |
Thoroughly identified the four (4) goals of criminal law, thoroughly discussed the manner in which these four (4) goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons. |
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5. Cite 3 references. Weight: 5% |
No references provided. |
Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. |
Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. |
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
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6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present. |
7-8 errors present. |
5-6 errors present. |
3-4 errors present. |
0-2 errors present. |
