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Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Week 2 Checkpoint Structure of the
Week 2 Individual Law Opinion Paper
Week 3 Checkpoint Due Process
Week 3 Checkpoint Legal Defenses

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CJS 220 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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How would you define a law? How does the

creation of laws affect society? How can the
creation of laws at local, state, and federal
levels be improved?
What role have courts played in the history
of the United States? How has the

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CJS 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Structure of the Co
urts
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Write a 200- to 300-word response comparing
the court system of the state in which you live
and the federal court system. If you are not a
resident of the United States, choose any
states court system to compare with the

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CJS 220 Week 2 Individual Law Opinion P
aper
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Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you

examine and evaluate the creation of U.S.
laws, taking into consideration common law
heritage. Include your opinion as to what
should or should not be a law and what should

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CJS 220 Week 3 Checkpoint Due Process
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Writea 200- to 300-word response describing

the concept of due process, including how it
applies to the criminal justice system.

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CJS 220 Week 3 Checkpoint Legal Defenses
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Writea 200- to 300-word response describing

three of the legal defenses. Include a
definition of the elements of crime in your
response.

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CJS 220 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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Week Three Discussion Questions

How would you describe the overall criminal

process after a crime has been committed to
post arrest? How do post-arrest procedures
affect criminals and their rights, as well as

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CJS
220 Week 4 Checkpoint Attorney Client Confide
ntiality
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Write a 200- to 300-word response describing

the concept of attorneyclient confidentiality
and its importance to the criminal justice
system. Include a discussion of the major

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CJS 220 Week 4 Individual Assignment Prosecu
tion Versus
Defense Paper
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Write a 350- to 700-word paper comparing

and contrasting the role of the defense
counsel with that of the prosecutor. Include an
explanation of prosecutorial discretion and

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CJS 220 Week 5 Checkpoint Path to a Judgeshi
p
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Imagine you are a guest speaker in a law class

for students who are interested in becoming a
judge.
Review Ch. 7 of The Courts in Our Criminal
Justice System.

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CJS 220 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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Week Five Discussion Questions

What is the role of a juror? How does the

jurors role affect the rest of the courtroom
participants? What judgments can you make
about jurors and their influence in the court

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CJS 220 Week 6 Assignment Criminal Justice M
odels Paper
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Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you
compare the three models of the criminal
justice process. Include your opinion on which
model you think best describes todays
criminal justice system and your rationale for

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CJS 220 Week 6 Checkpoint Case Attrition
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Writea 200- to 300-word response in which

you define case attrition and identify its effect
on the criminal justice process.

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CJS 220 Week 7 Checkpoint The Bail System
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Review Ch. 10 of The Courts in Our Criminal

Justice System.
Imagine you are on a committee designed to
reexamine the bail system.
Create a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
presentation on the bail system. Include the

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CJS 220 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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Week Seven Discussion Questions

How would you define plea bargaining? How

does plea bargaining apply to the court
system in the criminal justice process? What
would happen if plea bargaining was not an

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CJS 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Juvenile Court Pro
cess
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Writea 200- to 300-word response in which

you explain the court process as it relates to
juvenile offenders. Includeyour opinion on
whether the juvenile process should differ
from the adult process.

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CJS 220 Week 8 Individual Assignment Punish
ment Philosophy Paper
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Writea 350- to 700-word paper in which you

define punishment philosophy and how it can
affect the criminal justice post-conviction
process. Include a description of how
sanctions are related to punishment

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CJS 220 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question
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Respondto the capstone discussion question.

What are the legal aspects of sentencing?
How do these legal factors affect the
sentencing of criminals? What would happen if
these legal factors in sentencing were
changed, or even eliminated?

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CJS 220 Week 9 Final Project Appeals Process
Paper
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Write a 700-to 1,050-word paper in which you

describe the appeals process. Address the
following:

What is an appeal?

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