While watching “Training Day” I was able to identify three criminal charges from Chapter 940, two charges from Chapter 943, and three charges from 946. I also could determine whether each were a Felony or a Misdemeanor, including the classification and punishment that goes with each. I could also explain if the actors could be charged with “conspiracy” or not. I also explained all the elements of the crime as well. The first crime that I would charge from Chapter 940 is First-Degree Intentional Homicide. S. 940.01 (1)(a) states that whoever intentionally causes death to another human being is guilty of a Class A felony. In this case, Alonzo shot and killed Roger. Before he shoots him, Alonzo says, “Yeah, if you wanna get shit done, you gotta get it done yourself.” Then he shoots Roger. Then afterward he made up a conspiracy with the others who were present, to cover it up. Under s. 939.50 (3)(a), a Class A felony is life imprisonment. I would then charge Conspiracy under s. 939.31. which states that whoever, with intent that a crime be committed, agrees or combines with another for the purpose of …show more content…
S. 943.30 (1) states that whoever, either verbally or written communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony. In this case, Alonzo threatened to shoot Jake with a shotgun if he didn’t take the blame for shooting Roger. Under s. 939.50 (3)(h), a Class H felony is a fine not to exceed $10,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 6
Application/Analysis: While using a previous case DePasquale v. State 757.1988, that court held in this case that the defendant was not entrapped when he robbed that undercover female decoy. The court held that the officers committed no misconduct, they also put five factors that show that Miller intended to steal from the decoy. The fact that Mill asked Officer Leavitt for money first and after Leavitt told him no; Miller took it upon himself to take the money away. This act was enough to show Miller intentionally committed larceny, the court held that Miller was not
To begin, the document explains Bridget Bishop was “indicted and arraigned upon five several Indictments for useing practiceing and exercising…certain
The next scene I found criminal elements was from Fletch, when on the beach there are police officers who are attempting to arrest a black man, this is where I think Fletch could be charged with interfering or obstructing justice. When he goes to the scene of the arrest and tries to stop the police from beating this man. The police officers are exercising excessive force, but he was at this point “obstructing justice”. The next crime occurs in the end of this scene when Fletch throws a rock at the police officers car. The window shatters from Fletch’s attempt to bring them back to the scene, which could
According to the newspaper the Chicago Tribune there has been 876 homicides since the beginning of January 2014. Making shootings like the one of Laquan McDonald seem irrelevant. The only reason I was able to become aware of this shooting was because the procedures and policies that were being implemented by the police department and city of Chicago were not right. This led a reporter named Brandon Smith who wanted to know the reason why a teen with a knife was gunned down with 16 shots by a police officer who was not alone in this fight. The reporter sued the police department demanding them to release the video of the police cruiser that caught the whole incident on tape. In the video, it shows Laquan walking in the middle of the road, when several police cruisers pull in front of him. As soon as Laquan notices the police officers getting off, he starts moving away from the police cruisers. This is when police officer Van Dyke unloads his weapon and hitting Laquan with 16 shots leaving him for dead on the road. According to the Rules of Conduct by the Chicago PD, found online at the website chiacagopolice.org, it states under Rule 11 “Incompetency or inefficiency in the performance of duty”. This is a rule that should well known to every officer not only in Chicago and it was not followed by officer Van Dyke because the video clearly shows him
order. In the event of Joe opening fire on the individuals he took the life (Homicide) of one individual
exposes many of the problems that face the Criminal Justice system, as well as reveals several
The individuals within our society have allowed we the people to assess and measure the level of focus and implementation of our justice system to remedy the modern day crime which conflict with the very existence of our social order. Enlightening us to the devices that will further, establish the order of our society, resides in our ability to observe the Individual’s rights for public order.
White-collar crime is defined as committed by public officials or businesspeople, defined as non-violent, and usually revolve around financial crimes. These crimes can cause companies to be destroyed, cost investors thousands of dollars, and even wipe a family’s entire life-savings. Insider trading, Ponzi schemes, and embezzlement are just a few types of white-collar crimes. In 1939, Edwin H. Sutherland, described white-collar crime as any violation of the law by a person of high status in their work-place. Sutherland also noted the white-collar criminals are less likely to be prosecuted than other offenders. The concept of white-collar crimes has been changed over recent decades. Blue-collar crimes are people who do not work in prestigious work-places; these are white-collar crimes, and work mundane jobs, like maintenance. This changed how people see white-collar crime, as it no longer only relates to people of high status. To help the concept of work-related crime, occupational...
In order to coherently understand the meaning of white collar crime, Friedrichs (2010) states that it must be approached in stages. The first stage is polemical, and is related to the definition. The second and third stages are typological and operational. As previously mentioned, white collar crime has been quite heavily debated, and currently there is no definition that is generally accepted by criminologists. Some argue that the term white collar crime should be abandoned altogether, and another issue is where it is appropriate to draw the line between legal practices and illegal practices (Hayes & Prenzler, 2012; Dobovšek & Slak, 2015). Throughout time, the scope of white collar crime has broadened to include many other typologies of white collar crime, due to the fact that technology has and continues to advance. The most common types of white collar crime include occupational crime, corporate crime, state crime, financial
The criminal justice system is composed of three parts – Police, Courts and Corrections – and all three work together to protect an individual’s rights and the rights of society to live without fear of being a victim of crime. According to merriam-webster.com, crime is defined as “an act that is forbidden or omission of a duty that is commanded by public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law.” When all the three parts work together, it makes the criminal justice system function like a well tuned machine.
For my Final Project Analysis, I will be addressing Case 3: Police and Sex. In Spotsylvania, VA the police department uses undercover police officers to purchase sex from prostitutes. The Spotsylvania Sheriff Howard Smith defends this practice as a way to receive higher convictions and to remove prostitution from Spotsylvania County. In order to prove sexual activity there has to be the actual act of performance. The act of engagement is a felony, which allows the police to take over all assets of the defendant. Smith believes this is the only way to deter prostitution in his jurisdiction.
With the rapid increase in crime rates, the defendants must act recklessly or intentionally to be held guilty. Crimes can be classified into two types of intents; general, and specific intent.
Ettore, B. (1994). Crime and punishment: A hard look at white-collar crime. (cover story). Management Review, 83(5), 10.
Laws serve several purposes in the criminal justice system. The main purpose of criminal law is to protect, serve, and limit human actions and to help guide human conduct. Also, laws provide penalties and punishment against those who are guilty of committing crimes against property or persons. In the modern world, there are three choices in dealing with criminals’ namely criminal punishment, private action and executive control. Although both private action and executive control are advantageous in terms of costs and speed, they present big dangers that discourage their use unless in exceptional situations. The second purpose of criminal law is to punish the offender. Punishing the offender is the most important purpose of criminal law since by doing so; it discourages him from committing crime again while making him or her pay for their crimes. Retribution does not mean inflicting physical punishment by incarceration only, but it also may include things like rehabilitation and financial retribution among other things. The last purpose of criminal law is to protect the community from criminals. Criminal law acts as the means through which the society protects itself from those who are harmful or dangerous to it. This is achieved through sentences meant to act as a way of deterring the offender from repeating the same crime in the future.