Criminology & Justice Project 1

The Crime Connection: Project 1

Are you ready to help solve a crime?

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Lesson 6 Response

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Objective and Rubric

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Lesson 2 Response

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Lesson 8 Response

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Lesson 4 Response

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Objective

You are helping characters Jordan and Cristina to solve a crime.

All of the projects in this course involve questions with open-ended responses. For each question, there are a variety of responses. Students should provide well-thought-out answers to these prompts; answers should be clear and contain vocabulary from the lesson. Students are applying information and evidence they learn from the course readings to their responses. Responses should be:

• well developed applying evidence from the course lessons

• complete sentences (bulleted lists where appropriate per scenario)

Rubric

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Lesson 2 Response: Arson Investigation

Here is the information Jordan has found about several different arson charges. Arson in the first degree: Intentional fire damage to a building which results in serious injury or was done with an expectation of a benefit from the fire and a disregard for potential injury. (Class A felony, 20 years to life sentence) Arson in the second degree: Intentional fire damage to a building when someone else is present in the building. (Class B felony, 5–25 year sentence) Arson in the third degree: Intentional fire damage with no reason to believe the fire would endanger others. (Class C felony, 3.5–15 year sentence) Arson in the fourth degree: Reckless fire damage to a building. (Class E felony, 1.5–4 years)

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Lesson 4 Response: Another Journalist

Journalist’s Notes: Within the span of three months, several homes on one side of town have been broken into during the day. No one is ever home at the time, and numerous high value items have been stolen. Additionally, three local businesses have been broken into at night after closing. Cash was stolen from the safes in two of the businesses. The third business is a hardware store and several expensive tools were stolen. During this time period, two bicycles and one all-terrain vehicle were also stolen while left outside unattended; it is unclear if these thefts were committed by the same offender(s) breaking into homes and businesses. Finally, two disturbing incidents occurred in the midst of these crimes. First, a man with a gun forcefully pushed a man who was stopped at a red light off of his motorcycle. The gunman then hopped on the motorcycle and sped off. Second, two women got into an altercation in the mall parking lot when one woman accused the other of stealing her parking spot. The angry woman parked her truck behind the other woman’s car, blocking it in. She then proceeded to kick and hit the other woman for several minutes before grabbing a baseball bat from her truck and hitting the other woman in the back with it. She then smashed the windshield and drove off.

Questionand Example

Identify at least 3-5 crimes !

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Lesson 6 Response: Overheard

Jordan and Cristina have asked for your help. While searching for clues about who might be stealing or destroying evidence in the case they are working on, Jordan and Cristina overhear three people talking. It sounds like the three individuals might be planning to commit a crime, but Jordan and Cristina are unsure. They need your help to decide if the situation is one that should be reported to the police, who are already busy with the recent surge in local criminal activity. Read Cristina’s notes about what she and Jordan overheard. Then answer the questions.

Cristina's Notes

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Question 1

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Lesson 8 Response: Motives

Jordan and Cristina are still investigating the string of crimes around town and they need your help coming up with possible motives for some of the events that have occurred. Consider the following three incidents: 1. A police officer being mugged and an evidence bag stolen while Jordan was shadowing the police 2. An assault by falling chairs at the Comic Convention followed by the disappearance of fingerprint evidence 3. A crime scene being set on fire before evidence could be gathered

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Review all your responses for each lesson. Submit your Project. Teacher will provide feedback and grade.

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