In this assignment you will find yourself in various countries as a criminal! In the scenario and analysis you create you will truly be an international criminal. The “crime” committed can be of your choosing is long as it is illegal in the country we are studying.  You will find that this very deep dive into the criminal justice systems of each country we study will help you become a world criminal justice system expert.  

The following is your prompt for the setting of your paper:

1) You are a US Citizen that is travelling to the country we are studying

2) You arrive at the country

3) You commit a crime

a. Make the crime interesting enough to write about

b. Make the crime of a nature that you will work through the country’s criminal justice system

c. Do not get caught up in the detail of the crime at the expense of the analysis – this will lead to failure of the assignment! 

4) You are caught by the country’s law enforcement officers

5) You do not have diplomatic immunity and the country is balking at any means of negotiation with the US for your release from the crime and subsequent punishment

The following is an outline of what you should cover in your paper: 

1) Begin your paper with a brief analysis of the following elements:

a. Country analysis

i. Introduction to the country

ii. People and society of the country

iii. Economy

iv. Transnational issues (if applicable) that may impact law enforcement

v. Relations with the United States

b. What is the basic government structure and its relationship to the criminal justice system

c. What is the “legal family” or basis of law in the country 

d. What are the major components of the criminal justice system in the country

2) Please explain the following elements:

a. What crime did you commit? How were you caught? In other words, briefly set up the scenario.

b. Explain the country specific law 

c. Explain from first contact through arrest and questioning your experience with the country’s law enforcement officials

d. Explain the detention process you will experience as a foreign national for the crime you committed

e. Explain the judicial process you’ll experience for the crime you committed

f. Explain the detention, corrections, and/or incarceration process you’ll experience for the crime you committed

3) Provide an analysis on:

a. The effectiveness of the criminal justice system in the country

b. The human rights perspective of how you were treated through the lens of the country where you were caught

c. A Holy Bible comparison/analysis of the criminal justice system of the country where you were caught  

Each research paper should be a minimum of 8 to 12 pages. The vast difference in page count is due to the fact that some countries are quite easy to study and some countries have very limited information. In some instances there will be a plethora of information and you must use skilled writing to maintain proper page count.  Please keep in mind that this is doctoral level analysis and writing – you are to take the hard-earned road – the road less travelled – the scholarly road in forming your paper.

The paper must use current APA style, and the page count does not include the title page, abstract, reference section, or any extra material. The minimum elements of the paper are listed above.

You must use the following sources:

· At least 8 recent, peer reviewed sources: some countries may have more recent research articles than others

· 2 verses/citations from the Holy Bible

· 1 newspaper article

· Books may be used but are considered “additional: sources beyond the stated minimums. 

· You may use .gov sources as your recent, relevant, and academic sources as long as the writing is academic in nature (authored works). 

Again, this paper must reflect graduate level research and writing style.

 

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 Select one noted psychologist from any of the included lists in The 100 Most Eminent Psychologists of the 20th Century article ( https://journals-sagepub-com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/doi/pdf/10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139? ) and locate a scholarly article written by him or her in the Ashford University Library. Upon entering the library, click on the Advanced Search option in the Search box.  Enter the name of your selected psychologist in the search field. Then, select AU Author (or TI Title) in the drop down menu to the right of the search box. In the second search box, enter the word psychology.  Below the search boxes, look for the Limit your results section and select Limit to Full Text and Limit to Scholarly/Peer Reviewed.  Then, click Search. Note that the library will not have every source, so if you choose a book or an article that is unavailable, try another option.  

After you have selected your psychologist and found an article, include the following in your discussion:

• Summarize the contributions of the influential figure you selected to the field of psychology.
• Relate pertinent information regarding your selected psychologist and his or her main theoretical contributions to the field.
• Interpret any empirical work (i.e., research study) that is presented in the article. (Tell us what they found.)
• Explain how this theory/research provides insight into differences in psychological functioning, considering cultural and social diversity influences. (Why do we do what we do?)
• Appraise course concepts explicitly, applying them to your personal experiences/observations, and cite the required readings as appropriate.
• Be thorough and specific, structuring your work intentionally (with an introductory and concluding sentence or two), providing clear context, and concisely and precisely explaining relevant course concepts.
• Use personal examples to illustrate as appropriate, but do be sure to provide an objective analysis too, referencing required materials and using additional credible sources as needed to support your insight. 
• Apply in-text citations appropriately throughout your post. 
• Your original post should be a minimum of 300 words.

 

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