Law Homework Help

10 questions each question should have a paragraph as a response.

1. Describe the difference between reasonable suspicion, probable cause, and beyond a reasonable doubt as the common standards of proof in the criminal justice system. Give an example of how an officer may document reasonable suspicion to detain someone or how they believed they have probable cause to arrest someone? How do police reports help prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt?

2. Discuss what “Corpus Delicti” means and why officers need to document the elements of the crime they are investigating in their police report. For example, explain the elements of the crime of robbery (211 PC) versus the elements of the crime of burglary (459 PC) and how each would be explained in a police report?

3. Describe
the evolving issues of “use of force reporting” and “body-worn cameras”, both
of which are important in the report writing process. Explain some of the
benefits and drawbacks of report writing using body worn camera footage to help
draft the report, what do you feel are some of the issues the community may
have hen it comes to BWC footage?