Search Warrant Affidavit

Unit II Project

Search Warrant Affidavit: You are assigned to the narcotics or VICE unit at your local police agency. On three separate occasions (01/01, 04/01, and 06/01) undercover officers have purchased felony amounts (100 grams on each occasion) of marijuana from John Doe. On 06/01, your undercover agent observed numerous marijuana plants growing in the inner bedroom of the residence and has reason to believe other areas of the residence are being used to grow marijuana. As you near the residence, there is a slight smell of marijuana emanating from the residence. The house has four bedrooms with a garage that faces south; it is brown in color and has a white fence around the back yard. After a lengthy investigation, your team has obtained the following reliable information:

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Suspect: John Doe (resident and owner)
Additional occupants: None
Address: 1111 NW 1st Ave., Your City, Your State, Your County

Using the resources in your textbook, prepare and write a search warrant affidavit based on your case. The search warrant affidavit must contain the following information:

• Reasons to request the search
• Name of the officer requesting the warrant
• Items to be seized
• Specific place to be searched
• Signature of the issuing Judge

Your project should be approximately 1-2 pages in length and written in APA format. Do not e-mail your paper directly to your professor.

Unit IV Project

Serial, mass, sensational, and spree murders add to the complexity of murder investigations. In this project, you will choose one type of murder (listed below), and provide one example/name of a murderer that falls into this category.

• Serial murder
• Mass murder
• Sensational murder
• Spree murder

For example, you may choose serial murder and your example could be Ted Bundy. In this case, you would describe a serial murderer and detailed reasons why Ted Bundy is in this category.

Begin with an introduction detailing the type of murderer you have chosen. Explain in detail the definition/characteristics of this type.

In succeeding paragraphs, introduce the person you have chosen as an example. Give his/her name, a brief description of his/her background, crimes committed, their capture and sentencing.

Your project should be at least 2 pages in length and written in APA format. Do not e-mail your paper directly to your professor.

Unit VI Project

According to the FBI, between 1980 and 2000, 250 of the 335 incidents confirmed as or suspected to be terrorist acts in the United States were carried out by American citizens. In this project, you will choose one example of domestic terrorism in the United States, and describe the motivation behind the incident. You are encouraged to use your textbook, the Internet, and/or the CSU Online Library to conduct your research.

For example, you may choose to write about the Oklahoma City bombing. In this case, describe the incident and what motivated Timothy McVeigh to carry out this horrific act of violence.

Your project should include:

• An introduction to the terrorist, including a brief summary of his/her background
• How he/she came to be involved with the terrorist organization
• What statement he/she wished to make with the act
• How the act was carried out
• The effects of the terrorist act
• Capture/punishment of the offender

Your project should be at least 2 pages in length and written in APA format. Do not e-mail your paper directly to your professor.

Unit VIII Article Critique

There are several reasons why defense attorneys attack the credibility of witnesses. For example, defense attorneys may attempt to demonstrate the witness’s bias, or to suggest that they are lying. For this assignment, you will discuss a trial where the defense successfully attacked a witness’s credibility. You are required to find one article related to the example you have selected and use it in your response to support your arguments.

For instance, you might want to discuss the O.J. Simpson trial and how the defense successfully attacked Detective Mark Fuhrman’s credibility. In the Simpson trial, the defense team played audio tapes of Detective Fuhrman repeatedly using racist remarks. Fuhrman was indicted on one count of perjury due to his testimony. He pled no contest and was sentenced to three years of probation.

For your report, consider including the following:

• An introduction to the case you are discussing
• A brief overview of the people involved
• A short summary of the article
• A firm example of how a witness’s credibility was attacked

Your written article critique should be a minimum of one page and no more than two pages in length and should be written following APA style guidelines. Do not include the title page or reference page in your page count. You are allowed to use the Internet or CSU Online Library to locate your article.