In 250-500 words
Identify the criminal justice agencies that may want to claim jurisdiction in the case study you chose.
Explain briefly why each agency would want to claim jurisdiction and what the benefit would be to each agency.
Explain briefly why an agency may NOT want to assume jurisdiction.
To what degree should ethical considerations, such as what is best for the victim, the community, or even the offender, factor into jurisdictional decisions?
Part two:
In 500-700 words
Select one of the case studies discussed in Part 1. Then, choose one of the agencies and imagine that you are going to argue to your superior that your agency deserves jurisdiction.
Write a report explaining why your agency deserves—or may not want—jurisdiction. Expand upon and build support for the brief explanation from above.
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