The police chief has tasked a group with compiling an instructional document to explain the criminal justice system to victims. The document will describe the roles of law enforcement, courts, corrections, and victim advocacy programs. It will also outline civil proceedings victims can pursue. The group divides these sections among members, who research and write their portions before compiling the final document.

1. Once an individual has become a victim of a crime, there is the
mystique of the victim not knowing how the criminal justice
system operates and what role the victim plays in the
system. The police chief of Anytown Police Department has
compiled a group of staff members to put together
an instructional document that would explain to a victim about
the criminal justice system. You and your group are the team
tasked with compiling this document.
As a group, draft a paper that depicts the various roles and
responsibilities of the criminal justice system components: law
enforcement, the courts, and corrections. Include what civil
proceedings a victim can seek against an offender. Finally,
include a section that describes a victim’s advocacy program, as
well as highlights the services and activities provided to crime
victims.
Group Project Portion (1)
As a group, determine how the following sections of the paper
will be divided among the members with regard to victims,
roles, and responsibilities:
Law enforcement
Courts
Corrections
Civil Court proceedings
Victim’s advocacy programs
Be sure to divide the above sections equally among members.
Individual Portion
Conduct your research, and write your portion of the
comprehensive document that was assigned to you during the
Group Portion (1).
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Group Portion (2)
Meet as a group and compile your Individual Portions into the
final comprehensive group submission.
Read through the final group document, and post a comment for
each section in the Small Group Discussion Area.

2. The comments should explain one of the following to the
individual writers:
Important information that was missed and why it should be
included in the final document
Which part of the writer's Individual Portion is most significant
to the value of the group document
Be sure that all responses are of high quality and offer valuable
feedback.