Assignment 2: International Crime Witness, Part 1 Due Week 6 and worth 250 points Use the Internet to research criminal proceedings in one (1) of the six (6) model countries from the textbook. Imagine you are traveling abroad in your chosen country when you witness a local national committing a violent assault. The criminal is arrested and charged by the police. Upon returning to the United States, a professor in one of your criminal justice classes asks you to complete a written report on your experience. Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you: Determine the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country. Examine the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Provide a rationale for the response. Choose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and analyze the country’s perspective on each right. Provide support for the analysis. Investigate the manner in which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Provide justification for the response. Classify the fundamental similarities and differences between the police culture in your chosen country compared to the United States. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Compare and contrast American perspectives on criminal law with those of other countries. Evaluate the nature of comparative policing and global law enforcement cooperation. Analyze the role of procedural law in the four (4) major legal traditions. Use technology and information resources to research comparative perspectives in criminal justice. Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.  Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment. Points: 250 Assignment 2: International Crime Witness, Part 1 Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Determine the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your chosen country. Weight: 17% Did not submit or incompletely determined the pertinent demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your c.

1. Assignment 2: International Crime Witness, Part 1
Due Week 6 and worth 250 points
Use the Internet to research criminal proceedings in one (1) of
the six (6) model countries from the textbook. Imagine you are
traveling abroad in your chosen country when you witness a
local national committing a violent assault. The criminal is
arrested and charged by the police.
Upon returning to the United States, a professor in one of your
criminal justice classes asks you to complete a written report on
your experience.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Determine the pertinent demographic, social, political, and
economic factors about your chosen country.
Examine the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal
code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Provide a
rationale for the response.
Choose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants
criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel,
etc., and analyze the country’s perspective on each right.
Provide support for the analysis.
Investigate the manner in which the police in your chosen
country would likely treat the defendant. Provide justification
for the response.
Classify the fundamental similarities and differences between

2. the police culture in your chosen country compared to the
United States.
Use at least four (4) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Compare and contrast American perspectives on criminal law
with those of other countries.
Evaluate the nature of comparative policing and global law
enforcement cooperation.
Analyze the role of procedural law in the four (4) major legal
traditions.
Use technology and information resources to research
comparative perspectives in criminal justice.
Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using
proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.

3. Click
here
to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
Points: 250
Assignment 2: International Crime Witness, Part 1
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Determine the pertinent demographic, social, political, and
economic factors about your chosen country.
Weight: 17%
Did not submit or incompletely determined the pertinent
demographic, social, political, and economic factors about your
chosen country.
Insufficiently determined the pertinent demographic, social,
political, and economic factors about your chosen country.
Partially determined the pertinent demographic, social,
political, and economic factors about your chosen country.
Satisfactorily determined the pertinent demographic, social,
political, and economic factors about your chosen country.
Thoroughly determined the pertinent demographic, social,
political, and economic factors about your chosen country.
2. Examine the manner in which your chosen country’s criminal
code would likely view the crime you witnessed. Provide a

4. rationale for the response.
Weight: 17%
Did not submit or incompletely examined the manner in which
your chosen country’s criminal code would likely view the
crime you witnessed. Did not submit or insufficiently provided
a rationale for the response.
Insufficiently examined the manner in which your chosen
country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you
witnessed. Insufficiently provided a rationale for the response.
Partially examined the manner in which your chosen country’s
criminal code would likely view the crime you witnessed.
Partially provided a rationale for the response.
Satisfactorily examined the manner in which your chosen
country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you
witnessed. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for the response.
Thoroughly examined the manner in which your chosen
country’s criminal code would likely view the crime you
witnessed. Thoroughly provided a rationale for the response.
3. Choose two (2) individual rights that the United States grants
criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to counsel,
etc., and analyze the country’s perspective on each right.
Provide support for the analysis.
Weight: 17%
Did not submit or incompletely chose two (2) individual rights
that the United States grants criminal suspects, such as search
and seizure, right to counsel, etc., and did not submit or
incompletely analyzed the country’s perspective on each right.
Did not submit or incompletely provided support for the
analysis.
Insufficiently chose two (2) individual rights that the United
States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right
to counsel, etc., and insufficiently analyzed the country’s
perspective on each right. Insufficiently provided support for
the analysis.
Partially chose two (2) individual rights that the United States
grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right to

5. counsel, etc., and partially analyzed the country’s perspective
on each right. Partially provided support for the analysis.
Satisfactorily chose two (2) individual rights that the United
States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right
to counsel, etc., and satisfactorily analyzed the country’s
perspective on each right. Satisfactorily provided support for
the analysis.
Thoroughly chose two (2) individual rights that the United
States grants criminal suspects, such as search and seizure, right
to counsel, etc., and thoroughly analyzed the country’s
perspective on each right. Thoroughly provided support for the
analysis.
4. Investigate the manner in which the police in your chosen
country would likely treat the defendant. Provide justification
for the response.
Weight: 17%
Did not submit or incompletely investigated the manner in
which the police in your chosen country would likely treat the
defendant. Did not submit or incompletely provided
justification for the response.
Insufficiently investigated the manner in which the police in
your chosen country would likely treat the defendant.
Insufficiently provided justification for the response.
Partially investigated the manner in which the police in your
chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Partially
provided justification for the response.
Satisfactorily investigated the manner in which the police in
your chosen country would likely treat the defendant.
Satisfactorily provided justification for the response.
Thoroughly investigated the manner in which the police in your
chosen country would likely treat the defendant. Thoroughly
provided justification for the response.
5. Classify the fundamental similarities and differences between
the police culture in your chosen country compared to the
United States.
Weight: 17%

6. Did not submit or incompletely classified the fundamental
similarities and differences between the police culture in your
chosen country compared to the United States.
Insufficiently classified the fundamental similarities and
differences between the police culture in your chosen country
compared to the United States.
Partially classified the fundamental similarities and differences
between the police culture in your chosen country compared to
the United States.
Satisfactorily classified the fundamental similarities and
differences between the police culture in your chosen country
compared to the United States.
Thoroughly classified the fundamental similarities and
differences between the police culture in your chosen country
compared to the United States.
6. 4 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; all references
poor quality choices.
Does not meet the required number of references; some
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 8 errors present
7-8 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present