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Students, please view the "Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment" in the Student Center.   Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center. 

Assignment 3: The Big Stage!   Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

In  the United States, both the federal government and the states have  authority to indict for criminal wrongdoing. The federal government and  each state have their own criminal statutes, court system, prosecutors,  and police agencies. Use your textbook, the Internet, and / or Strayer  Library to research articles on crime trial, prosecutor, and criminal  investigator.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Put  yourself in the role of a prosecutor and explain the importance of the  final report to the prosecution of a case. Further, analyze the possible  impact of poorly completed final reports on the prosecution of a case.
2. Review  Figure 21.1 “The Use of Evidence in the Stages of the Criminal Justice  Process” in Chapter 21 of the text and specify the manner in which each  stage of the criminal justice process helps to build a successfully  litigated action. Provide a rationale to support your response.
3. Define  a criminal investigator’s role in preparing a case for court. Analyze  the manner in which the investigator cooperates with the prosecutor to  enhance the courtroom presentation. 
4. Differentiate not guilty  and acquitted. Give your opinion as to whether or not an acquittal means  that the investigator failed. Support your position. 
5. Predict  one to two (1-2) changes that will take place in criminal investigation  in the next  twenty (20) years. Provide a rationale to support your  response.
6. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in  this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type 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:

• Describe the major components of and responsiblities involved in the investigative process.
• Recommend improvements to the criminal investigation process in selected areas.
• Predict changes that will take place in criminal investigation in the next 20 years.
• Evaluate the role of the criminal investigator in preparing evidence for presentation and courtroom testimony. 
• Use technology and information resources to conduct research in the criminal investigation process.
• Write clearly and concisely about the criminal investigation process using proper writing mechanics.