In the UnitedStates, both the federal government and the states have authority toindict for criminal wrongdoing. The federal government and each statehave their own criminal statutes, court system, prosecutors, and policeagencies. Use your textbook, the Internet, and / or Strayer Library toresearch articles on crime trial, prosecutor, and criminal investigator.Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:Putyourself in the role of a prosecutor and explain the importance of thefinal report to the prosecution of a case. Further, analyze the possibleimpact of poorly completed final reports on the prosecution of a case.ReviewFigure 21.1 “The Use of Evidence in the Stages of the Criminal JusticeProcess” in Chapter 21 of the text and specify the manner in which eachstage of the criminal justice process helps to build a successfullylitigated action. Provide a rationale to support your response.Definea criminal investigator’s role in preparing a case for court. Analyzethe manner in which the investigator cooperates with the prosecutor toenhance the courtroom presentation. Differentiate not guiltyand acquitted. Give your opinion as to whether or not an acquittal meansthat the investigator failed. Support your position. Predictone to two (1-2) changes that will take place in criminal investigationin the next twenty (20) years. Provide a rationale to support yourresponse.Use at least two (2) quality academic resources inthis assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do notqualify as academic resources.
