CJ499 Unit 3 Assignment — Scenario: Criminal Law

In the scenario listed below there are at least four alleged crimes and at least one possible civil action. Review the scenario and identify these crimes and civil action.In a 3 – 4 page paper (excluding title and reference pages), apply principles of criminal law to criminal justice practice.Show an understanding of the civil liabilities of criminal justice agencies and practitioners.Cite case law regarding the possible civil action that could be taken against the police officer, the department, and the city.Scenario:Police Officer Jones, in full uniform, was walking the midnight shift in a high-crime area atapproximately 2:00 AM and is approached by a civilian who told Officer Jones she had been robbedand beaten by someone wearing a red shirt and white pants. The victim’s shirt was blood soakedfrom a severe laceration to her head and lip. She said the perpetrator was wearing a ski mask so shewas unable to determine the gender/sex of the individual, as well as the race/ethnicity. However, shewas able to inform Officer Jones that the perpetrator was approximately 5’8” tall and had a gun. Theperpetrator stole her wallet and was holding it when he/she fled the scene, which was only a minuteor two earlier. Officer Jones called for medical assistance and for backup as well.While waiting with the victim for medical personnel to arrive, Officer Jones spotted an individual thatpartially fit the description about a block away from the scene. Though it was very dark, Officer Jonesobserved the white pants and dark shirt. Officer Jones walked toward the individual, leaving the victimunattended. Medical and backup had not arrived. When Officer Jones was approximately 20 feetaway he identified himself as a police officer and told him in a loud, clear voice, “Stop, Police!However, the individual refused to comply with Officer Jones’s commands and continued to walkaway from Officer Jones. Officer Jones again shouted. “Stop, Police,” and the individual stopped. Asthe individual stopped, he turned and faced Officer Jones, at which point saw a large bulge in thesubject’s right front pocket. The subject, who was now approximately 7 feet from Officer Jones,refused to keep hands where Officer Jones could see them. The subject reached into his right frontpocket and began to draw his hand out of his right front pocket. Officer Jones drew his weapon andfired at the individual, hitting him in the left shoulder.The individual fell to the ground and Officer Jones approached him and called for additional medicalpersonnel. Officer Jones located a baggie filled with smaller baggies each filled with what appeared tobe Cocaine and a cell phone. The individual was taken to the hospital and was labeled as stable.Detectives investigating the incident discovered that the person shot was not the perpetrator in thealleged strong-armed robbery. They also discovered that the victim lied and was actually involved in adomestic violence incident and did not want her husband to be arrested.