The Importance of the Final Report to the Prosecution of a Case and the Possible Impact of Poorly Completed Final Reports on the Prosecution of a Case

The Importance of the Final Report to the Prosecution of a Case and the Possible Impact of Poorly Completed Final Reports on the Prosecution of a Case

Instructions:

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:
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.
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.
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. 
Differentiate not guilty and acquitted. Give your opinion as to whether or not an acquittal means that the investigator failed. Support your position. 
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.
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.

Content:

The Big Stage Name Course Institution Date The importance of the final report to the prosecution of a case and the possible impact of poorly completed final reports on the prosecution of a case. The final report is a summary of the prosecution case and usually presents the facts, available evidence, names of the witnesses including the experts, chronology of the case and further investigation. The report therefore includes; firstly, the complaint: this is the original complaint recorded at the police desk it should have the date and time, location, names of the officers that were dispatched and the time they were dispatched. Secondly, a preliminary investigation report: this show the time of arrival by the officers at the scene and includes the weather and lighting conditions and the actions that they took CITATION Way06 l 1033 (Wayne Bennett, 2006). Thirdly, follow up reports: this shows the information that was gathered and the sequence that was followed in proving the elements of crime and linking it to the suspect. Fourth, statements, confessions and admissions: these include the statements of the witnesses who were interviewed and the confessions or admissions by the suspect. They also encompass results of polygraphs or any other examination used to determine truth. Fifth, lab reports: summary on how the results relate to the other sections of the report. Sixth, photographs, drawings and sketches of the crime scene: to show the available...