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Assignments submitted through this link will be checked using SafeAssign by Blackboard. Your work will not be used for any purpose other than preventing plagiarism in the University. Ownership of the intellectual property contained in your written work will not be transferred to any third party.

Please submit your paper as a Word Document.

If you have the 2010 or 2013 version of Word, please save your paper in a previous version (Word 97-2003 document) as Safe Assign may not accept the most recent version.

Please submit answers to the link below no later than 11:59 PM Sunday at week's end.

You must give the Source(s) of your answers (textbook - WITH SPECIFIC PAGE REFERENCES; websites etc.)

Please give your Sources WITH SPECIFICITY to avoid receiving a failing grade.

WHY? Because you are not an authority on the Law and you are not the Source of the Law, therefore you have to refer to resources. I had to learn this too when I was starting out!

These are the Essay Topics:(Min. 100 words EACH Essay, just write a paragraph for each and all questions below)

1.What is meant by the phrase "crimes are statutory offenses"?

2.Explain Criminal Intent.

3.Choose one of the Constitutional Safeguards and explain how it works.

4.Can a person be prosecuted twice for the same act? Explain fully all issues.

5.What is RICO?

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Note: Assignment grades will be determined as follows: 50% content; 30% analysis; and 20% organization and mechanics.