In this assignment, you will analyze a crime of your choice using material covered in Chapters 5-13.
Note: this does not include consensual crime.
The crime you choose to examine can be real or fictional, but it must be a crime that has been solved. A fictional crime can come from a TV show, movie, book, etc. For a real crime, you can get details from any source with accurate information, such as news articles, popular/entertainment media (documentaries, podcasts, true crime TV, blogs, etc.), or official records.
To answer the assignment prompts, you will need to know the perpetrator and the details of the crime.
This means: 1) the perpetrator of the crime must be known beyond a reasonable doubt (i.e., the perpetrator was found guilty, confessed, or there is otherwise no doubt as to their identity), and
2) there must be an established sequence of events.
If a perpetrator committed multiple different crimes in one event, you should focus on the primary or main crime. If a perpetrator committed a series of similar crimes, you may discuss them as a group if that makes your analysis easier.
Your analysis must address the following three (3) prompts:
1. How would you classify the crime, based on the definitions of specific crimes we have learned in Chapters 10-13 (e.g., first-degree murder, larceny, sexual assault, embezzlement, etc.)? How do details of the crime resemble or differ from general patterns for that type of crime?
