Crimes and Civil Action
Court cases may occur in their criminal or civil nature attracting different kinds of penalties for the offenders. In the criminal justice practice, civil action often comes in the form of a lawsuit that has been advanced to enforce, protect, or redress the rights of the plaintiffs and defendants. The focus of a civil action undertaken against a party is to protect the civil rights of the parties involved in a lawsuit. The courts have the jurisdiction to listen to the litigants and the witness, conduct forensic study of the events that took place, and combine all these to establish a ruling in favor of either party involved in a case. This is done systematically within the laws and structures governing the criminal justice system where justice is delivered to the party found guilty.
Review of the Scenario
From the scenario provided, at least four alleged crimes and one possible civil action in the department and the city took place. It is evident from the scenario that the attacked woman approached Officer Jones in a high crime area, and explained that an attacker had beaten and robbed her. The fact that the victim's shirt was blood-soaked from a severe laceration in her head and lip meant that the attack was a real one and the damage was intense. Based on this, her claims about the attacker could have been believable, but the challenge was the inability to identify the architect of the crime. It is during...
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