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Crime What is it good for?

Crime What is it good for?. Practical Law ; Good Exemplar! . Step #1 and # 2 ( I added this slide ). DESCRIBE each of the 4 crimes you have chosen Act as though you are the attorney and I am the jury Where was the crime committed? When was it committed? Why was it committed (motive)?

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Crime What is it good for?

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  1. CrimeWhat is it good for? Practical Law ; Good Exemplar!

  2. Step #1 and #2 (I added this slide) • DESCRIBE each of the 4 crimes you have chosen • Act as though you are the attorney and I am the jury • Where was the crime committed? • When was it committed? • Why was it committed (motive)? • How was the principal or principals caught? • What specific evidence was used to convict or acquit.

  3. Crimes against a person Westley Allan Dodd

  4. Westley Allan Dodd: child molester and serial killer • Perpetrators (who) : Westley Allan Dodd • Born: July 3, 1961 in Washington State • Motivation: Grew up in a “loveless” home, neglected by his parents in favor of his younger brothers. Developed sick fantasies for molesting and abusing young children. His fantasies then turned to killing children. Westley Allan Dodd

  5. The Murders • 1st Murder Victims: the Neer Brothers • September 4, 1989 at 6:15pm in David Douglas Park, Washington State • Billy and Cole Neer, ages10 and 11, were taking a shortcut home through the park from a golf course when they were blocked by Dodd. Frightened, the boys were led off the park trail when Dodd molested both boys, stabbed them to death, and cleaned up the evidence. The Neer family reported their missing sons and the local authorities would find their bodies several hours later. Dodd gets away with this murder. • 2nd Murder Victim: Lee Iseli • October 29, 1989 in the Richard School Playground then in Dodd’s home • Dodd found 4 year old Lee Iseli playing by himself in the school playground. Dodd abducted Lee Iseli and brought him to Dodd’s home. He tortured Lee Iseli and then strangled him the next morning before hanging him in his closet. He went to work and returned to dispose the body in a lake but kept the boy’s briefs as a souvenir.

  6. Step #3 (I added this slide as well) • Describe the punishment that the principal actor received. • If they were acquitted or wrongfully convicted, explain why • There HAS to have been a trial in order for you to complete this step. DO NOT choose a crime for which there has not yet been a trial (example: Boston Marathon Bombing)

  7. Punishment(link) • Caught: Dodd is arrested after attempting to abduct a boy but is tackled and held down by the boy’s mom’s boyfriend. Questioned by authorities, he confesses to the murders of Billy and Cole Neer, and Lee Iseli. • Incriminating evidence: • a briefcase under Dodd’s bed containing Iseli’s underwear • pictures taken by Dodd’s of Iseli’s corpse • his diary outlining his fantasies and plans to act them out • homemade torture rack • Dodd was charged with three counts of first degree murder and attempted kidnapping. • Punishment: Dodd received the death sentence on July 15, 1990. • Dodd chose to be executed by hanging, claiming he “wanted to experience what Lee Iseli had experienced.” • Executed at 12:05 a.m. on June 5, 1993 • The first legal hanging in the U.S. since 1965 Dodd’s briefcase and his homemade torture rack which was intended for his next victim.

  8. Step #4 (yep, added this one too) • Analyze the punishment. • Did the punishment fit the crime? • Why or why not? • Does this show that our justice system is working or does it prove that the system may need some refining?

  9. Whether Justice was served... • Dodd was executed for his crimes but the execution method was his choice, hanging. He wanted to feel how his last victim felt when the victim was hanged, so there seems to be a small amount of gratification for Dodd to be executed this way. Also, many protested that hanging was cruel and unusual punishment and that Dodd seemed he wanted to hang as if to die a martyr. • He had also molested over 30 children before he committed the murders. He was caught several times but was never heavily punished. • In conclusion, justice was not served in that Westley Allan Dodd was executed the way he wanted be executed. The judicial system seems be a little flawed also because authorities had caught him several times molesting and exposing himself to children, but was not heavily punished for his crimes (he was usually just allowed to walk away or given a few days in prison). He could have been stopped if he had been given heavier punishments for his earlier crimes. Room where Dodd was hanged on June 5, 1993.

  10. Crimes against property John Orr

  11. John Orr, Arsonist • Who: John Orr, born April 26 of 1949, a former fire captain and arson investigator • When and Where: Throughout the 1980s and 1990s in the Los Angeles area • Motive: Unclear. Perhaps when he failed an entrance exam to become a police officer and instead became a fire fighter. Or perhaps was angered when fellow arson investigators dismissed his claim that a certain fire was caused by arson. What: John Orr committed a series of arsons that plagued the Los Angeles area from the 1980s through the 1990s. Victim: the state of California, costing millions of dollars in damages. John Orr in the foreground

  12. The Arsons Accounts of Arson by John Orr •  Arson -Pasadena, CA (10-Oct-1984) • Arson -Fresno, CA (13-Jan-1987) • Arson -Fresno, CA (15-Jan-1987) • Arson -Tulare, CA (16-Jan-1987) • Arson -Bakersfield, CA (16-Jan-1987) • Arson -Fresno, CA (30-Jan-1987) • Arson -Morro Bay, CA (3-Mar-1989) • Arson -Salinas, CA (4-Mar-1989) • Arson -Atascadero, CA (9-Mar-1989) • Arson -Atascadero, CA (again, 9-Mar-1989) • Arson -Atascadero, CA (yet again, 9-Mar-1989) • Arson -San Luis Obispo, CA (9-Mar-1989) • Arson -Highland Park, CA (10-Dec-1990) • Arson -Burbank, CA (13-Dec-1990) • Arson -North Hollywood, CA (14-Dec-1990) • Arson -Glendale, CA (22-Feb-1991) • Arson -Lawndale, CA (27-Mar-1991) • Arson -Redondo Beach, CA (27-Mar-1991) • How (modus operandi): Orr set fires using incendiary timing-devices, usually of a lit cigarette, three matches wrapped in ruled yellow writing paper, and secured by a rubber band. He often chose open and populated areas. He draw away firefighters, he would set small fires in grassy areas before committing his crimes. Site of one of Orr’s arson

  13. Arrest and Punishment • In 1987, an Arson Investigators convention occurred in Fresno, CA, while a series of arsons occurred. • Investigators led by the Bakersfield Fire Department suspected an arson investigator due to a fingerprint found on a recovered incendiary device and created a short list of suspects from the attendance list from the Fresno convention. Orr was on that list. • Another fingerprint recovered from an fire matched that of John Orr and investigators, now the Fire Investigators Regional Strike Team, began to heavily suspect him. • John Orr became a subject to surveillance for many months and he was found to have been present at the locations of the next series of fires. • Investigators agreed to obtain an arrest warrant for Orr and arrested him on Dec. 4, 1991. • Evidence: • Finger prints found at sites of fire • Incendiary devices • Evidence from surveillance • On July 31, 1992, Orr was convicted by a jury in a federal court on three counts of arson and three more counts of arson on March 24, 1993 and received life imprisonment.

  14. Was Justice served? • In conclusion, justice was served for John Orr who was given a life sentence. Considering the damages he caused, which cost California millions of dollars, the jury was correct in giving him a life sentence. In prison, John Orr would no longer be able to set fires and be a danger to society. • John Orr’s case may prove that the judicial system is working. However, John Orr, even to today, proclaims that he is innocent. Indeed, but concerning the evidence, the jury seems to have convicted Orr correctly and thus proves that judicial system is working.

  15. Victimless CrimeDrugs, Prostitution, Animal Cruelty, etc. Jeffrey Epstein

  16. Jeffrey Epstein • Perpetrator: Jeffrey Epstein, an American financer • Victims: several girls aged 13 to 17 • Where: Palm Beach, Florida • When: 2005 to 2011 • What: soliciting prostitution of underage girls Jeffrey Epstein

  17. Solicitation of Prostitution: Arrest and Punishment • March 2005, a woman contacted Palm Beach police, concerned that her 14 year old step-daughter was taken to Epstein’s mansion by another girl and was paid $300 to strip and then massage Epstein. • By 2011, over 40 girls aged 13 to 17 confessed similar stories. • Some said that Epstein sexually assaulted them. • Police began an 11-month investigation of Epstein, followed by a search of his home. • Evidence includes: • Interviews with 5 alleged victims and 14 under oath • Phone messages • Pictures of the young girls • Testimony of Epstein’s two house keepers • He was arrested in 2006.

  18. Punishment and Justice • A grand jury charged Epstein with the single felony of solicitation of prostitution. He pleaded not guilty in August of 2006. • In June of 2008 he pleaded to single charge of solicitation of prostitution. He received a 18-month sentence. • He served 13-months of his 18-month sentence and was required to register as a sex offender. Justice was not served in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. As a sexual crime, especially against underage girls, Epstein should have gotten a longer sentence than 18 months in prison. Also, instead only serving 13 months of his sentence, Epstein should have served his full sentence of 18 months. Fortunately though, the judicial system did require Epstein to register as a sex offender. However, the judicial system needs to be fixed. If it had been, it would have given Epstein a harsher punishment.

  19. Preliminary Crime Attempt, Solicitation, or Conspiracy

  20. Works Cited • http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/02/28/jeffrey-epstein-sex-offender-yes-billionaire-no/ • http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-brinks-robbery • http://kurtkamm.com/uncategorized/john-orr-arson-investigator-serial-arsonist/ • http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/08/ajb/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Beltway_sniper_attacks.html • http://wn.com/Beltway_sniper_attacks • http://www.cnbc.com/id/27653548/Prostitution_Scandals_of_the_Rich_Famous_Powerful?slide=17 • http://crime.about.com/od/murder/a/westley_dobb.htm

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