The Corr of the American Criminal Justice System: Lessons and the Anatomy of an American Tragedy
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Copyright: 2017
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The Corr of the American Criminal Justice System: Lessons and the Anatomy of an American Tragedy presents a picture of the American Criminal Justice System through the lens of the many unique facets surrounding the murder of New Hartford, New York Police Officer Joseph D. Corr. This enhanced case study uses the historical record and accounts of the crimes that occurred, the ensuing investigation, and its aftermath, as the lens to bring focus to the foundations of our American Criminal Justice System and the many lessons learned from this American tragedy.
The Corr of the American Criminal Justice System:
- Highlights news footage of the time through the aftermath of the tragedy.
- Features actual state and federal trial transcripts, indictments, sentencing & hearing transcripts, and original appeal briefs and court decisions.
- Gives access to copies of foundational documents that further frame the research and provide additional context to the work.
- Includes full companion website for students & faculty with chapter Power Point presentations, test bank questions, and interactive online quizzes utilizing test bank questions.
Part I – The Public Administration of Justice in America
Chapter 1 – Our American Government & Public Administration – James C. Brown
1 – 1 – The Premise & the Preamble
1 – 2 – The Corr Structure of our Government & the Founders
1 – 3 - Corr Legislation – Our Legislative Branch of Government
1 – 4 – Corr Enforcement & Prosecution – Our Executive Branch of Government
1 – 5 – Corr Judiciary – Our Judicial Branch of Government
Chapter 2 – The Corr of the American Criminal Justice System – James C. Brown
2 – 1 – The Corr Foundations of the American Criminal Justice System
2 – 2 – United States Constitution
2 – 3 – Jurisdiction
2 – 4 – Categories of Offenses
2 – 5 – Elements of Offenses
2 – 6 – Plea Bargaining
2 – 7 – Sentencing
2 – 8 – Appeals
Part II – Wielding Executive Power – “Officer Down” – Managing the Investigation
Chapter 3 – American Law Enforcement – James C. Brown
3 – 1 – “…He Shall Take Care That the Laws Be Faithfully Executed…” – The Development of Executive Authority
3 – 2 – The Many Faces of Law Enforcement in America & American Policing
3 – 3 – Prosecutorial Enforcement
Chapter 4 – Prosecution: Reflections of a Prosecutor – The Honorable Michael A. Arcuri
4 – 1 – Receiving the Call & Response
4 – 2 – Early Presence/Early Processing
4 – 3 – Witness to Murder
4 – 4 – Deploying Prosecutorial Resources & Building the Case
4 – 5 – Leveraging the Laws & Resources: State & Federal Collaboration
Chapter 5 – Managing Large Scale Investigations – Raymond L. Philo
5 – 1 – Task Force Policing
5 – 2 – Investigative Task Force-Organization and Management
5 – 3 – Funding a Law Enforcement Task Force
Chapter 6 – Interviews and Interrogations – Raymond L. Philo
6 – 1 – The Indispensable Element?
6 – 2 – The Interview
6 – 3 – The Interrogation & Miranda
Part III – Adjudication
Chapter 7 – The American Criminal Court Structure – Complaint to Appeal – James C. Brown
7 – 1 – The Charge of Our Founding Fathers
7 – 2 – Corr Courts
Part IV – The Aftermath
Chapter 8 – Victims – James C. Brown
8 – 1 – Finding Their Voice
8 – 2 – Corr Voices
Chapter 9 – In Memoriam – James C. Brown
9 – 1 – Unintentionally Forgotten – Unforgiving Time
9 – 2 – Preservation for All Time
9 – 3 – Images for All Time
Appendices
United States Constitution
New York State Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Judiciary Act of 1789
The Hobbs Act 18 U.S.C § 1951
Actual reproduction/images of Oneida County Court Indictment for Toussaint Davis (a.k.a. John T. Healy, a.k.a. Toussaint Martin)
Actual reproduction/images of Oneida County Court Indictment for Marion Pegese
Actual reproduction/images of Oneida County Court Indictment for Robert Ward
Actual reproduction/images of Federal Grand Jury Indictment (Davis, Pegese, Ward)
Actual reproduction of Sentencing Transcripts & Victim Impact Statements, People v. John T. Healy
Habeus Corpus Memorandum-Decision, Hon. Norman A. Mordue, November 30, 2015
Dr. James C. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Business & Justice Studies at Utica College in Utica, New York; joining the full-time faculty in January of 2014 after serving multiple senior administrative roles at Utica College since 2005. Most recently Dr. Brown served as the Vice President for the School of Online & Extended Studies and an adjunct instructor in the School of Arts and Sciences and School of Business and Justice Studies at Utica College. Dr. Brown has also served as Assistant Vice President for Marketing & Communications, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the School of Graduate & Extended Studies, and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives.
Dr. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Utica College (1988), a master’s degree in public administration from Sage Graduate School in Albany (1994), where he was awarded the Outstanding Public Administration Student, and a doctorate in education from the University of Phoenix School of Advanced Studies in educational leadership (2007). Dr. Brown’s diverse background includes a 16 year full and part-time career as a police officer, police commander, and police administrator, serving as Oneida County, New York’s first and youngest ever, Chief Deputy of Law Enforcement & Civil Division Operations with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. Dr. Brown also served as a police officer and Assistant Chief of Police for the Village of Frankfort, NY and the City of Sherrill, NY. Dr. Brown also served as the Oneida County STOP-DWI Program Administrator for eight years and as vice president for public relations, security and facilities for the former Herkimer County Trust.
Dr. Brown has also served as the assistant director and director of security for the Boilermaker Roadrace and National Distance Running Hall of Fame. In 1996 he served as a volunteer police supervisor for the Security Team Program at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, responsible for security at the Rhythmic Gymnastics, Volleyball, and Olympic Village at the University Georgia at Athens (UGA). Although unable to attend during the Games period, Dr. Brown was also selected as a member of the volunteer Police force for the Utah Public Safety Command during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Most recently Dr. Brown was sworn in as a Police Commissioner/Member of the New Hartford Police Commission in January of 2014, having been duly appointed by the Town Board, serving through July 2017. Dr. Brown also served as the chairman of the transition team for Oneida County Sheriff Robert M. Maciol; leading the team responsible for preparing then Sheriff-Elect Maciol to recruit and select his senior management team and prepare all related aspects of assuming the office of the Sheriff on January 1, 2011.
Dr. Brown actively teaches on ground and online in the areas of Criminal Justice & Public administration. His research interests include public administration and criminal justice command leadership, traffic safety and impaired driving, and United States Constitutional Law and history. He most recently served as lead author and principal investigator on a 2016 Springer Briefs in Policing article titled Command Transitions in Public Administration: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Proactive Strategies (Brown, Philo, Callisto & Smith, 2016).
Dr. Brown is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, as well as a Fellow with the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State. Dr. Brown is also a member of the American Society of Public Administration. He also serves as an active member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police (NYSACOP). He is also a proud associate member of the United States Marine Corps League. Dr. Brown resides in New Hartford, New York with his wife and three children.
Raymond L. Philo is a Professor of Practice in Criminal Justice at Utica College and is the Executive Director of the Economic Crime and Cybersecurity Institute. He also served as Director of Research for the Department of Economic Crime, Justice Studies and Cybersecurity at Utica College. Professor Philo has served as a faculty member at Utica College since 2001, teaching both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Prior to joining Utica College, he served as a law enforcement administrator, retiring as Chief of Police for the New Hartford, N.Y. Police Department. Professor Philo received his B.A. degree in Political Science from Utica College, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Marist College.
He holds numerous state and federal certifications in law enforcement operations and management. Philo is currently a licensed consultant with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and is a member of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, The International Association of Chiefs of Police and the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. Professor Philo also serves as a member of the Supervisory Committee at First Source Federal Credit Union, and serves on the Board of Directors at the Griffiss Institute.
Professor Philo has taught courses in Criminal Evidence, Modern Methods of Criminal Investigation, Criminalistics, Senior Seminar, Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, and Introduction to Intelligence Studies. He has also taught the Graduate Capstone Course in the Financial Crime & Compliance Management Program, and Ethical Leadership and Public Budgeting in the Criminal Justice Administration Graduate Program.