CJ505 Unit 2 Assignment: Analysis and Application
Write a 4–5 page paper on this topic.
Vicarious Liability: Criminal or Civil Liability
For this assignment, you will assume the role of the Attorney General of the state. Acting as the
Attorney General, write a 4-5 page response to the situation in the following scenario,
Scenario
Following a series of high-profile charges of police misconduct including assault, extortion,
sexual assault, and money laundering by officers, a local news station conducted an
investigation into the agency and uncovered 14 individuals who had been hired on at the local
police agency despite all having previous felony records. The crimes ranged from drug
convictions to aggravated assault, auto theft to ro
ery. Upon discovery of this information, the
news station submitted a request for information and obtained the names of every officer
employed at the agency. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that over 50 of the
officers had previous criminal records including blackmail, extortion, solicitation of prostitution,
domestic violence, and two were convicted of hate crimes.
Following the news report, the attorney general of the state received a call from several
community organizations requesting that the chief of police and human resources director be
ought up on criminal charges relating to the hiring of these individuals. The argument was that
the chief and director were directly responsible for approving all of the hiring and that the
ackground checks on every officer with the exception of one returned the criminal records.
Because of the seriousness of the issue and the need of urgency, you (the Attorney General)
need to make the appropriate decision on whether to press charges against the human
esources director and the chief of police.
In your response as the Attorney General, be very detailed in the application of vicarious liability
and whether you believe the individuals named above, should be held criminally liable or if only
the agency should be held civilly liable. Provide examples to support your position.
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Paper Format
● The paper is to be completed in APA format.
● Page length is 4–5 pages of text (1,000 to 1,250 words). This does not include the title
page or the references section.
● No more than 20 percent of paper may be copied directly from outside sources.
● Refer to the Assignment Guide under Academic Tools for additional formatting details.
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