Your assignment for this unit is to make a case study that follows an accused person through the criminal justice system. Choose an actual criminal case from the last 10 years that you found interesting to complete your case study. Be sure to choose a case with enough information available to research for your assignment. The case must include the incarceration of the convicted offender.

Address the criteria listed below in analyzing your case study scenario:

• Provide a synopsis of the case.
• Describe the arrest procedures police followed in this case. Explain the evolution of the law enforcement system by describing how this type of case would have been handled 30 years ago.
• Describe the trial portion of the case. Discuss specific sentencing guidelines available for the judge in this type of case.
• Describe the facility where the person was sentenced to serve his or her time in prison. Discuss any education or rehabilitation opportunities available at the facility.