Problem Paper: Search Warrant

                  ****ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATE AND SEARCH WARRANT ATTACHED****

PROBLEM PAPER:SEARCH WARRANT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

OVERVIEW

Research is the essence of scholarly discourse. The graduate student should, at a minimum, be given to critical thought in a way that exposes gaps in the literature and offers new insight to more improved methodologies and policymaking. For this course of study, you should identify critically apparent flaws in current cybercrime policymaking and offer improved pathways to digital intelligence, enforcement, crime reduction and prevention.

INSTRUCTIONS

The exact requirements of the Problem Paper: Search Warrant Assignment are outlined as follows:

Length of assignment (10 pages; double-spaced; Arial or Times New Roman font; 12 pt.o Title page, abstract, reference sections are excluded from the page count

Format of assignment: APA

Number of citations: 6

Biblical scriptures MUST be incorporated in paper.   

Acceptable sources (e.g., scholarly articles published within the last five years) You will write a response to a specific problem in cybercrime and digital forensics. The situation for the particular paper will be provided in the directions for this Problem Paper: Search Warrant Assignment. It should not be a descriptive paper but one that critically examines current problems and contemporary solutions. You should make an argument or prove a point.

You will be required to make some technical assumptions and devise alternatives based upon the material you are studying. Regardless, a response template will be provided to the student to reduce confusion as to what is required for the particular assignment. Each problem paper must utilize significant, technical, scholarly, peer reviewed resources that are relevant to the topic (current, credible, and each carries its weight) with a clear and meaningful connection between all the resources.

You are encouraged to use the textbook only as a resource that might lead you to other more pertinent sources. The paper must properly follow current APA style. If you are struggling with current APA format, he/she may refer to the LU Writing Center for help.Format:Organize and format your

Problem Paper: Search Warrant Assignment according to current APA style (double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, etc.) and cite your references as you would in current APA style. A response template will be provided to you to reduce confusion as to what is required for the particular assignment. If you need more help understanding how to analyze scholastic literature, consult the corresponding section in your APA manual. Include the following elements in your short essay:

Discuss the legal, policy, and technical issues involved with each facet of this scenario critically examining each point and conclude by offering a resolution(s), if any.

Remember to identify, assess, and interpret all of the evidence before you. 

Bibliography (or Reference page) of the sources you cited in the short essay

Review the Problem Paper Grading Rubric to see how this assignment will be evaluated.

Problem Scenario:

Read the included search warrant (Case #15-190459) 

You are a certified digital forensic examiner and retired police officer hired by a local attorney who deals primarily in criminal cases and representing clients who have been charged with Class A felonies. The attorney tells you that his client, Randall M. Peterson, has just been arrested by the police for Rape of a Child in the First Degree and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Your attorney has asked you to read the search warrant and provide him with an assessment of what you might believe to be of concern to him.

As the defense expert on the matter, discuss all of the issues to this point and then direct, explain, and discuss any further issues that will or potentially may arise as a result of your direction in this matter. If something legal, policy wise, or technical does not obviously appear in the search warrant, assume that it does not exist or did not occur. Indeed, there are many unknowns here in this scenario. It will be up to you to provide the most comprehensive assessment possible.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.