ASSIGNMENT: You are a Ph.D. candidate in Criminal Justice and working to find a topic for your dissertation. How would you go about reviewing the existing literature on a topic you find interesting? When reading scholarly articles, what reading methods would you employ to be an active and effective researcher? DUE: August 25, 2021 Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday. No Late […]

Choose at least 1 peer-reviewed article and at least 1 other scholarly source that relates to your passion in criminal justice (police, courts, or corrections) and discuss how these relate to your passion. read titled “Overview: Criminal Justice” found in this module’s Learn section. Incorporate a discussion about “Your Role as a Practitioner-Academic” as discussed. How will your past experiences impact your career? How will […]

Assault Performance Task Scenario Case Number: 1111111 Date: August 13, 2016 Reporting Officer: Colt Winchester Incident Type: Crime Against the Person Address of Occurrence: 111 Felony Drive, Happy Town, GA 15486 Witnesses: Alan Skittles: Store owner. Male, 43, Latino Michael Smith: Employee. Male, 21, African American Andrea Sianturi: Customer. Female, 27, Asian American Weapon or Objects Used: Umbrella or Shoe On August 13, 2016, at […]

What effects does the practice of victim blaming have for future potential crime victims and the criminal justice system?  Discuss in as much detail as possible using specific examples from this chapter and one additional outside source. Remember that your post must be at least 300 words. You must put your word count BOTH at the end of your discussion and at the end of […]

ASSIGNMENT: You are a Ph.D. candidate in Criminal Justice and working to find a topic for your dissertation. How would you go about reviewing the existing literature on a topic you find interesting? When reading scholarly articles, what reading methods would you employ to be an active and effective researcher? DUE: August 25, 2021 Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday. No Late […]

What impact has feminism had in the study of women and crime? Explain your opinion using information from this chapter and one other source or any of the additional readings in your textbook. Remember that your post must be at least 300 words. You must put your word count BOTH at the end of your discussion and at the end of your reply. You need to […]

Choose at least 1 peer-reviewed article and at least 1 other scholarly source that relates to your passion in criminal justice (police, courts, or corrections) and discuss how these relate to your passion. read titled “Overview: Criminal Justice” found in this module’s Learn section. Incorporate a discussion about “Your Role as a Practitioner-Academic” as discussed. How will your past experiences impact your career? How will […]

Discuss the key people involved in the federal judiciary and its administration, including the roles and duties of the key players and their power/authority, and the many other personnel that assist in the functioning of this organization.

Watch:   Rape  is a heinous crime. Some have reported that they would rather be  murdered than raped because they do not want to live with the trauma and  shame of being raped. Needless to say, rape is a serious crime that  deserves harsh punishment. Brock Turner was a student athlete at  Stanford University. In March 2016, he was convicted of felony sexual  assault for violating […]

Journal: Recommendations for Rehabilitation Watch the video An Insider’s Plan for Rehabilitating the Juvenile Justice System, Jeff Wallace and use the case chosen from the PBS cases Four Kids, Four Crimes in Week 7’s discussion to address the following: Discuss how you believe Wallace’s recommendations could have helped rehabilitate the juvenile featured before they were sentenced as an adult.

Use the following questions to guide your discussion board posts for the week. One original post and two responses to other student’s posts are required. Each post must be at least 50 words. You can combine your response into one post. Each of the three posts is worth 5 points each.  What causes crime? Does television media influence behavior?  Does broadcast violence cause aggressive behavior […]

Your active participation in the discussions is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions will help you make meaningful connections  between the course content and the larger concepts of the course. These discussions give you a chance to express your own thoughts, ask questions, and gain  insight from your peers and instructor. Directions For each discussion, you must create one initial post and […]

I. Scenario Select one (1) of the scenarios and answer the following questions.  A. Identify the ethical dilemma raised by the facts and explain what the ethical dilemma is.  B. What makes this dilemma ethical? What ethics does this dilemma challenge?  C. Describe the factors that led to the dilemma. How can these factors inform your course of action?  D. What implications should be considered […]

First, read Chapter 5 in The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook and review your work with SMART goals from Module Two. Next, carefully read the MEASURE Supplementary Document and, using your actual organization’s conflict (or the Garden Depot case study), Measure the problem or problems you Defined in Module Two. Use the Organization A Example Flowchart to help you organize your thinking, and then put the information from […]

First, read Chapter 7 in The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook and Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram. Additionally, refer to the IMPROVE Supplementary Document. Next, in your initial post, address the following: How has your completion of the Ishikawa diagram assisted your understanding of the root causes and ultimate effects of the conflict? What viable solutions can you recommend to improve the situation? What are the essential steps […]

Overview: For this first milestone, due in Module Three, you will take what you have learned about Define and begin your work on your selected final project  case study, establishing the Define phase of the DMAIC process for your organization. Prompt: First, select your case study from one of the two options provided: Final Project Case Study One or Final Project Case Study Two. Next, […]

Overview: For this second milestone, due in Module Five, you will provide the Measure and Analyze phases of the DMAIC process and apply them to your  selected final project case study. You will first measure performance by creating a process to gather data on the current situation and then begin to create a  picture of what the future state will look like, focusing on the […]

Find a news article discussing environmental crime that has occurred within the past SIX MONTHS. The article can be from anywhere in the world. Give a brief overview of the issue discussed in the article and relate the issue to TWO issues we have discussed this semester (with citations, of course). Use video and chapters in the assignment and cite them. the two issues to […]

4 paragraphs Stop-and-frisk is a controversial tactic in which police approach persons on the street who appear to act suspiciously, “frisk” them for weapons or contraband, then ask some questions.  Reseach in New York City has shown that young males of color are more often stopped than older people, females, or whites.  Briefly describe two approaches to sampling subjects for a research study on people’s […]

4 paragraphs Crime hot spots are areas where crime reports, calls for police service, or other measures of crime are especially common.  Police in departments with a good analytic capability routinely identify hot spots and launch special tactics to reduce crime in these areas.  What kinds of validity threats should researchers be especially attentive to in studying the effects of police interventions on hot spots?

Consider the cycle of juvenile justice along with the biological and sociological differences between juveniles and adults.  Explain why adults and juveniles who engage in criminal behavior be treated differently from each other.   Discussion Board Guidelines: Submit your answer to the discussion board.  Refer to and cite current resources in your answer.

Read the section on boot camps in text including section on representative boot camps. Watch following videos and read summary below. Answer the following in paragraph form. Are juvenile boot camps a valid form of treatment for juvenile offenders? What do you think are their pros and cons? What type of offender would they best serve? Would they have worked with you if you were […]