What standards would you add to the current expert witness standards set forth in The Federal Rules of Evidence to prevent individuals from testifying beyond their scope of expertise?

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1. Consider the assertion: “Judges can distinguish between good science/scientific evidence and junk science/scientific evidence to accurately determine evidence admissibility thanks to cases like Frye and Daubert (and the latter’s ‘progeny,’ General Electric and Kumho).”

a. Do you agree or disagree?

b. Do you think that the standards set forth in these court cases are enough to prevent “junk” science from entering the courtroom and being introduced in a trial? Why or why not?

c. What standards would you add to the current evidence admissibility standards set forth in Daubert to make evidence admissibility requirements more robust? Explain why you would add each of these additional standards.

2. Consider the assertion: “The Federal Rules of Evidence, specifically Article VII, will prevent individuals from providing opinions/testimony beyond their area of expertise.”

a. Do you agree or disagree?

b. Do you think that the standards set forth in The Federal Rules of Evidence are enough to prevent an individual, whether a detective or a scientist, from testifying outside of their expertise? Why or why not?

c. What standards would you add to the current expert witness standards set forth in The Federal Rules of Evidence to prevent individuals from testifying beyond their scope of expertise?

3. Think about what we have addressed throughout the semester regarding “The Status of Forensic Science”—we have covered topics including skill requirements for forensic scientists/criminalists/investigators; problems with crime scene investigations; concerns with police and prosecutorial involvement; and the causes of wrongful convictions.

a. Based on what you have learned this semester, what is your biggest concern in the field?

b. What more would you like to see done to improve forensic science/criminalistics?

c. Considering the six contributing causes of wrongful convictions, which one do you think requires the most attention in order to improve the criminal justice system? Why?

Must be 400 words and must use APA formatting for citations. Please number all answers.

Critically analyse the role of globalization in the rise of transnational corporate crime.

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Using academic literature and examples from your chosen case study topic, critically analyse the role of globalization in the rise of transnational corporate crime. Why is it that such crimes remain beyond the reach of law?

For this essay question, via no more than two case studies, students must evidence to what extent has globalisation facilitated and evolved transnational corporate crime. Globalisation is more of a process than a theory and as such, there are key things to consider:

  • Political, social, and economic changes to the world;
  • Globalisation and neo-liberalism;
  • Shift in changes in activities and networks;
  • The interconnectedness of the world as an open and borderless society;
  • Exploitation of laws and policies.

Globalisation – the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

Transnational corporate crime

Corporate crime refers to crimes committed by:

  • Corporations
  • Individuals
  • Overlaps with other crimes such as white collar crime, organised crime and state corporate crime
  1. Key terms:

Neo liberalism – a political approach that favours free-market capitalism, deregulation, and reduction in government spending

Zemiology- Zemiology is the study of social harms. Zemiology gets its name from the Greek word meaning ” harm“. It originated as a  critique of  criminology and the notion of  crime. In contrast with ‘individual-based harms’ such as  theft, the notion of social harm or social injury incorporates harms caused by  nation states and  corporations.

Corporate killings – a business or organisation can be found guilty for a persons death but there is an issue with finding the agent/director responsible in corporate killings therefore there are rare cases of these people sent to jail.

Reckless killings – a crime in which the person was aware they had to act or not act to avoid deaths and they chose not to.

Killing by gross carelessness –

Things to research:

  • Enron scandal
  • Try to choose enron and Grenfell case studies to explore
  • Listen to week 7/8 lecture
  • Talk about how companies go to poorer countries to get their work done, i.e when companies go china for cheap labour or other 3rd world countries
  • Grenfell tower, people have died so government can cut costs and save money
  • The bohpal disaster in india – corporate companies trying to save money
  • Ford pinto scandal – people died because the cars were catching fire (research more)
  • Globalisation is involved because companies in developed countries get products made from less developed countries
  • Easy to exploit laws if they are in different countries

Quotes:

  • “violence is no longer conducted with the sword, but with the pen” (Hall,2002) (steve hall )

Choose ONE aspect of victimisation from the list below and present your answer the following in the format of a poster

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Choose ONE aspect of victimisation from the list below and present your answer the following in the format of a poster: ‘A critical presentation of the experience of victims of [insert choice of crime] and barriers to dealing with such victimisation personally and in the criminal justice process’.
• gender-based violence à EITHER domestic violence OR sexual violence (NOT BOTH)
• hate crime,
• state crime,
• crimes against children and young people, or
• crimes against the elderly.
You may also wish to specify the type of victim/crime further within these categories e.g. within ‘hate crime’ you may wish to focus on a particular type of hate crime such as ‘race’ or ‘disability’ hate crime.
You will be provided with a poster template in the format of a large PowerPoint slide.
Try to make your poster visually appealing (e.g. not just lots of text) with the use of images, tables, flow charts, diagrams etc..
Remember this is still an academic piece of work that requires you to reference and provide a reference list somewhere on the poster.

Analyze behavioral theory as it relates to the supervision of criminal justice entities.

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Analyze behavioral theory as it relates to the supervision of criminal justice entities.

Write a 2 full page paper demonstrating your understanding of how to apply the NASW Code of Ethics to this case.

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Write a 2 full page paper demonstrating your understanding of how to apply the NASW Code of Ethics to this case. Then explain how you choose the option you believe is the right one. Please use the Code of Ethics when making your choices. Identify which ethical standards you can use to support your decision. You must use numbers from standard #4 and standard #5 to support your decision. You must write the number of the standard you use. You do not need to rewrite the whole wording of the standard. Also answer the following questions within your paper.

Provide the opposing perspectives surrounding the issue

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Research Paper and Topic
The Research paper component of the final project should be approximately 1400 to 1700 words long or roughly double spaced pages, using a standard font and margins. The paper should examine a specific contemporary homeland security issue (e.g. the recent Ebola outbreak) against the background of broader course themes (e.g. risk management, privacy, human rights), and drawing on the moral and political theory we have studied.
The paper should:
(1). Have a clear introduction identifying the issue,
(2). Be historically situated in its proper historical context and in relation to similar historical events,
(3). Situate the issue within specific ethical theories or perspectives (e.g. utilitarianism, deontology),
(4). Provide the opposing perspectives surrounding the issue,
(5). Conclude with your own assessment of the issue,
(6). Draw on at least 5 sources (including course readings, news outlets, peer–reviewed journal articles, etc.),
(7). Incorporate relevant supporting citations,
(8). Include a complete bibliography, and
(9). Be properly formatted.
TOPIC

The paper topic is ISIS interpretation of the Qur’an. We will be supporting the side that their interpretation of the Qur’an is wrong and does not sync with traditional Islamic values. Do both of you want to find specific deviations that ISIS makes from Islam and the Qur’an (maybe look for cases of suicide bombings, kidnappings, beheadings, torture, caliphate, etc.)? So we can research ISIS’s values and find the discrepancies between the actual Islam and them. Let’s center this argument around that their actions do not follow the wishes of their religion or the Qur’an.

Are there distinctive characteristics of gang members that apply across geographical boundaries or within geographical boundaries?

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Using the National Gang Center web page, their Gangs journal, and other resources, research gang membership: Who is most likely to become a gang member and why? What benefits does membership provide gang members? What are the dangers? What expectations are attached to membership?

Purpose: To understand how race, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic and other factors affect the likelihood of gang membership and reasons for joining a gang. Consider:

  1. Are there distinctive characteristics of gang members that apply across geographical boundaries or within geographical boundaries?
  2. Are specific groups of youth especially prone to joining gangs? Why?
  3. How does age affect membership?
  4. What does research indicate about the benefits and dangers of gang membership?
  5. What expectations do gangs hold for their members? Are expectations fairly consistent across different gangs?

Requirements:

  • Write a Gang membership Report
  • At least 4 pages in length, a minimum of 6 citations, with Bibliography using APA Style
  • Produce a thorough report; synthesize the information concisely.

Below are links to resources found online that relate to one or more of the 5 items outlined above.

https://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/SPT/Risk-Factors/ResearchReview-Criteria

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/231116.pdf

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.4073/csr.2018.11

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267509172_Understanding_gang_membership_The_significance_of_group_processes

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0003122413486800

 

 

 

Expand upon how time is impacted by the appeals process, mental illness, costs, court system delays and sentencing process

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Must be an in-depth review on the misconceptions of how long inmates spend on death row. For example, providing unique details on how and why the time on death row is different between convicts – why people do not grasp that it can be different. The differences can be due to many factors that people do not understand or even know about. Expand upon how time is impacted by the appeals process, mental illness, costs, court system delays and sentencing process, significance of the crime itself, being overturned, money, quality/skill of lawyers, etc.
All references must be in APA format and include in-text citation. All references and material must be from strong scholarly articles / references. Supplemental official legal/ government/ certified resources can also be used. Please add multiple quotes from different people for each topic area.
Need focus on originality that stays on topic. It should be a critical thinking paper that provides strong evidence for understanding of the topic and general criminology concepts.

How do policies and practices differ for each model country regarding the use of corporal punishment?

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1) How do policies and practices differ for each model country regarding the use of corporal punishment?

2) How does each country’s philosophy toward crime/criminal justice system reflect on their use or non-use?

Please use your own words to summarize ideas obtained from the textbook and lecture slides (both are required).