What is the importance of Bell v. Wolfish in regard to the treatment of jail inmates?

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Bell v. Wolfish

What is the importance of Bell v. Wolfish in regard to the treatment of jail inmates?

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(S) Corrections: An Introduction

Richard P. Seiter, 2017

 

 

What are the pros and cons of “aggressive patrolling” tactics in minority communities?

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Agressive patrol in minority communities

What are the pros and cons of “aggressive patrolling” tactics in minority communities?

REQUIRED TEXT:

(S) Law Enforcement in the 21st Century

Heath B. Grant & Karen J. Terry, 2016

 

 

Describe the negative effects of stress a police officer experiences on and off duty. What steps can police managers take to help officers cope with stress?

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Stress in policing

Describe the negative effects of stress a police officer experiences on and off duty. What steps can police managers take to help officers cope with stress?

REQUIRED TEXT:

(S) Law Enforcement in the 21st Century

Heath B. Grant & Karen J. Terry, 2016

 

 

Explain the importance discretion has on a police officer’s ability to make decisions. Provide an example of how extra-legal factors can negatively affect how an officer treats a suspect.

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Theory & practices of LE – discretion

Explain the importance discretion has on a police officer’s ability to make decisions. Provide an example of how extra-legal factors can negatively affect how an officer treats a suspect.

REQUIRED TEXT:

(S) Law Enforcement in the 21st Century

Heath B. Grant & Karen J. Terry, 2016

 

Identify fundamental challenges to countering the new terrorism and explain how these challenges can be overcome.

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Understanding Homeland Security

Identify fundamental challenges to countering the new terrorism and explain how these challenges can be overcome.

REQUIRED TEXT:

  • Gus Martin, 2019
  • Sage Publication

Explain how law enforcement agencies adjusted their operations after the September 11 terrorist attacks, and discuss the role of local police in providing front-line response leadership during homeland security incidents.

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(S) Understanding Homeland Security

Explain how law enforcement agencies adjusted their operations after the September 11 terrorist attacks, and discuss the role of local police in providing front-line response leadership during homeland security incidents.

REQUIRED TEXT:

  • Gus Martin, 2019
  • Sage Publication

 

Describe the five things a first responder should document when arriving at a crime scene. Conclude by defining the chain of custody and discussing its importance.

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(H) Criminalistics: Forensic Science, Crime, and Terrorism

Describe the five things a first responder should document when arriving at a crime scene. Conclude by defining the chain of custody and discussing its importance.

REQUIRED TEXT:

James E. Girard, 2017

Jones & Bartlett Learning

ISBN.13: 978-1-284-14261-7

 

Search for, find and review existing literature (articles) about the topic that you selected in your DB4 assignment. Identify 5 articles that you want to use to support your research project.

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Wrongful convictions

In your Unit 4 Individual Project, you will create 5 APA formatted Annotated Bibliographies as part of your Research Methods project. This is a 3-step process, as follows:

Step 1: Search for, find and review existing literature (articles) about the topic that you selected in your DB4 assignment. You may find information in the AIU library and from government websites. Do not use tabloids, Wikipedia, Cliff Notes, Wisegeek or unprofessional sources as references. Click here for a review of sources that have been used for research projects.

Step 2: Identify 5 articles that you want to use to support your research project.

Step 3: Take your 5 articles from step 2 and create 5 Annotated Bibliographies as your Unit 4 Individual Project.

  • Click here for instructions on how to create and format an Annotated Bibliography.
  • Click here to see a sample Annotated Bibliography.

With policing and the War on Terrorism as a background, are and or should the ethical restrictions to law enforcement be different when dealing with suspected terrorists than that which is established when dealing with American citizens or are the ethical considerations different. Fully explain and support your view. Use sources to back up your points.

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War on Terrorism

You must have topics headers in order to organize your explanations and other words question over the answer. Must be 750 words in APA style

With policing (both military and civilian) and the War on Terrorism as a background, are and or should the ethical restrictions to law enforcement be different when dealing with suspected terrorists than that which is established when dealing with American citizens (such as the use of water-boarding) …or are the ethical considerations different.

Fully explain and support your view. Use sources to back up your points.

 

When considering crime fighters that are represented as “professional soldiers,” there are 3 common themes. Which thematic pattern do the police detectives in the film represent and why?

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Media, Culture & Crime

CRM 470

Lincoln Lawyer: Movie Questions

Directions:

  1. Read this assignment in its entirety. Familiarize yourself with all of the requirements.
  2. Answer in a Microsoft Word document or PDF.  Be sure to include your name in the title of this document.
  1. Review the course readings, slides, and supplemental content posted on our course Blackboard site.
  2. Listed below are a series of questions. Using your course readings, course slides, and the supplemental content address the following questions in a short answer (paragraph) format. You may type your responses in the spaces provided below each question. Do not merely copy and paste your responses from the chapter or slides. Review all of the content as instructed in step three and offer a summarized response.

Assignment:1. Watch The Lincoln Lawyer posted on our Blackboard page.  The video is approximately 2 hours. 2. Address the following questions using course content from Module 2.  Use complete sentences and punctuation.

Questions (Use as much space in between the questions as you would like):

  1. When considering crime fighters that are represented as “professional soldiers,” there are 3 common themes. Which thematic pattern do the police detectives in the film represent and why?
  2. When considering crime fighters, your author refers to the representation of police as a “schizophrenic reality?” What does this mean and list examples of both options depicted within the film?
  3. Does the representation of the courtroom and court proceedings parallel the typical fictional representation of our courts? Why or Why not?
  4. We’ve discussed the common typologies of attorneys in fictional media. Which typology do the following characters fit into? Be sure to explain your responses.

 

Defense Attorney (Mick Haller – Matthew McConaughey)

 

Assistant District Attorney (Ted Minton – Josh Lucas)

 

Assistant District Attorney & Ex-wife (Maggie McPherson – Marisa Tomei)

 

  1. Does the representation of the Judge in the film parallel the typical fictional representation of judges in film? Why or why not?
  2. The film does an adequate job of comparing and contrasting the notions legal guilt and factual guilt. Define the concepts and briefly describe how these concepts are represented in the film.
  3. The film depicts a private investigator (Frank Levin – William H. Macy). Does the representation of the private investigator in the film parallel the typical fictional representations in film? Why or why not?
  4. How are the news media represented in the film? Is this an accurate portrayal of the manner in which the news media often cover high profile cases? Why or Why not?
  5. How are the correctional facilities portrayed in the film? Is this typical within fictional media representations of correctional institutions? Why or why not?
  6. How are the inmates portrayed within the film? Is this typical within fictional media representations of correctional institutions? Why or why not?

 

Turn in this assignment to our class Blackboard site.  Anything turned in late will receive a grade of zero.  If you experience problems posting this assignment to Blackboard email it to me as an attachment immediately. If I have a problem with your post I will email you individually.  You have 24 hours to respond to such emails.  You have the possibility of earning up to 70 points. A rubric is available on our course Blackboard page. If you have any additional questions, please let me know.

Additionally, note that your professor reserves the right to submit any of your assignments to CCSU’s plagiarism detection software SafeAssign.  The software not only permits your professor to cross reference copyrighted and online sources, but also to cross reference your assignments against other students in this course as well as in previous courses and assignments submitted to any other course at CCSU.