Pick one which “best” explains the phenomenon and s/he should defend his/her choice against the other two theories.

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Criminology Theory

The final project for this course is a 6-8-page paper, with a minimum of 5 academic sources (cover, abstract, and reference pages are required and do not count towards minimum pages) that describes a criminological phenomenon (any criminal or deviant act) and uses three criminological theories to explain why this phenomenon occurs. After the paper discusses the three theories and how they explain the phenomenon, the author needs to pick one which “best” explains the phenomenon and s/he should defend his/her choice against the other two theories.

Based on research and your perspective, in what ways do you believe that the growth of social media has contributed positively or negatively to DEI and global sport?

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Answer the following questions in an essay:

How do you currently define or describe diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and what is your experience woking with or leading diverse individuals, teams, or organizations? Beyond policy and legal implications, why do you believe DEI are key areas of importance for effectively leading a sport organization, and what are some tangible activities or processes that you might use to ensure that diverse individuals and groups have a voice in the plans and strategies of the organization?

Choose a recent event or occurrence in sport  from around the world that you think represents sociocultural, political, or economic tension created by globalization. What elements of effective global leadership do you think could be incorporated to lessen the issues or tensions created by this situation?

Based on research and your perspective, in what ways do you believe that the growth of social media has contributed positively or negatively to DEI and global sport?

Respond in 500 words or more. Please use APA (or MLA) format guidelines. Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to your submission.

 

When a criminal justice practitioner questions a witness to a robbery, what influences the witness’s perspective on the situation? When questioning a witness, why is it important for the criminal justice practitioner to understand that everyone sees situations from their own “lenses”?

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Wk 4 Discussion – Perception and Effective Communication in Witness Questioning

When a criminal justice practitioner questions a witness to a robbery, what influences the witness’s perspective on the situation?
When questioning a witness, why is it important for the criminal justice practitioner to understand that everyone sees situations from their own “lenses”?
Provide an example of a vague language question a police officer may ask a witness to a robbery. Provide an example of the same question phrased without using vague language. Why is it important to use specific language when gathering information from a witness?

What background information about the person’s behavior would be relevant to you as you devise a strategy for their reentry into society? What resources would you provide the client to empower them to change their future behavior? Explain your answer.

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Wk 5 Discussion – Human Behavior

As you respond to the discussion prompts below, imagine that you are a probation officer, and you have a meeting with a new client who is about to be released from prison after a 15-year drug trafficking conviction.

What background information about the person’s behavior would be relevant to you as you devise a strategy for their reentry into society?
What resources would you provide the client to empower them to change their future behavior? Explain your answer.
Three myths of eliminating constraints are described in the “Increase Your Freedom by Eliminating Constraints” section of Ch. 12 in your textbook, Thinking Critically. Explain how each of these 3 myths of eliminating constraints relates to this person and their situation. How would you help them understand and recognize each of these constraints?

Summarize the services, participant requirements, and program outcomes of the selected diversion program. Describe the demographics of the participants and the target population of offenders in the diversion program based on data reports.

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Wk 5 – Summative Assessment: Diversion Program Assessment

Problem solving and critical thinking in the criminal justice field is about more than just solving crimes. There are numerous diversion programs at the city, county, and state level to reduce recidivism rates by helping offenders rehabilitate. Criminal justice practitioners assess the effectiveness of these programs and make adjustments that are aimed at bringing about more successful results. In this summative assessment, you research and assess a diversion program in your city, county, or state.

Select a diversion program in your city, county, or state to research and assess.

Write an 875- to 1,050-word paper in which you do the following:

Summarize the services, participant requirements, and program outcomes of the selected diversion program.
Describe the demographics of the participants and the target population of offenders in the diversion program based on data reports.
Assess the effectiveness of the diversion program, including statistics on the number of individuals diverted compared with the number accepted into the program.
Compare the statistics, services, and success of your selected diversion program with another, similar diversion program in your state or a nearby state.
Explain what strategies or methods the 2 programs could learn from each other in order to reduce recidivism rates for their target offenders.

Cite at least 3 academic sources to support your paper, excluding weekly readings.

Summarize the facts of the selected criminal case. Discuss the challenges investigators faced in dealing with witnesses to the crime.

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Wk 4 – Summative Assessment: Application of Root Cause Analysis

Law enforcement officers often must use problem-solving skills to address issues when solving crimes. Being able to identify the root causes of a problem you are facing and determine potential solutions is a skill criminal justice practitioners use often. A very common issue, and one that is paramount to solving crimes, is witness cooperation. In this summative assessment, you research a criminal case where witness cooperation was problematic and, by using the information available to you, perform a root cause analysis. Use the material you have learned this week to propose strategies that law enforcement officers could use to mitigate the issue.

Research a criminal case where witness cooperation was an issue for investigators.

Imagine you are one of the investigators and write an 875- to 1,050-word case audit for your police chief as part of the agency’s quality control procedures. Address the following in your case audit:

Summarize the facts of the selected criminal case.
Discuss the challenges investigators faced in dealing with witnesses to the crime.
Conduct a root cause analysis (RCA) using the 5 Whys approach on the problem investigators faced with witness cooperation.
Propose 3 strategies that investigators could have used to improve communication and cooperation with witnesses during the criminal investigation.
Explain why these strategies would have been successful.

Cite at least 3 academic sources to support your case audit, excluding weekly readings.

Which 3 traits do you feel are the most important for police officers today? Why did you select these traits over the others? Which cognitive ability or trait would you seek in a new police recruit for your organization? Why?

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Wk 1 Discussion – Personal Traits of Criminal Justice Practitioners

Review the 10 personal traits of an effective critical thinker on page 51 of Ch. 2, “Thinking Critically,” in Thinking Critically. As you respond to the discussion prompts below, imagine that you oversee the recruitment of police officers for a major city in the United States.

Which 3 traits do you feel are the most important for police officers today? Why did you select these traits over the others?
Which cognitive ability or trait would you seek in a new police recruit for your organization? Why?
How would you advise a new recruit on growing their cognitive abilities?

Identify the criminal justice job you are interested in pursuing and explain the critical thinking traits, abilities, and attitudes that may be required to be successful in this position.

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Criminal justice job

Assignment Content

As you pursue career opportunities in criminal justice, it’s important to self-assess and understand your own critical thinking traits, abilities, and attitudes to help you determine whether you would be a good fit for a job. Depending on the sector of the criminal justice field, different sets of critical thinking skills and/or attitudes may be called for. In this assignment, you consider a potential career in criminal justice (law enforcement, courts, or corrections) and determine what critical thinking traits, abilities, and attitudes are needed to successfully perform the duties of the job. Additionally, you reflect on your own traits, abilities, and attitudes and how you might improve them to help you succeed in a criminal justice career.

Locate and complete an online critical thinking test. There are numerous free tests available on the internet to choose from.

Research a job in the criminal justice field that you may be interested in pursuing in the future.

Identify the criminal justice job you are interested in pursuing and explain the critical thinking traits, abilities, and attitudes that may be required to be successful in this position.
Summarize the results of your critical thinking test and discuss your traits, abilities, and attitudes. Rate your ability to do this job successfully from a critical thinking perspective.
Identify areas of improvement that will help you be successful in the criminal justice field.
Discuss a real-world scenario where these improvements might be beneficial in performing the criminal justice job you researched.

 

Which of these 5 strategies of constructive arguments do you feel are most important for a detective conducting an interview of a suspect or witness?

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Wk 2 Discussion – Constructive Arguments in Criminal Justice

For this discussion, review the 5 strategies of constructive arguments described in the “Constructing Extended Arguments” section of Ch. 10 of your textbook, Thinking Critically.

Which of these 5 strategies of constructive arguments do you feel are most important for a detective conducting an interview of a suspect or witness?
Do you believe “Listen carefully” or “Respond to the points being made” is a more effective strategy when conducting a criminal interview with a suspect or witness? Why do you feel this way?
How would you weigh the value of extended arguments in criminal investigations?

Explain how deductive reasoning is used in crime scene investigations. Describe the skills and mindset needed to apply deductive reasoning. Summarize the process of evaluating an argument through validity, truth, and soundness.

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Wk 2 – Deductive Reasoning in Investigations

Deductive reasoning is a problem-solving process that investigators use to piece together a crime in order to reach a logical conclusion. Law enforcement officers use deductive reasoning as one of the core components for generating theories, forming hypotheses, and connecting the evidence. In this assignment, you explore the use of deductive reasoning in crime scene investigations.

Explain how deductive reasoning is used in crime scene investigations.
Describe the skills and mindset needed to apply deductive reasoning.
Summarize the process of evaluating an argument through validity, truth, and soundness.
Explain how police could use deductive reasoning to connect the cases in the following scenario:
Police are called to the 500 block of Main Street for an attempted rape. The alleged rapist entered the home through an unlocked window in the rear of the home. The forensic team has collected a shoe print from the flower bed for evidence. Shoe prints were found at eight other locations within the city where rapes have occurred.
Create 2 scenarios to demonstrate how deductive reasoning can be used to solve problems and/or crimes in the field of criminal justice.