Identify a psychosocial theory and summarize its basic principles. Explain why the selected theory or school of thought is a psychological or sociological approach. Describe how the theory furthers our understanding of crimes of violence.

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As a probation officer, you will work with communities and other officers to identify risks and integrate research with theories to explain and prevent criminal behavior. You will need to use conflict-resolution skills, such as active listening, when you encounter different opinions on strategies for handling offenders. Probation officers must be able to identify the policy implications associated with criminality in society to be ready to justify their decisions for crime prevention based on policy and evidence-based theories.

Assessment Deliverable
Sociologists and psychologists have proposed many theories over the years to try to explain criminal behavior. Among the psychosocial theories proposed are strain theory, Sutherland’s differential association theory, cultural transmission theory, and social control theory.

For this assessment, community residents have been notified that the violent or sex offender from the case you’ll be selecting is planning to re-enter the neighborhood. Residents have asked for a probation officer to attend an upcoming meeting where the community will hold a briefing, listen to concerns, and answer questions to manage potential conflict and resistance.

Select and use an example of violent criminal behavior from a current event in your state and 1 psychosocial theory to interpret the criminal behavior. Use them to prepare a 525- to 700-word list of talking points as if you were a probation officer speaking to community residents during a briefing to justify decisions made in the case. Prepare for the briefing by listing the talking points that you will include in your notes while addressing the community. Provide evidence and explain rationale for the decisions made in the original case to support your open communication with residents.

Include the following information in your list of talking points for the briefing, with supportive examples from your research on the selected psychosocial theory and current event:

Criminal behavior: Summarize an example of violent criminal behavior from a current event in your state.
Psychosocial theory: Identify a psychosocial theory and summarize its basic principles. Explain why the selected theory or school of thought is a psychological or sociological approach. Describe how the theory furthers our understanding of crimes of violence.
Theory-policy connection: Describe how the theory can explain the behavior which is being targeted for prevention or prosecution. Identify a current policy that the theory may align to or support. Current policy examples include:

The U.S. Marshals Service’s “Operation Not Forgotten” policy program
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) policy of cooperating with local law enforcement to keep illegal firearms off the streets
United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) policy for collaborating with local police to combat the use of fentanyl
Relate the policy to the criminal behavior. Explain what the theory implies for handling prosecution and prevention.
Policy implementation: Provide a valid reason or circumstance under which the individual could be ready to re-enter the community according to the theory in this case.

Format your talking points as complete sentences ready to be included into notes for the briefing. Organize your list into paragraphs, bullets, or another clear outline of ideas that could easily be read aloud while giving a briefing to an audience.

 

Cite at least 2 scholarly sources that support your claims to show credibility for your justification.

Identify the certification process to become a victim advocate in the state you live in or in another state you are familiar with. Provide a list of the services offered by at least 3 victim advocacy resources from the geographic-area you selected and briefly summarize the services that they offer.

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 Victim advocacy program

Assessment Deliverable

Your agency is expanding its victim advocacy program and has invited candidates from multiple agencies to explore their potential for professional growth into these roles. Use information from victim advocacy resources to create a 1,050- to 1,400-word training guide as if you were a victim advocate hosting a workshop for prospective victim advocates.

Your training guide can be written in a format of your choice. Do the following in your training guide:

Summarize the similarities and differences of victimology and criminology characteristics. Summarize the responsibilities of a victim advocate. Provide a reason explaining the importance of understanding psychology when studying victims and crime.
Identify the certification process to become a victim advocate in the state you live in or in another state you are familiar with. Provide a list of the services offered by at least 3 victim advocacy resources from the geographic-area you selected and briefly summarize the services that they offer.
Compare the functions of the victim advocate in a criminal matter involving an adult victim versus a minor. Note the special needs for victims of elder abuse and for child victims. Explain the role of the victim advocate in restorative justice.
Identify at least 1 concern of the victim advocate when assisting each of the following populations:

  • Victims of sexual offenses, domestic violence, and/or intimate partner violence
  • Victims from the LGBTQ+ community
  • Victims with intellectual disabilities
  • Victims with physical disabilities
  • Victims from other specific populations

Cite at least 3 victim advocacy resources from a specific geographic area in your guide.

Conduct research in criminology and use the data that you find to explain fundamental theories on the causes of criminal behavior.

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Power Point Presentation

As a crime analyst, you will conduct research in criminology and use the data that you find to explain fundamental theories on the causes of criminal behavior. Crime analyst teams frequently use evidence-based theories to study crime, integrate research and theory, and discuss their findings using written and verbal communication to determine patterns and make crime-prevention plans.

Scenario
A team conducting a strategic analysis of changes in recent crime in your state has asked you to give a presentation to an affected community. They have asked for your help using evidence-based theories to interpret the criminal behavior and reveal potential patterns that can be used to inform crime-prevention efforts.

Preparation
Select data or an event that occurred in your state within the past 12–24 months involving charges for a particular type of crime. You can use the Interactive Data Analyzer from the U.S. Sentencing Commission to view data on crimes by federal offenders or view the FBI’s What We Investigate press release search tool on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) website to locate violent crime events in the news. Align your chosen crime to a school of thought or criminology theory presented so far in this course that explains the criminal behavior.

Is the material placed in a framework that helps me and the other students understand the arguments of the authors? How well did you understand the concepts and themes? Did you include the most important elements?

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Is utilitarianism compatible with the criminal justice system?

RUBRICS:-

-Clarity: Is the material placed in a framework that helps me and the other students understand the arguments of the authors? (x5)

-Creativity: Are the examples and ideas recent and relevant? (x5)

-Correctness: How well did you understand the concepts and themes? Did you include the most important elements? (x5)

 

Clearly define/explain the mental health condition (ADHD), discuss the symptoms of the condition AND explain how the condition is treated.

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Research Paper

ADHD

Paper should clearly define/explain the mental health condition (ADHD), discuss the symptoms of the condition AND explain how the condition is treated.

REFERENCE:
https://nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/ADHD

How did Earley’s son get involved with the criminal justice system? What ultimately happened to his son? What advice did the police officer give to Earley regarding his son?

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WK 2

READ CHAPTER 5-8 (BOOK ATTACHED)

Watch the following available on the internet: “It’s Time to Stop Abandoning America’s Mentally Ill” a presentation by author Pete Earley to the City Club Forum in Cleveland (5/27/16)

Address the following:
How did Earley’s son get involved with the criminal justice system?
What ultimately happened to his son?
What advice did the police officer give to Earley regarding his son?
What are Earley’s recommendations for improving the system?
How has Ohio enacted some of his recommendations?
What else needs to be done according to the author?

Write a review/report of 3-4 pages double-spaced in 12 or 14 points, discussing the documentary in terms of what you have learned in chapters 1 – 4 of your text.

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Mental Health-Wk 1

READ CHAPTERS 1-4 (BOOK IS ATTACHED AS A PDF)

Watch the following documentary available on the internet: The New Asylums PBS Frontline (5/10/05) (which is approximately one hour long).

Write a review/report of 3-4 pages double-spaced in 12 or 14 points, discussing the documentary in terms of what you have learned in chapters 1 – 4 of your text.

Discuss AT LEAST 3 of the inmates in the documentary whose stories impacted you the most.

How can the skills and training benefit your marketability for a future career? Could this job serve as a job that could lead you to a government job later in your career?

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Advance Review of Criminal Justice

As you begin to consider your career goals, it is important to clarify your specific needs and interests. In most instances, you cannot get the job you want if you aren’t clear about what you are searching for as well as the types of jobs for which you qualify. In order to identify the types of positions you are most interested in (or most qualified for), conducting industry research is important. The work you put forth now will provide a large return of investment; the more clearly you can identify your goals, the greater your chances of fulfilling them.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

  • Does the private sector have a career for you?
    • Action: Research jobs using Web site A or additional Internet sources, and find options that do not involve the most familiar employment avenues.
    • Awareness: Most people are familiar with some careers and settings like police officers, courts, and corrections, but what options exist outside of the government?
  • How does the private sector overlap with government jobs?
    • Action: Find and list 3 specific jobs that have private and government equivalents, and list 3 skills for each that are the same in both sectors. A compare-and-contrast element can be added to evaluate the jobs’ requirements and duties.
    • Awareness: Many government jobs have private-sector equivalents with the same titles, benefits, or duties.
  • What are the advantages to working in the private sector?
    • Action: Answer the following questions in short answer or essay format:
      • How can the skills and training benefit your marketability for a future career?
      • Could this job serve as a job that could lead you to a government job later in your career?
    • Awareness: Private-sector jobs are abundant and often have less restrictions for employment compared to their government counterparts. They also can be less dependent on unpredictable government changes. They can also serve as a great way to gain needed experience and training for a future job or career.

 

Identify both positive and negative aspects of ethnocentrism. Which features do you consider positive verses negative? How might both aspects affect the way tourists visit a foreign country, the way students study comparative justice systems, or even the way an author prepares a textbook on comparative justice?

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Aspects of ethnocentrism

Identify both positive and negative aspects of ethnocentrism. Which features do you consider positive verses negative? How might both aspects affect the way tourists visit a foreign country, the way students study comparative justice systems, or even the way an author prepares a textbook on comparative justice?

Why haven’t terrorist organizations more aggressively attempted to infiltrate the container trade? Under what conditions will terrorist organizations begin utilizing cargo containers as weapons?

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Threat Scenario: WMDs Hidden in Cargo Containers

This chapter’s Discussion Board is intended to stimulate critical debate about the transporting of weapons of mass destruction via containerized cargo.
Many millions of cargo containers are transported each year on seaborne carriers. These containers are unloaded at ports around the world. The terrorist threat scenario is clear and uncomplicated: Weapons of mass destruction and other explosives could conceivably be hidden within seaborne cargo containers. The plausibility of this threat suggests that the use of cargo containers as conveyances for weapons of mass destruction may simply be a matter of time.

1. Why haven’t terrorist organizations more aggressively attempted to infiltrate the container trade?
2. Under what conditions will terrorist organizations begin utilizing cargo containers as weapons?
3. What counterterrorist measures can be implemented to deny terrorists access to the container trade?
4. What is the worst-case scenario for the aftermath of a terrorist attack using cargo containers?
5. What is the future of maritime security?