Why is communication important for police? List five guidelines for effective communication and use examples to illustrate their importance. Discuss three questions surrounding police use of the TASER.

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Write a response to each of the following questions in 450-700 words.
Respond to each of the following:

1. Why is communication important for police? List five guidelines for effective communication and use examples to illustrate their importance.

2. Discuss three questions surrounding police use of the TASER. Use detail and examples to illustrate.

3. Is it important to have a diverse police department? Why or why not? Use two examples to demonstrate your position.

4. Are most police leaders happy with the traditional police performance evaluation systems? Why or Why not?

5. The PPT and lecture described four different types of stressors associated with policing. Explain each and use examples to illustrate.

Assume you were a prosecutor investigating an alleged rape of an exotic dancer who has a criminal record. List and describe three types information/evidence that you might find during your investigation, that could be “Brady” material.

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CJA 356 W1 DB

For each question, the response should be a paragraph.

Question 1:
As a member of a prosecution or defense team, you may be called on to brainstorm a theory of a case or a helpful analogy. Here is another example of an analogy:

Fact to be established: It was raining outside at 9am.

Direct evidence is based on personal knowledge or observation of the person testifying. No inference or presumption is needed.

Circumstantial evidence indirectly proves a fact. It is based on an inference that the jury must draw­, rather than based on personal knowledge or the witnesses observation.

It is crucial that members of the prosecution and defense team, as well as jurors, understand legal concepts, like direct and circumstantial evidence. Simple, commonsense analogies are a helpful tool to explain abstract legal concepts. As a member of a prosecution or defense team, you may be called on to brainstorm the theory and arguments in a case.

Here is an example of an analogy used to explain these concepts:

  • Fact to be established: It was raining outside at 9am.
  • Direct Evidence: A witness testifies that at 9am, they looked out the window and saw it was pouring rain.
  • Circumstantial Evidence: A witness testifies that at 9 am, they were working in their windowless office. At that time, they saw their co-worker Jack come in through the front door with: wet hair, a wet jacket and wet shoes.

Your Assignment:

1. Come up with 1 strong analogy that you could use to describe the concepts of direct and circumstantial evidence. To do this:

First, come up with the fact you want to establish­. Stick with a simple, everyday situation. (Ie. The dog was swimming in the lake.)
Next, come up with one example of direct evidence that supports that fact. (Ie. The owner saw his dog swimming in the lake.)
Finally, come up with one example of circumstantial evidence to prove this fact. (Ie. The owner was in the house when he heard a big splash. A few minutes later his dog ran in the house soaking wet, leaving a trail of wet foot prints down to the lake.)

Question 2: Read: Brady v. Maryland 373 U.S. 83 (1963)

Under Brady v. Maryland and its progeny, the prosecution and its agencies must disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense.

Assume you were a prosecutor investigating an alleged rape of an exotic dancer who has a criminal record. List and describe three types information/evidence that you might find during your investigation, that could be “Brady” material.

Question 3:

Here’s a link to a Youtube Video https://youtu.be/KnQDlkteDng to help us better understand Testimonial Evidence. What’s your understanding now of testimonial evidence after reviewing this video?

Find information online about a crime- or violence-prevention program that appears to be based on the ideas of Anderson’s code of the streets. Describe the program, and explain why it is consistent with Anderson’s research.

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Week 2: Learning and Subcultural Theories

For your opening post, answer ONE of the following questions. Include any lingering questions you have about the learning or subcultural readings and lecture or include a question for your peers to help them think through the material more deeply. Cite your sources, please! Students lose points for not citing their sources. It is very important to cite at graduate level. Your work is not opinion; your writing/work comes from empirical and other academic sources. Personal experiences are permitted, as long as you answer the question prompts.

 

1.Find/search information about a crime- or violence-prevention program that appears to be based on the tenets of Akers’s social learning theory. Describe the program, and explain why it is consistent with social learning theory. Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

2. Suppose you are describing to your friend Sutherland’s theory, and that friend, on hearing the principles of differential association, says, “There is no way that theory is valid. If it were valid, everyone who worked with offenders in prisons, jails, or treatment centers should become criminal.” Do you agree with this friend’s interpretation of the theory? Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

3.Find information online about a crime- or violence-prevention program that appears to be based on the ideas of Anderson’s code of the streets. Describe the program, and explain why it is consistent with Anderson’s research. Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

4.Apply social learning theory to your own life. More specifically, explain how you learned noncriminal behavior using the theory’s key concepts and propositions. Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

5. Many violence-prevention programs overlap with social learning theories. Visit the web-based description of the model school-based Olweus Bullying Prevention Program at https://www.blueprintsprograms.org/programs/olweus-bullying-prevention-program/Links to an external site.. Describe the program, and explain the compatibility between the program and social learning theory. Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

6.Many violence-prevention programs overlap with social learning theories. Visit the web-based description of the model program Lifeskills Training at https://www.blueprintsprograms.org/programs/lifeskills-training-lst/Links to an external site.. Describe the program, and explain the compatibility between the program and social learning theory. Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

Compare one of the strain theories discussed this week with the Chicago School theories from last week. Discuss the major components of each. What strengths does strain theory have, compared to the Chicago School? What weaknesses do strain theories have, compared to the Chicago School?

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Week 2: Strain Theory

For your opening post, answer ONE of the following questions. Include any lingering questions you have about the strain theory readings and lecture or include a question for your peers, to help them think through the material more deeply. Cite your sources, please! Students lose points for not citing their sources. It is very important to cite at graduate level. Your work is not opinion; your writing/work comes from empirical and other academic sources. Personal experiences are permitted, as long as you answer the question prompts. .

 

1. Think of three strains you have experienced in your life and answer the following, in light of Agnew’s general strain theory. Identify which of Agnew’s three major types of strain are represented by your list. Applying Agnew’s theory, why do you suppose these strains did not lead to criminal behavior (or, if they did lead to criminal behavior, how would Agnew’s theory account for this)? Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

2. Use strain theory to describe how the United States’s capitalistic market influences crime. Based on that theory, develop a crime reduction strategy. That is, if this type of strain is causing crime, how can you solve that problem? Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

3.Compare one of the strain theories discussed this week with the Chicago School theories from last week. Discuss the major components of each. What strengths does strain theory have, compared to the Chicago School? What weaknesses do strain theories have, compared to the Chicago School? If you were to design a crime reduction policy, which of these theories would be easier to implement? Be specific. Justify your response in some detail. Make an argument, provide evidence, and cite your sources.

Describe the results of your Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test™ and relate those results to organizational behavior in criminal justice organizations. Explain how personality types impact organizational behavior in criminal justice organizations.

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Organizational Behavior Challenges and Opportunities Analysis

Prior to beginning this assignment, complete both the Myers-Briggs Personality Types in the Criminal Justice Workplace activity and the Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test™ in the Learning Activities folder. As these activities demonstrate, there are strengths that exist within different personality types. Gaining a deeper understanding of your personality type, and thus your strengths and behaviors, can help you be a better leader within a criminal justice organization.

Write a 700-word paper in which you reflect on what you learned from your personality traits assessment, apply your findings to organizational behavior concepts in criminal justice, and discuss challenges and opportunities related to organization behavior in criminal justice organizations. Address the following in your paper:

Describe the results of your Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test™ and relate those results to organizational behavior in criminal justice organizations.
Explain how personality types impact organizational behavior in criminal justice organizations.
Discuss organizational behavior challenges in criminal justice organizations.
Discuss organizational behavior opportunities in criminal justice organizations.
Describe how criminal justice subculture impacts organizational behavior in criminal justice organizations.
Explain the importance of organizational behavior in the effective administration of criminal justice organizations.

Describe the Exclusionary Rule and how it is meant to protect citizens of this country. Identify at least 2 methods of demonstrative evidence that would explain the concept of best evidence. You may use scenarios to describe the theory of best evidence.

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Examining the Exclusionary Rule

The concept of the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine stems directly from the Exclusionary Rule. It is a method of explaining the concept of the Exclusionary Rule. It compares the Exclusionary Rule to a Tree that is poisonous and all of the fruit from that tree is also poison. The tree represents actions by law enforcement that are not appropriate and violate the 4th Amendment. Any fruit, which represents the evidence seized as a result of inappropriate actions by authorities is considered “poisonous” and not admissible in the court proceeding.

This video examines the concept of “The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree” (Ray Law Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2020):

Address the following in 3-4 pages:

Describe the Exclusionary Rule and how it is meant to protect citizens of this country.
Identify at least 2 methods of demonstrative evidence that would explain the concept of best evidence. You may use scenarios to describe the theory of best evidence.
Explain the need for an absolute adherence to avoiding any evidentiary issue that would result in a Fruit of the Poisonous Tree violation (4th Amendment).
Explain the court’s displeasure with issues like the Christian Burial Speech. What might it mean in the long run to a serious case just as it did with Brewer v. Williams?

To what extent does an agency’s dependence on public opinion impede or encourage planned change? What changes should the management of a troubled correctional facility make to keep the employees happy and prevent the public from going against the facility?

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Criminal 5-1

Criminal justice administrators must be aware that the public maintains great interest in the operation of their agencies. Particularly when dangerous lawbreakers are involved, mistakes can be costly, and are reported publicly.

  • To what extent does an agency’s dependence on public opinion impede or encourage planned change?
  • What changes should the management of a troubled correctional facility make to keep the employees happy and prevent the public from going against the facility?
  • Provide an example of a significant research study done in the criminal justice field. How have the results of this research study revolutionized the working of the criminal justice system?
  • What are the positive effects of research in the criminal justice profession since the President’s Commission in 1967? What are the negative effects?

 

What process do you recommend for partnering with the management team to reduce turnover in the upcoming years? As you consider your role, how will you position this to the CEO to demonstrate the value you can bring to addressing this problem?

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PowerPoint Presentation

Prepare a 5-8 PowerPoint Presentation slides with speaker notes (excluding the title and reference slide); including detailed speaker notes of 200-250 words speaker notes for each slideAs the new HR manager of a jewelry company, you have put together some preliminary reports for the CEO. One of the reports you compiled focuses on employee turnover. The jewelry company is an organization with aggressive expansion goals. In the last 2 years, the company has continually hired new employees, yet it has not achieved the staffing levels it desired. The company knew that some employees had left the organization, but turnover rates have not been formally tracked.

After your preliminary fact-finding, you were surprised to discover that the turnover rate for the past year was 38%. You know the CEO will not be pleased with this turnover rate, and you have made the decision to prepare yourself more before presenting the report to the CEO. Turnover presents a significant cost for an organization, so you recognize that this will be an opportunity for you to demonstrate how you can partner with the executive team to turn this situation around and help the company be more competitive. Prepare a short presentation for the CEO on the situation and possible reasons as to why employees are leaving at such a high rate.

As you are preparing your presentation, consider the following:

  • In detail, discuss several of the reasons why employees tend to leave organizations.
  • You plan to present the financial impact to the CEO to get a real sense of the significance of the situation. What factors will you consider in preparing this financial estimate? For this assignment, you are not required to determine the actual dollar figure, but instead, you are to consider what would contribute to the cost of turnover.
  • Being proactive, what measures can be taken to assess the morale of current employees, and how likely they are to leave or stay?
  • What process do you recommend for partnering with the management team to reduce turnover in the upcoming years?
  • As you consider your role, how will you position this to the CEO to demonstrate the value you can bring to addressing this problem?

 

Explain the differences in variables related to internal versus external validity.

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Differences in variables

Discussion post: Explain the differences in variables related to internal versus external validity.

Minimum 300 words

Use peer reviewed scholarly articles. Resources attached may be useful.

 

Explain the 4 types of evidence. Watch this video and keep track of the types of evidence utilized in this crime.

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TWO PART ASSIGNMENT

THIS IS A TWO PART ASSIGNMENT. ONE PORTION IS SUBMITTED HERE AND THE OTHER IS POSTED ON DISCUSSION BOARD.

Here’s the video : https://youtu.be/28LdsO-_UcQ

Part 1- posted here.

One of our essay questions asked you to explain the 4 types of evidence. Watch this video and keep track of the types of evidence utilized in this crime. Then in any format (table, bullet itemstetc.) List the specific type of evidence under the 4 categories that you found. 20 points possible.

Part 2-Click on the Discussion Board Assignment (under this one on canvass

Give the class your overall impression of the crime/video. Then read and pest on at least one other student post 10 points possible.