What is the role of the Police PIO? Are Police PIOs just a “firewall” to prevent the media from getting to the top administrators, i.e., the police chief, sheriff, etc. as proffered in these articles?

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The role of the Police PIO

Assess the role of the Public Information Officer (PIO). All three criminal justice components employ Public Information Officers (PIOs).
See the articles below on the role of Police PIO’s along with the videos of Police PIO’s being interviewed by the local media and answer the two questions that follows:
• Tompkins, A. (2018, September 5). SPJ research suggests that a surge in PIOs negatively impacts journalism. Poynter Institute. – website article
• Janzer, C. (2019, May 20). How to deal with obstructive public information officers? Challenge them. Columbia Journalism Review. [Critical piece by journalist about PIOs] – website article
• Carlson, C. S., & Cuillier, D. (2017). Public information officers exert increasing controls. Newspaper Research Journal, 38(2), 198-214. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739532917716172 – website article
• Dukkhaboy [screenname]. (2013, January 28). Interview with Gregory R. Bergensen – Valley State Prison for Women – Chowchilla, CA. [Example of PIO being pressed by protesters under challenging conditions] – YouTube Video [6:21]
• ABC10. (2019, January 11). RAW: Davis Police Department provides update on shooting death of Officer Corona – YouTube Video [7:45]
• Sacramento Bee. (2019, January 12). What happened in the shooting of Natalie Corona? New details from Davis police – YouTube Video [4:11]
• Society of Professional Journalists. (n.d.). Public information officers: Who they are, why they’re a problem for journalists and the public, and what we’re doing about it. – website article

1. What is the role of the Police PIO?
2. Are Police PIOs just a “firewall” to prevent the media from getting to the top administrators, i.e., the police chief, sheriff, etc. as proffered in these articles?

Assume you were to employ a mixed methods approach to your Final Project. Explain how you would integrate both qualitative and quantitative methods in your design.

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Mixed Methods Approach

The popularity of mixed methods approaches in evaluation has increased significantly over the last decade, although there is still some controversy regarding these approaches. The mixed methods approach has gained traction in the field of policy evaluation since it represents both a compromise and a challenge for proponents of more conventional evaluation work. Mixed methods studies can range from quantitative work supplemented by case studies at one end, to qualitative work supplemented by secondary or survey types of analyses on the other. The difficulty often arises when methods employing different views of reality or methods designed for different purposes are employed in the evaluation. In addition, mixed methods may attempt to combine different approaches to bias, causality, validity, and sampling. There are also considerations having to do with levels of analyses, concurrent or sequential data collection, and triangulation.

  • Assume you were to employ a mixed methods approach to your Final Project. Explain how you would integrate both qualitative and quantitative methods in your design.
  • Using the guidelines from the USAID (2013) resource, describe your formulation and explain your reasoning:
    • What qualitative method will you use?
    • How will your qualitative analysis method supplement your quantitative methods?
    • Will you use triangulation?

 

What grant received by your selected agency did you choose? Why? What is the purpose of the grant? Explain in detail. What components of the grant are well written? Explain. What are 3 questions that you would ask the grant writer? Why?

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Criminal justice agency

Research a criminal justice agency or related agency in your area of interest, and list a grant that the agency received in the past 5 years. Also, include the purpose of the grant and how the agency has used the grant.

Assignment Guidelines

  • Research a criminal justice agency or related agency in your area of interest.
  • Address the following in 2 pages:
    • What grant received by your selected agency did you choose? Why?
    • What is the purpose of the grant? Explain in detail.
    • What components of the grant are well written? Explain.
    • What are 3 questions that you would ask the grant writer? Why?
    • What was the intended audience of the grant proposal? Explain.
      • Was the grant written effectively with regard to the intended audience? Why or why not?
  • Remember to fully support your arguments with scholarly resources.
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

 

Explain restorative justice. Summarize the 3 pillars of restorative justice. Explain the intersection between plea bargaining and restorative justice. Discuss a real-world example of restorative justice.

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Wk 2 – Restorative Justice Paper

Assignment Content

Traditionally, justice centers around retribution and punishment for a wrongdoing. Restorative justice, which is often applied alongside traditional forms of justice, is an alternative theory that is based on restitution between offenders and victims. In this assignment, you explore the concept of restorative justice and consider its effectiveness.

 

Write a 700- to 875-word paper in which you do the following:

Explain restorative justice.
Summarize the 3 pillars of restorative justice.
Explain the intersection between plea bargaining and restorative justice.
Discuss a real-world example of restorative justice.
Evaluate whether restorative justice is effective in practice.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word re-entry plan with evidence-based strategies to describe strategies for meeting these goals. Describe the goal and how it relates to reducing recidivism.

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Goals and Strategies for Prerelease Planning

Imagine you are a case manager. You need to identify goals and strategies involved in the prerelease planning stage of the re-entry process for inmates and offenders to help support a plan for successful rehabilitation upon release.

Choose 1 offender from the following populations:

  • Juvenile with no supports
  • Elderly with health issues
  • Female who wants to reintegrate back with her children

Review and conduct research on the following goals related to the re-entry process:
Goal 1: Address housing needs of inmates post-incarceration.
Goal 2: Assist inmates in obtaining employment post-release.
Goal 3: Provide resources for mental health, medical, and substance abuse treatment during and after incarceration.
Goal 4: Connect offenders with appropriate government benefits.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word re-entry plan with evidence-based strategies to describe strategies for meeting these goals. For each goal:
Describe the goal and how it relates to reducing recidivism.
Identify 2 strategies from each goal, and describe how the associated activity will benefit the offender in the long term. Are there any potential barriers based on gender, age, race, or needs of another special population?
Describe 3 activities or strategies that would contribute to the success of the client to meet the goals and maintain success back in the community.

Discuss how you would help victims’ families with compensation/restitution. What types of compensation/restitution are available to them, and what may be some of the difficulties with collecting restitution?

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Semester Project- Victims and Victim Advocacy

Project Purpose:
The goal of this project is to increase awareness of the many difficulties facing victims, and the families of victims. This project will also allow you to explore services available to victims, as well as learn more about the role of victim advocates. This will be useful for those seeking a career in the criminal justice field and/or crime victim services.

Project Guidelines:
One of the goals of this course is to get you thinking more about crime victims. As our textbook mentioned whether you are considering a career in the criminal justice system, health care, first responder services, social work, or academia a deeper understand of victimization/victimology is needed to better serve victims (Burgess, 2019). For this project I also want you to think like a victim advocate. Pretend you are working for a victim assistance/advocacy organization. I want you to think about the role of victim advocates and victim services that were discussed in the textbook (pages 126-129), and some of the many tasks they are responsible for when it comes to helping victims (and victim’s families) navigate the criminal justice process.

You will first choose a victim from the list at https://www.mass.gov/guides/commemorated-victims. I suggest choosing one of the victim’s whose name appears in bold blue in the list; these victims have personal stories on the website, which should make it easier to find information on them. Once you choose a victim you will do some research on the crime, the victim, and the offender (if known). You will use newspaper articles and any other available academic resources. After choosing a homicide victim you will try and think like a victim services advocate working to help that victim’s family. You will put together a presentation of some of the documents that are used by victim advocates to assist victims, covictims, and the community at large.

This is your chance to be creative! Pretend you are the victim advocate and create a Powerpoint presentation, a Prezi presentation (if you do a Prezi presentation you can just upload a word document with the link to the presentation in Moodle), a YouTube video, an infographic in Canva, a Microsoft booklet/flyer, etc. about the victim you selected. In your project you must include the following items listed below; please note that they do not have to be included in this order in your project! Remember, this is your chance to be creative- so you decide what you would like your victim profile project to look like! Next to some of the items that must be included in your project, I have listed the textbook chapter that discussed the item, so you can review it. Feel free to include any other information on your victim that you think will enhance your project! Even though you are discussing a real victim and real events, this project is meant to get you thinking outside of the box- be creative!

The following items must be included in your project:

• First tell me about the crime and the victim you chose; what happened? Describe the victim, the offender, the crime itself, and any other details readers should know. This would be useful for any other advocate/criminal justice professional who may be assisting the victim(s).

• Choose one of the theories of victimization and describe how this theory applies to, and can be used to explain, the crime that was committed against the victim you chose. Chapter 3/Chapter 13

• Create a list and discuss some of the consequences of victimization/costs of crime for the victim’s family. You should include the physical consequences, mental consequences, and financial consequences. Chapter 1

• Discuss how you would help victims’ families with compensation/restitution. What types of compensation/restitution are available to them, and what may be some of the difficulties with collecting restitution? Chapter 4

• Think about the covictims (page 516), or survivors) of homicide. Some of the common problems that confront covictims are listed in Table 13-5 on page 517 of the textbook. I would like you to think about how the crime may have affected someone close to the victim you chose. Discuss at least two (2) of the issues from Table 13-5 in relation to your victim. Chapter 13

• Create a victim impact statement (VIS) (see pages 117-120 for more on victim impact statements). Imagine you are an immediate family member of the victim and include a VIS on how the crime has impacted your family. This VIS would be given to the victim services advocate to be read when the offender is sentenced. Chapter 4

• Create a code of ethics for victim services providers. All the services provided to victims are extremely important. Victim service providers should adhere to a common set of ethical principles and professional standards.

Conduct a research project based on a central research question. The central research question that students will explore is: What factors are related to adolescent substance use?

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Adolescent drug use

Research Project Guide

Students will conduct a research project based on a central research question. Research projects are a cumulative way for students to demonstrate knowledge gained throughout the course. The central research question that students will explore is: What factors are related to adolescent substance use?

The research projects will include six sections:

1. Introduction: statement of the problem, why it is a problem (i.e., what are the consequences of this problem), why it is important to study this problem, and the purpose of the research with an explicit statement of the four factors to be studied and why.

2. Theoretical framework: a thorough summary of the theory and its concepts that help explain why the four factors are related to adolescent substance use. This section must include an explanation and application of the theory and its relevant concepts.3. Review of literature: a review of the research, using at least four scholarly sources. Scholarly sources must be summarized cogently at the end of the section, and students must state the collective relevance of these studies to the current project.4. Methods: a detailed description of the four hypotheses that correspond to the factors of interest and the methodologies used to conduct the study. General topics include information about the sampling method, sample, research design, and measures used.

5. Results: a summary of descriptive statistics and hypotheses tests results.

6. Discussion and Conclusion: a summary of the project, implications for theory, the literature, and policy, limitations of the current project, and suggestions for future research.

Writing Style
Students should use a formal prose and incorporate terminology relevant to criminal justice research. Students should not use first person narrative (do not use ‘I’ or ‘my’) or quotes.

Format
Papers must be formatted to the following criteria: 1–inch margins, double–spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font, and include page numbers (Times New Roman font, bottom, center). Papers should include headings (Introduction, Theory, Literature Review, Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion) and appropriate subheadings. Students who do not follow formatting guidelines will have points deducted.

Citations and References
Scholarly sources must be used and referenced throughout the paper using APA formatting style. Information on in–text citation guidelines and referencing is available in the Write and Wrong text. Students should not cite Wikipedia or related websites. Students who do not use scholarly sources will not receive a passing grade. Consult with the instructor in advance if you have questions about sources. Also consult the College’s policy on academic integrity at http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=209&pageID=17. All students are expected to conduct themselves with academic integrity at all times in this course. Please note that academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to using inappropriate notes or an unauthorized electronic device, misrepresenting or falsifying documents and/or collaborating with another student on course work when not specifically authorized by the faculty member. Plagiarism, an act of dishonesty, includes representing the work of another as one’s own, such as copying somebody else’s writing or another student’s exam answers, or directly copying any material written by somebody else (including webpages) without quotation marks and a proper citation. Academic dishonesty can take many other forms, and each student is responsible for understanding the concept of academic dishonesty. Any and all instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Any student who takes part in any form of academic dishonesty will face harsh consequences including a report to the Office of Academic Affairs and a zero on assignments/exams. Students who are reported to Academic Affairs will not be permitted to withdraw from the cl

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word detailed plan of action to address this situation. Include factors you need to address when dealing with organizational behaviors in the sheriff’s department.

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Exam Content

Assume you are the sheriff of a large metropolitan law enforcement agency. Today, one of your undersheriffs was accused in an officer-involved shooting incident. A male was shot by the undersheriff during a traffic stop and subsequently died because of his wounds.

 

The mayor has called and wants to know what happened. The media is in the lobby and wants you to hold a press conference. You have learned the media has video footage of the shooting from witnesses at the scene. There are calls for the officer to be fired and prosecuted for murder. The sheriff’s office is already under scrutiny by the public in relation to similar situations in other large cities. How do you address this situation?

 

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word detailed plan of action to address this situation. Include the following:

  • Factors you may encounter when dealing with the political body
  • Factors you need to address when dealing with organizational behaviors in the sheriff’s department
  • Factors you need to address in relation to the organizational structure within the sheriff’s department
  • Factors to consider centering around the call to fire or prosecute the officer
  • Factors to consider when addressing the news media during your upcoming press conference
  • Factors that affect your decision making in developing the best course of action in this situation
  • Factors to consider relating to potential organizational change within the sheriff’s department

Research these issues using:

  • Media accounts of any police department
  • Websites
  • Personal interviews
  • Internet sources
  • Police department official statements
  • Other resources you consider important

Compare and contrast in-person interviews and telephone surveys in terms of the role of the researcher and the types of questions appropriate for each.

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The high rate of African Americans in the prison systems

Deliverable Length: 2-3 pages

Using the proposed topic, write a series of questions that represent open-ended, closed-ended, matrix, and contingency questions (15 questions minimum).

Essay questions:

Compare and contrast in-person interviews and telephone surveys in terms of the role of the researcher and the types of questions appropriate for each.

Identify the difference between the various roles of the observer in field research. Offer an example of a research scenario that would be appropriate for each.

Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of field research and survey research. Give specific attention to the topics of validity, reliability, and generalizability.