Complete a critical analysis and reflection. Think in terms of providing a critical overview of the reading, identifying and highlighting the significant facts revealed, and closing with your own well-reasoned and informed scholarly deduced conclusion(s).

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Critical analysis and reflection

You will complete a critical analysis and reflection. This written exercise must be in APA style and format, a minimum of 600 words in length excluding the abstract. When writing your papers, think in terms of providing a critical overview of the reading, identifying and highlighting the significant facts revealed, and closing with your own well-reasoned and informed scholarly deduced conclusion(s). Keep in mind the required 600 words without the Abstract is the minimum requirement for average performance relative to the wording volume.

What can be done to make the experience of the victim better in the criminal justice system? If you were in charge what specific things would you want to see done and why? What do we do right and what can we improve upon?

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What can be done to make the experience of the victim better in the criminal justice system?

Your answer should be minimally 1500 words total. The essay should be based on class lectures and discussions, and the readings from your entire textbook and extra readings/videos posted in Blackboard. Do not quote directly from your textbook. Make sure you paraphrase any ideas of others from the text, the course, or any other source by putting them into your own words using appropriate paraphrasing, citing and referencing following APA 7.0. All source material (e.g., facts, definitions, discussed research students, online source material, other books, laws, etc.) must be appropriately cited in the body of your writing following APA 7.0 citation standards. You must include a minimum of 1 Reference per source that you cite in a References listing at the end of your paper that adheres to APA 7.0 formatting guidelines. Do NOT include more than 1 direct quote in the paper.

You may use other resources (although you do not need to). However, do NOT use “pre-prepared Victimology papers” or “websites about Victimology” from any source as the content of your submission or as a “model” for your submission – all papers must be independent, original work by you. Papers that follow the “flow” of online victimology papers will NOT meet paper requirements or the assignment rubric for this paper.

TOPIC:

What can be done to make the experience of the victim better in the criminal justice system? If you were in charge what specific things would you want to see done and why? What do we do right and what can we improve upon? What are some alternative directions for the future? Go into as much detail as possible and explain why these are the most significant changes that can help. Make sure you discuss any relevant aspects of the criminal justice system (police, courts, and/or corrections). Also include any of these issues in your discussion where important: civil rights for victims, civil suits, compensation and restitution, court appearances and victim impact statements.

 

Who would you suspect are the main drug smugglers into our country, the proletariats (the Poor), such as local neighborhood street drug dealers with high school or less education, the immigrants who come into the U.S. as means of survival, or the American bourgeoisies (the Rich) with private airplane jets, and others who do not go through the airport checks points of TSA?

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According to Julius Wilson (1935), the “ills of society,” may explain reasons why some people engage in deviant behaviors. The ills of society, for example, may include poverty, materialism, the struggle for power, prominence and prestige, and the love of money. These reasons, true or not, offer some explanations of why some people chose to become drug dealers and smugglers. With that said, what do you think it would take for a person to be an effective drug dealer or smuggler into America, knowing that eventually he/she might be, at best, caught and sent to prison, or worse, killed or have their family members killed?

Jeffrey Reiman (1979) posited in his book that “The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Get Prison.” And for some people, this notion maybe true as selling or smuggling drugs become a way out of family generational cycle of poverty. Most of us would disagree with such options; however, think about this scenario. A friend, who you know comes from a family cycle of abject poverty, confides in you that he/she will be paid $1 million dollars for a one time drug smuggling run into another country. What would you say to this friend of yours?

Who would you suspect are the main drug smugglers into our country, the proletariats (the Poor), such as local neighborhood street drug dealers with high school or less education, the immigrants who come into the U.S. as means of survival, or the American bourgeoisies (the Rich) with private airplane jets, and others who do not go through the airport checks points of TSA?

The United States of American is one of the most affluent countries in the world. We are a nation of conspicuous consumers (Macionis, 2016), an insatiable appetite that creates profitable market of supply and demand, a demand that, unfortunately, includes huge monetary profits for illegal drug dealers and smugglers into the U.S. What role do you think America’s appetite for illegal drug use plays in drug smuggling into our country?

Building a wall between the United States and Mexico has politically romanticized the impression that America’s drug problems, especially the opioid addiction problem, would end once the wall is built. Without denigrating any political regime as people propose ideas they believe could solve America’s drug problems, what are your thoughts on this issue? What ideas do you, yourself, have to solve America’s drugs addiction problem since drug treatment programs are not working for most people?

When it comes to the issue of drug problems, globally, what do you think is most responsible for human drug problems, the lust of the flesh – (things that make you and your body feel soo… good), the lust of the eyes – (a state of mind that is always wanting more luxuries of life or to always have more than the “Jones”), or the pride of life – (self-serving, arrogant, boastful, bombastic, an egotistical and exaggerated perception of oneself – you know, “I’m all that plus a bag of ‘chips”)?

 

 

What crime prevention programs or initiatives are available to potentially address the crime or criminal justice issue?

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Statistical Analysis- CRIME RATES in Louisiana

What crime prevention programs or initiatives are available to potentially address the crime or criminal justice issue?

Describe the structure, practice, and procedures of the agency and of the section you plan to analyze. Describe the procedures you will use to conduct your study including interviewing some people who work in the section. Compare similar agencies.

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Criminal justice agency report

Analyze and report on a section/bureau/division in a criminal justice agency. The focus of the analysis is to examine the manner in which the section/bureau/division influences agency operations. Examples include Human Resources Section, Records Division, Office of Legal Affairs, Internal Affairs and/or Professional Standards, Labor Relations Office, Budget Section for the ABC County Sheriff’s Office or the DEF Juvenile Detention Center.

To complete this project, you should:

Select the agency and section/bureau/division in which you are interested.
Gather materials from the agency, such as organization charts, annual reports, and budgets.
Interview persons working in the section about their job(s).
Observe the activities in the section.
Describe the structure, practice, and procedures of the agency and of the section you plan to analyze.
Describe the procedures you will use to conduct your study including interviewing some people who work in the section.
Compare similar agencies.
Describe the results of your study.

Make conclusions about your findings, including the positive and negative aspects you discovered.

Identify the facts, including all parties involved. Indicate the rights and responsibilities of each party. Identify relevant values, concepts, social constraints, and any additional information necessary for an accurate understanding of the case.

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Week 8 discussion Probation Officer Case Study

Select one of the cases above and and discuss the case, using one ethical system and one concept of justice. Select a different ethical system and concept of justice than you have used previously.

  • Identify the facts, including all parties involved. Indicate the rights and responsibilities of each party.
  • Identify relevant values, concepts, social constraints, and any additional information necessary for an accurate understanding of the case.
  • Identify all possible ethical dilemmas for each party involved.
  • Decide what is the most immediate ethical issue facing the decision-making individual.
  • Describe one ethical system and apply it to this case.
  • Describe one concept of justice and apply it to this case.
  • Resolve the ethical or moral dilemma by using the ethical system and concept of justice you described.
  • Use evidence from the text, lecture, or outside sources to support your claims.

Prepare a 12-15 minute narrated presentation on the flawed response to the 1992 L.A. Riots. Compare and contrast the leadership of CHP versus that of the LAPD.

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1992 L.A. Riots

Prepare a 12-15 minute narrated presentation on the flawed response to the 1992 L.A. Riots.
• A brief overview of the crisis
• A critique of the relationships between the various agencies involved (LAPD, LA Sheriff’s Dept, CHP, and the National Guard)
• A critique of the various leadership characteristics displayed during the crisis
• Compare and contrast the leadership of CHP versus that of the LAPD
• Make recommendations on how the crisis could have been better managed from a leadership perspective
• Feel free to use outside resources (especially the textbook page 137) as part of your research (make sure you properly cite your sources)

RESOURCES

https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/part-anatomy-riot-9049637

Provide at least three scholarly or otherwise trustworthy sources on your topic, and justify your use. How do they help you understand the problem or issue? Why are they good sources?

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COVID pandemic

You will write a 500-750 word essay in which you will:

1. Select a topic relevant to the COVID pandemic (access to health care, economic inequality, the global context of the pandemic, racial and ethnic disparities in contraction rate or access to the vaccine, political decision-making and leadership, etc).

2. Provide at least three scholarly or otherwise trustworthy sources on your topic, and justify your use. How do they help you understand the problem or issue? Why are they good sources?

3. Assess your problem or issue from an interdisciplinary perspective and explain/analyze/interpret how an interdisciplinary approach might help provide new insights or perspectives in solving or helping the problem or issue.

How can the relevance of the JTTF model be kept up to date? How should responsibilities be shared among state and local members of JTTFs? When should federal leadership defer to local issues and considerations raised by local JTTFs?

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Discussion Question:

Operational Utility of the Joint Terrorism Task Force Model Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) is a nationwide network of policymakers and responders collaborating on terrorism-related homeland security issues. They have effectively thwarted verifiable terrorist conspiracies prior to the initiation of attacks. Examples of successful investigations include the following:

Breaking up cells like the Portland Seven, the Lackawanna Six, and the Northern Virginia jihad
Foiled an attack on the Fort Dix army base in New Jersey
Foiled an attack on JFK International Airport in New York City
Successes such as the preceding exemplify how interagency collaboration is an effective counterterrorist homeland security model.

1. How can the relevance of the JTTF model be kept up to date?

2. How should responsibilities be shared among state and local members of JTTFs?

3. When should federal leadership defer to local issues and considerations raised by local JTTFs?

4. What measures should be taken to ensure collaboration and coordination when a terrorist incident occurs?

Analyze the basic characteristics of groups in criminal justice organizations and describe how you will apply these characteristics in your department. Evaluate the concepts of teamwork and high-performance teams in criminal justice organizations and explain how you will use these concepts to achieve your goals.

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Goal for development

Assume you are a newly hired police chief in a medium-sized police department. The political leaders specifically hired you to make changes within the department.

During your career, you have been known as a “Cop’s Cop.” The operations of the new department seem to be stuck in the past. There haven’t been many changes in the past 20 years. More specifically, there has not been a focus on using a team approach toward managing interaction within the department or with the community.

The Common Council of your community has requested a report from you on how you intend to approach this challenge.

Research and analyze a police department in your area to determine the following:

How do they use teams and manage team interaction?
What tactics do they use in their decision making?
How do they successfully interact with their community?

Develop a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation explaining how you intend to approach this challenge. Your goal is to develop the department into a more productive, high-performance organization. Complete the following in your presentation:

Analyze the basic characteristics of groups in criminal justice organizations and describe how you will apply these characteristics in your department.
Evaluate the concepts of teamwork and high-performance teams in criminal justice organizations and explain how you will use these concepts to achieve your goals.
Analyze the roles that managers must play in order to be effective team members and leaders within a criminal justice organization and present how you will apply these roles as you lead your department.
Explain how your implementation of these strategies in your department will improve internal operations, as well as connect to and interact with the community more efficiently in the 21st century.