What are some of the unique aspects associated with this type of victimization and what safeguards could be put in place to help reduce it? Be specific and cite your readings to support your answer.

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CCCJ 6665- Discussion #11

Choose one type of victimization that was discussed in the materials this week. Provide an overview of this type of victimization. What are some of the unique aspects associated with this type of victimization and what safeguards could be put in place to help reduce it? Be specific and cite your readings to support your answer.

How would the points brought up in this week’s readings impact your view of the special knowledge and skills required for effective community supervision, given the wide range of cases which probation has responsibility for, and especially cases that are of high social risk?

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Reaction Paper 6B

How would the points brought up in this week’s readings (both text and Packet article) impact your view of the special knowledge and skills required for effective community supervision, given the wide range of cases which probation has responsibility for, and especially cases that are of high social risk? What specific recommendations would you make for probation officer training given these needs?

What are your views about this more recent way of criminal sanctioning? What overall advice would you give to assure that this new system of sentencing is used appropriately?

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Reaction Paper 7B

Today we have transitioned from an either/ or choice between the use of incarceration, or the use of probation, to the use of graduated sanctions, affording us a wide array of possible sentencing options, as referred to in the text. What are your views about this more recent way of criminal sanctioning? What overall advice would you give to assure that this new system of sentencing is used appropriately?

Is marijuana a “gateway” drug? Why or why not? What do we mean by gateway drug? Explain why marijuana is used first

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Marijuana

Is marijuana a “gateway” drug? Why or why not? What do we mean by gateway drug?

In 2012, the National Survey of Drug Use and Health determined that nearly 125,000,000 of those 12 years of age or older used illegal drugs and that nearly 10 percent of those had used drugs in the previous month (Belenko & Spohn, 2014). As the most commonly used drug, a little over 40 percent of these users reported using marijuana in their lifetime (Belenko & Spohn, 2014). According to research, there has been a lengthy discussion on whether or not marijuana, also referred to as hemp, is a gateway drug, given that there is not enough information to back that hypothesis. A gateway drug refers to a drug that when used can lead users to experiment with other drugs (Belenko & Spohn, 2014). Additionally, marijuana is said to be used first before users move on to try other illegal drugs. However, not all marijuana users continue to use other illegal drugs (Belenko & Spohn, 2014). Therefore, it cannot be said that marijuana is a gateway drug. Despite the statistic previously mentioned, factors like mental health disorders and availability could help explain why marijuana is used first (Belenko & Spohn, 2014). It is yet to be determined why users begin marijuana use and then proceed to use other illicit drugs. However, just because it is not a gateway drug doesn’t mean it is not dangerous.

Briefly, discuss the findings in a study conducted by Donner, Fridell, and Jennings (2016) pertaining to the relationship between self-control and police misconduct.

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Self-control and police misconduct

Briefly, discuss the findings in a study conducted by Donner, Fridell, and Jennings (2016) pertaining to the relationship between self-control and police misconduct. In doing so, discuss Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) general theory of crime as it is relative to self-control theory and police misconduct.

Note: The essay response given should reflect upper-level undergraduate writing in accordance with current APA standards. The essay response is to include in-text citation(s) in proper APA format. In-text citations are to correspond to a source in proper APA format listed after the essay response.

 

Briefly, discuss the effectiveness of consent degrees and Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

Briefly, discuss the effectiveness of consent degrees and Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. In doing so, describe the legal provision which allowed the Department of Justice DOJ to intervene in instances where allegations are made that constitutional policing is not followed as a matter of patterns and practices.

Note: The essay response given should reflect upper-level undergraduate writing in accordance with current APA standards. The essay response is to include in-text citation(s) in proper APA format. In-text citations are to correspond to a source in proper APA format listed after the essay response.

How do you triage this situation? What is your priority? What organizations do you know you must immediately contact? How do you discern the danger and magnitude of the chemical spill? What precautions must personnel take as they approach the scene?

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Dealing with emergencies

For this assignment, you will need to answer or address the following situation and questions. To begin, you will need to create a Word Document and save it to your personal files. Using that document, do the following.

How do you triage this situation? What is your priority? What organizations do you know you must immediately contact?
How do you discern the danger and magnitude of the chemical spill? What precautions must personnel take as they approach the scene? What organization do you turn to for help?
How do you decide if an evacuation of the area immediately surrounding the train derailment is necessary? How would you facilitate an evacuation?
What response do you give to the media?
What resources do you request from neighboring communities? From the state?
How do you deal with volunteers from neighboring communities? How do you differentiate a volunteer from a looter?
When you have completed the assignment, save your document and then submit a copy to your instructor Brightspace. The document should be a Word document (*.doc or docx), a PDF or RTF file.

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative research. if you were going to conduct research on this topic (treatment for HIV offenders) , which methodological approach (qualitative or quantitative) would you choose?

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Treatment for HIV offenders

1) In your own words:

Provide a summary of the methodology. The summary of methodology should include information such as the sample size, sampling method, description of the subjects included in the sample, where the study took place, if the study is cross-sectional or longitudinal, and how the data were collected.
Present the findings
Discuss the limitations of the study
**You must do this for each article**

2) Generally speaking (in terms of research methods – not the articles),

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research.
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative research.
3) Finally, if you were going to conduct research on this topic (treatment for HIV offenders) , which methodological approach (qualitative or quantitative) would you choose? Justify your response. Your justification should take into account information such as:

Drawing on the readings, what challenges do you think most prevent individuals from exiting deviant identities? Explain why What factors may most facilitate exits from deviant identities?

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CCJ6920- Discussion W9

Question: Drawing on the readings, what challenges do you think most prevent individuals from exiting deviant identities (of any type)? (Explain why.) What factors may most facilitate exits from deviant identities? (Explain why.)

Textbook- Adler, Patricia A., and Peter. 2016. Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction. 8th edition. Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN-13: 978-1305093546. Chapter 25 and 49

What is meant by a social contract? How does the concept of social contract relate to natural law? Provide an example of a social or criminal issue that challenges the concept of natural law.

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Criminological Theory

What is meant by a social contract? How does the concept of social contract relate to natural law? Provide an example of a social or criminal issue that challenges the concept of natural law.