How does IP theft, especially from China, pose an existential threat to national security?

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Respond to the following short essay questions using researched material from outside the course. List and state the topic question followed by your responses to that topic.

Address the following as they pertain to Intellectual Property:

What is Intellectual Property (IP) and how does counterfeit merchandise impact the U.S. economy?

What safety and health concerns are posed by counterfeit products?

How does IP theft, especially from China, pose an existential threat to national security?

Discuss the action that needs to be taken to ensure that undocumented migrants are treated with inclusion and respect around the world as an element of border security? From a security perspective what would you specifically recommend the current administration do to ensure this.

How have the SMART Port Security, the SAFE Port Act, the Small Vessel Security Strategy, and the Marine Transportation Security

Act impacted port security? This essay should be presented in the form of a compare and contrast format.

Compare the similarities and differences of the external borders of European Union (EU) with that of the U.S./Mexico border & the U.S./Canada border. Which of these (similarities/differences) have had the most positive or negative impact on border security?

Discuss the various ways of determining the validity of a particular measure?

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 Identifying Validity, Reliability, and Scaling Issues (Graded)

What is the difference between validity and reliability? Discuss the various ways of determining the validity of a particular measure? Of what importance is triangulation in resolving the issue of validity?

Discuss the three means of demonstrating reliability of measurement.

How has modern extremist behavior contributed to the development of this modern concept of terrorism?

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Characteristics of Right-Wing and Left-Wing Terrorism & New Terrorism

Characteristics of Right-Wing and Left-Wing Terrorism

Discuss the various characteristics of right-wing and left-wing terrorism within the United States.

What are the similarities and differences between the two? Do you believe that such attackers typically belong to terrorist groups or organizations, or are they more often self-radicalized? Provide specific examples to support your post.

Discuss the concept that Martin (2018) refers to as the New Terrorism. How has modern extremist behavior contributed to the development of this modern concept of terrorism?

How can acts of terrorism be prevented and deterred when these terrorists do not fit squarely into the classical ideological continuum discussed previously? Provide specific examples to support your post.

Compare and contrast the strengths and limitations of the three general research methods (experiments, surveys, and participant observation and interviewing).

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Compare and contrast the strengths and limitations of the three general research methods (experiments, surveys, and participant observation and interviewing).

Critically evaluate ONE of the criminological perspectives you have studied this term.

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Social reaction (labelling theory)

This module will be assessed on the basis of one 1500-word assignment. The coursework must be handed in by 4pm Tues 16/08/21. This piece of coursework constitutes 100% of the module assessment.

The coursework task:

Critically evaluate ONE of the criminological perspectives you have studied this term.

Your evaluation should address to what extent and in what ways your chosen criminological perspective has understood each of the following issues.

Be aware that not all criminological perspectives deal with each issue to the same extent.

1. Criminal offenders

2. Victims of crime

3. Crime control

Marks will be awarded for evidence

a) relevant reading,

b) critical understanding of the perspective you have chosen

c) evaluation of strength and weaknesses of the perspective, for example through comparison with other perspectives

d) effective illustration through relevant examples.

In writing your essay:

· Support your arguments with relevant examples;

· Avoid being overly descriptive – e.g. do not just describe a theory – explain why it is relevant or important. You will gain marks for analysis and evaluation, not description;

· Always reference your sources and provide a full reference list of sources used

· Keep within the word limit – it is designed to get you to think carefully about how to organize and illustrate your answer. Assignments more than 10% over the word limit will be subject to penalties.

· Be aware: there is zero tolerance on plagiarism on this module.

(Harvard referencing guide;

 

What stage of change is Will in?justify and explain your answer.

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Will is a 34 year old male who has sought individual counseling for work-related stressors. Will is a police officer and admits that sometimes his job “gets to him.” Recently, Will’s work partner was shot in the line of duty during a routine traffic stop. Fortunately, his partner sustained only minor injuries. However, Will reported that he has experienced difficulty sleeping, concentrating and relaxing since the incident. He reported that he has recently begun to use his wife’s prescription sleep aid to help him fall asleep at night.

However, the sleep aid has begun to lose its efficacy and Will reports that he has recently begun to drink in the evening, after he gets off of work to “help calm him down.” Will reports drinking approximately a six pack of beer each evening for the past two weeks. Will admits that he is concerned about his reliance on substances to help control his stress.

However, Will states that he is also concerned about the effects of seeking treatment for his alcohol use because of possible ramifications to his career.
-What stage of change is Will in?justify and explain your answer.
-How will you help Will proceed to the next stage of change?

Compare and contrast your two choices in terms of their motivation, who received the classified information, why it was wanted, damage to the United States was there a security shortcoming.

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It is critical for intelligence managers to understand those individuals who are
susceptible to commit espionage and act as foreign agents or spies.

Likewise, given the circumstances taking place today, intelligence managers must also understand individuals who are violating the Espionage Act but are identifying as a leaker and who do not fit the traditional profile of those who act as foreign agents.

Select a case where the subject was an agent of a foreign power and guilty of espionage or attempted espionage from the list of foreign agents below.

Then pick an individual charged with or guilty of leaking under the Espionage Act from the list of leakers.
Provide a brief account of what occurred in each case. Compare and
contrast your two choices in terms of their motivation, who received the classified information, why it was wanted, damage to the United States was there a security shortcoming, and why U.S. counterintelligence was successful or not successful.

What is Aristotle’s theory of the “Golden Mean”? Provide an example of a situation which follows that principle and one which violates it.

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Ethics in Criminal Justice

Write a narrative essay (minimum 1500 words) in which you address and discuss the questions and statements listed below. Use at least four scholarly sources.

1. According to Aristotle, what is the relationship between leading an ethical life and being happy or “flourishing”? Provide a specific example of such a relationship.

2 .Describe the role that practical wisdom plays in character.

3. What is Aristotle’s theory of the “Golden Mean”? Provide an example of a situation which follows that principle and one which violates it.

4.In 1997, a civil court awarded $25 million in punitive damages for the wrongful deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The Goldman family was also awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages. Punitive damages are designed to account for the reprehensibility of the act, while compensatory damages, are designed to compensate for a loss.

Is it right or wrong to assign a monetary value to human life? How should society calculate compensatory and punitive damages in wrongful death cases?

What is the message the media is trying to convey?

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W7: Gender and the Media
Gender-based stereotypes are presented through the mass media. Locate an article, cartoon, or advertisement that conveys a gender message.

Analyze the message by answering the following questions. Also, please attach your media or share the media’s url address.

What is the message the media is trying to convey?

What examples are used to convey this message?

Does the message fit a gender-role stereotype? Why?

Is the gender message consistent with your beliefs about gender?

Examine the benefits of historical research as well as the limitations inherent in using historical data, especially comparative historical data.

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Compare and contrast descriptive and analytic comparative research.

Examine the benefits of historical research as well as the limitations inherent in using historical data, especially comparative historical data.