CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH METHODS!

Disc. #4

Greetings Class,

For this discussion post, you will need to have read and reviewed chapter 7 of the textbook and then respond to the prompt. Remember, the learning objectives for the current chapter are as follows:

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the circumstances that make survey research an appropriate methodology.
2. List the different methods for improving survey questions, along with the mistakes you do not want to make when writing questions.
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of including dont know and neutral responses among response choices and of using open-ended questions.
4. List the strengths and weaknesses of each mode of survey design, giving particular attention to response rates.
5. Discuss the key ethical issues in survey research.

The current discussion will help to work on objectives 1-5.

PROMPT:

I want you to think about how students may or may not think about or experience fear while on campus here at GSU. Then, write eight to 10 questions for a one-page questionnaire on fear of crime among students. Include some questions to measure characteristics (such as income or year in school) that might help to explain their attitudes. Make all but one of your questions closed ended.

After writing all of these questions on your own, place 3 or 4 of your best questions into discussion box of the course. Discuss with the class some of the problems in trying to measure difficult concepts such as fear? How about attitudes such as prejudice and intolerance?

For the response to another student, compare your questions to that of another student. Be specific and provide details and examples of what is similar and what is not. Discuss what you learned from this effort and if your questions could actually be used in a survey.

Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice – 5th Edition

ISBN10: 1544374054

ISBN 13: 9781544374055

Authors: Bachman and Schutt

CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH METHODS!

Disc. #4

Greetings Class,

For this discussion post, you will need to have read and reviewed chapter 7 of the textbook and then respond to the prompt. Remember, the learning objectives for the current chapter are as follows:

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the circumstances that make survey research an appropriate methodology.
2. List the different methods for improving survey questions, along with the mistakes you do not want to make when writing questions.
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of including dont know and neutral responses among response choices and of using open-ended questions.
4. List the strengths and weaknesses of each mode of survey design, giving particular attention to response rates.
5. Discuss the key ethical issues in survey research.

The current discussion will help to work on objectives 1-5.

PROMPT:

I want you to think about how students may or may not think about or experience fear while on campus here at GSU. Then, write eight to 10 questions for a one-page questionnaire on fear of crime among students. Include some questions to measure characteristics (such as income or year in school) that might help to explain their attitudes. Make all but one of your questions closed ended.

After writing all of these questions on your own, place 3 or 4 of your best questions into discussion box of the course. Discuss with the class some of the problems in trying to measure difficult concepts such as fear? How about attitudes such as prejudice and intolerance?

For the response to another student, compare your questions to that of another student. Be specific and provide details and examples of what is similar and what is not. Discuss what you learned from this effort and if your questions could actually be used in a survey.

Reply

CJ: 560- Juvenile Corrections

Using Chapter 7, summarize the structure and key players of the juvenile court. Describe the role of juvenile court prosecutors and how it is changing. Explain the role of public defenders and defense attorneys. Display the due process protections of youth and the way prosecution and defense attorneys protect them. Must be at least one full page double spaced and 12 font. Must have APA title page.

Required Textbooks: Merlo, A., Benekos, P. (2012). Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing, and the

Law. 7th ed.

CJ 519 Special Topics in Justice

READING ASSIGNMENT # 4–CHAPTER 7. RACE AND SENTENCING: IN SEARCH OF FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE & CHAPTER 8. THE COLOR OF DEATH: RACE AND THE DEATH PENALTY

READING ASSIGNMENT # 4–CHAPTER 7. RACE AND SENTENCING: IN SEARCH OF FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE & CHAPTER 8. THE COLOR OF DEATH: RACE AND THE DEATH PENALTY

Walker, S., Spohn, C., & DeLone, M. (2018). The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America, 6th edition. Cengage Learning. ISBN

Please respond to ONE of the questions from each chapter. Each response should be 300 words or more. Your responses should be in your own words submitted via Turnitin thru canvas. Any assignment that shows signs of plagiarism or any tool of cheating will receive a “Zero”.

1. Do you agree or disagree with the argument (see Box 7.2) that crime seriousness and prior criminal record are not necessarily legally relevant variables? Justify your answer.

2. Why is evidence of racial disparity in sentencing not necessarily evidence of racial discrimination in sentencing? What are the alternative explanations? Which of these explanations is most convincing? Why?

2. Those who champion the appointment/election of racial minorities to the bench argue that African American and Hispanic judges could make a difference. Why? Does research comparing the sentencing decisions of white judges to those of African American or Hispanic judges confirm or refute this assumption?

3. Spohn and Spearss study of sentencing decisions in sexual assault cases revealed that judges imposed the harshest sentences on African Americans who sexually assaulted whites (strangers or non-strangers) and on African Americans who sexually assaulted African American strangers. They imposed much more lenient sentences on African Americans who sexually assaulted African American friends, relatives, and acquaintances and on whites who victimized other whites (strangers or non-strangers). How would you explain this pattern of results?

4. As discussed in Box 7.8, African Americans are more likely than whites to be willing to serve time in prison rather than be sentenced to some alternative to incarceration such as electronic monitoring or intensive supervision probation. What accounts for these racial differences in perceptions of the severity of sanctions?

CHAPTER 8

1. Consider the five remedies for racial discrimination in capital sentencing (Box 8.6). Which do you believe is the appropriate remedy? Why?

2. Explain why Michael Radelet believes that the handful of executions of whites for crimes against African Americans are not really exceptions to the rule.

3. Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court assumed that racial discrimination would not be a problem under the guided-discretion statutes enacted in the wake of the Furman decision. Does the empirical evidence support or refute this assumption?

4. In 1994, Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun stated that it was futile to continue to tinker with the machinery of death. Although those who advocate abolishing the death penalty agree with this assessment, advocates of reform contend that the death penalty can be fixed. Summarize their arguments.

566 Juvenile Sex Offenders and Victims!

Module 8 Assignment

Those who are in positions to provide key services to children have recently been thrust into the public spotlight by cases of clergy abuse, as well as abuse by those who serve in the capacity of caretaker or in mentorship roles. Others who are in the public eye, such as sports figures, have also found themselves in the media spotlight following rape allegations. While it may be assumed that those who sexually offend are transient or lack the skill set to be successful in their professional lives, many sex offenders have successful careers and, in some cases, are in positions of authority. Child molestation occurs in a variety of settings and institutions, such as schools, childcare settings, athletic organizations, and civic organizations (e.g., Boy Scouts of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Scouts Canada). Research to find a media case, whether old or new that attention was proud to an adult predator that abused a child through a church, teacher, or mentor role. Must be at least 2 pages plus APA title page.

CJ 582 – Methods of Justice Research II

ASSIGNMENT #6

Reading Assignment #6

Chapters 11 & 12

Define the following key terms: Please number your definitions and put your name on your paper and list reference(s)

If the above information above is not included points will be deducted.

1. Bivariate Association and Analysis
2. F-Ration
3. Chi-Square Test
4. Grand Mean
5. Expected Cell Frequencies
6. Total Variation
7. Independent Variables
8. Within-Group Variation
9. Joint Distributions
10. Table of Column Percentages
11. Marginal Distributions
12. Table of Row Percentages
13. Observed Cell Frequencies
14. Table of Total Percentages

Write a two-page paper highlighting what you learned from reading chapters 11 & 12. The paper must be in your own words.

REQUIRED TEXT: Miethe. Terance D. Simple Statistics/Applications in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Roxbury Publishing Company Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-1-933220-06-6

CJ 582 – Methods of Justice Research II

ASSIGNMENT #6

Reading Assignment #6

Chapters 11 & 12

Define the following key terms: Please number your definitions and put your name on your paper and list reference(s)

If the above information above is not included points will be deducted.

1. Bivariate Association and Analysis
2. F-Ration
3. Chi-Square Test
4. Grand Mean
5. Expected Cell Frequencies
6. Total Variation
7. Independent Variables
8. Within-Group Variation
9. Joint Distributions
10. Table of Column Percentages
11. Marginal Distributions
12. Table of Row Percentages
13. Observed Cell Frequencies
14. Table of Total Percentages

Write a two-page paper highlighting what you learned from reading chapters 11 & 12. The paper must be in your own words.

REQUIRED TEXT: Miethe. Terance D. Simple Statistics/Applications in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Roxbury Publishing Company Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-1-933220-06-6

book Hess, K.M., Orthmann, C. H., Cho, Henry. Police Operations Theory and Practice. 6th Edition, CengagePublishing

Week 10 Review and Critical Thinking Assignment

For this activity you will read chapter 9 and complete a chapter summary. Your chapter summary must be detail when discussing and the substantive issue/arguments must be detail. Please Do Not use the chapter summary at the end of the chapter. Please discuss the following. In submitting the assignment, please have a cover page with title of the class, your name, date, and professor name.

(1) First list the topic of reading

• Chapter 9. Terrorism: From Hometown Security to Homeland Security

(2) The chapter summary which need to be detailed.

(2) List and discuss at least five substantive issues/arguments presented in the chapter. (detailed)

(3) What is/was not clear to you – please identify the page.

(4) What made you think and why?

Seminar in Police Practices and Problems

Week 10 Discussion

• Chapter 9. Terrorism: From Hometown Security to Homeland Security

Review chapter 9 and answer the following question. Respond to two other students post and be detail in your responses.

What is domestic terrorism and international terrorism? What are the ideology and motivations for terrorism? Which is the greatest threat domestic or international terrorism? Why or why not?

Hess, K.M., Orthmann, C. H., Cho, Henry. Police Operations Theory and Practice. 6th Edition, Cengag Publishing

Dammer, H.R., & Albanese, J.S. (2014). Comparative criminal justice systems. Wadsworth Cengage Learning

Week 10 Review and Critical Thinking Assignment

For this activity you will read chapter 9 and complete a chapter summary. Your chapter summary and substantive arguments must be detail. Please Do Not use the chapter summary at the end of the chapter. Please discuss the following. In submitting the assignment, please have a cover page with title of the class, your name, date, and professor name.

(1) First list the topic of reading

• Ch 9: After Conviction: The Problem of Prison

(2) Chapter summary which need to be detail.

(2) List and discuss at least five substantive issues/arguments presented in the chapter. (detail)

(3) What is/was not clear to you – please identify the page.

(4) What made you think and why?