Category: Criminal Justice

1. Write a three to four-page paper discussing the items that need to be a part of an effective loss prevention program. Include how you would measure the effectiveness of the program. Make sure to properly cite your sources.

1. In your discussion post, please respond to the following questions:
2. Why do officers have the right to temporarily detain private citizens?
3. Should they have this right?
4. Should they be able to do it even more than they are currently allowed to do?
5. Use cases and court proceedings to support your opinion.

You will need to post your own response before being able to view classmates’ posts.

Your initial post should be a substantive post of at least 350 words.

When we think of interviewing and interrogations, we often think of television shows like Law and Order and CSI. The truth is that suspects have to be read their rights, known as Miranda Rights from Miranda v. Arizona, a US Supreme Court case taught to all law enforcement officers in the police academy. Interrogations do not happen; it is not like television. Interviews, on the other hand, do happen, and quite often. Interviews are one of the best ways that a suspected person(s) can be caught when giving up the information needed the most to solve a crime. It’s not just suspects that give up information though, its’ friends, family members, witnesses, and victims. They all play a part in solving a case, whether out in the street, in the police station, or even in a correctional facility.

Research and find a video that shows an interview taking police between a police officer/detective and a suspect/witness. After reviewing the video, respond to the following questions:

• What are your thoughts on the suspect’s demeanor and answers?
• How about the interviewer?
• What led to information being divulged; what led to the interviewee refusing to give up the information?
• Anything used to make the interviewee more comfortable to aid the investigator?
• If you were interviewing the suspect/witness, what would you have done differently?
• Did you notice any principles of effective question development used in the video?
• What type of questions were asked?

Post the video link at the bottom of your discussion as a reference.

In response to your peers, discuss your thoughts on interviews and interrogations now that you have read chapter 7 and the written resources. How effective did you find the interviewer in your peer’s selected video? What are your thoughts on the laws about interviewing suspects that you learned about in Chapter 7?

Upload your outline and annotated bibliography as a single, 3-5 page, double-spaced Word document or PDF.

As with any opinion, there are numerous suggestions to deter youth crime or juvenile delinquency. It is often debated that some strategies are more effective than others. One such strategy is scared straight programs. In your opinion are scared straight programs effective strategies to deter juvenile crime? Why or why not? Make sure you meet posting guidelines when providing your answer. FOLLOW MINIMUM POSTING GUIDELINES FOR INITIAL POSTS AND SECONDARY POSTS TO AVOID A 0. See syllabus. If mandatory minimum guidelines are not followed payment will not be released until the guidelines or followed Mandatory Minimum Guidelines for Initial Post To avoid mandatory deductions, make sure your initial post includes a scholarly journal article with an author’s name with a date range of 2020-2026 to support your discussion. You must also use properly formatted narrative and parenthetical in-text citations. Your content should be organized in three (3) clearly defined and well-developed paragraphs. Paragraphs must consist of five (5) to 10 well-structured sentences. One (1) sentence is not a paragraph. Please use correct grammar and spelling. All references must have an author’s name. NOTE: To avoid mandatory deductions, the mandatory scholarly reference cannot be a website or Wikipedia. Also, cite anything you are required to read or view, including videos. All references to research, studies, statistics, historical events, people, and laws/acts/amendments must be cited. All formatting should be based on the APA 7th edition. Please avoid direct quotes. Paraphrase the information and cite accordingly. Do not re-post questions or use header information in your discussions. The scholarly references should be between 2020-2026. Please do not use (n.d.). Mandatory Minimum Guidelines To avoid mandatory deductions, make sure your initial post includes a scholarly journal article to support your discussion and meets the minimum word count of 250+. All references must have an author’s name. The scholarly references should be between 2020-2026. Please do not use (n.d.). Ensure that references include all required source elements. You must also use properly formatted narrative and parenthetical in-text citations.the Your content should be organized in three (3) clearly defined and well-developed paragraphs. Please DO NOT use justified margins. Please do not use direct quotes. Paraphrase the content and cite accordingly. NOTE: To avoid mandatory deductions, the mandatory scholarly reference in the initial post cannot be a website or wikipedia source. If you use a website for additional references, it must have an author’s name. Cite anything you are required to read, review, or view, including videos. All discussions referring to research, studies, statistics, historical events, people, theories, dates (years), and laws/acts/amendments must be cited. All formatting should be based on APA 7th edition. Please make sure you use complete sentences, correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Please DO NOT include word count in your discussion. References and salutations DO NOT count toward the minimum word count. Please DO NOT use Retrieved from or Retrieval dates in the references.

You will be writing a Milestone paper in this class on Ethics in Criminal Justice. In a 5-7 page paper please research an incident of a serious ethics and integrity violation in policing, law, corrections, or criminal justice. Detail the facts surrounding the incident and what steps may have been taken to prevent it from happening.

Please submit your paper in APA 7 edition format. Here is a link that you may find helpful when writing in APA 7 edition.

This assignment is due in Week Seven of the class

Main Elements

Include the following elements in your final paper:

Cover Page

Executive Summary Page Introducing the Content

Your Topic

Overview of Topic

Historical data that has shaped the topic

Current Situation

Conclusion (can include implications for the future)

Reference Page

Your final paper should consist of 5-7 pages and be written in APA 7 format.

Im adding the other pieces of this paper together so you can follow along with the material .

This written assignment consists of four essay questions. Remember that up-to-date studies, statistics, and case examples add depth to your writing. Direct quotes are not permitted.

Essay Exam Question Guidelines

Essays should be a minimum of 500 words excluding references.

A minimum of 2 peer reviewed, up to date, scholarly sources are required. If you are not sure what is considered peer reviewed, see the announcement page.

APA format is required. The APA helpful tools document I created (see announcement page) is a quick reference that will benefit you tremendously.

Finally, I suggest writing your answers in Microsoft Word and then copying into the exam just in case something happens to your submission.

1. Explain the role of a fusion center in the day-to-day operations of a large metropolitan police agency. Do you think that fusion centers would be very helpful to smaller agencies as well? Why or why not?
2. As a police chief using Hertzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory, what types of motivators would you use to improve officers’ productivity?
3. If you were a police administrator, what do you believe would be a reasonable span of management? In other words, how many subordinates do you believe you could effectively supervise and why?
4. With Equity, Diversion, and Equality (EDI) in mind, if you were the police department’s captain in charge of recruiting new officers while you city is having difficult economic times. What actions would you take to ensure there is a diverse, well-qualified pool of applicants?

Explain how criminology research has produced scientific findings that are used by policymakers to make informed decisions. The purpose of this assignment is for each student to demonstrate original critical thinking on criminology research, the published scholarly literature, and how criminology academic research is being used by policymakers to make informed decisions.

Students will write a scholarly paper that is a minimum of 10 pages in length (10 pages excluding the title page, abstract, and reference page). The paper is required to be in the most current edition of APA format.

References may be found in the APUS library or search engines such as Google Scholar. The paper must include at least five, peer-reviewed sources. Keep in mind that 5 is the minimum. A good quality research paper usually contains in excess of 10. Sources should be less than 10 years old and if using statistical data, it should be less than 5 years old. Do not forget to use in text citations to credit your sources.

Note that references used for your research need to be peer-reviewed/scholarly journals. These journals typically have the following characteristics:

1. articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication;
2. articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field;
3. articles report on original research or experimentation;
4. are often published by professional associations;
5. utilize terminology associated with the discipline.

Use of newspapers, news magazines, and similar periodicals must be kept to a minimum, and will be acceptable only as sources for supplementary information. If you are not sure what is considered a peer reviewed source, view the announcement page for assistance.

References like “Wikipedia,” “Psychology Today,” and “Court TV” are not primary sources, are not peer reviewed (reviewed for empirical integrity, accuracy, and authenticity), and are not appropriate references for scholarly writing (with the possible exception of use for anecdotal background information).

The paper should be of high quality, free of spelling and grammatical errors, and the student’s original work. Limit Direct quotes.

Papers are automatically submitted through Turnitin.com and an originality score generated upon submission.

Final Paper: Your final project must be on one of the following topics:

Opinion Paper on the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

History and Development of U.S. Drug Policy

Ethical Implications of U.S. Drug Policy.

The Origin and Development of the “Poppy”

Violence Associated with Illegal Narcotics

Mexican Drug Cartels

Protecting the Homeland: U.S. Narcotics Policy

The final project will include a minimum of 15-17 pages of content excluding the cover page, abstract, table of contents, any and all quotes, images, charts, pictures, and reference section.

the “most recent edition of the APA manual” must be followed with the formulation of the paper. Double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pitch, with 1″ margins all around. The use of larger fonts, more than just double spacing, or larger than 1″ margins will result in significant penalties

The final project is to be written in an academic tone. You are not to write in the first person. Instead, you need to use the third person. Remember, an academic paper is not to be written like you are having a casual conversation with your friends. Do not include slang or foul language unless you are quoting someone.

The final paper needs to include an examination of current research on the particular problem you choose to examine and it needs to include the student’s careful and informed analysis of the issue.

Course Objective(s):

CO7: Examine the fight against violence and terror on the Southwest Border of the United States as a result of cartels and narcotics kingpins

CO8: Examine U.S. Drug Policy

Module Objectives:

MO1: Assess the success and or failure of U.S. Drug Policy

MO2: Appraise the level of violence associated with Mexican Drug Cartels and the Illegal Narcotics trade