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Category: Criminal Justice

  • Summary – Mid-term Exam

    Your response should be between 500-750 words, cited and referenced in accordance with APA 7th Edition Publication Manual format.

    Course Objective(s):

    CO4: Trace the origin, history, and cultivation of the Coca Leaf

    CO5: Examine how and why the Coca Leaf developed from a cultural product to an illicit drug

    Module Objectives:

    MO1: Conclude the origin and history of the Coca Leaf

    MO2: Examine the cultivation of the Coca Leaf

    MO3: Assess the socio-economic impact that the poppy had and continues to have in the U.S. and around the globe

    MO4: Appraise the role that Western Powers played in the proliferation of opium and heroin from the 5th Century (early Middle Ages) through World War II

    MO5: Estimate the worldwide flow of Afghan opiates, as well as the current state of the global opiate market.

  • Written Assignment: Probationary Period – Field

    The probationary period and field training program (FTO) are essential in transitioning recruits from the academy to real-world policing. They ensure officers can apply their training effectively, adapt to the demands of the job, and meet agency standards before gaining full certification. In this assignment please provide in detail, your vision of what the probationary and field training process should look like in law enforcement. I would like you to provide me with the different phases of your field training program as well as what your policy would look like for the probationary officer.

    Your weekly written assignment is due no later than Sunday at 11:59 pm. Your weekly paper should be a minimum of 300- 500 words. All references and citations in this course must be in APA format (7th edition). The link below offers guidance for writing in APA 7:

  • Written Assignment: Parole Board Guidelines

    Parole Board Guidelines are structured frameworks or criteria used by parole boards to assess whether an incarcerated individual should be granted parole. In this week’s written assignment please detail your understanding of Parole Board Guidelines.

    The below links will assist you in your research, reading, and writings for this assignment.

    Your weekly written assignment is due no later than Sunday at 11:59 pm. Your weekly paper should be a minimum of 300- 500 words. All references and citations in this course must be in APA format (7th edition). The link below offers guidance for writing in APA 7:

  • Criminal Justice Question

    Class Presentation Discussion

    What rights does your state constitution provide for its citizens? Are there areas of criminal procedure where your state provides more protection for citizens? Do you agree with these provisions?

    Requirements: as needed

  • Protecting Constitutional Rights

    Topic (500 words max is strictly enforced with 5% penalty):

    The interpretation of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights is constantly changing and subject to debate. Imagine you were a police leader in 1966, following the controversial Miranda v. Arizona decision that potentially could have let a violent kidnapper and rapist go free, and required officers to explicitly warn all arrestees of their rights before a custodial interrogation. Predictably, many in law enforcement thought that the new procedural requirement under Miranda would hamstring law enforcement, make it much harder to protect communities, and hinder efforts to gather evidence needed to successfully prosecute dangerous criminals. Still, despite these concerns, it became the law of the land.

    The necessary law enforcement procedural changes resulting from court decisions interpreting Constitutional rights and protections, along with the passage of new laws, many of which limit law enforcements ability to protect communities, offer valuable opportunities for law enforcement leaders to lead. These times of change, uncertainty, and potential frustration within law enforcement present exceptional chances for leaders to positively influence the people they lead and the profession as a whole.

    For this assignment, step back in time to 1966 and assume a law enforcement leadership role. Prepare a memorandum to your personnel explaining the Miranda v. Arizona decision and how it aligns with law enforcements oath to support and defend the Constitution. This memorandum is a chance for you as a leader to influence your team’s attitudes and perceptions as they work to protect the community. The memorandum should cover the case, the courts reasoning for the decision, how the decision reinforces Constitutional rights and protections, and how your team can adopt the new procedures while continuing to be effective law enforcement professionals.

    Your memo should be no longer than 500 words, double-spaced with 12-point standard fonts and one-inch margins. You will be graded down if your memo is over 500 words.

    Include at least 3 of the following references (you can find one other one of your choosing):

    Grading Rubric:

    Summary of Miranda v. Arizona case and related constitutional protections 25%

    Memo provides a clear, accurate, and concise summary of the Miranda v. Arizona case and the constitutional protections and rights upheld by the decision.

    Reinforcement and alignment of the court decision with the oath of office 25%

    Strong reinforcement of the court decision and a powerful resonance of the higher purpose, duty, or meaning of the oath.

    Positive message regarding effectiveness and new procedures 25%

    Memo strongly resonates a positive message regarding the adoption of new constitutional policing procedures and law enforcement effectiveness in protecting the community.

    General writing quality and execution 25%

    The writing is polished, clear, effective, professional, and communicative.

  • Discussion Prompt: Understanding the Criminal Trial Process

    Discussion Prompt: Understanding the Criminal Trial Process

    The criminal trial process consists of several critical stages, each serving a distinct purpose in ensuring fairness, due process, and justice.

    For this discussion:

    1. Choose at least one (1) step from the criminal trial process illustrated above (you may choose more than one if you wish).
    2. Explain the importance of the step(s) you selected, including:
      • What happens during that stage, and
      • Why it is significant to the defendant, the prosecution, and/or the justice system as a whole.
    3. Your initial post should be written as a complete, well-organized collegiate-level response (clear paragraphs, proper grammar, and thoughtful analysis).
    4. After posting your response, reply to at least two (2) classmates, offering meaningful feedback, agreement or disagreement with explanation, or additional insight that advances the discussion.

    Be sure your responses demonstrate critical thinking and an understanding of how each step contributes to the overall criminal justice process.

    Requirements: as needed

  • 3-1 Discussion: Literature Review

    For this discussion, you will review the uploaded sources related to jail reform and pretrial detention in New York City, San Francisco, and New Orleans. These cities were selected because they have implemented policy changes and operational reforms aimed at reducing jail overcrowding, which is the primary criminal justice issue identified in this project. The purpose of this discussion is to compare the strategies used in these cities to the overcrowding and understaffing issues currently affecting Wokefield County Jail in Memphis, Tennessee. Each of the selected case studies highlights best practices that other jurisdictions have used to reduce pretrial detention, improve court processing, and manage jail populations more effectively. In your response, address the following: Summarize the key reform strategies used in New York City, San Francisco, and New Orleans to reduce jail overcrowding. Identify the types of research methodologies used in these articles (for example, policy evaluation, quantitative analysis, or program evaluation). Explain whether these research methods could be applied to your proposed research on Wokefield County Jail, and why or why not. Discuss how using multiple cities and different types of research helps you remain unbiased when analyzing solutions to jail overcrowding. Your discussion should demonstrate how real-world case studies from other jurisdictions can inform potential strategies for addressing overcrowding in Memphis while maintaining a balanced and evidence-based perspective.

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): cj790_final_project_scenarios.pdf, New-York-State-jail-population-brief-2019-to-2022_2024-06-21-144028_phfe.pdf, Bail-Reform-in-San-Francisco-Pretrial-Release-and-Intensive-Supervision-Increased-after-Humphrey.pdf, Steps-Toward-Justice-Report.pdf

    Note: Content extraction from these files is restricted, please review them manually.

  • Criminal Justice Question

    This assignment is the culmination of your crafting of a research paper on a homeland security issue. Previously, you presented the first three sections of your paper. This week you add the final sections and present the full paper. Be sure to make any changes to your literature based on instructor feedback.

    The three main sections you should add to the paper for this submission are the Methodology and Research Strategy, Analysis and Findings, section and the Conclusions/Recommendations section.

    Methodology and Research Strategy: This section provides the reader with a description of how you carried out your qualitative research project, and the variables you identified and analyzed. It describes any special considerations and defines any limitations and terms specific to this project, if necessary. This section can be brief or more complicated, depending on the project, written in 1-2 pages.

    Analysis and Findings: are not the same as conclusions. In the analysis component of this section you identify how you analyzed the data. The second part is the finding you got from your analysis of the data. The findings are the facts that you developed, not your interpretation of the facts. That interpretation is conducted in the conclusions and recommendations section of the paper. Findings will come from the prior research you examined and your analysis of those prior findings to create new findings for your paper. While there may be some facts that are such that they will stand and translate to your paper, the intent is to create new knowledge, so you will normally analyze the data to create your own findings of what facts that data represents. This section should be at least 2-5 pages.

    Conclusions and Recommendations: is the section where you give your interpretation of the data. Here you tell the reader what the findings mean. Often the conclusions and recommendations sections will mirror the findings in construct as the researcher tells the reader what that researcher sees as the meaning of that data, their conclusions. Then, drawing on those conclusions, the researcher tells the reader what they believe needs to be done to solve/answer the research question. This section may include recognition of any needs for further research and then finishes with a traditional conclusion to the paper as a whole.

    Remember, your paper should seek to answer a question that helps to solve the research puzzle you identified.

    Technical Requirements

    • Your paper must be at a minimum of 3-8 additional pages (in addition to your literature review) (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
    • Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
    • Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
    • Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
    • Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
    • All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.

    Requirements:

  • Journal Article Analysis #2

    Go to this page to access the CJ databases required for use in this class:

    Choose Proquest, the first choice under “Best Bets”. You will be required to login after this point. If you have trouble logging in, there are resources at this link:

    Within the Proquest database, search for this journal article:

    Binnall James, M., & Petersen, N. (2021). Theyre just different: The bifurcation of public attitudes toward felon-jurors convicted of violent offenses. Crime, Law and Social Change, 75(1), 3-19. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-020-09912-3

    In this Journal Article Analysis, you will be submitting a Microsoft Word document. In that document, you will submit:

    1. Summary of the article:

    This minimum 300 word summary shows me that you understood the article, this is not the same as an abstract of the article. Provide a brief overview of what the article was trying to do (i.e., the problem), methods, if relevant, and the thesis or findings.

    2. Critical Evaluation of the Article

    In this minimum 300 word critical evaluation of the article, you might address the articles problem, methods, or findings, or all of these, offering specific support from the text itself (using paraphrase or direct quote and indicating the page number) for your observations. Below are some guiding questions to help you think of what to write:

    • Did the article ask the right question in the first place? How does it fit with other articles on the same topic? Did it miss any important studies it should have considered?
    • Did the problem match the methods? For example, to understand student behavior, were students observed or interviewed, or did all the data come from teachers?
    • Were the findings reported in a consistent and clear format? Did you notice problems in the data that the article overlooked? Did the article fail to acknowledge and explain any limitations?
    • Was the logic clear and were claims properly supported with convincing data? Did you spot any fallacies?

    3. Your Opinion of the Article

    In this minimum 300 word component, include:

    -Did you agree with the thesis or believe the findings?

    -If everything was logical, clear, and well-ordered, yet you remain skeptical, how would you explain that? Perhaps a fundamental difference in values would explain it, or perhaps you know of counter-evidence not considered by the author.

    4. Article Contributions

    In this minimum 100 word final component, state your estimation of the articles contribution to knowledge and its implications or applications to the CJ world.

    Submit this in paragraph form in a Microsoft Word and check for grammatical and spelling errors prior to submission. Also, be advised that this assignment will be checked for similarity in Copyleaks when you submit so, original work only.

  • law enforcement

    What is the difference between an operational unit and an administrative unit? Identify and describe the basic functions of two operational units and two administrative units.

    • Your initial post will be a minimum of 300 words.
    • Also respond to the posts of at least 2 of your classmates. Please be advised that you will not be able to respond to another post until you complete your initial post.
    • Responses will be a minimum of 100 words.
    • Responses must be thoughtful and detailed.
    • Defend your response, a response such as “I agree. Good job. Have a great week.” will not meet the expectations for a satisfactory grade.
    • Initial posts are worth 50 points, while required responses to classmates are worth 25 points each for a total maximum points of 100.
    • Grammar, spelling and punctuation will be graded, so be sure to proofread your work.
    • Also, be mindful of plagiarism. Do your own work.
    • Do not copy and paste from the internet. Do not use AI chatbots. If you use any other source, be sure to cite it properly.
    • Your initial post is due Thursday, February 5 at 11:59 PM. All other responses are due Sunday, February 8 at 11:59 PM.