BOOK: Hess, K.M., Orthmann, C. H., Cho, Henry. Police

Week 8 Discussion

Review chapter 7 and answer the following questions. Respond to two other students post and be detail in your responses.

Domestic violence has been on the rise and police respond to domestic violence calls. Why do police fall victim to some of the domestic violence calls? Should there be stricter laws for domestic violence abusers? Why or why not? Why do you think some domestic violence calls end in murder suicide?

• Chapter 7. Violence: At Home, in the Classroom, on the Job

1. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:

Anderson, Tammy L. (ed.). 2014. Understanding Deviance: Connecting Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. New York: Routledge.

Reading Assignment 4

Social Pathology, Degeneracy and Medicalization

Introduction, Tammy L. Anderson /

1. Social Pathology: A Systematic Approach to the Theory of Sociopathic Behavior, Edwin Lemert /
2. Whatever Happened to Social Pathology? Conceptual Fashions and the Sociology of Deviance, Joel Best /
3. The Shifting Engines of Medicalization, Peter Conrad / 17. Connections: Mental Illness as Degeneracy and Disease, Victor Perez, Critical Thinking Questions /

Answer two questions:

1. Define and differentiate between Anderson’s use of the concepts degeneracy and medicalization (pp. 170-171). Do you agree with Anderson that social pathology has limited use in the study of society and deviance? Why or why not?

2. Summarize Lemert’s treatment of psychological/psychiatric and sociological approaches to the study of sociopathic behavior (pp.176-177).

3. Best claims that social pathology as a viable concept “gradually fell out of style” by the 1960s, replaced by a more relativistic emphasis on deviance. Then he makes a similar argument for the “death” of the concept of deviance in the present day. Summarize his three principles of deviance definition (pp. 181-182) which are now debated as inadequate to the task.

1. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:

Anderson, Tammy L. (ed.). 2014. Understanding Deviance: Connecting Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. New York: Routledge.

Reading Assignment 3

Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy

Introduction, Tammy L. Anderson /

1. Introduction and Growth of Chicago and Differentiation of Local Areas from Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas, Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKay /
2. Collective Efficacy Theory: Lessons Learned and Directions for Future Inquiry, Robert J. Sampson /
3. The Urban Ecology of Bias Crime: A Study of Disorganized and Defended Neighborhoods, Ryken Grattet /
4. Connections: The Prison Community from a Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy Perspective, Lori Sexton, Critical Thinking Questions /

Answer two questions:

1. Shaw and McKay’s delinquency studies link the growth and differentiation of Chicago to social disorganization and crime rates in city neighborhoods. Summarize the various concentric zones of the map of Chicago as discussed on pp. 109-110. Which zone has the highest rates of crime/delinquency and why?

2. Discuss in detail Sampson’s concept of collective efficacy (pp. 128-129). Do you think collective efficacy adequately is an adequate explanation for lower crime rates in city neighborhoods? Why or why not?

3. Sexton attempts to apply the concepts of social disorganization and collective efficacy to the study of prisons as total institutions. Do you think her argument is convincing? Pay particular attention to her treatment of prison violence and collective efficacy as it relates to the community of transgender prisoners.

Black Wall Street Assignment

Watch the above video and write a 500 words essay with 3 indented paragraphs addressing the below questions:

1,) First paragraph (Introduction) should explain briefly the rise and fall of Black Wall Street in your own words;

2.) In second paragraph, is this a terrorist act? Explain why;

3.) Your conclusion should suggest how to rebuild a model of Black Wall Street in Grambling or another black city.

Due:

1. Dalam kasus tindak pidana korupsi, mengapa delik ini termasuk delik luar biasa dan bukan delik biasa?
2. Bagaimana pertimbangan hakim dalam membedakan apakah suatu tindak pidana harus diperlakukan sebagai delik biasa atau delik luar biasa?

Jeffrey Epstein – Basic Biographical Information

Personal Details

Full Name: Jeffrey Edward Epstein

Born: January 20, 1954

Died: August 10, 2019 (age 65)

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Education: Cooper Union (dropped out after one semester)

Background

Grew up in Brooklyn in a middle-class Jewish family

Father was a high school zoology teacher

Started his career at various financial firms, including Bear Stearns

Became a money manager for wealthy clients

Built connections with politicians, scientists, celebrities, and royalty worldwide

Criminal History

2008: Convicted in Florida on state charges of soliciting prostitution (pleaded guilty to soliciting an underage girl)

2019: Arrested in New York on federal sex trafficking charges

August 2019: Died by suicide in his Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial

Key Facts About the Case

Accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls (some as young as 14)

Alleged victims came from diverse backgrounds

His private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Little St. James) was central to investigations

Maintained residences in New York, Florida, Paris, and New Mexico

Notable Connections

Associated with numerous high-profile figures (politicians, scientists, business leaders)

Many faced public scrutiny over their connections to him

Investigations into his network remain ongoing in various jurisdictions

Legacy

His case sparked global discussions about:

Wealth and privilege in the justice system

Sex trafficking awareness

Accountability of powerful individuals

Ongoing investiga

tions into his associates and network

Week 6 Review and Critical Thinking Assignment

For this activity you will read chapter 5 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 5. Traffic: Policing in a Country on the Move

(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?

Book

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

Seminar in Police Practices and Problems

Week 6 Discussion

Review chapter 5 and answer the following question. Respond to two other students post and be detail in your responses.

Three test are usually given to determine if a person is under the influence of alcohol while driving; a breath test, a urine test, and a blood test. From evidence that might be presented in court, which test would you favor if you were a police officer? What are the advantages and disadvantages in administering the test?

• Chapter 5. Traffic: Policing in a Country on the Move
• Book Hess, K.M., Orthmann, C. H., Cho, Henry. Police Operations Theory and Practice. 6^thEdition, Cengage Publishing

Seminar in Police Practices and Problems

Week 6 Discussion

Review chapter 5 and answer the following question. Respond to two other students post and be detail in your responses.

Three test are usually given to determine if a person is under the influence of alcohol while driving; a breath test, a urine test, and a blood test. From evidence that might be presented in court, which test would you favor if you were a police officer? What are the advantages and disadvantages in administering the test?

• Chapter 5. Traffic: Policing in a Country on the Move
• Book Hess, K.M., Orthmann, C. H., Cho, Henry. Police Operations Theory and Practice. 6^thEdition, Cengage Publishing

READING ASSIGNMENT #2 CHAPTERS 3: RACE, ETHNICITY, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, AND CRIME & CHAPTERS 4: JUSTICE ON THE STREET? The Police and People of Color

Chapters 3 & 4

Date Due: FEBRUARY 14, 2026

Possible Points: 100

Project Duration: 5-6 hours

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

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 3

1. Do you agree with the Kerner Commissions conclusion that we are moving toward two societies, one black [and] one white? Explain your answer.

2. What is meant by the concepts of social capital and cultural capital? How do they affect criminal behavior?

3. What has been the impact of the civil rights movement on social and economic conditions that affect crime and criminal justice?

4. Which theory of crime do you think best explains the prevalence of crime in the United States?

CHAPTER 4

1. What is meant by a contextual approach to examining policing, race, and ethnicity?

2. How is policing in Native American communities different from policing in the rest of the United States?

3. This book argues that some significant progress has been made in controlling police use of deadly force. What is that evidence? Do you find it persuasive? Why or why not?

4. Discuss how traffic stops can be more or less intrusive, and how the difference affects communities of color.

Required Textbook: The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America

Author(s): Walker, S., Spohn, C., & DeLone, M.

Publisher: Cengage Learning, US.

Edition: 6th/Latest

ISBN: 139780534624460