Unit VII Essay In this assignment, you will refer back to the two handouts indicated below and answer the questions associated with them. Both items listed below will be responded to within the same document which you will then submit. The response to each item will consist of at least 200 words each, and any […]
Unit II Article Review For this assignment, read parts I and II of the assigned article by Macdonald, “Constructing a Framework for Criminal Justice Research: Learning from Packer’s Mistakes,” and write an article review addressing the following: Briefly introduce and summarize the article. Identify the author’s main points. Who is the author’s intended audience? Compare […]
Evaluating new and innovative criminal justice programs, together with applying evaluation methods to ongoing activities, can help make programs and their agencies accountable. It can help distinguish what works from what does not, and in doing so, steer limited resources to the most promising strategies for controlling crime and violence. Evaluation is built into the […]
The police and citizens often have different viewpoints about community policing. Community policing can be very labor intensive and the police of often have numerous different types of pressure on them from a variety of locations within the jurisdiction. For this week’s assignment you are to evaluate how a police agency should deal with the […]
For this week’s assignment assume that you are a police chief in a medium size part urban, part suburban police department. There is no community-oriented policing effort in your town at this time but you want to start one. Create a scenario in which you develop a community-oriented policing policy and then list out detailed […]
Consider what technological advancement (besides computers) have been MOST impactful (or influential) in the following components of Criminal Justice. These may not have a singular correct answer, but there are certainly answers that cannot easily be defended. EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE WITH MY CLASSMATE RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS? (A MINIMUM OF 125 WORDS) A […]
Woman with children have some unique family challenges during incarceration and upon their release back into the community. In this assignment, family supports must be explored to ensure the offender has a solid support system upon reentry, and community supports, including mentorship, must be identified to provide additional support and structure for the offender during […]
How do police department go about recognizing the need to adjust their community policing approaches based on the community demographics?
Officer Johnson is continuing to deal with the family you met in Modules 1 (attached) and 2 (attached). He has learned how the family’s criminal activities have moved from selling drugs to manufacturing drugs. He also learns that Rob has enlisted Mary into prostitution to gain access to newer markets. As Mary’s clientele grows, many […]
Compare and contrast the 4 main sentencing goals (retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation). Discuss the advantages and weaknesses of each goal. Would different sentencing models (indeterminate sentence, determinate sentence, consecutive & concurrent sentences) be appropriate for different crimes? Why or why not? Considering the goals of sentencing, what sentencing model would you attach for violent crimes? […]
