Regardless of the philosophical approach one embraces with regard to the criminal justice system (due process vs. crime control, consensus or conflict model, or individual rights vs. public order) the police, courts, and correctional components must operate within a multicultural society; a society that includes non-conventional racial and gender roles. Beginning with the material conveyed in the assigned reading and presentation, discuss how multiculturalism and […]

Organizational Design: Help or Hindrance? Identify two medium to large-sized cities’ law enforcement agencies within the United States. Write a three to five page paper comparing two organizational design structures relating to the law enforcement organizations. Complete a thorough analysis and provide an opinion regarding the structure’s impact on the organization, design the strengths and weaknesses of the structure in relation to the focus of the […]

Assume you are the owner/manager of a video game production studio, and a powerful entertainment group filed legal action against your business in an attempt to force you to submit your games to a special board that would decide to whom your outlets could market the games. As a result of the forced screening, your games would be rated using the same system as the […]

Problem-Oriented Policing: What and How? Write a three- to five-page paper (excluding title and reference pages). Explain the four components and applications of problem-oriented policing. Identify and explain at least two factors necessary for success with regards to organizational support provided by leaders and administrators. Briefly discuss the impact that economic and fiscal dilemmas have on the ability of officers and deputies to enable success […]

Read the case study linked below. After reading the case study, you will have to prepare a response from two viewpoints. The first viewpoint will be that of a patrol officer assigned to foot patrol. The second viewpoint will be that of a community member who has lived in the community for 25 years. From each viewpoint, you are to answer the following questions and […]

Consider the Chapter 6 materials on both private property and environmental justice, in the context of what you know about natural gas fracking and global climate change. (If you are not familiar with these issues, please conduct appropriate research online). In your opinion, why are we debating “whether” fracking is harmful and “whether” global climate change is occurring rather than debating what can and must […]

In this assignment, you will complete the standardized exam that focuses on areas in Criminal Justice. The exam results are used to help measure learning outcomes and continue our efforts to always ensure we have relevant program content. You will also write a reflection paper on your experiences with the exam. By taking this exam you can better ascertain your own development as well as […]

Research continues to substantiate the increase of positive outcomes when psychological issues are identified early (in childhood or adolescence) and interventions are instituted at that time rather than when an individual has researched adulthood. Chapter 13 in Bartol & Bartol (2015) discusses the concept of multisystemic therapy for antisocial juveniles. Recognizing that some mental disorders cannot be properly identified until early adulthood, there are many, […]

Recruitment and Training of Police Officers Address the issues below thoroughly from a management and leadership perspective. At this time, it is not generally necessary to have highly educated (formal education) police or correctional officers, although most, larger metropolitan agencies prefer it. Administrators often claim that all an officer needs is training. Describe the difference between education and training. Discuss whether or not it is […]

You are a research analyst for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The department has received credible intelligence from the NSA, FBI, and Department of Defense that Al Qaeda is planning a biological attack using smallpox against Los Angeles, CA. Although the dispersal method is unknown, it is believed the most likely method will be airborne, through a populated shopping mall’s ventilation system. The lax security at […]