Officer Lightly has a colleague—Officer Brightly—who also has a background and experience with social science research. She joins the effort to develop a plan to involve citizens in protecting their own communities. She believes, however, that beginning the study by focusing on what motivates citizens to participate actively in providing for their own safe community is the wrong place to start. Officer Brightly proposes another direction; she is interested […]

Interviewers must remain vigilant against deceptive behavior throughout the interview process and be aware of what drives witnesses and suspects to be forthcoming with accurate statements—the goal of all interviews and interrogations. Interviewees establish patterns of communications, and certain aspects of their behaviors indicate deceit and deception. The study of behavioral interviewing techniques helps investigators rely on the accurate flow of information and develop the […]

Forensic psychology is the melding of psychological assessments within the construct of legal precedents. For example, insanity is a legal concept; it is not a diagnosis and is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Use Chapter 3 of the Bartol & Bartol (2015) text as the foundation to discuss the skills that are necessary to conduct effective forensic psychological […]

For this discussion, you are a college student looking for an internship. Identify one organization that belongs to the public sector, such as Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America and another from the business sector, such as the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Write a brief description of the organization, what it does, which sector it represents, and why you would want to work […]

The USA and Japan were in negotiations for a period of ten years, (1977 – 1988) over oranges. The Americans had certain goals that they wanted to accomplish in these negotiations. These goals included; exporting of American oranges in the Japanese market, demand that Japan liberalizes its market, and to eliminate the trade barriers in Japan. The Japanese also had their own goals that they […]

500 words [Use Case Study A & B]. Assume that you are part of a committee that evaluates medical parole prisoners with various documented medical diagnoses. A prisoner has met the minimum requirement on time served for parole, but your job is to determine, based on two factors, whether he or she should be released early on medical parole while still remaining under community supervision: […]

 The case study is a review of a current homeland security issue and one that affects the US. You will prepare five to seven pages (not including the cover or reference pages) exploring the issue presented. An abstract is not required. Follow the guidelines in either Course Content or in the conference.  You must post your selection in this conference. The paper is due at […]

Research Paper: Begin working on your Research Paper. Every student will be required to write a Research paper about the following topic: ‘After analyzing the Uniform Crime Report, put out by the FBI, offer a quantitative analysis of increased crime trends in America and offer a solution to decreasing those particular crime trends, which you have identified. Make sure to include the statistical data cited […]

School violence and shootings have increased significantly over the last decade. Assume you are a law enforcement professional. You have been asked to prepare a presentation in order to train your community on mass and spree killings. Your audience includes schools, city councils, churches, and any other community based organization. Using the materials presented in the preceding modules and external resources, develop a PowerPoint presentation discussing what you […]

You are the manager of Acme Fireworks, a fireworks retailer who sells fireworks, puts on ground display fireworks, and large aerial display fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietorship, and the owner has never changed the entity. The owner has informed you that the company has […]