The majority of the class will involve the study of criminal procedure and the balance between two “competing” governmental interests: The protection of society and maintaining law and order VS The protection of individual rights Beginning on page 4 of your text (Ferdico 11th) the balance between Due Process and Crime Control is discussed. Herbert Packer discussed these competing concepts (see table 1.2, p. 5). […]

For this homework assignment, you will be asked to put yourself in the role of an investigative reporter for a nationally published magazine. Crime rates in the United States are a hot topic recently, and your magazine has assigned you to be the lead reporter for a report on procedures being put into place within the field of corrections, specifically those involving diversion and probation. […]

1.  In Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. ___ (2010) (which can also be found in the Resources link), the Supreme Court considered the position of a suspect who understands his or her right to remain silent under Miranda v. Arizona and is aware he or she has the right to remain silent, but does not explicitly invoke or waive the right.  Please read the case.  Give me a summary […]

For this assignment, you will investigate a social media public relations (PR) campaign by an organization. Some examples of platforms are LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, and YouTube. The organizations can be national or can be local to your area. In this assignment, you will need to include the following components:  Provide information about the social media platform.  Provide information about the organization […]

Company W is testing a sales software. Its sales force of 500 people is divided into four regions: Northeast, Southeast, Central, and West. Each salesperson is expected to sell the same amount of products. During the last 3 months, only half of the sales representatives in each region were given the software program to help them manage their contacts. The Northeast using the software sold […]

Unit VI Essay  The role of a correctional officer takes many paths and presents many situations. Near the top of the list is safety, regardless of where the officer is working. However, add into the prison setting gangs, and the level of safety being compromised rises significantly.   Using the CSU Library, choose the Criminal Justice link. In the search box, input Containing Contraband, then select […]

Art and Bill were leaving work one afternoon when they were approached by Charlie, who was wearing a mask and carrying a gun. Charlie, who suspected Art of having an affair with Charlie’s wife, approached to within ten feet of Art and Bill, aimed the gun at Art and said, AArt, I am going to kill [email protected] Art quickly grabbed Bill and pulled Bill in […]

choose one of the following major criminal justice areas: law enforcement, prisons/corrections, the courts, private security, or emergency management. This component will serve as the area for which the project will be based. Next, identify a challenge or area of improvement within your chosen area. (For example, one may choose corrections as the topic area and violence in prisons as the problem). Over the weeks […]

Prison Diversity Presentation: Over the past several decades, racial riots, self imposed segregation and an unwillingness to respect other cultures has been pervasive amongst the inmates in state prisons. It will be your task to develop a unique program that you believe will result in mutual respect, full integration, and cultural awareness amongst the inmates of your fictional state prison. Your program should include a minimum of […]

Final Capstone Project Outline Review the Final Capstone Project instructions in Week Five. Then, visit the Ashford Writing Center located under the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation tool bar in your online classroom, and review the “Sample: Outline.” Format your outline for the Final Capstone Project according to the “Sample: Outline.” (NOTE: In the “Sample: Outline,” it states that the thesis statement is […]