Each student will be required to complete the term project, which is a 8-12 page APA Style paper. Your paper should have at least 8-12 pages of substance not counting the cover and reference pages. Please be sure that your paper is a Word Document (.doc) uploaded to the assignment section as an attachment. Students will be required to use at least three scholarly – peer reviewed- sources. Students have […]

Part A (A 1-page response is required)  1. Describe the of feminist criminology.  2. Do you believe that  this philosophy explains the cause of criminal behavior in women? Provide one (1) supporting fsct to justify your position.   Part B (A 1- page response is required) The victims rights movement grew out of the dissatisfaction of victims with the passive role, neglect, and minimization of harm […]

Your supervisor, Sarah Harris, is a new probation officer who has been on the job for only a few months and is still learning the job herself. You are asked to prepare a memo to Sarah Harris listing the five types of helping professionals that she might come into contact with during her job as a probation officer in a pretrial diversion program. Also, you will […]

Conceptual Essay: Organizational Communication Perspective  (APA format, 8 pages)  In light of your critical reflection upon the course readings so far, your own research (e.g., articles, books, and professional journals), and your professional experience, articulate your own  organizational communication perspective.   Pre-Essay Activity: Getting Started  Prior to writing, take time to reflect upon your course readings and discussions. Stop and review the key concepts that […]

Privacy advocates, like the American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U.) and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (E.P.I.C.), have argued that Carnivore invades the privacy of Internet users because their packets of information are analyzed along with the offender’s during Carnivores filtration process. The F.B.I. counters that “each packet contains very little information and the intrusion—a brief, one-second processing of data—is negligible.” Moreover, the F.B.I. states that […]

Understanding American criminal law concepts is a necessity for a criminal justice major. Chapter 3 of the text is devoted to explaining the principles and concepts of substantive and procedural law under due process of the American criminal justice system. In order to examine global criminal activity, students must first examine the system under which they are required to abide by and uphold as criminal […]

It is very important to test and validate your digital forensic tools before use.  This not only gives you the confidence in your tools but allows you to testify in court that your tools were working properly before exposing important digital evidence to them.  Try your hand at developing a simple testing plan based on a specific software or hardware tool. For example, you may […]

You and your partner are a two-person patrol in a rural district of Kansas for a county sheriff’s office. Your area of responsibility is right in the middle of “Tornado Alley.” Two weeks ago, a category 4 tornado touched down at the north end of a town in your jurisdiction and hit a day care. Twenty-two children were in the day care with five care providers. Most of the children […]

In light of your understanding of the civil and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process, consider the following scenario: Pete was seriously injured when the four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) he was driving through the trails behind his house rolled over. As a result of his injuries, Pete is unable to work and has incurred $75,000 in medical bills. Pete has filed a lawsuit against the ATV […]

For this assignment, you will assume the role of a researcher for a nonprofit that examines international juvenile justice systems and/or youth violence. The nonprofit has asked that you complete a profile of two countries (use two of those discussed in this unit).  First, why do we study international juvenile justice and/or youth violence (at least one paragraph)?  Second, select two countries that were discussed […]