The selection process for law enforcement officers includes an interview, situational tests, and psychological tests. As in most professions, officers also participate in annual continuing education programs. While there is a need for updated training for officers, researchers have also recognized the need to study police behaviors. Recently, researchers have created a mobile electroencephalogram (EEG) to monitor brain activity of officers when put into stressful […]

Law enforcement agencies are a very attractive target when it comes to litigation. Thus, civil liability is a concern in American policing and will continue to be. Often, civil lawsuits against police are filed when they abuse their power, are negligent, or violate the civil rights of a citizen. Police officers and administrators understand the possibility of litigation. However, the circumstances where they will be […]

Final Examination: There is going to be a presidential election in 2020. You are to write a 6-7 page research paper outlining President Trump or any one of the Democratic candidate’s criminal justice plan and policies. Consider their voting record, past statements, policies on their websites, along with any other resource involving what their plans are for criminal justice, specifically related to prison and how […]

Many commentators label the current “War on Terrorism” as a state of perpetual war. Many issues become apparent when a nation adopts a permanent war setting. Chapter 8 in your text explores many of the ethical issues associated with the War on Terrorism, and the video Treat Terrorists Like Enemy Combatants, Not Criminals: A Debate debates the best methods to handle accused terrorists (Makio, 2010). In this […]

You are a correctional case manager working in a minimum-security state facility for male offenders. You oversee a caseload of 100 offenders. This week, you have 8 annual assessments and 10 security assessments due. The institutional hearings officer needs you to serve as the witness in three institutional hearings by Friday and has asked you when you can fit them in. Transportation runs on Friday, and you […]

1) Your clients are Mr. and Mrs. Stanford. They are the seller in this transaction. The closing is taking place today. you were informed in advance that Mr. Stanford travels constantly for business and would be out of state on the day of closing. Thus, you prepared a power of attorney for him to sign giving Mrs. Stanford the right to sign the requisite documents […]

The following is a classic distributive bargaining scenario, wherein each party is attempting to maximize their gains at the expense of the other. In this situation, Michelle is interested in purchasing a Toyota Highlander. Michelle has two dealerships to choose from (Toyota of Louisville and Green Tree Toyota). Although she has no desire to travel a long distance, there are dealerships in Cincinnati, Ohio and […]

For your senior project, choose one of the following major criminal justice areas: law enforcement, prisons/corrections, the courts, Homeland Security, private security, or emergency management. This component will serve as the area for which your senior 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 […]

Criminal profiling (sometimes referred to as psychological profiling) is an investigative tool that can be used to help investigators profile and identify (in some cases) unknown criminal subjects or offenders. The overall goal of criminal (psychological) profiling is to help identify a person’s mental, emotional, and personality characteristics as manifested in things done or objects left at the scene of a crime by a suspect […]

“The Duty of Loyalty and Whistleblowing” Please respond to the following: The chapter reading identifies the concepts of duty of loyalty and duty of care.   What is the difference between the two and identify those affected by these legal concepts. Analyze the duty of loyalty in whistle blower cases to determine to whom loyalty is owed, and who shows the greater duty of loyalty. Support your analysis with specific examples. Reexamine the [CITIZEN’S UNITED] decision in Chapter […]