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Stakeholder Short Paper
Write a 3- to 5-page (double spaced) paper about a particular U.S. stakeholder and their interests in energy policy. It can be a private firm, an NGO, or even a government agency (just note that government agencies are often the hardest to effectively profile, since they're not officially allowed to lobby, and their orientation and activities tend to change based on who's occupying the White House). 
Who is your stakeholder? How big are they, and what do they do? What do you think they want from US Energy Policy? Have they spent any money to lobby on behalf of their energy interests (in other words, how you know what they want)? Have they made contributions to political campaigns? Do their interests surprise you?
Determining what your stakeholder wants can be tricky. The best place to start is to look at their website. Often your stakeholder will be pretty clear on what they want, but beware the dangers of greenwash! Virtually no website will say, "We want to weaken environmental laws so that we can make more money at the expense of society at large!" Looking at corporate websites, apparently EVERYONE is an environmentalist... It might be useful to look at what the company is actually doing, how large any clean investments are, etc. The comparison of what they say versus what they do, so to speak, is often interesting.
Make sure to include in-text citations as well as a bibliography to show your sources.

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Imagine that a founding father of your choice has been brought to the future and you have been given the opportunity to talk with him about our federalist representative form of government. He is interested in learning about the current state of our federalist representative form of government.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper documenting the conversation that the two of you might have. The U.S. Constitution is a good reference for this paper. In the dialogue, you should discuss the following topics with the founding father: 
The roles of the various branches of government, their administrative functions, and their structural and political characteristics 
At least two examples for both exclusive federal powers and exclusive state powers
The role courts play in determining the nature of federal–state relations
Your recommendations to improve or maximize the efficiencies of the federalist representative form of government
The founding father’s opinion on the current state of the federalist representative form of government, what surprises him about how it has evolved over time, and his thoughts on your recommendations

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

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Imagine that you have been asked to speak to a group of medical students about medical cannabis laws and regulations. Create a brief educational presentation for these students. You may use Powerpoint, or create a video, or use any other media/technology you wish. Include the following in your presentation:

Pick a state Virginia and  describe at least two ways in which the state and federal cannabis laws are in conflict.  
Describe how federal and state cannabis laws affect the medical provider's role with regards to prescribing or recommending medical cannabis/CBD products
Include at least TWO appropriately cited references in your presentation. If you are not able to cite your references directly on in the presentation (for instance, if you are creating a video), please upload the references on a separate document.

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Violations of Miranda
Competency Addressed in This Discussion
Competency 1: Articulate how the rules of criminal procedure apply to a criminal justice practitioner.
Introduction
In Missouri v. Seibert (2004), the Court held that giving the Miranda warning only after the police obtain an unwarned confession violates the Miranda rule. As a result of this decision, statements made after the Miranda warning is given are not admissible even if these statements repeat those given before the Miranda warning was read to the suspect. In an earlier case, Oregon v. Elstad, the Court admitted a confession obtained after the police gave the Miranda warning even though the suspect had previously made statements before the warning was given.

Imagine you are a police officer investigating a domestic violence case. You received a call that a man hit his wife in the face with a closed fist, causing injury. You arrived at the scene and locate the suspect in question. You handcuff him and put him in the back of your patrol car. You ask him if he hit his wife in the face. He states to you that he just "lost control" and did not mean to hurt her. He tells you that he is sorry for hitting her and will never do it again.

Once at the police station, your sergeant tells you to make sure you get plenty of information in the confession statement from the suspect to put into the arrest report. You provide the suspect with his Miranda warning and ask him to go into detail about the incident and him losing control. He tells you the whole story from the beginning and again states that he had no intention of hurting his wife.

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For this discussion, locate a case on point with the Seibert or Elstad case.

In your main post:

Analyze admissibility of the suspect's confessions in the scenario provided before and after Miranda warning was given to the suspect.
Determine whether the ruling in the case you researched aligns or conflicts with Seibert or Elstad.
Articulate whether you agree with the court's rationale regarding the admissibility of statements made by a suspect in your selected case, and why.
Explore how you feel the Miranda warning would impact your decision making if you were a police officer.
Be sure to support your position with the case law you located.

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It is common knowledge that two controversial issues in the American legal system are the types of criminal defenses and the manner of criminal punishment. In this assignment, you will explore both in their various forms.

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the types of criminal defenses and the manner of criminal punishment.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Specify the key points involved in the court determining the lawfulness of the use of force. Next, identify and then discuss the relevance of the factors a court or a jury will consider in determining what force is reasonable in self-defense.
Argue for or against the use of the Castle Doctrine or stand your ground laws as a defense to prevent the rendering of a guilty verdict in a criminal homicide case. Provide a rationale to support your response.
Compare and contrast the defenses of diplomatic, legislative, and witness immunity. Analyze the overall role that the defenses play within the criminal justice system. Next, evaluate the general level of fairness of witness immunity to the defense. Provide a rationale to support your response.
Specify the two elements of the defense of entrapment. Next, support or critique the value of the defense within the criminal law system in the United States. Justify your response.
Argue for or against the "Three Strikes"laws. Provide a rationale to support your response.
Use at least three quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar types of websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the nature and history of American criminal law.
Explain the role of individuals and federal, state, and local government agencies in crime fighting and prosecution of criminal offenses.
Analyze the essential legal elements of criminal conduct.
Contrast crimes against persons, crimes against property, and other types of criminal conduct.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in criminal law.
Write clearly and concisely about criminal law using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric

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2. Does the president have unlimited Constitutional power 3. How does Congress function ( I mean supposed to ) 4. Why is the Supreme Court considered the final resort on social issues

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IRB Issues and Response

Preparation
Review the IRB scenarios to get a sense of potential issues that can arise either during the initial IRB or anywhere during the execution of your research plan.

Reflect upon these scenarios and carefully review your own research plan to identify potential IRB that have not been clearly addressed in your narrative. Use the input you have received from your peers and the instructor to identify IRB concerns and develop your analysis to address these issues.

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Create a 3–5 page analysis of potential IRB issues in your research plan. Include the following:

Identify potential IRB issues.
Discuss vulnerable population and potential ethical issues related to a research methodology or strategy.

Evaluate potential research subjects and sites.
Propose alternative research strategies to address specific IRB issues.

In your conclusion, discuss potential IRB issues within your proposed research plan and include a mitigation strategy for your identified issues.
Additional Requirements

Use current APA style, format, mechanics, transitions and proper organization and structure.
Write with logic, flow, organization, structure, and in the scholarly lexicon of the profession.




(VERY IMPORTANT) The participants for this study are women with felony histories who have been out of prison/jail for a minimum of two years and have completed any community control sanctions (probation/parole). 

In most cases, women with felony histories who have been out of prison/jail would be considered a vulnerable population because they been in jail/prison and still have community control sanctions such as probation/parole officers and they are still on probation/parole.

BUT, my population of women would not be considered Vulnerable, because they are no longer involved in the criminal justice system, they have completed all community control sanctions and no longer have a probation/parole officer and they are no longer on probation/parole. 





You must use at least 10 references to support your work. I attached a copy of MY Dissertation Paper to this assignment. I attached readings to this assignment to help you. Please read all attachments. Let me know if you need any additional information to complete this assignment.

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What happens to migrants after they are deported from the United States and dropped off at
the Mexican border, often hundreds if not thousands of miles from their hometowns?

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In the mid-1950s, the first study linking cigarette smoking to lung cancer was published. In the decades that followed, many other studies supported this finding and a host of other health-related effects attributed to smoking were uncovered.

Over the last few decades, cities and states have created local regulations prohibiting smoking in certain public places. In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was given regulatory authority of all tobacco products.

Chapter 20 of your textbook begins with a comparison of two sources of inhalable nicotine: traditional tobacco cigarettes and E-cigarettes. Because E-cigarettes are a relatively new technology, less is known about the long-term effects of the firsthand and secondhand inhalation of vaping products. However, in recent years they have been treated and regulated similarly to traditional cigarettes. 

Your assignment for this unit is to create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint presentation that covers the following elements:

the anatomy and physiology of respiration (e.g., explain how breathing works);
the effects of the inhalation of smoke and E-cigarette vapor on gas exchange in the lungs;
specific diseases associated with smoking, both pulmonary and cardiovascular; and
lastly, based on what you know about E-cigarettes from the reading and your own research, defend or oppose the regulation of vaping products as traditional cigarettes.
You will need to cite and reference at least one article from the CSU Library databases as one of your sources of information.

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These statements are based on our readings and discussions over the course of the semester:

1) The Free Exercise and Disestablishment clauses of America’s First Amendment to the Constitution are clearly being upheld in contemporary society.

2) When it comes to evaluating religious minorities in America (Immigrant or New Religious Movements/cults) we must consider their legitimacy, and legitimacy is a value judgment based on time (age) and membership.

3) “America’s history, our sense of who we are, has been profoundly influenced by our religious beliefs and practices, to the extent that Religion is something quite sacred to Americans.”

Paragraph 1: Introduce your topic with a strong thesis statement that clearly states your position
Paragraphs 2-4: Provide support for your position with evidence 
Paragraph 5: Present briefly the opposing perspective also using evidence 
Final paragraph: Draw conclusions.

Mechanics
No more than 2 pages (at most 2.5 !!!!)
Double spaced, Helvetica or Arial 11 point
Pay attention to grammar and spelling, but don’t get overly concerned. I just need to be able to understand it.
It should show your critical thinking skills and your knowledge but in a very precise way. 
Rubric:
Follows the instructions and is submitted on time (there is a hard 2 pm deadline)    10 pts
Sticks to the prompt & position assigned and provide a logical & organized argument    20 pts
Uses evidence from class materials    10 pts
Provides a brief explanation of the opposing perspective and a conclusion    10 pts

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Your textbook references Leonard White’s perspective in the article titled “Introduction to the Study of Public Administration.” White suggests that successful public administrators are effective at discerning public problems and providing effective and interesting solutions. Using CSU’s Online Library, identify a public (government or nonprofit) problem, and provide a narrative that reflects the practice and research of effective management.

Your scenario should reference a local, national, or nonprofit incident that requires a public fix. Examples include enlarging a public park, expanding a public library, adding extra wings to a hospital to accommodate increased patient loads, building a new terminal for an expanding airline, adding nonprofit services for low-income families, and increasing mentoring services that support youth programs. After choosing your incident, your essay must include the components listed below.

Provide some historical background.
Identify key stakeholders involved.
Identify the resources needed.
Explain what challenges were overcome.
Summarize the results.
Identify any continued monitoring or oversight that is needed.
Summarize the lessons learned regarding how the organization balanced institutional changes to solve the problem.
Ensure your essay is at least two pages in length but is no longer than four pages in length, is double-spaced, and uses 12-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins. Section headings are also encouraged to help organize your paper.

Your essay must be written using APA format. Be sure to include a title page and a reference page, but please note that these will not count toward meeting the minimum page requirement. All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited. Title and reference pages do not count toward meeting the minimum page requirements.

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Choose TWO of the three questions on 13th to respond to.  Be sure to develop at least one full paragraph for each number, and for the sake of clarity, number the responses that you chose to answer.



13th:

1. This documentary emphasizes that the current crisis of mass incarceration is directly tied to our country’s legacy and history of slavery. By showing how slavery shifted to convict leasing, to Jim Crow segregation, to the war on drugs, 13th argues that “systems of oppression are durable and they often reinvent themselves.” As Angela Davis stated in the film, “Historically, when one looks at efforts to create reforms, they inevitably lead to more repression.” What are ways you can end this cycle? What do you think are some of the factors that allowed this system of racial control to simply evolve and replicate itself for the past 150 years? How can you be more vigilant against institutional racism?



2. How does 13th characterize our criminal justice system and political institutions? How did this flm shape your understanding of the prison system? Was there a particular case or series of facts that altered or challenged any of your pre-existing views? Explain.



3. How much did you know about the war on drugs and war on crime before watching the film? Were you surprised to learn about the racial underpinnings of these legislative policies, and the active role of the state in criminalizing and targeting communities of color? What was your reaction after hearing the following quote from John Ehrlichman, one of Richard Nixon’s aides?:



“The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course, we did