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Managing Challenges in Criminal Justice

For managers in the criminal justice system, the duty to protect the public means supervising officers who must interact with lawbreakers, intoxicated or dangerous individuals, and the like. Similarly, corrections officers deal continually with violent criminals and others who do not want to be confined in jail or prison.

These are demanding jobs. Criminal justice managers face a difficult dilemma that is built into their jobs: on the one hand, they are tasked with protecting the public (as well as their employees), while on the other hand, they are expected to control the behavior of their officers and protect the rights of the criminals they encounter.

With this contradiction in mind, discuss the following:
•For police and correctional officers, is it more important to get results or to follow laws and procedures exactly? As a manager, how would you guide your officers on this point?
•Which factors can contribute to job dissatisfaction and burnout among police and correctional officers? What can managers do to minimize the impact of these factors?
•How does the popularity of cell phone video cameras and social media impact the patrol officer’s job? Analyze both the positive and negative effects of this development.

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Using the Internet sites such as that of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), research the topic “Hiring and Keeping Police Officers.”

On the basis of this article and your other research, address the following in a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document:
•Discuss the trends in recruiting, selecting, and retaining police officers. What suggestions can you offer for improving the recruitment, selection, and retention of qualified police officers? Be specific about the traits you would seek in new recruits and why you would look for such traits.
•The article was specific to police officers. Do the same recruitment guidelines apply to other criminal justice agencies, such as a prison? How would a recruitment strategy for prison personnel differ?
•The article you reviewed was originally published in 2004 (also consider the publication dates of the other material you have read). While the basic concepts regarding the recruitment of police officers may remain applicable, consider what may have changed. What developments have occurred since then that might change a recruitment strategy for police officers? Are there any traits not discussed in the article that you believe have become desirable for new recruits?
•Discuss the role of the police captain in the area of motivation and morale. In what ways can the captain or other leaders retain good officers?

Cite any sources using APA format on a separate page.

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Probation Performance Improvement

You have been hired to advise an underperforming probation department. This department has seen very high employee turnover and frequent criticism from judges unhappy with the supervision being provided to those sentenced in their courtrooms.

A new director has been hired and is expecting guidance from you. Create a 6- to 8-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, addressing the following:
•Describe the functions performed by a probation officer, including a discussion of “role ambiguity.”
•Describe the job requirements for new hires and recommend whether they are appropriate or should be changed. (You will need to research the job requirements for probation officers in your area).
•As stated above, this department has seen very high rates of turnover among employees. Identify the aspects of the position that may lead to burnout. What can managers do to minimize the impact of factors that contribute to job dissatisfaction and burnout?

Support your responses with examples. Use the notes section of the slides to elaborate as necessary and to provide citations. Cite any sources using the APA format on a separate slide.

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Comparing Aspects of U.S. Business Organization Law with The Law of Saudi Arabia Jurisdiction

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Punishment as it pertains to the eighth Amendment. Death penalty and should people be able to choose how they die?

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This final paper is required for (Practicum) class. 
I was required to go to court and observe how the courts go in the U.S
and then do this paper. ( I want the writer to write from the perspective of an observer )
it is not actually a research paper.
but I want a high quality paper with accurate information and references

I suggest you to include some topics:

* how to be a judge in the U.S and Saudi Arabia
* what are the processes until any case reaches to the court room in both countries.
** I personally have been working as an investigator in drugs issues in Saudi Arabia so I want you to mention that and compare the investigation system in both countries and whether or not it influences the judgement and what are the benefits of investigation in both countries.
** I personally applied to be a judge in Saudi Arabia but the final decision was not to accept me because I was only 21 while you have to be at least 22 in Saudi. I want you to mention that and compare the age requirement in both countries.
*Jury trials.  
* and any other topics you may think it is useful and helpful in such a paper.

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I am looking to have a paper written that is against having the death penalty. I will be supplying a paper that was written for the death penalty to be able to determine the style of paper i am looking for.

Will need to have 6-7 credible sources, three being books

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Conduct some independent research on the hiring process for three different criminal justice agencies. In a 2-3 page paper, describe the hiring process for careers within those criminal justice agencies.

Include the full name of each agency as well as the agency website. Be sure to include how each of those is similar/different from one another.

Additionally, how do the knowledge and practice of criminal justice research methods impact the hiring process?

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the ".docx" extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:

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In the 19th century criminologists began to move away from the Classical philosophy that assumes crime is the result of free will and began to move toward a more scientific view of human behavior. The Positivist philosophy assumes that crime is the result of internal or external factors that determine behavior choices and that criminal behavior is outside of the control of the individual.

Create a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the following questions:

Which of the two schools of thought are closer to your own theory of crime causation?

Explain why you believe your choice best explains incidents of crime.

Does your choice explain all incidents of crime? Why or why not?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

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Describe the fields of criminology and criminal justice; provide some of their similarities and differences. Many theorists believe that criminology is becoming a greater part of criminal justice.

What are some of the ways in which the scientific methods used in criminology are also being used today in the fields of law enforcement, courts, and corrections?

Do you believe that these methods have made the field of criminology stronger or more complicated?

Consider the following scenario:

John continues to work with Jeff, nevertheless. They have regular fights and arguments on similar issues with John always being dishonest in terms of financial dealings. None of them calls upon the police or the court as legitimate way of resolving the issue as both of them were deeply enmeshed in criminal ways of life. One day when they have a fight again, Jeff hits John on his head with a glass, causing John to be hospitalized for over a month.

Examine whether Jeff has committed a crime in the context of the following elements required to constitute a criminal act:

The concurrence and causation of a criminal act

Actus reus

Inchoate offenses

Mens rea

What are the legal definitions of these elements? How are acts that are not violations of the criminal law differentiated from acts that violate the criminal law? What would have the treatment of the above scenario in law if the crime had been committed by John instead of Jeff? Would it have changed the definition of crime? If so, how and why?

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Crime Statistics

The UCR is the official data collection method for reporting crimes known to the police or to the FBI for inclusion in the official crime stats. The NCVS is a survey method to collect data by asking a representative sample of the population about whether they have been the victims of crime.

Create a 2- to 3-page report in a Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the following questions:

How does the information collected vary in terms of crime rates between UCR and NCVS?

How are they similar?

If differences exist, what accounts for the differences?

Submission Details:
•Support your responses with examples.
•Cite any sources in APA format.

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Your city has a large shopping mall with an attached underground parking garage. There has been an increase in the number of automobiles being stolen or broken into. In addition, some of the shoppers have been victims of robberies while at the mall and in the parking garage.

In this context, respond to the following:

Explain how you would apply the crime triangle—comprising of the presence and interaction of motivated offenders, targets, and guardians of the routine activities theory—to help reduce these incidents of crime.

Explain the preventive measures that you would use against the offenders, the targets, and the guardians.

Describe the prevention measures you would impose to address these crimes. Provide the reasons for your approach.

In the above scenario, some of the robbery victims were injured when they did not follow the criminal's instructions at the time of robberies.
Discuss the use of neutralization theory to explain some of the potential causes of criminal activity. In your answer, explain how they may use the following techniques of neutralization:

Denial of responsibility

Denial of injury

Denial of victim

Condemning the condemners

Appeal to a higher loyalty

Let's consider another scenario related to convicted Tuscan, Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner. He pleaded guilty to nineteen charges and was sentenced to seven consecutive life terms, followed by 140 years in prison.

In this context, respond to the following:

Describe the opportunities for theory integration between traditional criminology and the disciplines of biology and psychology in this case.

Describe any specific biological or psychological insight into Loughner's personality that might prove useful to the criminological study of this case.

Provide your opinion on whether his mental health situation impacted his actions in this case. Should the judge force Loughner to be medicated to the level where he would be able to assist in his own defense? Do you think Loughner was insane? Was the sentence imposed justified in this case based on the facts? Provide rationale to support your opinion.