‘The protection of fundamental rights in the European Union (EU) is a rich and, at times, contested area of EU law and it has become increasingly important with the expansion of powers of the EU.’ Eleanor Spaventa, ‘Fundamental rights in the European Union’ in Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers (eds) European Union Law (2nd ed. … Read more
What is generally the hiring process of new police officers and the kinds of tests commonly given to applicants? Does the process fairly evaluate police candidates? Would you add or remove any of the “hurdles” from the testing process? To correctly answer this question, identify the hiring process for a specific local police department of … Read more
History and the ConstitutionCompetencies Addressed in This DiscussionCompetency 1: Describe how historical problems were managed in the evolution of the U.S. Constitution.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.IntroductionThe U.S. Constitution has significant and complex history. Each marker that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution is important in terms of understanding frame, philosophical ideologies, and … Read more
Reflect on your Capstone learning experience. What skill(s) and knowledge that you’ve acquired from the experience will most likely benefit you as transferable to the work force or to your continued pursuit of higher education in the future? What have you learned about yourself as a learner from this experience (e.g., research or writing)? Reflect … Read more
Connecting the Past and Present and Looking AheadCompetencies Addressed in This AssignmentCompetency 2: Correlate the role of each branch of government with Bill of Rights interpretation.Competency 5: Communicate effectively in writing.Throughout the course, we will be looking at historical connections to understand current and future criminal justice system implications. In this unit, you learned about … Read more
Discuss how Davoren, Cronin, Perry, Demant, Shiely, & O’Connor (2016) used visual presentation in the article, “A Typology of Alcohol Consumption Among Young People – A Narrative Synthesis” (this week’s required readings), to reduce information from the evaluation studies to certain characteristics. Initial posting should be 500 words. It should cite at least one credible … Read more