Discussion: Mental Disorders and Criminal Behavior In order to understand the interplay between mental disorder and criminal behavior, it is first important to define mental disorder. A general definition of mental disorder (also termed mental illness or mental disease) is a condition that impairs a persons normal thoughts, emotions, and/or behaviors. The tendency to connect mental disorder and criminal … Read more
Assignment: Female Offenders The 2013 FBI Uniform Crime Report, Crime in the United States, 2012 (n.d.), indicates that females accounted for about 26.2% of arrestees for 2012. The mid-year 2010 Bureau of Justice Statistics (Minton, 2011) report also indicates that 12.3% of incarcerated offenders were female. While these numbers are rather small compared to … Read more
Discussion 2: Trauma and Comorbidity It is not uncommon for people who experience trauma to use substances to moderate psychological or emotional pain. Trauma can easily add to the strain that people already feel. In this Discussion, you diagnose and plan treatment for a case provided by your instructor. To prepare: Review the Learning Resources on trauma treatment, including additional … Read more
The reflection questions can be found on the last slide. Reflection question tips are on the second-to-last slide. Please click through from the beginning Choose any contemporary media text (e.g. a film or television show) that is known for its visual diversity. Using the criteria provided by Kristen Warner, discuss whether or not you consider … Read more
As you recall from earlier weeks, various philosophical orientations hold unique epistemological and ontological assumptions. These assumptions return to the forefront of attention when considering how to evaluate the rigor or quality of various qualitative research designs. Typically, when speaking of validity, qualitative researchers are referring to research that is credible and trustworthy, i.e., … Read more
Discussion: I need this in about 200-250 words with references Part of successfully implementing a strategic plan is involving everyone in the organization in the plan. You work as an admission coordinator for an assisted living facility that just enacted its 5-year strategic plan. However, no one has communicated any of the components of the … Read more
Assume you were interested in the issues related to violence in elementary level school children. You are aware of the increased incidences of bullying, leading to serious problems. Specifically, you want to video tape childrens behavior out of school on their way home to and from school. You want to capture, on video, the social … Read more
Ethics plays an important role in conducting of research. While the individual researcher is responsible for his/her ethical practice, any research sponsored by an organization, university, or government program has a review process guided by a code of ethics. Besides the code of ethics, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) plays an important role in monitoring … Read more
The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the framework and various dimensions of access to care, including delivery, and quality among the health care models. Choose two models from the Topic 3 assignment that you feel are most effective in providing quality care. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, answer the following questions: How is … Read more
Who appeared to be public safety leaders in the event? Are individuals who are in a command position the only individuals who asserted leadership? Why or why not? What are the human factors that influenced the situation? Which leadership principles and concepts were present? Were the pillars of leadership apparent?