Debate This: Personal Bankruptcy Three months ago, Janet Hart’s husband of twenty years died of cancer. Although he had medical insurance, he left Janet with outstanding medical bills of more than $50,000. Janet has worked at the local library for the past ten years, earning $1,500 per month. Since her husband’s death, Janet also has … Read more
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), and Crime Data from Victims of Crime: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Please answer the questions below: Define the terms UCR, NIBRS, and NCVS. What is the purpose of each? If you could pick only one measure of crime, which one would you choose? Defend your answer? Use concrete … Read more
Week 6 Assignment – Combating Juvenile Delinquency Introduction In this assignment, you will recommend improvements to a juvenile delinquency prevention program. A link to an example assignment follows the assignment instructions. Instructions Use county, state, or federal Internet resources or the Strayer University library to research your community’s current efforts to deter or prevent … Read more
Please see your assigned Case Study for the final assignment below. The assignment sheet and grade rubric have been attached as well Please note: There’s no real city or state implied in this case. I use Cambridge or others city/university names strictly as fictitious places. You don’t need to look for case law that relates … Read more
A controversial issue today in the American legal system is the justification of the use of force by police officers, given the actions and conduct of citizens. In this assignment, you will explore the requirements for use of force, constitutional rights pursuant to the Bill of Rights when it comes to free speech, and … Read more
Paul Barton owned a small property-management company, doing business as Brighton Homes. In October, Barton went on a spending spree. First, he bought a Bose surround-sound system for his home from KDM Electronics. The next day, he purchased a Wilderness Systems kayak from Outdoor Outfitters, and the day after that he bought a new Toyota … Read more
VIDEO: Supreme Court rules for Alabama death row inmate – YouTube Death penalty in America – YouTube [3/5/19] – Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Death Row Inmate with Dementia The U.S. Supreme Court sent a death-row case back to the lower courts on February 27th, ruling in favor of Vernon Madison, a death row … Read more
Choose one of the current controversies discussions in the text book from the list below: Chapter 7:Is targeted Policing a Good Policing Strategy? pp.160-161 Chapter 7: Is Street level Bureaucracy a Good Thing? pp.162-163 Chapter 8:Should Police Agencies Require Officers to Wear Body cameras? pp.183-184 Chapter 8: Does Police Discretion Help or harm Our Criminal … Read more
Compare and contrast the advocates and critics of public bureaucracies. Who was Max Weber? What is the Weberian ideal and how does it relate to modern bureaucracy? Discuss White’s argument that the legal bureaucracy of criminal justice inhibits police cooperation. Do you agree or disagree with his statement that efforts to increase homeland … Read more
Chapter 12 1. Explain why law enforcement is making greater strides in understanding domestic terrorism. 2. Explain the difference between extremism and terrorism. 3. What is Christian Identity and how has it helped to provide the basis for violence among the extremists? 4. Discuss David Nice’s theory of violence and abortion clinic bombings. 5. Explain … Read more