Category: Criminal justice

Considering the procedures for behavior in courts; considering the behaviors and actions of the defendant (Penelope Soto); Were the judges actions more for the service of justice or more to serve his emotions? Did he overreact? Or did he act within his right?

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 
What is mixed methods research and why is it important for criminal justice agencies?
Which mixed methods research strategy is best suited for criminal justice agencies? 
How can mixed methods research be implemented in criminal justice agencies? 
Response Requirements
Respond to the prompts above in a minimum of 175 words.
Include at least one peer-review (scholarly) source to support your discussion response. Your peer-review source must be published from  2000 -present. NOTE: News articles, Wikipedia, websites, and blogs are not peer-reviewed sources.

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You must write your word count at the bottom of EVERY assignment to earn credit. 
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If your assignment fails to follow the abovementioned requirements, it will not earn credit.  
Remember to include your word count on every post & follow ALL directions for your submission so you earn credit.  Any entry not demonstrating critical thinking (CT) skills or knowledge of the topic as required for the CT assignment & will not be awarded credit.  
This CTA continues what you wrote for your DQ on the previous page.
Pre-work:  Research the job of a Detective first from legitimate sources (ex. NOT Wiki or About.com or blogs) to be able to answer the questions below.
There are numerous types of investigators (ex. sworn or non-sworn) & Detectives (ex. sworn).  They work in every level of the government (ex. city, county, state & federal).  Very few agencies have dedicated “homicide” or “violent crimes” units because they are not large enough.  Most Detectives are “generalists” who handle a wide variety of crimes in a single day, from credit card fraud, burglary, child abuse, robbery, etc.).  Often students tell me they are going into Criminal Justice so they can be a “Detective” without realizing you have to be a road patrol officer (ex. requires completing a six month FT police academy & earn a FDLE certificate from passing the academy & state exam) for many years & take “advanced training courses.”  In any public safety career (ex. CJ, Fire, EMS, paramedic), you are a permanent student during your entire career.  You always go to school & are responsible for your learning to improve your skillset to keep your job.  Whether your agency pays for your training or you pay on your own, an investment in your life-long training can result in a better job within your agency or a better schedule.  Review the “Advanced Training, Special Courses and Exemption from Training (EFT)” by scrolling down on this link:  Advanced Training & Specialized Courses at PBSCLinks to an external site.. Review a few of the classes & their associated fliers before answering the questions below.
Critical Thinking Question:
(A) Research on your own using resources not provided on what additional training Detectives must undergo to be considered for a Detective position.  Discuss your findings & cite the resources used.
(B) Using the PBSC-AT&SC list provided, what two trainings would you attend if your agency sent you to go?
(C) After completing those two trainings, what impact would those training have on your ability to go into a specialized unit (ex. DUI, motorcycle, community policing, K9, Detective, etc.)?  
(D) How would changing from a road patrol officer to a specialized unit increase your work hours, pay, schedule, or quality of life? 
(E) How would using your vacation/personal time & attending/going to a non-FDLE training course out of the county or state & paying for it on your own make you more competitive & potentially advance your career/pay/opportunities?   
(F)  How would going to college on your own time & using your agency’s reimbursement benefit to earn the next level college degree (ex. AA => BA or BA=>Master’s Degree) potentially advance your career/pay/opportunities in the short, medium & long term? 

In this assignment, you will explore elements of predictive policing. You will research a crime map of either your own city, a major city nearby, or any major city of your choice and explore other crime databases that are available. Analysts use this data for many purposes including identifying crime patterns to make your neighborhood safer.
Prompt
In this module, you have explored data collection and advancements in technology. You will now explore crime maps and additional databases created and maintained by local law enforcement that aid in decision making to identify crime patterns. For example, here is a crime map of Chicago. The Chicago police department provides these online services. This is the type of information you will be locating and using for this assignment. When starting your search, begin by looking up your selected city’s police department website. If you would prefer, you can use this crime map of Peoria, Illinois for your assignment. This application of knowledge will help you prepare for Project One in Module Five, where you will analyze predictive policing in a real-world scenario.
First, identify the crime map of your chosen city. Share the link in your assignment.
Next, identify other databases that are available (for example, gang member database, sex offender database, gun registry). Share the link(s) in your assignment.
Then, address the following questions:
What crime map data and other services can you find?
What data do you have access to?
What services are provided?
Does the information provided promote transparency or accountability?
How would you describe the experience of navigating the site and browsing its information?
Is the site user friendly?
Would you use it again outside of this class?
Does the site promote accessibility to the police?
Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:
Identify the crime map of your chosen city and share the link in your assignment.
Identify other databases that are available and share the links in your assignment.
Describe the crime map data and other services available.
Analyze the information provided to determine if it promotes transparency or accountability.
Describe the experience of navigating the site and browsing its information.

So we will be using the same textbook that I had sent as a pdf. 
Instructions: 
Students are to find and read an article on Women who are Incarcerated and the Effects it has on the children and family.
Students are to give the name of their article and share 1-2 paragraphs on this article. 
Some relevant places to look at to answer the Questions is in the textbook pdf Section XI Women and Work in the Criminal Justice System: Police,
Courts, and Corrections page (513-526) and ( page 527-542) 

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“Assess the prevalence rates of drug use for different age groups in the United States according to the data presented in chapter one of your textbook. Analyze the challenges related to measuring prevalence, including the methods used and possible alternatives.”
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Watch the below video, and in a minimum of 500 words discuss your thoughts on the effectiveness of the message and the video itself. Your post is due no later than 11:59 on 5/16/24.

Textbook:Beck,A. (1993) Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse. New York: Guilford Press
Early, K.E. (1996) Drug Treatment Behind Bars: Prison-Based Strategies for Change, Westport, CT.
Praeger.
PART 1
Read Chapter 8 in TIP 44 Substance Abuse Treatment For Adults in the Criminal Justice System.pdf
Discuss the key issues identified in the text related to substance abuse treatment. What treatment services can reasonably be provided in a jail setting? 
 
PART 2
Read Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opiod Use Disorder in CJS.pdf 
Discuss the risks and benefits of Medication – Assisted Treatment for Opiod use. How would you determine if a client in the criminal justice system would be a good candidate for OAD Treatment? What factors would you  consider when deciding for or against the use of this type of treatment?
Provide your answers in 2 – 3 paragraphs. 

Week 5 
Week 5 Discussion
Criminal Procedure and Process
Discussion Topic
This week we learn about profiling. Are you in favor or against profiling beings used at airports during the screening process. What are the pros and cons to such a procedure? Are there any potential abuse problems?
Week 7 
Do you believe that random drug testing should be allowed? Please address those areas of society (or those groups of people) that you would allow, or not allow random drug testing. Make sure to explain your position. (Some things to think about: would you submit to a drug test to play sports; to get a job, to receive public benefits, to attend Monroe?)
Week 8 
How does the First Amendment relate to criminal law and procedure? Please explain your answer. Go with your gut feeling but please don’t give just a one or two word response. Give this some thought.
Week 9 
Please discuss whether you’re in favor of the type of technology used in the Kyllo case that you learned about this week. What are the pros and cons of allowing the police to use such a procedure. 
Week 10 
Would you allow DNA samples to be taken from all people who were arrested? If not, when would you allow DNA samples to be taken? (Please explain your reasons and don’t forget to discuss the pros and cons of your position.)
Week 11 
Doing away with Miranda? Most people could probably recite the Miranda warnings without even taking this course. Do you think a suspect needs them to be read to him or her or can we dispense with the reading of the rights. (I’m not saying to get rid of the rights…just the requirement of having to read them or risk losing the suspect’s confession because they weren’t read.) (Remember to include the pros and cons.)
Week 12 
What is the ruling in the case of Batson v. Kentucky and what effect does it have on jury selection?
Week 13 
This week you learn about the death penalty. Discuss if you are in favor or against it. Please support your position with specific criminal justice principles.

Discuss in 6 to 8 pages, the similarities and differences between 12-step approaches and two therapeutic approaches. Use at least 4 current (last 5 to 10 years) research articles from scholarly sources (other than your textbooks and course materials) to show examples of the different approaches. In addition, address the following questions: Which type of treatment or 12-step approach or combination of approaches do you believe is most effective? Which approach or approaches do you think would be most effective in the Criminal Justice System and why? Do not count your title page as one of the required number of pages.  Please Use APA style 7th edition.