Criminology

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper related to current issues facing Correctional Managers and Administrators. Include a discussion of: The impact of gangs and gang violence in correctional institutions. The impact of illegal drugs and other contraband and the challenges presented in correctional settings The impact of gender and transgender-related issues with correctional environments. The impact of medical and mental health issues within the correctional population. Format your paper consistent with American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines, see linked Resources section below. Include a minimum of 3 scholarly references both in the body of your paper as in text citations and on the references page of your assignment. Submit your assignment in Microsoft Word format.

Like Sutherland, Akers argues that we learn to engage in crime through exposure to and the adoption of definitions favorable to crime. Akers’s theory is compatible with Sutherland’s theory. Social learning theory is not competitive with differential association theory. Instead, it is a broader theory that retains all the differential association processes in Sutherland’s theory. Social learning theory retains a strong element of the symbolic interactionism found in the concepts of differential association and definitions from Sutherland’s theory.  (You can find more on this topic on “A Social Learning Theory of Crime” – by Akers). Compare and contrast the two Sutherland vs. Akers theories. After you have done that, explain what the policy implications from Social leaning and Differential association theory are. Finally, you must also talk about the effectiveness of specific programs (i.e., interventions, treatments, etc.) that have been done based on this theory).  

Use your state’s Department of Corrections website, as well as the Strayer University Online Library ) to research the roles of correctional staff within the correctional organization. (TENNESSEE IS THE STATE YOU WILL USE). I HAD SOMEONE TO PLAGARIZE PLEASE DONT PLAGARIZE. Write a 3-to 5-page paper in which you: Discuss the correctional facility staff hierarchy of a correctional facility and the four main goals of correctional staff members. Distinguish between the four main goals and discuss the importance of each. Rank the five types of power available to correctional staff in order of effectiveness in managing inmate behavior (one [1] being the most effective, five [5] being the least effective). Provide a rationale for your ranking. Identify and analyze the factors that have contributed to correctional officer corruption within correctional facilities. Provide an example of a correctional officer engaged in corruption from within the last three years to support your response. Examine the underlying factors and symptoms of stress for correctional officers and analyze the methods that correctional officers use to deal with stress and the effectiveness of these methods. Provide a rationale for your response. Use at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. This course requires that citations and references follow the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than others Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections. Analyze the operational components of prisons, jails, and alternative correctional placements. Classify inmate types, explaining the issues involved and the purposes served within prison society by various types. Examine gender issues involved in corrections. Use technology and information resources to research issues in correctional facility policies. Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies using proper writing mechanics.

For your final assignment you are going to write an evaluation essay regarding a law enforcement strategy or action of your choice. This essay should be fully researched and your sources must include at least 4 scholarly articles. You must use internal citations and provide your references. You may supplement your scholarly research with government and law enforcement reports.  Examples of law enforcement strategies and actions (you can also go for something not on this list): Hot Spot Policing Saturation Patrols Foot Patrols Community Policing Compstat Gun Buy-Backs Stop and Frisk School Resource Officers Your evaluation essays should include the following: 1) An overview of your topic 2) A discussion of the pros and strengths (provide examples) 3) A discussion of the cons and weaknesses (provide examples) 4) A discussion of the impact of this policing strategy or action on law enforcement 5) A discussion of the impact of this policing strategy or action on the community 6) A discussion of how this policing strategy impacted the role of the crime analyst 7) Your overall assessment and conclusions about this polciing strategy or action Your paper should be about 4-5 pages long, double spaced, 12 pt font and provide APA style internal citations and references.

Using the FEMA/DHS instruction on threat evaluation and risk assessment, you will write a threat evaluation and risk assessment for a target of your choice. You must also fill in the risk assessment table. Your threat evaluation/risk assessment should include the following: Part 1: 1)  Sketch of location with all access points and cameras 2)  Distance from security 3)  Use of space 4)  Occupancy fire vs average 5)  Blind spots 6)  Fire alarms and emergency exits 7)  Shooter scenario or an   Explosive scenario 9)  Prevention strategy 10)  Response strategy   Part 2:   Responding to potential threats. This feeds into your prevention and response strategy. Use the Mosaic program website to help you   1 Develop threat model:   Develop a threat model that represents a given scenario or location that can be perceived as vulnerable. Your threat model should include all the variables that you can later identify and produce a threat classification based on the relevant output.    2 Measure vulnerability:   Carefully identify and measure the vulnerability of the particular location or scenario that you are conducting your threat assessment for. Be sure to carefully analyze all the levels of vulnerabilities that can be observed.    3 Measure operator:   Next you should measure or identify the operator. The operator is the perceived individual that the threat can come from. Remember there can be multiple operators involved as very few acts of violence happen from just a single individual. Usually operators are various groups that are known to be involved in various terrorist activities.    4 Measure capabilities:   Identify the capabilities of your perceived operator in the threat assessment. Capabilities can be measured by past behavior or previous violent crime statistics. Check Start at the University of Maryland for current stats on a wide range of terrorist groups. Try to put a numerical value on the potential capabilities of your operator in the threat assessment.    5 Measure intent:   Once you have measured or identified vulnerability, operators and capabilities then now you should understand the intent. You have to measure the level of intent that you feel your potential operator has and whether or he or she can act on this very same level of intent. Measuring intent is rather difficult as it is hard to understand what is going on inside someone’s head. These variables can also be given numerical values to give you a threat level. Links: https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801526_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/C-TPAT%27s%20Five%20Step%20Risk%20Assessment%20Process.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801528_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/CPG201_htirag_2nd_edition.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801536_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/DHS-Threats2008-2013.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801542_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/fema452_step1.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801543_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/fema452_step2.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801544_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/fema452_step3.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801545_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/fema452_step4.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801546_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/fema452_step5.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801586_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/201830-CRJ450-2127_ImportedContent_20180828120723/RiskAssessment_Table_0.pdf https://buffalostate.open.suny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1787126-dt-content-rid-16801652_1/courses/202030-CRJ450-MRG-18672210/202010-CRJ450-2360_ImportedContent_20200127082123/179981-1.pdf

Read the Decker v. Metro City Police trial Actions . Prepare a Paper Select  either  the Decker plaintiff’s attorney arguing that the Metro PD have violated the 1st and 4th amendment violations of Decker or select the Metro PD Defendant attorney arguing that health and safety issues made the PD actions reasonable.  Prepare an Opening Statement detailed outline Prepare witness direct testimony  questions Prepare  cross examinations questions Prepare a closing statements detail outline.

For this assignment, use APA citation format both for internal citations and the bibliography. Write a two-page double-spaced essay about one specific precursor behavior or crime of your choice.  Thoroughly discuss it, provide examples, identify why it is a precursor behavior or crime.  Can this behavior or crime on its own serve as a predictor of terrorist activity?  What else is needed to tie this crime or behavior to terrorism?  Who would be most likely to spot or identify participation in this behavior or crime before an individual is preparing for a terrorism? What should be done when involvement in this behavior or crime when it is identified?

Choose three of the following topics. For each topic you select, discuss the pros and cons of using that topic as evidence in an investigation. Hair evidence Fiber evidence Blood evidence Glass evidence Firearms evidence Fingerprint evidence Chemical analysis DNA evidence Guidelines for completing this assignment: Your response should be 1-3 paragraphs in length. You should provide evidence for your statements, which can come from various sources: In-class lectures or discussions Your textbook readings (cite information used, including the chapter/page) Reliable Internet sites (cite information used, including the website URL)

Minimum 3 pages typed. Papers must be typed, double spaced and in Arial or Times Roman font, at 12pt with standard margins. Please include a reference page for all material

United States of America v. City of Newark  Over the last 25 years, The United States Justice Department, or DOJ as its often referred to, has investigated 68 police departments for a pattern or practice of civil rights violations. In 2011 the DOJ began an extensive investigation into reports of abusive police practices in Newark, New Jersey.  Civil rights investigators uncovered a patter of unconstitutional stops, use of excessive force and property thefts. These practices not only broke the law but eroded trust between the community and the Newark Police Department (NPD). The Justice Department discovered about 75 percent of stops made by Newark police were illegal, many targeting black residents for loitering or wandering.  In March 2016 the DOJ and the City of Newark entered into a Consent Decree. The decree required the Newark police department to undergo a number reforms over a period of 5 years. The degree mandated NPD draft and train officers on new policies across many areas including use of force, body-worn cameras and community policing. There is always the issue of evaluating success.  (1) Describe the key mandates laid out in the Consent Decree between the United States government and Newark Police Department. Be sure to explain what is a decree and its legal enforceability. (2) Describe the data gathering requirements of the decree and how they may affect police countability in the future. (3) What other police departments were subjected to similar agreements and/or investigations? (4) Describe to what extent the Newark Police Department has complied with the agreement, and if these sorts of approaches to police reform are effective. (5) Describe in detail any racial components to the mandates imposed on NPD.  Format 5 pages not including reference pages, Size 12 font Times New Roman, double spaced, MLA format reference page.