False confessions
Under what circumstances might a subject be induced to offer a false confession during a custodial interrogation?
criminal justice
“become a lawyer”
Henry’s parents want him to “become a lawyer” — however, he wants to study poetry and literature. His father states that he will receive no financial aid from him, if he does not see Henry heading for law school. So, he begrudgingly applies and gets accepted to an average law school. He attends, but …
Cleared your probationary period
You are a new officer, just having cleared your probationary period, and you want to impress you supervisor with your aggressiveness. You spot a vehicle going 10 miles over the speed limit. It is 2 a.m. on a quiet street. You make a traffic stop and when you approach the vehicle after it …
The operator (alone in the car) was drunk
You are a police officer and just came upon a single-car accident at 3:00 AM in the morning, in a rural area with no houses, no witnesses, etc. The accident was caused because the operator (alone in the car) was drunk. As you approach him, he is conscious, uninjured and you realize he is …
Bullying: The Amanda Todd Story
Recent history illustrates that bullying is a growing problem among today’s youth in the United States. Amanda Todd, for example, was only fifteen (15) years old when she committed suicide after being bullied by her peers for over a year. Watch the video titled “Amanda Todd’s Story: Struggling, Bullying, Suicidal, Self-harm” (8 min 55 s). …
Intro To Law
Discuss concurrence and the elements of intentional crimes.
Central Limit Theorem (Mean)
A company produces steel rods. The lengths of the steel rods are normally distributed with a mean of 185.4-cm and a standard deviation of 1-cm. For shipment, 49 steel rods are bundled together. Round all answers to four decimal places if necessary.What is the distribution of?· ~ N(,)· What is the distribution of ?· ~ …
Cynical, corrupt, antisocial lifestyle
A Guardian reporter, speaking about England, wrote: “Anyone going to jail in this country has to adapt to a cynical, corrupt, antisocial lifestyle which does little to encourage change in post-prison behaviour” (James, 2015). This quote implies that prison culture is notably different from the culture at large, and though it speaks specifically of England, …
A film analysis
View the film, Service, Support & Justice: Law Enforcement Response to Crime Victims, Office for Victims Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdKMoef_G3c Question: Explain how you would correlate our Criminal Justice Management course to this film. This may be at the Executive Management, Middle Management, or Line Supervisor level. There …
The criminal justice model.
Explain the criminal justice model. Outline the model by identifying factors that may influence the various paths that an individual may take through the criminal justice system once an arrest is made. Why do you think the basic model, which was created in 1967, is still used today? Do you believe …
