Because of the influence of victims’ rights advocates, every state now has a set of legal rights for crime victims in its code of laws, often called a Victims’ Bill of Rights. These generally include the right: • To be notified of proceedings and the status of the defendant • To be present at …
Design a training program to be used in police departments to train officers on diversity issues and to deal with them and interact with minority groups. Your program needs to include the following: 1. What are the issues you are addressing in the training and how to solve them? 2. What are the goals …
The three videos below produced by the Supreme Court staff provide an overview of the court. After watching the learning resources, provide an analysis addressing: 1) What is the purpose of the oral argument? 2) What happens to each petition that is sent to the Supreme Court for review? 3) If the Supreme Court decides …
What have you learned about the ways in which race and ethnicity impact the criminal justice system?
describe a social justice issue and what technology you could use to address it. What are some technological tools you could use to address the issue?What are some potential barriers to using the chosen technology?How do you plan to address those potential barriers?Support your conclusions by citing resources.
Answer the following questions about each primary and supplemental reading for your topic:
As noted in the lecture, AMBER Alerts and sex offender registries may not achieve their stated goals (e.g., they haven’t had a measurable impact on reducing crime). Should we abolish these policies? Defend your position using information from the course readings and lecture.
WATCH: https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_tyndall_the_harm_reduction_model_of_drug_addiction_treatment AND AND THEN RESPOND to Discussion Question: According to the videos and/or materials presented in this module what is harm reduction? What are the benefits of harm reduction? Why don’t you think harm reduction methods are used more often? Please be specific.
How is organized crime law enforcement limited by constitutional restraints? Do you think law enforcement should be restricted? Why or why not? Explain and support your opinion. What if you were to draw up a new Constitution, what would you leave out of the new one? Be specific and explain why.
Consider all you have learned about Policing the Future as you create the following report: 1. Identify a police or law enforcement agency you are familiar with; describe the community and the agency with relevant demographics and/or statistics related to size; community served; number of officers; diversity of force; etc. (Please use Denton, TX …
