You are an environmental behavioral specialist for criminal justice professionals in the law enforcement field. The chief of police has asked you to review the seven-person undercover narcotics unit because there have been several internal affairs investigations involving excessive use of force, mishandling of evidence, and mishandling of informants. The …
You have just been handed a file by a senior partner at the firm who asks you to finish negotiating what appears to be an ordinary car accident personal injury case. Your client suffered a broken femur but, fortunately, made a decent recovery. You review the file and learn the client had a dash-cam in …
You have just been handed a file by a senior partner at the firm who asks you to finish negotiating what appears to be an ordinary car accident personal injury case. Your client suffered a broken femur but, fortunately, made a decent recovery. You review the file and learn the client had a dash-cam in …
In 3-4 paragraphs, discuss how are state and local law enforcement bound up into homeland security? What is the value proposition of fusion centers?
Invitation Homes rented a house in Chicago, IL to Rebecca for $3,000 per month. Rebecca paid the first six months’ rent (January through June), but then her furnace broke. She called and put in a service request at the end of June. After two more months of paying her rent (July …
Discuss whether judicial decisions are based on a) facts, laws, and precedent (the legal subculture); b) public opinion, politics, localism (democratic subculture); or c) both. Provide specific examples and cite any sources used. Discuss whether the four theories or approaches (cue, small-group analysis, attitude, and rational choice) for analyzing …
Discuss why bad news about corrections is more newsworthy than good news and what, if anything, correctional personnel can do to change the public image of corrections. Discuss who is most responsible for the content and nature of news about corrections: correctional personnel, administration, journalists, news agency administrators, or the public?
Discuss where and when surveillance cameras are acceptable and if it should matter if they are hidden or openly displayed. Discuss the phemonmenon of a surveillance effect and whether people should be informed that they are within the view of a surveillance system.
Discuss a recent anticrime Public Service Announcement in terms of its target audience, the problem it addresses, its use of fear, the behaviors it strives to encourage or discourage, and how effective it is perceived to be.
How can the media be used to help solve crimes? Does this help compensate for the harm they contribute to the Criminal Justice system? Why or why not?
