Thursday, February 28, 2013
music
Discuss opera houses in Venice during Monteverdi's time, their
mechanical abilities, performance practices and their audience, and how
this has shaped the modern Broadway musical.
Business
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- Select a publicly traded organization that has demonstrated success in its industry in the last five years.
(Exxon Mobile)
1.Identify an innovation strategy example (blue ocean, disruptive, fast second, or value). Literally, what did this organization do to create or develop and seize this opportunity? Define which innovation theory best fits this case study organization and what evidence was used in reaching this conclusion.
2.What have been the implications of the organization's innovation strategy on growth? Has the organization been able to sustain success? What are its prospects for the future?
3.Assess what factors affected the organization's success or failure and how the application of strategic management and planning have played a part in defining its ongoing innovation strategies and business model.
4.Where and how do ethics and sustainability affect the organization's innovation strategy and execution?
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fast Food
write 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages. choose just a good sources that
end with org, com, and edu. support the reasons with good examples from
the sources.
Leadership and how it make organization successful
Discuss how Leadership make organization successful
Before the Law: An Introduction to the Legal Process
- Paper instructions:
- Explore how Kafka’s perceptions/model of the law and legal systems can be employed to assist in examining the issues currently facing the US legal system
Literary Analysis: "Passing" by Nella Larsen
• explain what the message about race or identity is in Passing using textual evidence
• compare and contrast Larsen’s message with at lease 1 outside source
• properly cite all quotations from the novel and outside sources
• compare and contrast Larsen’s message with at lease 1 outside source
• properly cite all quotations from the novel and outside sources
Describe and compare the management frameworks developed by Henri Fayol and Henry Mintzberg.
Describe and compare the management frameworks developed by Henri Fayol and Henry Mintzberg.
Should a democracy in a wealthy country like the united states guarantee all of its residents basic life needs
Should a democracy in a wealthy country like the united states guarantee
all of its residents basic life needs: food, clothing, housing, a clean
environment , education, medical care and jobs? Explain. Discuss what
you mean by democracy and wether or not democratic characteristics such
as equal power , participation and equal opportunity would be enhanced
were the government to provide these guarantees
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Art History
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- Please discuss the painting by Gustav Klmdt : Portrait of Adele-Bloch Bauer. The key question to answer is: Why should this work of art be included in art history textbooks? Please give background on the history of the painting as well as a critique of the painting itself.
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the theme of the paper is how people interact with the geology of this planet.
how does people interact with the geology of this planet.
Theories of criminal
create a report on peacemaking criminology. The proposal should include:
• A list and explanation of at least 5 specific things that can be done to bring about change in our core structure.
• Analysis of why these changes, in light of the ideas of peacemaking criminology, will reduce crime.
• Analyze the changes that you would want to make to our core structure. In this include answers to following questions:
• A list and explanation of at least 5 specific things that can be done to bring about change in our core structure.
• Analysis of why these changes, in light of the ideas of peacemaking criminology, will reduce crime.
• Analyze the changes that you would want to make to our core structure. In this include answers to following questions:
Should homosexuals have the right to be legalized and marry the same way as ordinary citizens?
Should homosexuals have the right to be legalized and marry the same way as ordinary citizens?
American Heritage
1- Argue against a bill of rights. Tell why the original constitution-
according to your argument -did not need a bill of rights.
2- Is there a tension between liberty and morality? Explain.
2- Is there a tension between liberty and morality? Explain.
patient safety movement
- Paper instructions:
- Write paper on the subject of the Patient Safety Movement. The paper must include a discussion of (1) the causes of medical errors; (2) what activities or initiatives make up the patient safety movement; (3) the impact of the movement on tort reform; and (4) criticisms of the movement
Management
- Paper instructions:
- A good manager motivates and inspires his or her staff. Write an essay on the importance of motivation as a management function. Include examples from your own experience and what you think motivates you to work harder and improve your performance at work. Outline how you would motivate staff as a manager and include relevant research and theoretical approaches to support your suggestions.
Review of peter singer's article "famine, affluence, and morality
- Paper instructions:
- Please read the article “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” by Peter Singer and complete the following tasks:
a. Explain Singer’s goal in this article, and then present his argument in relation to this issue.
b. Explain three counter-arguments to Singer’s position that he addresses in his article, and then indicate Singer’s responses to those counter-arguments.
c. Define Singer’s concept of marginal utility and identify how it relates to his argument.
d. Compare how the ideas of duty and charity change in Singer’s proposed world?
The Impact of Global Warming on The Bahamas.
Write a paper on the following topic: “The Impact of Global Warming on The Bahamas.”
NTA Greenhouse Reduction Strategy and Implementation Plan
NTA Greenhouse Reduction Strategy and Implementation Plan
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Healthcare reform
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Discuss the healthcare reform project
Examine the financial aspects of obamacare
1. Pros and cons
2. Financial impact on individuals
3. Tax implications of it
4. Health insurance
5. Health industry
Discuss the healthcare reform project
Examine the financial aspects of obamacare
1. Pros and cons
2. Financial impact on individuals
3. Tax implications of it
4. Health insurance
5. Health industry
Cloud computing as a global IT Platform for doing business internationally
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what is cloud computing?
what does cloud computing means for a business?
expansion of the global market?
areas where market has been saturated?
places where new oportunities exist?
issues with infrastructure (power, technology, logistics)
example of cloud computing (google, hotmail, amazon)
challenges (political, economic, technological)
cloud computing in information systems used in innovative and useful ways
implications (security, government, liability)
what is cloud computing?
what does cloud computing means for a business?
expansion of the global market?
areas where market has been saturated?
places where new oportunities exist?
issues with infrastructure (power, technology, logistics)
example of cloud computing (google, hotmail, amazon)
challenges (political, economic, technological)
cloud computing in information systems used in innovative and useful ways
implications (security, government, liability)
Exercise adherence in older adults and discuss why many older adults are not active and strategies that may encourage participation and improve exercise adherence.
Factors that influence exercise participation and adherence among older
adults. Why are some older adults reluctant to begin an exercise
program, and why is adherence sometimes poor? What barriers do older
adults face in attempting to begin and adhere to an exercise program?
(35 points)
Strategies for encouraging participation and increasing adherence to exercise programs for older adults.
Strategies for encouraging participation and increasing adherence to exercise programs for older adults.
Compare and contrast essay AFrican American and Bristish Culture
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- 1st Intro
2nd compare African Amercan and british food
3rd contrast African Amercan and british food
4th compare African Amercan and british music
5th contrast African Amercan and british music
6th contrast African Amercan and british Life style
7th compare African Amercan and british Life style
CEO of a Company
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- Choose a Canadian public company (not RIM). Assume you are the Chief
Executive Officer and you wish to make your company look as attractive
as possible to raise $1 million in cash to expand the business. At
the same time, you want to give potential investors a reliable and
relevant picture of your company.
Required:
1. Your assignment should portray your company in a way that will
enable outsiders to reach an informed decision as to whether to invest
in your company. It should include the following:
a. Name and location of your company.
b. Nature of the company's business. Be specific and detailed to
provide a clear picture of the nature, history, and future goals of
the business. The future goals must be ones you come up with and not
those stated in the company's annual report.
c. How you plan to spend the money you raise.
d. The company's comparative income statement, statement of
retained earnings, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows for two
years: the current year and the preceding year.
Mercy & Justice
- Paper instructions:
- Theme: Mercy & Justice - Use biblical stories, idioms or phrases listed in the website http://www.selbl.org as source of inspiration to produce a piece of creative writing in the form of a short story. The writing must show the followings:
- originality
- style
- vocabulary
- grammatical accuracy
- naturalness in the use of biblical idioms and phrases
- theological depth
Electronic Medical Records
write about Electronic Medical Records, the history of it, pros and cons of it. and basically anything about it
myocardial infarction
describe the origins and description of disease
diagnosis (lab or diagnostic test)
sign and symptoms
treatments
diagnosis (lab or diagnostic test)
sign and symptoms
treatments
Fredrick Douglass experiences with mr. covey
write about Fredrick douglass experience with mr. covey
Discuss interpersonal relationships to online dating
Discuss interpersonal relationships to online dating
Compare the effect of gender minority status on women’s experience of male-dominated work and men’s experience of female-dominated work
Compare the effect of gender minority status on women’s experience of male-dominated work and men’s experience of female-dominated work
some issue or event in American History from 1771 through 1799
1) Explain your specific topic in a 4-6 paragraph essay covering the who, what, where, why and how of the subject. You must include which reading or video the topic came from.
2) Give four non Wikipedia specific web link sources in URL form [NOT a search result URL and NOT a general URL that fails to take people directly to the specific information].
3) Ask a question about the subject. Questions should NOT have simple answers. For example, do NOT ask what year did X happen or where did X happen? Do not ask pointless and obscure questions such as “whose name is on such and such a monument”. Questions should be more complex. For example you could as why did the North win the Civil War?
4) You must reply to at least five other student’s initial question and to all students that reply to your question. Give your sources that support your claim for your answer. Do NOT just answer off the top of your head – give evidence. Do NOT post to another student’s post later than Friday of the second week so they have time to respond to you before the Roundtable closes.
What are the central beliefs of Islam and how are they reflected in the Five Pillars?
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- What are the central beliefs of Islam and how are they reflected in the Five Pillars?
● How do each of the Pillars serve to unify the umma (Islamic community)?
● Suppose you have been selected to introduce the basics of Islam to a class of people with limited patience and attention spans. You have time to explain only the one "Pillar" that you feel best shows the true meaning of Islam. Which do you chose? Why?
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- What are the central beliefs of Islam and how are they reflected in the Five Pillars?
● How do each of the Pillars serve to unify the umma (Islamic community)?
● Suppose you have been selected to introduce the basics of Islam to a class of people with limited patience and attention spans. You have time to explain only the one "Pillar" that you feel best shows the true meaning of Islam. Which do you chose? Why?
JP Morgan Chase
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- This assignment will address the period from the World War II through the 1970s.
Write a six (6) page paper in which you:
1. Identify at least two (2) major historical turning points in the period under discussion.
2. Analyze the impact of the two (2) or more major historical turning points selected on America’s current society, economy, politics, and culture.
3. Give at least two (2) reasons that Americans in the late 1930s wanted to stay out of the European conflict that became World War II.
4. Explain the role that women played to help win World War II.
5. Describe at least two civil rights breakthroughs after World War II that moved the cause of African-Americans forward.
6. Describe at least two (2) ways in which the Vietnam War brought political awareness to a new generation of young Americans.
7. Describe at least two (2) programs of President Johnson’s “Great Society” agenda that are still with us today.
8. Include at least two (3) references other than the textbook. At least one (1) of your sources must be obtained from the collection of databases accessible from the Learning Resources Center Web page. Generic encyclopedic Internet resources such as Wikipedia or Answers.com will not be considered acceptable
Friday, February 22, 2013
An Application of Psychology's Goals and Perspectives
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Instructions:
, Psychology's goals are a natural outgrowth of our desire to understand behavior. Basically, they boil down to asking the following questions:
What is the nature of this behavior? (description)
Why does it occur? (understanding and explanation)
Can we forecast when it will occur? (prediction)
What conditions affect it? (control)
Today many psychologists are eclectic practitioners because they realize a single psychological perspective is unlikely to fully explain the complex nature of human behavior. As a result, there are a variety of perspectives, with insights from one often complementing insights from another. First addressed in Unit 1 and referenced throughout this course, your text refers to the following contemporary ways to look at behavior:
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Biological Perspective.
Biopsycological View.
Evolutionary View.
Psychological Perspective.
Behavioristic View.
Cognitive View.
Psychodynamic View.
Humanistic View.
Sociocultural Perspective.
Sociocultural View.
For your final assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of both the goals of psychology and the contemporary views of behavior as they pertain to the areas of health psychology and behavioral medicine.
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You are free to choose any topic of interest from Chapter 13 of the textbook. Examples of topics for this paper include:
The impact of behavior on health.
The effects of stress on health.
The importance of social support on health.
The effects of burnout.
Type A and Type B personality types.
Conflict management.
Effective coping strategies.
You will complete a 3–5 page review paper on your chosen topic in the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine. Within this paper you will also illustrate an application of both the goals of psychology and the contemporary psychological perspectives. In addition to utilizing your course materials, you will be required to incorporate information from a minimum of three recent (a publication date within the last 10 years) scholarly articles in your paper. Resources have been provided in the Resource section of this assignment to assist you in conducting your article search.
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Your selected articles should specifically address current psychological research that directly applies to your chosen topic and should be obtained from the many databases found in the Capella Library. Guidelines for using the Capella Library search functions and recommended databases are found in the Library's Undergraduate Research Guide, in the section for Psychology courses. A link to the Library Guide is provided in the Resource section of this assignment.
Use the following outline to construct your paper:
Introduction
This section of your paper should provide an overview of your chosen topic in the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine. Use the questions that illustrate the goals of psychology (listed above) to guide your development of this section.
Related Research
In this section summarize each of the articles you have selected for this paper. Your summary should include the following:
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A statement regarding the purpose of the psychological research. Note: The purpose of the research will be discussed in the abstract, introduction, and discussion/conclusion sections of the article.
Identification of the specific methods utilized by the researchers to conduct the study. Note: This information is addressed in the methods section of the articles. Review Table 1.3 in your Coon text, Contemporary Ways to Look at Behavior and identify which views or perspectives are supported in the research findings you have selected.
A discussion of the research findings and their implications. Note: This information is addressed in the discussion/conclusion section of the article.
Conclusion
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You should conclude your paper with 1–2 paragraphs that compare and contrast your selected articles. Explain how the research findings support an eclectic approach to your chosen topic in the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine. In addition, describe how you were able to achieve the goals of psychology through your own research of the topic.
Instructions:
, Psychology's goals are a natural outgrowth of our desire to understand behavior. Basically, they boil down to asking the following questions:
What is the nature of this behavior? (description)
Why does it occur? (understanding and explanation)
Can we forecast when it will occur? (prediction)
What conditions affect it? (control)
Today many psychologists are eclectic practitioners because they realize a single psychological perspective is unlikely to fully explain the complex nature of human behavior. As a result, there are a variety of perspectives, with insights from one often complementing insights from another. First addressed in Unit 1 and referenced throughout this course, your text refers to the following contemporary ways to look at behavior:
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Biological Perspective.
Biopsycological View.
Evolutionary View.
Psychological Perspective.
Behavioristic View.
Cognitive View.
Psychodynamic View.
Humanistic View.
Sociocultural Perspective.
Sociocultural View.
For your final assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of both the goals of psychology and the contemporary views of behavior as they pertain to the areas of health psychology and behavioral medicine.
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You are free to choose any topic of interest from Chapter 13 of the textbook. Examples of topics for this paper include:
The impact of behavior on health.
The effects of stress on health.
The importance of social support on health.
The effects of burnout.
Type A and Type B personality types.
Conflict management.
Effective coping strategies.
You will complete a 3–5 page review paper on your chosen topic in the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine. Within this paper you will also illustrate an application of both the goals of psychology and the contemporary psychological perspectives. In addition to utilizing your course materials, you will be required to incorporate information from a minimum of three recent (a publication date within the last 10 years) scholarly articles in your paper. Resources have been provided in the Resource section of this assignment to assist you in conducting your article search.
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Your selected articles should specifically address current psychological research that directly applies to your chosen topic and should be obtained from the many databases found in the Capella Library. Guidelines for using the Capella Library search functions and recommended databases are found in the Library's Undergraduate Research Guide, in the section for Psychology courses. A link to the Library Guide is provided in the Resource section of this assignment.
Use the following outline to construct your paper:
Introduction
This section of your paper should provide an overview of your chosen topic in the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine. Use the questions that illustrate the goals of psychology (listed above) to guide your development of this section.
Related Research
In this section summarize each of the articles you have selected for this paper. Your summary should include the following:
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A statement regarding the purpose of the psychological research. Note: The purpose of the research will be discussed in the abstract, introduction, and discussion/conclusion sections of the article.
Identification of the specific methods utilized by the researchers to conduct the study. Note: This information is addressed in the methods section of the articles. Review Table 1.3 in your Coon text, Contemporary Ways to Look at Behavior and identify which views or perspectives are supported in the research findings you have selected.
A discussion of the research findings and their implications. Note: This information is addressed in the discussion/conclusion section of the article.
Conclusion
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You should conclude your paper with 1–2 paragraphs that compare and contrast your selected articles. Explain how the research findings support an eclectic approach to your chosen topic in the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine. In addition, describe how you were able to achieve the goals of psychology through your own research of the topic.
The Mishnah, tractates Berakhot, Shabbat, Gittin, Bava Kama, Yadaim
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Here are some questions you can ask yourself as your write your papers; don’t try to answer them all each time, just think about them:
What does this text expect you to believe?
How does this text want to you behave? Why listen? What happens if you do? What if you don’t?
What is the emotional tone of this text? What are its hopes and fears?
What sort of community and what sort of leadership does this text reflect?
Who is the apparent audience of this text, and who is the apparent author?
How is this text to be used?
Finance and Budgeting
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How does the political process and changing public policy at the federal, state, and municipal levels, influence budgeting.
Provide details on how the change came about and its impact on the resulting program. Include the following in your paper:
• Identify political, economic, social, and cultural influences that caused the change in the budget.
• Identify the interaction among the federal, state, and municipal levels with regard to your program.
• Specify the limits of the agency budget office and how they may try to compensate for those limits.
• What strategies might agencies and politicians use to justify increasing or decreasing the budget for the program you selected.
• Calculate present and project future costs.
• List various cost control applications
How does the political process and changing public policy at the federal, state, and municipal levels, influence budgeting.
Provide details on how the change came about and its impact on the resulting program. Include the following in your paper:
• Identify political, economic, social, and cultural influences that caused the change in the budget.
• Identify the interaction among the federal, state, and municipal levels with regard to your program.
• Specify the limits of the agency budget office and how they may try to compensate for those limits.
• What strategies might agencies and politicians use to justify increasing or decreasing the budget for the program you selected.
• Calculate present and project future costs.
• List various cost control applications
Thursday, February 21, 2013
politics of gender and health
discuss the politics of gender and health
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Describe the circumstances under which the organization you selected would need to conduct a training needs analysis.
Create a plan for the same organization to actually conduct the TNA.
Analyze the various traditional training methods and determine which would be most appropriate for the organization you selected.
Determine if computer based training would be appropriate for your organization, with recommendations on how to overcome any perceived obstacles for implementation.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Identify when to conduct a Training Needs Analysis (TNA).
Analyze the various approaches to performing a Training Needs Analysis.
Develop strategies for training design.
Compare and contrast traditional training methods.
Analyze computer based training methods.
Examine the process of training development and implementation.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in training and development.
Write clearly and concisely about training and development using proper writing mechanics
Describe the circumstances under which the organization you selected would need to conduct a training needs analysis.
Create a plan for the same organization to actually conduct the TNA.
Analyze the various traditional training methods and determine which would be most appropriate for the organization you selected.
Determine if computer based training would be appropriate for your organization, with recommendations on how to overcome any perceived obstacles for implementation.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Identify when to conduct a Training Needs Analysis (TNA).
Analyze the various approaches to performing a Training Needs Analysis.
Develop strategies for training design.
Compare and contrast traditional training methods.
Analyze computer based training methods.
Examine the process of training development and implementation.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in training and development.
Write clearly and concisely about training and development using proper writing mechanics
Compare and/or contrast Mrs. Mallard and Sarah Penn. Both women live in a time period where the husband is expected to be dominant, and both husbands are indeed dominant but loving. (Idea that you may or may not want to pursue: Both women are described
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- THIS IS A POINT-BY-POINT PAPER!!!!! For this paper, you must use the following topic: Compare and/or contrast Mrs. Mallard (Story of An Hour) and Sarah Penn (The Revolt of Mother). Both women live in a time period where the husband is expected to be dominant, and both husbands are indeed dominant but loving. (Idea that you may or may not want to pursue: Both women are described as victorious; which one is more responsible for her victory? Why? What does this suggest about personal development and the extent to which it is limited?)
The roles and responsibilities of juvenile probation officers
What are the roles and responsibilities of juvenile probation officers
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- I need to write an argumentative essay about Global warming is a serious threat to humankind and people should be worried about it.
What were the cultural expectations of men and women in the 1950s? How had they changed from the 1920s? The 1930s?
What were the cultural expectations of men and women in the 1950s? How had they changed from the 1920s? The 1930s?
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The time bind
In the Book " The Time Bind" Arlie Hochschild
How does Pearson’s novel illustrate the argument about the cultural contradictions of motherhood that Hays is making in her article on the “Mommy Wars” (in Skolnick, pp.59-75)? Can you think of any possible solutions to this dilemma?
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How does Pearson’s novel illustrate the argument about the cultural contradictions of motherhood that Hays is making in her article on the “Mommy Wars” (in Skolnick, pp.59-75)? Can you think of any possible solutions to this dilemma?
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What were the cultural expectations of men and women in the 1950s? How had they changed from the 1920s? The 1930s?
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Seminar in Administration of Justice
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1.You are to assume the role of a senator
or congressional representative in the state you reside in. As the governor
prepares his or her annual budget, what areas would you like to see funded for
crime control? List your top three areas. Fully describe each area, provide
justifications for this funding, and support your positions and appropriate
reference to the literature.
2. According to Worrall certain methods of crime control do have
an effect on crime while others may not. Using the literature for support,
describe the effectiveness of each of the following methods.
A-
Directed Patrol for drugs and guns
B-
Deferred sentencing for drug offenders
C-
Chemical castration for sex offenders
D-
Student behavior modification program
E- Big
brother and big sister programs
3. According to Worrell certain crime
control methods appear to be failures. Using the literature for support.
Describe the following familiar method and why they failed. Then describe
alternate methods that should be considered for each.
A- 311
Phone line
B-
Random patrol
C-
Hiring more detectives
D-
Abolishing plea bargaining
E- DARE
Program
4. Two common themes in Worrell’s Crime
control in America are:
1.
Beyond the justice system
2.
Early intervention is the key too success
Please provide details of these themes and cite relevant
examples of each.
5.What role does the community play in the
Criminal Justice system? Fully describe the involvement of the community with
the following:
A.
Policing
B. Prosecution
C.
Corrections
D.
Rehabilitation and Treatment
E.
Community Care Control
F.
School Board Control
How did U.S. policymakers justify their policies in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America in the early years of the 20th century
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- How did U.S. policymakers justify their policies in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America in the early years of the 20th century? What influence did the U.S. assert there?
Social Darwinism in Conrads Heart of Darkness
The paper is on social darwinism in heart of darkness
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An essay describing TIGER files and usefulness for transportation
An essay describing TIGER files and usefulness for transportation
Economics
Construct a case study/research paper that examines a firm in the U.S. from a
microeconomic standpoint and provide suggestions based on your findings.
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- Case Study Analysis Paper
Background
A significant criminal event may occur at any place and at any time. The size of the jurisdiction does not dictate the scope and scale of the incident. It is perfectly possible, even predictable, that investigative needs will be beyond the resources and/or sophistication of a local law enforcement agency. In such cases, one option is to expand the resources available through multiagency collaboration and cooperation (e.g., a task force). However, regardless of who or how many investigative resources are brought to bear on an incident, the parent agency remains responsible for the successful outcome of the criminal investigation.
Project Setting
Acting as a subject matter expert on criminal investigation, you have been asked to assist in the creation of a simulation exercise of a multijurisdictional criminal investigation. Some of the preliminary work has already been completed. Your specific task is to compile the post investigation review document (rubric) to be used by exercise assessors in their evaluation of the quality of the criminal investigation. This is what you know:
A series of 11 random explosions have occurred in an area that traverses two states, and a total of seven counties (five counties in one state and two counties in the other state), embracing a total of nine cities and incorporated towns. The explosions resulted in five deaths, 32 injuries, and significant property damage. In each case, the explosion was detonated remotely. The lead investigative agency is the Virtual, Maryland, Police Department, because the first three explosions occurred within its jurisdiction. VPD has about 100 sworn personnel, including 17 all-purpose detective investigators. It has a certified forensic laboratory for rudimentary analysis, staffed by credentialed civilians. Ultimately, two suspects were identified and apprehended, one adult male and one teenage (minor) male. Statements were made by each, resulting in investigative searches and seizures of forensic evidence. Both subjects eventually confessed to their respective and collective parts in the crimes.
Assessors in the simulation exercise will be debriefing the role players as to their actions; their understanding of the legal basis, purpose, and advantages and disadvantages of their investigative strategies; and the conduct of the investigation. The assessors have already come up with a series of questions for the participants. You have been asked to provide the "model" answer against which the responses of the participants will be graded.
Following are the questions to be posed by the simulation exercise assessors to the investigators:
Investigative Task Force
Assuming that legal authority was not an issue, should this investigation be conducted by VPD personnel or a multijurisdictional task force?
At what point should the potential of establishing an investigative task force be considered?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of an investigative task force?
Who, or what entities, should be involved in the decision to create an investigative task force?
Assuming, on balance, that you favor a task force approach, what difficulties do you foresee, and how will each be addressed?
What demands and/or concessions should VPD exercise in order to employ a cooperative task force in this particular case?
Legal Issues
1. What legal issues should be considered when embarking on a task force investigative strategy?
2. How are each of these issues resolved?
C. Forensic Evidence Collection and Analysis
Without regard to individual items of forensic evidence, describe the steps necessary to ensure that items, materials, and samples are eligible as forensic evidence in a criminal proceeding.
Why?
In what ways do the evidence collection procedures differ at the scenes of the explosions versus the residences of each of the suspects?
D. Testimonial Evidence
1. Describe the steps necessary to ensure that verbal or written communications from each of the suspects are eligible as testimonial evidence in a criminal proceeding.
2. Describe the direct and indirect consequences if the testimonial evidence is deemed inadmissible by the trial court.
E. Public Information
As the investigation proceeds, in general terms, what information is or is not available to
non-VPD members of the task force?
other law enforcement agencies?
family members of the deceased and injured victims?
credentialed news reporters?
community members?
Who should be the point of contact for investigative information, and how should that designation be decided?
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