Criminology

Criminal justice is typically divided into three (3) segments; law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Discuss the aspects of criminal justice that each segment encompasses, focusing on the unique responsibilities and individuals within each segment. Next, discuss the interactions that must occur between each segment to ensure an overall successful flow of information within criminal justice as a whole.

Requirements: Your paper must be at least 1000 words (3 full pages not including cover and reference page). Please double-space your paper and use Times New Roman 12-point font. Make sure to proofread your paper before submitting. APA format.  Please utilize appropriate citations and references for sources.  A minimum of two (2) academic sources is required. The course textbook may count as one. This is the topic of your paper.  What are the different types of human trafficking? Which of these are women more susceptible and why? Describe the statistics on this crime and the current trends surrounding it. What are some ways that we can prevent this crime from occurring (proactive)? What are some of the effects human trafficking has on the victim and what are some of the measures we should take to assist victims after they have been freed (reactive)?

Final Exam Summer 2020   Please refer to the grading rubric for this exam that is posted on Canvas.        1.     Describe Terry Vs Ohio.  Why is this case considered to be a landmark case?  What is stop in frisk and how is that different from a Terry stop?  Is the practice of stop and frisk unconstitutional?                  2.     Describe Miranda Vs Arizona.  Why is this case considered to be a landmark case?  Do career convicted felons necessarily need Miranda read during questioning due to past experience base on the assumption they know their rights due to past experiences?  Research a case in which evidence was used without Miranda being used during questioning.              3.     Explain what a hate crime is.  Provide an example and also please describe the difficulty in identifying the difference between a hate crime and a traditional crime.  For example, differentiating between an assault and battery vs an assault and battery that is a hate crime.         4.     Outline the ACLU vs Alvarez case.  Provide in detail your opinion of citizens should be able to audio record police officers in a public space?  Do police officers have the same protections to privacy during the course of their duty the same as non-law enforcement citizens do during the course of their work?                  5.     Discuss the following issues regarding freedom of speech.  What is slander and liable, provide an example.  What are your thoughts on flag burning, should that be covered under symbolic speech or is the “act” one that could be considered seditious or treasonous and should not be protected.

Control Theories Versus Criminological Theories In Chapter 7 of the primary text, Siegel (2015) discusses social control theories, specifically Travis Hirschi’s social bonding theory (1969). Critique the distinct differences between control theories and criminological theories, critique the major components of the various biological schools of crime causation, and discuss the differences between social control theories and criminological theories. Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length. Support your contentions with citations from the text and/or other scholarly sources. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

Online Essay Exam Format Your final examination in our course is an online essay examination. You are given four questions and will have the entire examination period (8 am, August 6 through 8 am, August 8) in which to answer each question, save those questions to one document, and submit it through the Turnitin link provided in the Tests and Quizzes section of Blackboard. Read over and make sure you are complying to the following requirements for writing out your essays and submitting your exam.  Each Essay MUST… Be a minimum of 500 words of original text (original means your voice, not restating the question as your thesis and not using full titles from the readings) Answer the question that is asked (respond to the question with an opinion that you argue and discuss) Use the course materials as evidence in support of your argument You are expected to use only course materials (lecture notes, assigned readings, and materials from any of the links and additional materials I provided in our Week-by-Week folders) The DON’TS in your writing … Don’t simply “copy and paste” your notes on a topic onto the page; your answer needs to be a direct and distinct response to the question Don’t write out the full title of an article if you are identifying material; simply state the Author’s last name (ex. Hardy argues…) Don’t abuse direct quotations by either (a) using very long quotes, and (b) using multiple quotes excessively [In your essay you need to paraphrase as much as possible, since you are being graded on your ideas and knowledge and NOT on what other scholars have said. Limit your quotes to one sentence at most and I would suggest using no more than two quotes in an essay] Don’t search the web and provide information from outside sources in your response; you are being tested on your knowledge of our course materials Don’t use the same example multiple times Don’t say the same thing (make the same argument) in multiple responses Hints … Get the the point of your argument and begin the analysis rather than waste effort and space on a wordy, flowery introduction Try to use information from at least one reading per essay answer Make strong, detailed statements using specific ideas and examples (Avoiding generalizations “All those people … them … things”) Explain your examples fully, telling the reader why they are meaningful to your argument Don’t lose sight of the question being asked – keep the theme in mind and avoid simply summarizing your notes The word count is a minimum, but should not be used as a stopping point – complete your thoughts and explanations completely Submission … Exam Period: 8 AM on Thursday August 6 through 8 AM on Saturday, August 8

A specific textbook is needed to answer the questions Name and describe the four common errors in everyday reasoning. Give examples for two of them. What are the differences between quantitative and qualitative methods? What are mixed methods and what are advantages to using them? What is the difference between validity and generalizability? Describe both aspects of generalizability. A) What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable? B) Describe the difference between a research question and a research hypothesis. Provide an example of either A or B. Describe the three basic goals of research reports. Identify major steps in the review of research reports. Describe a research project that helped to motivate the establishment of human subjects’ protections that we have discussed in-class/in the textbook. What were some of the controversies surrounding its methods and results. Define the three ethical standards for the protection of human subjects. What does it mean to have “informed consent”? What challenges may a researcher face with this issue? What are the two exceptions to the constraints on maintaining privacy and confidentiality of research participants? Define and distinguish conceptualization and operationalization. Give an example of each. Define/describe the three levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, & interval/ratio). Give examples for each. Is it possible to measure a variable using more than one level of measurement? How? Define and explain the major types of probability sampling. Define non-probability sampling and describe the major types of it. Define the three criteria for establishing a causal relationship. Describe the five basic sources of internal invalidity. There are two important guidelines for when a researcher wishes to ask closed-ended questions. What are they? Why are they important? Provide an example question and answers that demonstrate both guidelines. Describe the features of qualitative research that most distinguish it from quantitative research. Define the methods of ethnography. Explain how secondary data analysis is different from the methods we have already examined throughout the semester. What are its strengths and limitations? Describe the steps necessary when performing a content analysis. Define and explain each of the types of evaluation research. Explain the appeal of the mixed methods approach. Briefly describe the features that distinguish the four major types of mixed methods. What is a meta-analysis and how is it performed? What are the benefits and weaknesses of using it?

“Men Cannot Be Raped”: Correlates of Male Rape Myth Acceptance is journal article that has to be analyzed Outline for your article review: Please number the sections of your review to correspond to the number of my questions. It is not in your interest for me to guess what you’re writing about. While you should answer the questions as briefly as possible, this is not an essay and you should avoid long-winded, rambling answers. Make sure to use full sentences and correct grammar/mechanics. Quotes are not permitted – you are expected to paraphrase and use your own words. Provide the citation for the article in accordance to APA formatting What is the problem or question(s) that this research is concerned with, any applicable hypothesis(es), and why is it important to address this? What are the types of validity and reliability (if any) present in this research? What type of sampling method(s) (e.g., stratified random, convenience) was used in this article? Explain. What is the unit of analysis and what type of sampling method was used? Describe one of the dependent variables and how are they measured (including level of measurement). Be specific. Describe two of the scales (indices) that are used in the article. Describe how four of the independent variables are operationalized and measured (including level of measurement; you cannot have four variables with the same level of measurement). [7/17: Note that for two articles, there is only one independent variable and numerous dependent variables. If you select one of those two articles, describe the one independent variable and then select three other dependent variables.] What are the major findings of the study? What are the limitations to the study?

The marketing of Oxycontin was based on the simple idea that Oxycontin could reduce chronic pain without posing a risk for abuse or addiction. Purdue made this claim to every doctor, stakeholder, and audience that they could. But how accurate was this claim and the specific arguments they were making? And in repeating this claim, what pieces of information were being overlooked or dismissed by Purdue? Please reference pain killer by Barry Meier

Discuss the current state of (Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups) in the Juvenile Justice field as well as some of the unresolved or controversial issues that might be present

LAB: Research the NCSBI crime lab. Explain in great detail 5 sections of the lab and what those sections do. Give an example of an item of evidence that would be processed in the section you research. For example, you chose ballistics, the item of evidence you would submit to this section of the lab would be a shell casing. What would they do to process the shell casing?