Topics in Cultural Studies unit 2 IP

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You are a senior manager at a highly profitable equipment manufacturing organization. You and other senior leaders have decided to partner with an international company on several projects of mutual interest.

Your company is headquartered in the United States. Your new partner will be located in one of the following countries:

  • Saudi Arabia
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • Brazil

Pick 1 of these countries to research. Prior to sending your team to the country you selected, you will need to train your staff on certain aspects of their culture that impact business interactions. Present information on each of the following topics for your chosen international partner country, and compare and contrast to American cultural practices where necessary:

  1. Geographic and demographic information
  2. Basic business etiquette (e.g., forms of address or greeting, working hours, punctuality, distinctions between genders and age groups, gift-giving, and so on)
  3. Dress code
  4. Language(s) spoken, verbal and nonverbal communication
  5. Dining norms
  6. Religion(s) observed
  7. Holidays observed

Present this information, with appropriate pictures and graphics, in a PowerPoint presentation intended for your company staff. Generally, the main topics or bullet points should appear on the slides with supporting visuals, while the Speaker Notes area should be used to go into more depth regarding these main topics. Your presentation should consist of a minimum of 12 slides, including a title slide, an introductory slide, a conclusions slide, and a references slide. 

Use the following resources for assistance:

  • Access the template provided, or create your own slideshow following the requirements listed above.
  • Refer to the Microsoft Office Web site for assistance with PowerPoint. 
  • The Smarthinking resource is also available to assist you with the basics of the PowerPoint tool.

Use at least 2 sources when researching information on your chosen country. Remember to use credible, current sources to support your presentation (use the attached for conducting the TRAP test). Use APA reference and citation format for the sources that you use. Place citations on the relevant slides with one or two slides at the end for your reference list.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, course resource lists, scholarly internet sources, and all course materials. 

RESPONSE TO BRITTANY

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There are 6 types of causes of Organizational Conflict. Interdependence, difference in power, status, and culture, organizational ambiguity, competition for scarce resources, drive for autonomy, and bifurcation of submit interests. Competition for Scarce Resources is about the battle line between individuals and when their own goals conflict with others due to scarce resources. Organizations have limited budgets, personnel, equipment, and other resources to give to individuals therefore, conflicts arise. This type of conflict can range from disrespect to intentional sabotage. Patrol officers normally feel exploited and become very cynical normally because they feel like they have been denied resources therefore, they cannot do their job. “As competition for scarce resources increases, cities are turning toward marketing strategies to attract economic and social development. Innovation is a key component of success for destination marketing organizations (DMOs), but there is a need for additional empirical and theoretical development. Findings from this research based on analysis of interviews with 12 DMO leaders illuminate the need for (1) an innovation-centered organizational culture, (2) the ability to use external stakeholders as knowledge sources, and (3) the ability to use and develop knowledge internally” (Daspit, Zavattaro, 2016). To handle this issue a leader would have to step in and sort out all resources equally among everyone, from top to bottom, no matter what rank the individual is. This would help make everyone equal and give everyone a chance.

Chronic health issues have a high effect on the cost of operating in the criminal justice organization.  This will always be a need that one will have in system. A way to lower the cost of the individuals care is to get a hospital help. The hospital can then get tax credits for taking in that prison/jail. This way not only is the hospital doing something for the community, but they are getting a tax break. Who doesn’t like tax breaks? Another way that the criminal justice organization can help with the chronic health issues with the costs is helping prisoners get health care. Finding a way to get them health care approved. “Healthcare coverage rates among released prisoners may be improving with the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).[6,7] The ACA provides several mechanisms to increase healthcare coverage. Two primary mechanisms include tax credits to help middle-income persons purchase private insurance through the state or federal “marketplaces” and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility criteria. Whereas Medicaid traditionally served impoverished adults who were aged, disabled, or had dependents, the ACA expanded criteria to provide coverage to low-income adults regardless of disability or dependents” (Grodensky, Holley, Rosen. 2016). If we make sure individuals in system have health care then some if not most of their bills would be covered which would then lower the cost of operation.

One-third of the nation’s 21 million government workers have come under pointed attack in several states recently. An example would be Wisconsin and Ohio which passed a law that limited the scope of collective bargaining between unions and government agencies. They did this to help control workers pay and ease local and state budget deficits. The government and senators are taking major steps in taking away a lot of rights that union workers use to have. Most private sectors are getting smaller as the public-sector unions are growing. Good pay, generous benefits, and job security make it possible to live in the middle class.

References

       Daspit. Joshua. Zavattaro Staci (2016) A Grounded Theoretical Approach To Understanding Innovation In Destination Marketing Organizations. Journal of Vacation Marketing. Retrieved From

 https://journals-sagepub-com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/doi/full/10.1177/1356766715623826?utm_source=summon&utm_medium=discovery-provider

Grodensky, Catherine. Holley, Tara. Rosen, David (2016) Federally-Assisted Healthcare Coverage among Male State Prisoners with Chronic Health Problems. Public Library of Science. Retrieved From

http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=vic_liberty&id=GALE%7CA459740957&v=2.1&it=r&sid=summon

Explain in 50 words or less

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Explain how  position has changed your perception or understanding?

 

The media portrayal of the relationship between juveniles and police are not accurate, in my professional opinion.  The media often portrays the bad that occurs, even as it relates to juvenile crime and involvement with police.  This, I feel is more national media, but how the national media goes, so the local media follows it seems. 

Even though I think the portrayal isn’t accurate or reflect the relationship we have, it does help us build that relationship, at least to me and my agency. The media utilizes many approaches when reporting but none has the effect or draw as stories that draw out emotions in the audience.  Focusing on emotionally driven stories and feeding that emotion to the masses is a way for higher viewership, increased sales and a way to sway the public toward a goal or decision.

Just about every couple year’s a story is covered nationally which spurs the local media to pick up and do a local story that builds off that national story, or parents that then see it and call police to say how horrible law enforcement is and they hope we do training so it doesn’t happen here.  The type of story is the handling of an autistic or special needs student by law enforcement.  The story usually results in the special needs or autistic child being arrested and how horrible the handling was and the media focuses on the cries of the child or the emotional interview with a parent.  Recently the stories also include video as our society is quick to record almost anything that occurs.

The story that I remember was the arrest of a 10-year-old in Florida in 2017 that was arrested, handcuffed and spent a night in jail. (Fox News 2017)  The mother recorded the arrest and the emotional cries of her child are present in the video as well as her emotions in her interviews.  After this story became national news, I received calls from our local media to comment on the story and also that parents had concerns over our ability to properly deal with autistic children.

I would say this reflects a negative image of our relationships but that isn’t the type of relationship we have with our local youth.  In this situation the media approaches local law enforcement to get a comment by local police on the handling of the situation by another agency. 

This does allow time to provide information to the media and the public on the training we provide our staff, especially our school resource officer, in dealing with autistic and special needs students.  It also allows for us to brag about our working relationship with our local schools and the parents of our autistic children as well as the great relationship we have with our special needs and autistic children.

We participate in meetings and planning/teaching sessions with our school partners, the parents and therapists/psychologists to ensure everyone reacts properly and deals with the child in the best possible way.  We make sure our day time staff and school resource officers have frequent positive interactions with autistic children so the two know each other, feel comfortable with each other.  We make sure triggers or issues the autistic child may face during the day are minimized and we don’t touch, grab or make statements that are seen as triggers or that escalate an outburst by the child should it occur. 

We have seen a great deal of success with this over the years and have reduced our involvement in these situations drastically by being proactive in this approach.  Another benefit is that each time this type of media coverage or parental inquiry occurs we are reminded to update our policies and procedures and ensure any new staff is provided the needed training.

They have on occasion covered a positive story about our proactive approach with youth, but it isn’t as “newsworthy” I guess so the good stories about law enforcement and our interaction with juveniles usually don’t go anywhere and if it doesn’t that is fine, we provide information such as this to our public at public gatherings and events so they understand the proactive approach we have with the school.  We have learned we don’t need the media to paint the picture to our community of our involvement and relationship with our youth, we have other means to get that story and picture to the public.  Social Media and public events speak greater about this than does the media.

Fox News (2017, April 20). 10-year-old autistic boy arrested on school grounds for kicking educator. Retrieved from https://www.foxnews.com/us/10-year-old-autistic-boy-arrested-on-school-grounds-for-kicking-educator

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I need a response to bold section below in 150 words cited and references to support answer

 

What started their response below

 

In this Chapter I thought it was very interesting. I feel I wanted to point out Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances for my discussion post. I feel a crime committed by an offender alone is not enough to determine the victim’s sentence; the courts have to consider all the circumstances that can led to the offense and all the information about the offender needs to be put into account. Whenever a defendant is sentenced either guilty or not guilty by the judge, a variety of factors are considered. Aggravating circumstances act as factors that support stiffer penalties to the defendant. These conditions pop up in all manner of ways including how the crime was committed and when the offenders are particularly cruel to the victim or rather the intent of the offence (Luginbuhl, 1988).

 

Judges are on the other side supposed to consider all the factors possible to reduce the defendant’s sentence. These circumstances do not necessarily relate to the question of what is the defendant guilty of but they support the leniency to the accused. The judge has to listen to any circumstance that may lead to a little bit mercy of the offender. Things like the role of the defendant matters a lot hence if he or she played a minor role in the offence for example if the accused was paid about $25 to knowingly drive the offenders in or out of the scene calls for a little bit leniencies to the offender (Zillmann,1976).

 

 

In the juvenile systems, the judge has to be very keen on knowing what led to the crime that was committed by the minor. Many children commit crimes for various reasons as compared to adults. The judge has to be keen on knowing what led to the child’s offense and what circumstances call for either aggravation of the sentence or mitigation of the sentence. Any thoughts?

 

 

References

 

Luginbuhl, J., & Middendorf, K. (1988). Death penalty beliefs and jurors’ responses to aggravating and mitigating circumstances in capital trials. Law and Human Behavior, 12(3), 263.

 

Zillmann, D., & Cantor, J. R. (1976). Effect of timing of information about mitigating circumstances on emotional responses to provocation and retaliatory behavior. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 12(1), 38-55.

 

Let’s explore this. Do you feel that if a juvenile who is 10 commits an aggravated crime, that they should be given the same leniency as one who committed a mitigated crime? If I understood you right, you are saying that the judges need to show some kind of mercy to the juvenile and also taking into account their background? I understand showing leniency or mercy for a juvenile who maybe robbed a house, stole a car, was found with drug paraphernalia but not for heinous crime. If a juvenile rapes, murders, attempted to murder someone, arm robbery and assault, I feel that these crimes need to handled without mercy or leniency. These are crimes that have a victim and there should be consequences that are severe instead of a slap on the wrist. I understand that juveniles, especially the younger age ones are not mentally mature as adults but even our children know that isn’t right behavior. I guess my question is do you agree with showing mercy or leniency to crimes committed by juveniles that fall under mitigated?

discussion responses 150 words each

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Reply to two students and professor.

Be respectful, do ot grade or critique work, ONLY ADD TO THE DISCUSSION.

First response to Jessica

I have chosen topic number 2.

Based on your knowledge, what do you think are the biggest cybersecurity threats to the United States and why?

Some of the biggest cyber security threats here in the United States include old school attacks, hostage situations, the cloud and mobility.

Old School Attacks

Old school attacks typically involve phishing and malware attacks. These attacks have been used for many years and have become so much more sophisticated.

Phishing is considered when an unwary recipient is tricking into clicking on a link or opening an attachment that was infected. It then allows the computer access to this network.

Malware also known as malicious software is versatile and can consist of virus or corrupt software that can be completely unnoticeable.                      

Hostage Situations 

Hostage situations typically refer to ransomware which operates the same as phishing by clicking on an attachment from a so called trusted or known party. However the difference is that it prevents access to this computer until a ransom amount is paid to the hacker in a virtual currency that cannot be traced.

Cloud Computing

Cloud computing refers to the cloud where data is stored. Today many use this cloud to store information, pictures etc. from phones, computers etc. This is what makes it a very obvious target for hackers.

Mobility

Mobility refers to computing on the move which can be extremely beneficial for big corporations or even smaller companies. However it can create security vulnerability especially if you are using your own devices and connecting directly through wifi.

For example, when I worked from home for Amazon I had to use a laptop which was provided by them and connect directly via a LAN line. It also involved a bunch of security steps which included making a new password each day and turning the computer off every single night. It was only allowed to be used for work purposes nothing outside of work could be used on it for security purposes.

I think all of these serve as a major threat to the United States because honestly everything we do involves the use of technology. Whether it is a phone, computer, security camera or even the newer smart t.v’s they all require the use of internet which can easily be hacked. There have been many instances where security cameras were being hacked by people trying to see the inside of a home before robbing it. This helps them not only navigate but decided when the perfect time is to enter the home, it also helps determine if there is anyone home or if there is any presence of animals.

Reference

The Five Biggest Cyber Threats and Skills to Combat Them. (2018, February 02). Retrieved from https://programs.online.utica.edu/articles/biggest-cyber-threats

Second Response to Kareema

The three sources of violence in the Middle East are religion, water, and oil. The Middle East is one of the most religiously diverse regions in the world (Cohen, 2015).  Unlike the rest world where Christianity is the most widely practiced religion, the Middle East consists of religions like Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Yaziti and many other religions. The World Values Survey data showed that 93 percent of resident from the Middle East believe that having God in their lives is very important. The survey also proved that only 53 percent of Middle East citizens think the same on most issues. Violence can be removed from religious conflicts. People need to learn to accept others as they are. Religious views should respect by everyone. We expect others to respect who we are, then we should do the same for others.

Oil is an important product in the Middle East. Controlling oil has played to preserve power and security in the Middle East. This non-renewable source has caused competition between other regions of the world. I do not believe that violence can be removed from this source. Power and control will always come with a side of violence. Many countries rose to power through violence. Oil is a non-renewable source that many countries will fight to the death for.

The Middle East is the destination for 70 percent of the world’s desalination plants. Water prices have risen by 30 percent in the past decade due to the marine environment destruction. At the rate water is currently being consumed at, the Middle East is expected to run out of water in 50 years. Water is an important source of life. No species can survive too long without it. With that said, I do not see violence being taken out of the water crisis that is soon about to rise in the Middle East.

Cohen, A. (2015, April 11). Top three sources for conflict in the Middle East. Retrieved from https://thewellesleynews.com/2015/04/11/middle-east-top-three

For professor response this is the post he replied to reply to his text with is below:

Original Post

Violence in the Middle East has been one of the significant problems especially at the initial stages, and perhaps they tend to be at extreme positions when added with the power and political relations.In the Middle East, there are a lot of conflicts experienced including the unification of Saudi Arabia the Turkish wars of independence and additionally the Egyptian revolution. 

There are various sources of violence in Middle East where they include drought. In precise, water is a significant source of violence. In hot and dry areas where there is fast population growth which therefore becomes a central point of ascending of the violence status. This entails the fight between river Tigrisand the Euphrates where the fresh water supply for human consumption and perhaps for domestic use. (Makdisi 2006)The freshness of water in addition to the national security tends to be a generation of violence due to water disputes. Additionally, there are attacks experienced at the dams, and there is a usage of weapons which cut off water supplies to the flood villages. 

Besides water, religion is another source of diverse regions worldwide. includes Christianity, Judaism, and Islam where they also split themselves to other sub-religions, for instance, Buddhism.(Tuastad 2006)

Oil as another source of violence where the oil-producing regions get densely populated which in most cases Saudi Arabianeeds to reduce the oil prices for economic stability with other areas.​ Besides its world marketability which creates a lot of foreign income hence increasing the country’s economy.

The violence in these sources can get removed when there is a development of technical and analytic tools which may bring about the threat to human security. Moreover through the improvement and enforcement of international water law which protects infrastructural aspect like water and water systems.

Work cited

Makdisi, U. S. (2006). Memory and violence in the Middle East and North Africa. Indiana University Press.

Tuastad, D. (2003). Neo-Orientalism and the new barbarism thesis: aspects of symbolic violence in the Middle East conflict (s). Third World Quarterly, 24(4), 591-599.

Respond to these questions from the professor

Please elaborate what you intended for your message to be in the first sentence of your last paragraph, “The violence in these sources can get removed when there is a development of technical and analytical tools that may bring about the threat to human security.” Exactly what kind of technical and analytical tools are you referring to?

Criminal Justice Module 6

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SCENARIO #1

You are a police officer who notices 3 suspicious males loitering outside a convenience store.  Further observation of the males shows they appear to be nervous.  You approach them and completely restrict their movement.  After a pat down you find weapons.  To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #2

You are a rookie police officer in your first month on the job.  You are working night patrol when you notice what appears to be a homeless individual sleeping outside a business.  You approach the individual and tell him to wake up.  As soon as he wakes up you do a pat down of his outer clothing for officer safety.  You feel something inside his pants pocket that feels suspicious, but you are not certain what it is. You can tell however, that it is not a weapon. To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #3

You work on the SWAT team for your local Sheriff’s Office.  You receive a tip that a suspected felon is hiding out in a nearby residence.  You, along with your team, go the location.  The resident opens the door after you knock and you demand to come inside to look for the suspect.  The resident asks to see a warrant and you pull out a piece of blank paper and wave it in his face.  The resident still will not let you in and demands a real warrant.  You force your way inside and find obscene materials inside the house, but not the suspected felon.  To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #4

An anonymous person calls 911 to report a pickup truck with a license plate of 123 ABC that is attempting to run her off the road.  You receive the dispatch and immediately locate a truck that matches the description given by the caller. You follow the truck for 5 minutes but don’t notice any traffic violations.  You still decide to go ahead and stop the truck. Upon stopping the vehicle you smell the odor of green marijuana coming from the bed.  A search reveals 30 lbs of marijuana. To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #5

You are on the Crime Suppression Unit of a local police department.  You receive an anonymous tip that a young black male in a plaid shirt is carrying a gun at a bus stop.  You go to the bus stop, notice a group of 3 males, one of which is wearing a plaid shirt.  You do not observe any other criminal activity. You approach them and detain them for the purposes of frisking them.  Sure enough the boy in the plaid shirt is concealing a firearm.  To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #6

You are a seasoned detective in your local state investigations agency.  You use a thermal imaging device to scan a home where you suspect the residents are growing marijuana.  You do not first obtain a search warrant.  Based on the results of the thermal imaging device, you then go obtain a search warrant and locate over 100 pounds of marijuana plants inside the home.  To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #7

You work for the FBI.  You employ a federal inmate as an informant in the federal prison nearby.  That inmate approaches another who is suspected by the FBI of a murder.  The informant tells the inmate that he heard a rumor that other inmates are plotting his murder due to the fact that they think he killed a child.  Your informant offers to protect the inmate if he tells him the details of the crime.  He confesses to the child’s murder.  To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #8

You are a homicide detective.  You have arrested a man for the murder of a child.  Immediately upon arrest he was advised of his Miranda rights.  The body of the little girl has not yet been found.  You and your partner take the suspect out to drive around in your patrol vehicle. Without re-advising him of his rights, you begin to make the following statement: “It is almost Christmastime and it would be the Christian thing to do to see to it that the little girl had a proper burial rather than having to lay in a field somewhere.”  The man then leads you and your partner to the body.  To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #9

You are a detective in the 1960’s.  You decide to monitor a suspect’s calls from a glass phone booth by placing a monitoring device on the glass. You are able to hear some incriminating phone calls. To cuff or not to cuff?

SCENARIO #10

You are a police officer who suspects a man of murder. You bring him in for questioning which lasts for over 30 hours.  During the interrogation you shine a bright light in his direction but don’t physically harm him in any way.  You also make sure to provide him with food, water and cigarettes when he asks.  After almost 30 hours of questioning he makes an incriminating statement.  To cuff or not to cuff?

CRJ 331 Case Study 1: Britney Spears

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According to the text, a forensic mental health assessment refers to the practice of performing mental health evaluations to assist courts and attorneys, in the process of deciding certain matters of law applied to criminal or civil cases. In this case study, you will explore different types of forensic assessments and their application to a real world situation.  

Review the case study titled “Britney Spears” in Chapter 3, pages 60 and 61 of the text. 

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Determine whether or not you agree with the position that civil commitment violates Britney Spears’ civil liberties. Provide a rationale to support your position.
  2. Explain the distinction between civil commitment and criminal commitment. Next, support or criticize the premise that civil commitment was the proper course of action in the case of Britney Spears.
  3. Argue for or against the theory that a short term (i.e. 72 hour) commitment provides enough time for a doctor to make a reasonable determination about the scope of the mental health problems of a patient. Provide a rationale to support your response.
  4. The court ordered forensic assessments regarding Britney Spears’ parenting capacity as well as her guardianship. Discuss the manner in which you believe these two (2) assessments served the purposes of protecting the patient, protecting her children, and protecting the public. Provide a rationale to support your response.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.
  6. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. 

Case Study 1: Britney Spears

Criteria

 

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

 

Fair

70-79% C

 

Proficient

80-89% B

 

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Determine whether or not you agree with the position that civil commitment violates Britney Spears’ civil liberties. Provide a rationale to support your position.

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Did not submit or incompletely determined whether or not you agree with the position that civil commitment violates Britney Spears’ civil liberties. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support your position.

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Partially determined whether or not you agree with the position that civil commitment violates Britney Spears’ civil liberties. Partially provided a rationale to support your position.

Satisfactorily determined whether or not you agree with the position that civil commitment violates Britney Spears’ civil liberties. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support your position.

Thoroughly determined whether or not you agree with the position that civil commitment violates Britney Spears’ civil liberties. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support your position. 

2. Explain the distinction between civil commitment and criminal commitment. Next, support or criticize the premise that civil commitment was the proper course of action in the case of Britney Spears.

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Did not submit or incompletely explained the distinction between civil commitment and criminal commitment. Did not submit or incompletely supported or criticized the premise that civil commitment was the proper course of action in the case of Britney Spears.

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Partially explained the distinction between civil commitment and criminal commitment. Partially supported or criticized the premise that civil commitment was the proper course of action in the case of Britney Spears.

 

Satisfactorily explained the distinction between civil commitment and criminal commitment. Satisfactorily supported or criticized the premise that civil commitment was the proper course of action in the case of Britney Spears.

 

Thoroughly explained the distinction between civil commitment and criminal commitment. Thoroughly supported or criticized the premise that civil commitment was the proper course of action in the case of Britney Spears.

 

3. Argue for or against the theory that a short term (i.e. 72 hour) commitment provides enough time for a doctor to make a reasonable determination about the scope of the mental health problems of a patient. Provide a rationale to support your response.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely argued for or against the theory that a short term (i.e. 72 hour) commitment provides enough time for a doctor to make a reasonable determination about the scope of the mental health problems of a patient. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support your response.

Insufficiently argued for or against the theory that a short term (i.e. 72 hour) commitment provides enough time for a doctor to make a reasonable determination about the scope of the mental health problems of a patient. Insufficiently provided a rationale to support your response.

 

Partially argued for or against the theory that a short term (i.e. 72 hour) commitment provides enough time for a doctor to make a reasonable determination about the scope of the mental health problems of a patient. Partially provided a rationale to support your response.

 

Satisfactorily argued for or against the theory that a short term (i.e. 72 hour) commitment provides enough time for a doctor to make a reasonable determination about the scope of the mental health problems of a patient. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support your response.

 

Thoroughly argued for or against the theory that a short term (i.e. 72 hour) commitment provides enough time for a doctor to make a reasonable determination about the scope of the mental health problems of a patient. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support your response.

 

4. The court ordered forensic assessments regarding Britney Spears’ parenting capacity as well as her guardianship. Discuss the manner in which you believe these two (2) assessments served the purposes of protecting the patient, protecting her children, and protecting the public. Provide a rationale to support your response.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed the manner in which you believe these two (2) assessments served the purposes of protecting the patient, protecting her children, and protecting the public. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support your response.

Insufficiently discussed the manner in which you believe these two (2) assessments served the purposes of protecting the patient, protecting her children, and protecting the public. Insufficiently provided a rationale to support your response.

Partially discussed the manner in which you believe these two (2) assessments served the purposes of protecting the patient, protecting her children, and protecting the public. Partially provided a rationale to support your response.

Satisfactorily discussed the manner in which you believe these two (2) assessments served the purposes of protecting the patient, protecting her children, and protecting the public. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support your response.

Thoroughly discussed the manner in which you believe these two (2) assessments served the purposes of protecting the patient, protecting her children, and protecting the public. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support your response.

5. Support your views with at least three (3) relevant and credible references, documented according to APA.

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6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

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POSITIVE THEORY

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Applying Applying Positive Theory

The Positive philosophy states that offenders break the law partly due to factors outside their control that influence their behavior. Some of these factors were listed in the online lesson this week.

For each of the crimes listed below, indicate which Positive factors (if any) you would take into consideration if you were a judge deciding the offender’s sentence and justify your answer. For example, when sentencing a sex offender, you might decide that the offender’s history of being abused as a child should be taken into consideration. If you do not believe that any such factors should be taken into consideration, that is OK; just explain your thoughts.

Consider the following examples:

  1. Burglary/theft—the offender broke into three houses and stole electronics and money.
  2. Aggravated battery—the offender attacked a victim and caused significant injury.
  3. Possession of controlled substance—the offender possessed two ounces of marijuana and 20 prescription pain killers (without a prescription).
  4. Stalking—the offender followed or contacted someone repeatedly, causing fear.

Considering your responses to these examples, discuss the role of punishment in preventing these types of crimes. Can punishment be used to reduce the frequency of these types of crimes? Explain your views.

The Positive philosophy states that offenders break the law partly due to factors outside their control that influence their behavior. Some of these factors were listed in the online lesson this week.

For each of the crimes listed below, indicate which Positive factors (if any) you would take into consideration if you were a judge deciding the offender’s sentence and justify your answer. For example, when sentencing a sex offender, you might decide that the offender’s history of being abused as a child should be taken into consideration. If you do not believe that any such factors should be taken into consideration, that is OK; just explain your thoughts.

Consider the following examples:

  1. Burglary/theft—the offender broke into three houses and stole electronics and money.
  2. Aggravated battery—the offender attacked a victim and caused significant injury.
  3. Possession of controlled substance—the offender possessed two ounces of marijuana and 20 prescription pain killers (without a prescription).
  4. Stalking—the offender followed or contacted someone repeatedly, causing fear.

Considering your responses to these examples, discuss the role of punishment in preventing these types of crimes. Can punishment be used to reduce the frequency of these types of crimes? Explain your views.

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Write 150 word response in paragraph form for the question in bold below at the bottom. Need to cite and reference to support answer given.

 

Discussion Topic started:

 

 

What is the connection between intervention planning and resource utilization? Give an example

 

Answer:

 

Intervention: In civil law is third party intervention in a case or a civil case that is ongoing between the defendant and the plaintiff

 

Intervention planning: A technique used to plan a process for solving a problem by a person / institution / organization whose role is vital. This is a method that aims for training and recovery and promotes stabilization during a case. This plan provides services in the form of responsibility, educational support, rehabilitation and others. This is a tool used to promote stabilization in a case

 

Utilization of resources: Ensuring the right service delivery to the right people at the right time by optimizing the available resources.

 

What is the connecting between the two? Both are applied in a case to plan activities and at the same time utilize the resources available to the organization / institution / country for a particular purpose

 

Example: In criminal justice, you plan how to use criminals by utilizing their skills constructively such as painting, installing a water pipe or even creating a toll / road

 

References

Dictionary.cambrige.org. (n.d.). Intervene. Retrieved from http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/intervene

 

Law.Cornell.edu. (n.d). Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_24

 

Response to Discussion Topic above:

 

Thanks for hopping on board and I like how you mentioned the importance of having the right resource at the right time for the right offender. Not all clients or offenders will respond the same way to the resources offered due to a variety of responsivity factors. It is careful planning on the part of the human services worker when it comes to connect the client to resources in the community. Using resources that are available to address risks and needs is key. What might be the end result if we don’t connect to the right resources for the client?

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Moral Stages

Prologue – Both the Grantham County Sheriff’s Office and the University City Police Department have a Records Management System (RMS). These systems contain all civil, criminal, and informational reports along with other confidential information.  Each department allows its police officers, deputies, detectives, records clerks, and dispatchers access to these files while at work. Under no circumstances will the public have access to the information contained in RMS.  All employees receive training and sign a document stating that he or she understands that violating this directive may result in termination and other criminal charges. 

Scenario:

Badpenny and Dreadford have been dating for several months.  Recently, Badpenny started to believe Dreadford’s claim that University City Detective, Alphonse Krupt or just Al Krupt set him up.Dreadford told Badpenny that the time he spent in prison was for a crime he did not commit. Dreadford explained that Detective Al Krupt is a dirty cop and Detective Krupt planted the meth found in his car.  Dreadford always parked his car in the street in front of his house and left the vehicle unlocked. Detective Krupt must have put the meth in his vehicle that night while Dreadford slept.  The day of his arrest, Dreadford had left for work in the morning and Detective Krupt pulled Dreadford over because he did not use his turn indicator. Detective Krupt then made a factious claim that he could smell the odor of burnt marijuana, which gave him probable cause to search Dreadford’s vehicle.  Detective Krupt acted surprised when he found the meth he had planted and then arrested Dreadford. Badpenny thought Dreadford’s accounting of the incident was plausible and started to believe that the officers were embellishing their stories of Dreadford. Badpenny thought there is no way her sweet, thoughtful Dreadford was the major drug dealer the officers made him out to be.  One evening after work, Badpenny received a call from Dreadford asking her to come by, which was unusual.  However, she was excited that he had been thinking about her and could not wait to see him.  When Badpenny arrived at Dreadford’s house, he handed her one yellow rose and a glass of wine and said, “You look beautiful.” Dreadford casually asked Badpenny “Did anything exciting happen during your shift?”  Badpenny said, “As a matter of fact the detectives arrested a person in connection with the illegal drug trade in Grantham County.”  Badpenny continued to share details about the arrest and told Dreadford that the arrestee might become a confidential informant in exchange for leniency on his case.  Badpenny lowered her voice and said, “The arrest caused quite a commotion at the department, but it is all quite hush-hush because the person the detectives arrested may lead to an even larger drug bust.” Dreadford filled Badpenny’s glass of wine, kissed her on the cheek, and then asked, “Who the person was that the detectives arrested?” Badpenny replied, “Roy McCoy” (Badpenny did not tell Dreadford McCoy’s nickname is “Mookie”). Badpenny asks Dreadford, “Do you know McCoy?” Dreadford says, “No, I do not know a guy that goes by that name.”  Badpenny had another glass of wine and with a little prompting from Dreadford; she tells him how she became curious about the incident when the federal agents showed up at the department.  Badpenny pulled up the detective’s report on RMS and read it. Dreadford asks, “What was in the report?” Badpenny said, “In the report the detective stated that McCoy is going to help them get the next big shipment of Meth coming into town next week.  If the drug bust goes well, McCoy may not get any prison time for helping the police and the department could get thousands of dollars in revenue.”    

Review the scenario above and write a paper identifying external factors that influenced Badpenny’s decision to share confidential information.  Also, include how the structure of an organization influences an employee’s decision to behave ethically or unethically, and what interventions an organization can implement to encourage ethical behavior.  Apply Kohlberg’s moral stages to explain what stage you see both Badpenny and Dreadford – give examples.