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Ascertain the issues/problems that cause children to be considered high risk in your personal community

The purpose of this assignment is to ascertain the issues/problems that cause children to be considered high risk in your personal community (at risk of abuse or neglect, have been abused or neglected, have serious emotional, mental, or behavioral disturbances, reside in placements outside their homes, or are involved in the juvenile justice system). Utilize the Community Analysis Resource Guide to help you identify sources of information about your community.  The link to the Community Analysis Resource Guide is:
https://datacenter.aecf.org/
The resource guide is part of the data continuously compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation as part of their work in both juvenile and criminal justice issues. Please follow the link above, or google Annie E. Casey/kids count; follow the link or click on the link, to be taken to info on your specific state. Provide a detailed analysis of the juvenile needs in your area. Provide 2-3 paragraphs detailing 3-5 recommendations that would practically support a preventative program for high-risk children in your community based on your research.
The paper must be in a .doc, pdf, or .rtf format. It should be 250 words including an introduction and conclusion. Your work should be double-spaced, using an APA-approved font, with 1-inch margins all around. You are expected to write professionally with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Why do you think that no law in Florida makes the teens’ behavior illegal?

  In July 2017 Floridians, and soon the rest of the world, became fired up with outrage when learning that a group of teens had filmed a disabled man drowning. While Jamel Dunn was fighting for his life in a lake, the teens laughed, ridiculed him and recorded the event on their smartphones for their own perverse entertainment. They displayed a marked unwillingness to help him or notify the authorities. Afterward, they posted the video on social media and went on with their lives. Dunn’s body wasn’t found until three days later. Florida prosecutors were skimming the case for possible legal violations but ultimately decided not to press charges, as no law in Florida regulates this kind of behavior.
Why do you think that no law in Florida makes the teens’ behavior illegal? Do you think Florida law ought to change in this regard? Why/why not.

What are the difficulties law enforcement is having in detecting, investigating and prosecuting cases of cyberstalking and cyber-exploitation?

What are the difficulties law enforcement is having in detecting, investigating and prosecuting cases of cyberstalking and cyber-exploitation?
Consider the following as you answer the question:
What are the limitations of Law enforcement (L.E.)  entities in cyberstalking investigations?

what tools do they need to be successful?

What are the limitations of Law enforcement agencies in cyber-exploitation investigations?
Do the current laws help L.E. investigate and prosecute cyber-crimes?
Students are expected to critically analyze, evaluate, and report on a cybercrime or cybersecurity topic listed in the Tentative Schedule. The report will be broken down into three different parts referred to as mini papers (60 points each) 180 total points. The report must be double-spaced, with 1.0-inch margins, using Times New Roman 12 point type and at least two pages long, a minimum of 1300 words. Of the total works cited ( that is, three references)  one should be from academic journals or books published by an academic press. Sources cited and the references listed should be in APA format and the references located at the end of each mini paper. The instructor assigned the topic under Assignments in Canvas for each mini paper according to the dates specified in the Syllabus Tentative Schedule . Students have five days to complete the assignment
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Type II crimes encompass diverse behaviors; however, the common factors of these behaviors are (1) the use of networking and (2) a manifestation of social–psychological dynamics. Networking is a key factor because this is the medium through which the behavior is facilitated, most frequently by email but also through social networking sites, video- and photo-sharing sites, and Web site postings (particularly hate and pedophilia). The social–psychological factors take diverse forms. For example, cyberstalking and cyber threats induce fear, while harassment can induce anger. Cyberbullying can produce depression, embarrassment, shame, or sadness. Hate messages can produce discriminatory behavior, and pedophilia can engender exploitation and intimidation. Interestingly, these behaviors are similar to the common law definition of assault. As a U.S. government report of the problem observed, “Make no mistake: This kind of harassment can be as frightening and as real as being followed and watched in your neighborhood or in your home.”20
The manifestation of virtual crimes against persons is the product of several factors. For instance, virtual crimes against persons are easy and convenient. The offense may be committed immediately without leaving home, and gratification is instantaneous. The offender may also take action without physically confronting the victim. For instance, a person who posts a mean or hurtful message, picture, or video on a social networking site can harm another person without ever having to physically interact with that person. In turn, they may gain status from people within their virtual social network.
In all likelihood there are people who have a propensity to commit a retaliatory act of some form, but do not because of reluctance to confront another physically. It is therefore probable that some of those people would act on that propensity through social networking. In fact, a national study of youth found that children are experiencing greater levels of online harassment, largely from their peers, and are increasingly engaging in harassing behaviors themselves.21 Thus, the problem of inter-personal crimes committed online is likely to continue to increase.
Some state and local law enforcement agencies also have been frustrated by jurisdictional limitations. In many instances, the cyberstalker may be located in a different city or state than the victim, making it more difficult (and, in some cases, all but impossible) for the local authority to investigate the incident. Even if a law enforcement agency is willing to pursue a case across state lines, it may be difficult to obtain assistance from out-of-state agencies when the conduct is limited to harassing e-mail messages and no actual violence has occurred. A number of matters have been referred to the FBI and/or U.S. Attorney’s offices because the victim and suspect were located in different states and the local agency was not able to pursue the investigation.
Cybercriminals can cross national or international boundaries at will via a computer, and information and property can be easily transmitted through communications and data networks. As a result, law enforcement agencies are forced to try to work with local officials, foreign governments, and other agencies of the federal government—something that they have been quite reluctant to do in the past. As one report noted, a law enforcement official could secure a search warrant for a computer in the United States and, as a result of the search, remotely access a computer in Canada, which irrespective of the warrant is potentially a crime in Canada. Furthermore, certain cybercrimes that are illegal in this country are perfectly legal in other countries (i.e., gambling, prostitution, and underage sexual relations). As a result, Congress has passed some laws that make certain offenses a crime regardless of whether they are legal in the host country. Additionally, the ICE agency has developed relationships with foreign law enforcement agencies through Operation Predator, including Australia, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These relationships have led to the arrest of more than 1,900 individuals worldwide.172
Identification of Suspects
We all tend to enjoy the feeling of anonymity that the Internet provides, allowing us to conduct business and communicate without fear of “somebody listening” to our personal communications. Individuals who actively collect pornographic materials share information and resources on methods to hide or minimize the likelihood of detection. Several Web services offer free anonymous e-mail and Web accounts along with proxy tools that hide the actual location of a computer. Further, it is quite difficult to trace some communications over the Net, especially with the availability of access on numerous college campuses and Internet cafes. Many criminals assume the identity of someone else to conduct their online crimes, such as theft of e-mail addresses and hacking into someone else’s computer to conduct business (making that computer a zombie). Another service provided by some ISPs are mail servers that purposefully strip identifying information and transport headers from electronic mail. By forwarding mails through several of these services serially, cybercriminals can make the message almost completely anonymous. The sending of anonymous communications is thus relatively easy for the criminal and makes it difficult for law enforcement to identify the suspect responsible for the crime.
Issues with Evidence and Detection
The problems of evidentiary collection and analysis are fully discussed in Chapters 12 and 13; however, a few problems in this area deserve mention. As you are aware, computer data are easily destroyed, deleted, or modified. The discussion of the morphing of images and the purposeful alteration of material has already reached the Supreme Court. Furthermore, the technical capability to collect, preserve, and analyze such evidence is not widely distributed in the law enforcement community. Finally, the fact that people can use their computers to conduct both lawful and unlawful activities or to store both contraband and legally possessed material presents another significant issue.173 Termed commingling, one computer can be used in multiple fashion, by multiple users, and be connected to multiple other machines. As such, investigations would naturally have to cross boundaries, invade computers that were not necessarily involved in the criminal act, and involve people who might be upset at the intrusiveness of the investigation.
Enforcement of the laws against child pornography often leads law enforcement officials to use sting operations over the Internet to catch pedophiles and find child pornography. As such, issues of entrapment have been raised by civil rights groups. In one case, postal inspectors posed as an organization that dealt in sexual freedom and hedonism. They seized several mail lists of individuals in raids of pornography distributors. Then they sent out a sexual attitude questionnaire and a membership application to people on the mail list. The suspect completed and mailed in the sexual survey with his membership fee, noting that he would like to receive additional material and that he was interested in sexual depictions of preteenagers. He was then mailed another survey and a list of “pen pals” who shared his sexual interests. The suspect began corresponding with one of these pen pals, an undercover postal inspector. Over a period of 27 months, the suspect received “two sexual attitude surveys, seven letters measuring his appetite for child pornography, and two sex catalogues.”174 He was assured in the mailings that the materials were completely legal. Over the course of the investigation, he corresponded eight times with the inspectors and eventually ordered the magazine “Boys Who Love Boys” from a Postal Service catalogue and a set of sexually explicit photographs of young boys from a Customs Service brochure. Upon verifying that the man had received the magazine, postal inspectors searched his home, found the illicit magazine, and arrested him for receiving it through the mail in violation of federal law. At trial, the man raised two defenses. First, he argued that he had been entrapped as a matter of law, but the court found sufficient evidence of predisposition to submit the issue to the jury. Second, he asserted that the government’s conduct was outrageous, thus violating his due process rights. The jury rejected his defenses and found him guilty of knowingly receiving through the mail sexually explicit material depicting a minor. He appealed his conviction to the Eighth Circuit, which affirmed the trial court, holding that the government’s actions did not constitute entrapment or outrageous governmental conduct, despite the government’s lack of reasonable suspicion to target the man as a predisposed consumer.175

Explain any possible effects of the instances they described, both short term and long term

Hello Class.
My name is ManDella Burnett. I am a mother of two. I am a current resident of Clarksdale MS. I currently work in the field of insurance. However, my experience in the field of criminal justice includes correctional officer at MDOC Parchman and CCA Tallahatchie Correctional Facilities. 
My interest in the field of criminal justice is a result of my previous employment in corrections. I desired to gain a better understanding of all components of the criminal justice system, with a primary focus on offender rehabilitation. Throughout my years of employment in the two separate facilities (one state and the other private), the number one similarity was a revolving incarceration of the same offenders. 
One example of police building rapport and improving police community relations can be seen by The South District of the Madison Police Department in Wisconsin. Randy Stoecker et al (2019) explains how MPD’s Captain John Patterson highlighted how the district was the most diverse in comparison to other districts. The district was composed of African Americans, Latinx, Hmong, and white communities-each having a specific perception of law enforcement. To build rapport the department launched an initiative to directly engage with the members of each community by allowing feedback and advice from the community members and provide information and responses to them. The operation was done by holding direct community discussions (Randy Stoecker et al., 2019).
 Randy Stoecker et al., “Building Community-Police Relations by Building Community
Community Relations,” Police Chief online, July 10, 2019.https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/building-community-police-relations-by-building-community-community-relations/
In response to two of your peers, explain any possible effects of the instances they described, both short term and long term. Who is impacted, both directly and indirectly? What are possible repercussions?

Discuss the Zionist terrorist organizations that have existed in Israel.

Chap 9 Terrorism in Israel and Palestine – Chap 10 Revolutionary and Counter Revolutionary Terrorism
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Chapter 9
Discuss the Zionist terrorist organizations that have existed in Israel.  Looking at some of the prominent Middle Eastern terrorist groups discussed in this chapter, what are some of the techniques used by terrorist organizations to increase recognition, support, and power? What external forces discussed in previous chapters multiplied the strength of these terrorist organizations?  Do you think it is possible to bring religious extremism to an end?
Chapter 10
How did the Tupamaros affect revolution worldwide? If the Tupamaros were so influential, then why did they ultimately fail in their own quest? What are the major issues surrounding Naxilite terrorism? How does this compare to the issues that gave rise to the Tupamaros?Julie Mazzei argues that the conditions giving rise to death squads develop when several factors come together to form a favorable environment. What are these factors? Do you agree or disagree with her argument?

I am Carlos Mercado and previously,I used to work as an Equal Opportunity Representative in the military

Hello everyone!
I hope you are doing well. I am Carlos Mercado and previously, I used to work as an Equal Opportunity Representative in the military from where I have gained ample practical experiences. I have a keen interest in playing baseball whereas I often spend my leisure time hiking. I believe that certain activities usually keep my physical and mental health well. Currently, I am working in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the management position. I believe criminal justice is not only an enforced law but also an accountability of each member in society to support and protect their neighbors by standing against injustice. As I am currently involved in the public service department in TSA, I needed to explore knowledge about the topic, criminal justice to strengthen my contribution and pay back to society. Hence, I have joined this course to shape my actions in a way that can serve the best to my community members via protection and security.
In 2023, I covered an online news article where I read that Baltimore police officers dove into deep water to rescue a distressed woman. The incident took place near Harbor Hospital in South Baltimore. After a steer investigation and conversation, the Baltimore Police Department discovered that the woman was struggling with a behavioral emergency (CBSnews.com, 2023). According to the Baltimore Police Union Officials, the police officers put their life at risk to save the woman. The police officers demonstrated their bravery in the serious moment when neither the BPD Marine Unit nor the fire department’s boat were available.
The overall incident raised the respect for the Baltimore Police Department to perceive values of the life of a local community member with whom they simultaneously interacted to know her issues. For the welfare of the human well-being, the police officers were admired. The officers not only rescued her but also took her to the hospital which proved their effectiveness in showing respect and values to each of the community members in Baltimore. As a result, the President of the Baltimore City FOP, Mike Mancuso Tweeted to congratulate and encourage the officers and their bravery acts proudly, reflecting upon their dedication towards the community.
References
CBSnews.com., (2023). Baltimore Police dive into water to rescue woman near Harbor Hospital https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/baltimore-police-dive-into-water-rescue-woman-near-harbor-hospital/
In response to two of your peers, explain any possible effects of the instances they described, both short term and long term. Who is impacted, both directly and indirectly? What are possible repercussions?

What is the current state of arms trafficking, and who are the major players?

Journal Two is partially based upon the movie Lord of War. Prior to completing the assignment, if you haven’t already done so, read chapters 4 and 5. Also, each of you will need to watch the movie. For your convenience, you can click hereLinks to an external site. to begin the film.
Victor Bout, the person on whom Lord of War was based, was arrested in 2008 in Bangkok, while attempting to sell arms to US investigators posing as Colombian FARC rebels. Though initially Thailand was uncooperative, Bout was extradited to the US on November 16, 2010 (despite opposition from the Russian government).  The US Department of Justice charged Bout with a number terrorism offenses; however, none of the crimes were committed in the US (global policy). His field of operations included Afghanistan, Angola, Congo, Liberia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Sudan. The US and UK reputedly have used Bout’s services to bring shipments into dangerous zones of Iraq as well.  Bout was serving a 25 year prison term; however, in December of 2022, the US exchanged Bout for Brittney Griner. 
Using a minimum of 550 words and a maximum of 750, address the following:
What is the current state of arms trafficking, and who are the major players?
What policies and/or procedures can be put into place to limit arms trafficking globally?
In the movie Yuri stated that he was a necessary evil. Do you agree with his sentiments? Why or why not? 
Proper grammar, spelling, and syntax are expected! Also, do not plagiarize! Your similarity index should be at or below 18%. 

Assume the role of a new criminal justice researcher for a city, state, or federal agency (your choice).

In this presentation, which will serve as a summative assessment of your knowledge to date, you will assume the role of a new criminal justice researcher for a city, state, or federal agency (your choice).
Since research is not always welcomed by criminal justice agencies for various reasons, you have been tasked with preparing a PowerPoint presentation to explain and validate your researcher’s role. In your explanation, you will not only want to identify yourself and your position, but you will also want to focus on the benefits of research, the types of research, and how evaluation research can benefit your agency.
Consequently, you will want to include the sections below in your presentation.
1. Include an introduction.
a. List your name.
b. Include your title.
c. Identify the agency in which you work, and provide a short explanation of its goals and history.
2. Include background information about criminal justice research.
a. What is research? Include the steps in the research process.
b. Why is it important to the field of criminal justice?
c. Describe the activities included in criminal justice research.
d. Explain the procedures that assist in criminal justice research.
3. Detail research methodologies (give explanations and steps necessary).
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c. Mixed methods (6 types)
d. Evaluation
e. Compare and contract each of these
i. Explain how these types of research could specifically benefit your agency.
4. How will you be analyzing the research you conduct in your role?
a. How will you analyze data?
b. How will your analysis benefit your agency?
c. Discuss how meta-analysis may be used to identify patterns in criminal justice research.
Your presentation should be at least 15 slides in length, not counting the title and reference slides. All information should be presented using the slides and in the notes section. At least two outside sources should be used; one may be your textbook, and one should come from the CSU Online Library. References should be listed on the references slide, and the presentation should include in- text citations where appropriate. Any images used must be cited and referenced.

According to David-Ferdon and Simon (2014), why is youth violence such a critical problem, and what are the costs?

 According to the UCR data for 15-24 year olds, the male homicide rate in 2013 was 18 times higher for Blacks than for Whites. Recent programs like “Becoming a Man” developed by Chicago nonprofit group Youth Guidance and policies like “My Brother’s Keeper” initiated by President Obama have made use of the data regarding Black crime rates in an attempt to find potential solutions. Read the following two articles that present recent crime data regarding urban youth crime and potential preventive measure that can be taken.
Read “Youth Exposure to Violence Prevention Programs in a National Sample” and “Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action.”
In of 750-1,000 words, address the following:
According to David-Ferdon and Simon (2014), why is youth violence such a critical problem, and what are the costs?
Describe the study design used by Finkelhor et al. (2014). Include the sample population, and data collection and analysis methods. What were the limitations of this type of study? What were the findings?
Overall, what does the evidence show to be true about youth violence prevention programs, and how should they be implemented in the future to be most effective?
Be sure to cite three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content. Use only sources found at the GCU Library, government websites or those provided in Class Resources.
Prepare this assignment according to APA Style. 

Describe an instance in which you have seen police building rapport and improving community relations

One societal trend in criminal justice regarding law enforcement is police building rapport and improving relations in the communities they serve. According to your textbook, “The real meaning of community-oriented policing for the police is being responsive to the community they serve” (Utecht, 2019, p. 143). For this first discussion, you will introduce yourself to your peers and describe an instance in which you have seen police building rapport and improving community relations.
Include the following in your initial post:
Introduce yourself to your peers:

Who are you, and what do you do? ( Name:Christopher and you can put anything for what I do)
Why are you interested in criminal justice?

Describe an instance in which you have seen police building rapport and improving community relations:

This can be an instance that you read about in the news, saw on TV, or read online.

Please focus on a public instance and refrain from sharing a personal example

Provide background information regarding the incident. Address all aspects of what occurred: who, what, when, where, why, and how.