Category: Criminal Justice

The “Blue Wall of Silence” and Police Culture

Each student must complete the term project, an 8-12 page APA Style paper. Your paper should have at least 8-12 pages of substance, not counting the cover and reference pages. Please be sure that your paper is a Word Document (.doc) uploaded to the assignment section as an attachment. Students will be required to use at least three scholarly – (peer-reviewed)- sources. Students have access to peer-reviewed sources through the APUS library.
Students are required to follow APA Style guidelines.
I will use the writing rubric to grade all written work during the class. Please use the writing rubric as a checklist for all your academic writing in this class and throughout your educational experience at AMU. (see attachment below for grading rubric.)
Students must choose from one of the following topics for their paper: (PICK ANY)
1. The “Blue Wall of Silence” and Police Culture
2. Ethical Decision-Making Process
3. Developing Ethical Leaders
4. The Ethical Role of Police Subculture
5. Ethics vs. Morals
6. Defining Police Ethics
7. Defining Ethical Leadership Practices
8. The Purpose of a Code of Ethics within Police Agencies
9. Police Professionalism and Responsibility
Students should choose one these topics and write about its relevance to police ethics. Be thinking about identifying the major talking points about your topic that are important to review. Critically assess the literature on the subject. I am looking for critical thinking and a clear indication that you have a grasp of the literature.
Do not include quotes in your work. I want to see your critical thinking skills on display and not a string of quotes written by published authors. Your analysis is what is needed for a successful paper. In other words, the peer-reviewed sources used in the paper should be paraphrased, cited in proper APA format, and reflect critical thinking.
At this point in your educational journey, you should have solid substance and proper academic formatting in your college-level writing assignments. Students will be graded on both, so you turn in your best work.
Do not wait until the last minute to research, write, format, and edit. Proper time management is required to submit a quality paper highlighting your criminal justice writing.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word proposal that summarizes a diversity issue or disparity and includes an annotated outline of at least 3 resources related to the issue, as if you were a probation officer determining strategies

Scenario
Several local judges want to make changes in the corrections system based on feedback from probation officers. They have reached out to your agency to recommend a policy or program that could be used to address an issue with diversity or disparity in the corrections system.
Assessment Deliverable
Using scholarly sources and current data, write a 700- to 1,050-word proposal that summarizes a diversity issue or disparity and includes an annotated outline of at least 3 resources related to the issue, as if you were a probation officer determining strategies to address issues related to disparities with gender, race, ethnicity, or other cultural factors in the corrections system. A judge examining the resources outlined in your proposal should be able to follow your evidence-based explanation to learn about 2 strategies (one currently in place and one that you propose) to address a diversity issue or disparity within the corrections system.
Complete the Diversity Awareness Proposal Template to outline the following 6 components of your proposal, or format your proposal with a title and subtitles identifying each of these parts:
Introduction: Summarize the selected diversity issue or disparity within the corrections system that is supported by evidence (such as demographic data).
Research: Provide annotations for at least 3 scholarly resources related to the identified diversity issue or disparity that summarize their relevance and support for your proposal. Cite the sources according to APA guidelines.
Current Strategy: Describe a strategy, such as a policy or program, currently in place to address the identified diversity or disparity issue. Determine whether this strategy is effective.
New Strategy Recommendation: Propose a new strategy, such as a policy or program, to address the identified diversity or disparity issue. Alternatively, you may propose revisions to the current strategy you identified that would make that strategy more effective. Explain how your new strategy will reduce the diversity or disparity issue within the corrections system. Cite evidence to support your claims.
Conclusion: Propose a plan of action for taking the next step to implement your recommended strategy.
Submit your assessment.
Assessment Support
Review the rubric for guidance on deliverable expectations.
Review the Sample Annotated Bibliography in the APA Templates and Samples in the Center for Writing Excellence to see examples of annotations of listed references. While you will not develop a full bibliography for this assignment, the descriptions in the annotations in your outline of resources should look similar to these examples.
The following may be helpful resources to review during your research process:
CSBS – Criminal Justice and Security Resources
Advancing Diversity in Law Enforcement from the EEOC

Sarah was forcibly raped by her father. After the act, she felt detached from others and lost the ability to become interested in activities that were previously meaningful to her

Topic: Sarah was forcibly raped by her father. After the act, she felt detached from others and lost the ability to become interested in activities that were previously meaningful to her. At her father’s trial for the rape, the prosecutor attempts to enter the evidence of Rape Trauma Syndrome. As trial judge, would you allow this evidence? Explain your response.
Format Requirements: Double Spaced. 12 point type standard font. Must cite sources properly. (See attached writing assignment instructions).

Describe and critique each of these topics according to oppression and resistance.Topic 1: Kilmainham Gaol (Dublin, Ireland)

Describe and critique each of these topics according to oppression and resistance.
Topic 1: Kilmainham Gaol (Dublin, Ireland)
Use: Welch, The Bastille Effect, Chapter 3 (Sites of Trouble)
Use: Hinds, The Illusions of Justice, Chapter 3 (COINTELPRO and Other Government
Misconduct, pages 115 to 159)
Topic 2: Crumlin Road Jail/ Peace Walls/Murals (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Use: Welch The Bastille Effect, Chapter 3 (Sites of Trouble)
Use: Hinds, The Illusions of Justice, Chapter 8 (The Puerto Rican Nationalists), Chapter 9
(American Indian Movement Defendants)
Topic 3: Maze H Blocks (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Topic 4: Political Imprisonment, Violence, and Rioting in Northern Ireland
Use Super, Gail (2012) “Punishment and the Body in the ‘Old’ and ‘New’ South Africa:
A Historical Perspective.” Theoretical Criminology,15 (4): 427-44.
(single-spaced, 12 pitch, Times New
Roman font — use citation style contained in The Bastille Effect)

Review the details of California v. Greenwood. Compile the facts and witness inf

Review the details of California v. Greenwood. Compile the facts and witness information for this case. Decide which witnesses could support the prosecution’s case and which witnesses would support the defense’s case. How does search and seizure relate to the California v. Greenwood case? Review the types of evidence that can be proven or disproven at trial. Describe how the Fourth Amendment applies to search and seizure as related to legal precedent.

Part One Assignment:
First of all, read the short article below and watch the fo

Part One Assignment:
First of all, read the short article below and watch the following videos:
– https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/05/psychedelic-drugs-like-lsd-could-be-used-to-treat-depression-study-suggests
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AY0Stqaul8
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQcOPSSIWCY
– https://healthland.time.com/2012/03/23/the-legacy-of-the-cias-secret-lsd-experiments-on-america/
Write a discussion post answering the below questions:
How do you feel about the military using soldiers to test drugs such as LSD without their knowledge? If it were legal, would you consider trying LSD? Why or why not? What are your views of using LSD medically?
(Take the stance that you don’t support military use of LSD testing on soldier without their consent. Also, take the stance that you probably wouldn’t use LSD even if it was legal, but support the medical use of it)
Part 2:
Respond to the six students responses below. Example format student discussion responses: – “One point that stood out to me is that the country should stop relying on punitive measures when approaching the drug problem in the US. All concerned authorities should focus on elements that lead to or contribute to substance misuse (Levinthal & Lovins, 2020). I like your suggestion that ‘we should consider the superiority and effects of prescriiption drugs’ because they have a general effect or say in the current crisis. Health system-based controls should be put in place because opioid-based cases of overdose continue to rise.” – “I agree that ‘the opioid epidemic is an example of the disastrous effects of prescribed medicines.’ It is easy or cheaper to buy opioid-based painkillers from a pharmacy because they are easily dispensed and available. This is clear evidence that illegal substances alone are not to blame for the current levels of addiction in America. The first step that can help resolve the current drug crisis is limiting or controlling who gets opioid-based painkillers from pharmacies. Health authorities should develop such measures to limit access or availability of commonly abused prescriiption drugs.”
**Student responses are attached as a word document**
Course Textbook: Drugs, Society and Criminal Justice Charles F. Levinthal Prentice Hall, Jun-2015 Jun-2015 0133802582 9780133802580

In this assignment you will create a 24/7 hour a day police department work sche

In this assignment you will create a 24/7 hour a day police department work schedule.
This is a basic function of a Police Manager to make sure all areas are adequately
covered.
Instructions:
• Read the project scenario.
• Based on the project scenario, build a work schedule over a 24/7-week period
using a combination of 4 & 2 schedule and Monday through Friday for
administration.
o Deploy all 45 sworn officers over the 24/7 schedule for 2 weeks which
includes supervisors and administration (Chief and Court Officer).
• Submit a paper detailing the department’s two-week work schedule (standard in
the industry).
o Determine when the most officers and least officers are needed and
support your reasonings.
o Explain why you deployed your resources in the manner that you did.
o Explain how you will handle sick or vacation time in the schedule without
giving overtime which the mayor has not approved.
Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
• Maximum five pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
• At least three resources.

Assignment Content
Completing a master’s program requires time and effort as you

Assignment Content
Completing a master’s program requires time and effort as you do work and find valid resources. In this assignment, you will reflect on the importance of academic integrity and use the University Library to research 2 topics and create 2 SMART goals to help you establish effective study habits. You will also prepare an annotated bibliography to show your research and set up a document in APA style.
As a graduate student, you will routinely conduct research and write papers, create presentations, and more to demonstrate your understanding. You will draft and revise your ideas before adding citations and formatting your assignments to make them ready for submission. The more familiar you become with the writing process and using tools for academic success, the easier it will be for you to form an efficient routine early in your program. This assignment will introduce you to these tools and give you practice using them effectively.
Part 1: SMART Plan WorksheetDownload and complete the SMART Plan Worksheet to complete Part 1 of this assignment.
Part 2: Annotated BibliographyCreate an annotated bibliography to complete Part 2 of this assignment.
Use your student account for Office 365® to open a blank Microsoft® Word document. This step ensures you can access the software and that your system is set up correctly to submit assignments without delays going forward.
Use APA formatting for your annotated bibliography. Review the Sample Annotated Bibliography as a model. Access the example using these steps: Access the Center for Writing Excellence.
Under APA Templates and Samples, click Sample Annotated Bibliography.
Create an annotated bibliography of the resources you selected in Part 1 and include:A list of at least 3 peer-reviewed sources in alphabetical order
Sources that are no more than 5 years old
A minimum of 3 articles and citations on the pair of topics you selected in Part 1 of this assignment, including:
at least 1 source from a .gov website
at least 1 source from either EBSCOhost or ProQuest
at least 1 source from the Criminal Justice Recommended Databases
Annotations written clearly in complete sentences
Note: Access the Research Databases: Peer Reviewed / Scholarly page for quick access to databases available through the University Library.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
Submit your completed worksheet and annotated bibliography.ResourcesCenter for Writing Excellence
Reference and Citation Generator
Grammar Assistance

Criminal justice organizations must be able to grow and change to improve and to

Criminal justice organizations must be able to grow and change to improve and to meet the needs of a changing society. Effective organizational management can help facilitate the change process. Managers in criminal justice have many responsibilities, including overseeing change management. The delicate balancing act of managing change in an organization requires effective communication to describe effective organizational management strategies. Once you can identify potential communication barriers and strategies to assess organizational change, you will be prepared to recommend evidence-based strategies for effective organizational change management.
Assessment Deliverable
Imagine you are a manager of an organization in the criminal justice system that is facing a major crisis and you have been tasked with developing effective strategies on how to address the needed changes.
Select a contemporary issue affecting one area of the criminal justice system. You may represent any kind of criminal justice organization that aligns with your career goals: law enforcement, courts, corrections, probation/parole, juveniles, etc. You will research the issue and report your findings to leaders from other departments and similar organizations.
Using effective organizational management strategies, write a 1,050- to 1,400-word report that drafts a plan for organizational change to share with other decision-making leaders. Describe to your fellow leaders how you plan to effectively implement the needed changes that address an issue in your organization. There is no specific format for the report as long as ideas are communicated clearly.
Your report should include the following information based on your research:
Identify the issue and why there is a need to implement organizational changes to your organization. Define a preferred change process strategy to deal with the issue.
Explain the handling of resistance to change. Identify key barriers to effective communication. Indicate the methods needed to improve communication regarding the needed changes.
Describe effective organizational management strategies that can be used to assess the changes after they are implemented. Explain how trust, conflict resolution, and negotiation influence the plan for organizational change.
Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed sources according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assessment.

BCJ563 – Criminal Justice Policy
Unit 2 Question 1:
Summarize the term “commun

BCJ563 – Criminal Justice Policy
Unit 2 Question 1:
Summarize the term “community justice.” Examine the relationship between community justice, problem-oriented policing and community policing.
Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself in bold type
Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion
Responses must be submitted as a MS Word Document only, typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size
Essay should be 750-1000 words
I need 3-4 citations, and one of them has to be from:
(S) Crime Control in America: What Works?
John L. Worrall, 2019
Pearson

ISBN.13: 978-0-134-84818-1

Citations need to be in APA style. Under this style, you should have a short-form in-text citation at the end of a cited sentence, and a complete reference at the very end of the essay in a Reference section. Footnotes and Endnotes are not used in APA citation format.
The short-form citation is written inside parentheses and contains the following information: the authors’ last names, the year of publication, and the specific page number where the information was read. In subsequent (short-form in-text) citations, you do not need to write the year of publication again.
For example:
A traditional bureaucracy should utilize a hierarchy or control that is spread throughout an organization. (Thibault, Lynch, & McBride, 2011, p. 85)
At the very end of the essay, in a Reference section, you must then give a complete reference of each source. For a book, the APA format is:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
For this particular course in this example (BCJ 562), the textbook should be cited as:
Thibault, E. A., Lynch, L. M., & McBride, R. B. (2011). Proactive police management (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education/Prentice Hall.