State the rationale for a “team” approach in emergency operations planning. What are the benefits and hindrances of working in a team environment? How does a planner bring together the various and disparate partners that form a team?
Topic 2: Natural Disaster vs. Man-made Incident
After an event has occurred and the site is secure, what are the differences in responding to a natural disaster compared to a man-made incident?
How would the points brought up in this week’s readings (both text and Packet article) impact your view of the special knowledge and skills required for effective community supervision, given the wide range of cases which probation has responsibility for, and especially cases that are of high social risk? What specific recommendations would you make for probation officer training given these needs?
Reaction Paper 7B
Today we have transitioned from an either/ or choice between the use of incarceration, or the use of probation, to the use of graduated sanctions, affording us a wide array of possible sentencing options, as referred to in the text.
What are your views about this more recent way of criminal sanctioning? What overall advice would you give to assure that this new system of sentencing is used appropriately?
In your own words, read the article and its a reaction paper. Your opinion.
Choose one type of victimization that was discussed in the materials this week. Provide an overview of this type of victimization.
What are some of the unique aspects associated with this type of victimization and what safeguards could be put in place to help reduce it? Be specific and cite your readings to support your answer.
Will email Chapter 11 from text to support.
Karmen, A. (2020). Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology, 10th Edition.
Boston, MA: Cengage.
Should marijuana be a focus of law enforcement? Is marijuana dangerous?Is marijuana a “gateway” drug? Why or why not? What do we mean by gateway drug?
Briefly, discuss the findings in a study conducted by Donner, Fridell, and Jennings (2016) pertaining to the relationship between self-control and police misconduct. In doing so, discuss Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) general theory of crime as it is relative to self-control theory and police misconduct.
Briefly, discuss the effectiveness of consent degrees and Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. In doing so, describe the legal provision which allowed the Department of Justice DOJ to intervene in instances where allegations are made that constitutional policing is not followed as a matter of patterns and practices.
Reference
Alpert, G. P., McLean, K., & Wolfe, S. (2017). Consent decrees: An approach to police accountability and reform. Police Quarterly, 20(3), 239-249.
Question:
Drawing on the readings, what challenges do you think most prevent individuals from exiting deviant identities (of any type)? (Explain why.) What factors may most facilitate exits from deviant identities? (Explain why.)
Textbook- Adler, Patricia A., and Peter. 2016. Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction. 8th edition. Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN-13: 978-1305093546. Chapter 25 and 49
Article Attached as well.
Read the two articles posted about treatment for HIV offenders and then address each of the following:
For each article:
1) In your own words:
Provide a summary of the methodology. The summary of methodology should include information such as the sample size, sampling method, description of the subjects included in the sample, where the study took place, if the study is cross-sectional or longitudinal, and how the data were collected.
Present the findings
Discuss the limitations of the study
2) Generally speaking (in terms of research methods – not the articles),
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research.
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative research.
3) Finally, if you were going to conduct research on this topic (treatment for HIV offenders) , which methodological approach (qualitative or quantitative) would you choose? Justify your response.
Your justification should take into account information such as:time resources the population you are trying to describe validity generalizability and how your study would contribute to the existing literature on this topic.
You can use outside source but would like to include the source Im going to included it which 2 short videos, powerpoint and plus 2 HIV articles that they provided
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2201818662001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAPmbRRLk~,C5G7jhYNtiefqbodph9K7nzSW_zsUUiE&bctid=1425513987001
What is the jurisdiction of the department?How big is the department?How big is the jurisdiction?
How does the department deal with neighboring jurisdictions? For example, small communities (or college campuses) within a larger city may have their own police force.
What issues does that create and how are they resolved?What are the different divisions?Who is the chief of the department?
Describe the chain of command from a front line officer to the chief. Include the names of individuals as appropriate.
How are the shifts organized for divisions that operate on a 24-hour cycle?
What are some of the most common offenses the department deals with? What are the likely ways those cases are resolved?How are entry level officers recruited and trained?
What are the usual and routine duties of entry level officers (or other employees you interact with on a regular basis)?
On what basis are entry level officers evaluated and promoted?
Are there any special or unique challenges the department faces? How is the department responding to these challenges?
Are there any special projects or initiatives being implemented by the department? What are they and what are their goals?
If you are interning with a secure detention facility such as a jail or a prison, your paper might include some of the following:
What populations does the facility detain?Is it a federal, state, or local institution?Do they hold adults or juveniles?How big is the facility?
What is the jurisdiction? Do they hold inmates from other jurisdictions?How is the facility constructed? Linear, or pods, or dormitories? Does the facility utilize direct or indirect supervision?
Have the inmates all been convicted of a crime, or are there inmates awaiting trial? Does the facility hold some other population, such as undocumented migrants?
Are there any treatment programs in the facility? Job training? Substance abuse? Mental health services?
How are health care services provided?
How are the other daily needs of the inmates met? Food? Hygiene? Laundry? Religious services?
Are there different wings or sections for different populations? For example, men and women must be housed separately. But what about other groups? Veterans? Gang members? Mentally ill inmates? Other groups?Is there a structured daily routine? If so, what is it?
How are entry level staff recruited and trained?On what basis are entry level staff evaluated and/or promoted?
If you are interning with a community corrections program, you could discuss the following:
Is it a federal, state, or local agency? Adult or juvenile?What is the jurisdiction of the agency?
How are the probationers or parolees assigned to the agency? In other words, when a defendant goes to court for a charge, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to probation, what happens next?
How big is the agency? How many probation or parole officers are there in the office?
How many probationers or parolees does the agency supervise? What is the average caseload for a probation or parole officer?
What are some of the more common charges offenders on supervision are convicted of?
How are cases divided up between the officers? Geographically? By type of offender (drug offender, sex offender, etc)? Evenly, so all officers have the same size caseload?
How often do probation or parole officers make contact with their clients? Are there levels of supervision that require more or fewer contacts?Is there an intensive supervision program?
What do the probation or parole officers do to supervise their caseload? Home visits? Drug tests? Job counseling? Electronic monitoring? What circumstances justify the use of these interventions?
How are entry level staff members recruited and trained?On what basis are staff members evaluated and/or promoted? If you are interning with a court, these are some of the issues you could discuss in your paper:
Is it a federal, state, or local court? Describe the jurisdiction. Remember, jurisdictions can be geographic, but they can also refer to the types of cases the court handle.Is it a specialty court, like a drug court?
Who is the judge or judges in the court? If there are several judges, is there one judge that takes a leadership role in the administration of the court?
How many cases are scheduled on an average day? Or how many cases are on a docket on an average day?
What kind of hearings does the court conduct? First appearances? Pleas? Trials? Competency hearings? Sentencings?
What happens in the hearings the court conducts? What are the issues or legal questions that get resolved?
Describe the court schedule. Are certain kinds of hearings held on certain days?
Describe the relationship between the various court officers. Is it an adversarial relationship, or cooperative? You might want to read up on the concept of the “courtroom work group.”
Who are the other support personnel in the court? What are their roles?What does the court clerk do? What is the clerk’s role outside of the actual courtroom?
When the judge makes a ruling, or gives an order, whose job is it to make sure that ruling gets carried out? How does that happen?
If you are interning with a law firm, you should probably discuss:Whether the firm deals with civil or criminal cases, or both.Whether the firm represents clients in federal, state, or county court.
Areas of expertise or specialization, such as family law, business law, arbitration, tax law, immigration law, environmental law, disability law, or some other field.
The role of the lawyers in your office. For example, do they only handle cases that are going to court? How often do they settle out of court?
Do they give legal advice to people and firms to help them remain law abiding? Some other role?
How big is the firm? Are there partners?
How does one become a partner? Is there a tiered partnership structure?If it is a small firm, tell me about the lawyer or lawyers. Where did they go to school? What made them want to be lawyers?
The office staff. What are their roles?The importance of legal research. What is it? Why is it important? How does one conduct legal research? How is legal research different than academic research?
