Category: Criminal justice

What would be your main recommendations for the next few years? Describe the main components of your strategy and back those

Drugs and Society

•Answer all four questions.

You may consult any documents from throughout the semester or any outside materials you feel necessary.

•All four questions are gradedout of 25 for a total of 100 points.

•E-mail me with any questions that you have about the exam.

•Cite in-textand construct a reference pageusing an acceptable, recognized format (APA format recommended, but not required).

This is different from the unit responses in which citations were not required.

Remember to cite in-text in the appropriate format any time you have referred to a source or are taking information from a source….for example (Jones, 2015).

You can have a reference page for each questionor just one reference page at the end of the exam including all the questions.

•Submit your completed exam via Blackboardbefore Sunday, July 4 at11:59pm.

This is a firm deadline as it represents the end of the session.

•There is no specific required length response for each question but each answer should elaborate upon all your points as completely as possible. Looking at past semesters with similar exams, strong responses were often in the 400-600 word area per question.

Exam Questions1.

Over the course of this short session, you were assigned to complete about 30 readings and/or videos. Select the reading/video that either (a) leftyou conflicted or (b) challenged yourprevious thoughts on the subject.

First, identify what reading/video you selected and whether it falls into category A or category B, then proceed to explain why it either left you conflicted or challenged a previous viewpoint you possessed.

2. One could argue that drug policy should be based strictly off of the harm that drugs cause to users and society. However, drug policies can be affected by other things. Discuss some of the other factors that influence drug policies besides theharmfulness of the drugs. Use specific examples.

3. Efforts to reduce drug problems come from many directions. Describe severalof the negative unintended consequences that are commonly associated with drug policies.

Explain which policies cause which unintended consequences. If possible, include unintended consequences that may arise across multiple policies.

4. In 2020, drug overdoses reached a new peak in the United States. Let’s assume you were appointed to draft a series of recommendations for the next 3-5 years in the effort to stem the tide against Theopioidepidemic. What would be your main recommendations for the next few years? Describe the main components of your strategy and back those What would be your main recommendations for the next few years? recommendations up with sound logic and/or evidence of effectiveness.

Explain Routine activities theory as it relates to criminal offending and then describe target-hardening strategies that can be used to lessen the chance of residential homes being burglarized.

Primary goals of crime analysis

Some of the primary goals of crime analysis  are to assist law enforcement in criminal apprehension, crime mapping, crime prevention, and conducting research that can advance the profession.

Explain how each of the Aforementioned goals can be used by law enforcement agencies to combat gang-related Homicides stemming from drug trafficking.

Explain Routine activities theory as it relates to criminal offending and then describe target-hardening strategies that can be used to lessen the chance of residential homes being burglarized

Under the details  forgot to put where question two starts. So in better detail the two questions are as follows:

Some of the primary goals of crime analysis are to assist law enforcement in criminal apprehension, crime mapping, crime prevention, and conducting research that can advance the profession.

Explain how each of the aforementioned goals can be used by law enforcement agencies to combat gang-related homicides stemming from drug trafficking.

Explain Routine activities theory as it relates to criminal offending and then describe target-hardening strategies that can be used to lessen the chance of residential homes being burglarized.

 

What are some of the challenges of doing quality evaluations/research on safe injection sites and products like the app discussed in this unit?

•••Every unit submission should begin with a two-page reflection as described in the syllabus.

After writing that reflection, in a separate section in the same document,  answer the questions below thoroughly.•••

1. If we describe ‘harm reduction’ as “a Policy approach that accepts drug use as an unavoidable reality of life and attempts to minimize the harms that come from drug behavior”, which policies discussed in this unit would fall into the harm reduction category and which would not?

2. What are some of the challenges of doing quality evaluations/research on safe injection sites and products like the app discussed in this unit?

3. Based on the Harper’s Magazine article, do you think it is realistic that a balance can be found between getting powerful opioids to people who need them while simultaneously limiting access to addicted drug seekers?

4. I’ve asked a similar funding question before relating to a past topic. If you were responsible for allocating how one billion dollars would be spent nationally in 2022 on addressing the opioid crisis, how would you allocate this money to create beneficial outcomes for this national problem?

What is the current status of the access granted to the media by the courts in various jurisdictions throughout the country? Identify two cases that have impacted the current status.

• What effect has pretrial publicity had on trials?
Pretrial Publicity has and will always be a significant concern for defendants, specifically those alleged to have committed heinous, Unethical, and immoral offenses. While many argue that the First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees the right to free speech and free press, it is important to recognize that said defendant is simultaneously entitled to his or her Sixth Amendment Right to a fair and impartial jury. Media coverage, despite how objective it claims to be, presents a high probability of influencing jurors’ decisions.
According to IResearchNet (2015), empirical research suggests that exposure to pretrial publicity causes jurors to be more conviction prone, especially when the publicity is designed to elicit an emotional response rather than present facts. Furthermore, when someone is exposed to inadmissible evidence via pretrial publicity, he or she will likely be unable to remain objective, or ignore the prohibited information, if chosen to serve as a juror for the case.
As explained by IResearchNet (2015), PTP continues to be a concern to defendants, the courts, and researchers. Research has consistently demonstrated that exposure to negative information about the defendant pretrial affects jurors’ perceptions of the defendant, that these negative perceptions persist even after trial evidence is presented, and that these perceptions have been showed to influence jurors’ verdict decisions.

• How has the “CSI Effect” impacted the courtroom?

As provided by Ericksen (2017), there’s no shortage of crime and legal programming in our lives. This is causing many legal professionals to notice the lines blurring between real life circumstances and Hollywood’s portrayal of it. It’s called the CSI effect and its changing modern-day courtrooms. Interesting to not however, is that some people remain adamant that the CSI effect is a made-up construct, denying said effect even exists, let alone impacts courtrooms. In some instances, many feel that technology is to blame for said effect.
The following effects, both negative and positive are just some of the many, according to Ericksen (2017): Negative-More difficult to prosecute defendants; harder to find jurors; straining already tight resources; manipulating crime scenes; and defense lawyers are spending too much time educating juries. Positive-Jurors are becoming more knowledgeable, and increased interest in the criminal justice field.
Both negative and positive effects aside, it is critical that those who watch true crime and fictional crime solving based shows, understand that what is being viewed only captures a small portion of the work, expertise, and Methodologies involved in real-world CSI operations. To put it bluntly, knowledgeable jurors are not as knowledgeable as they think they are. Simple concepts may be grasped, without actually understanding the true capabilities and practicality of testing

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• What is the current status of the access granted to the media by the courts in various jurisdictions throughout the country? Identify two cases that have impacted the current status.

The following is provided by United States Courts (2021) and is the current policy for cameras in trial courts in accordance with the cameras pilot program in California Northern, Washington Western, and Guam: A Judge may authorize broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom or adjacent areas during proceedings or recesses for the presentation of evidence; for the perpetuation of the record of proceedings; for security purposes; for other purposes of judicial administration; for the photographing, recording, or broadcasting of appellate arguments; or in accordance with piolet programs approved by the Judicial Conference.
US Courts (2021) further provides that when broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing in the courtroom or adjacent areas is permitted, a judge should ensure that it is done in a manner that will: Be consistent with the rights of the parties; not unduly distract participants in the proceeding; and not otherwise interfere with the administration of justice.
While there have been a wide array of court cases that have influenced the media’s access to court rooms nationwide, some of the most influential cases/rulings are ones with which many are unfamiliar. According to Kraft (2009), although the First Amendment does not explicitly mention the right of access, the Supreme Court has held that the right to attend criminal proceedings is implicit in freedom of speech and serves an important function in a democratic society by enhancing trial fairness and its appearance.
The following court cases and rulings have played integral roles in the clarification of media access, as it pertains to its First Amendment right: Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia (1980)-The press and public have the First Amendment right to attend criminal trials; and Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California (1986)-The press has the right of access to attend jury selections and preliminary proceedings.

Have you noticed in your neighborhood situations in which you felt there may be a presence of human trafficking (be it labor or sex)? Why do you think this is the case?

 

Follow the link below and answer the following question:

While the media and certain NGOs (non-governmental organizations) focus on sex trafficking, labor trafficking is nearly as prevalent, or even more so, as sex trafficking.

Why do you think this is the case?

Have you noticed in your neighborhood situations in which you felt there may be a presence of human trafficking (be it labor or sex)?