Day: March 12, 2018

Assignment 2: Alternatives to Incarceration

Due Week 10 and worth 120 points

A recent study illustrates that nearly two (2) million juveniles are processed through juvenile courts across the United States each year. Depending on the nature of the crime, juveniles may face detention or incarceration if they are convicted. Given the fact that many courts are reluctant to incarcerate criminal offenders, judges often consider alternatives to incarceration. The driving force behind these alternatives is to save taxpayer money yet still demand offender accountability and impose sanctions for criminal behavior. 

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the use of sanctions other than incarceration or detention for juvenile offenders. 

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Examine the underlying historical and economic reasons behind the quest for alternatives to incarcerating offenders in jails and prisons.
2. Describe three (3) alternatives to incarceration that juvenile courts currently use. Provide examples of such alternatives in practice to support the response.
3. Discuss the significant societal and individual benefits of imposing sanctions or punishments that do not involve removing an offender from his / her family or community.
4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.  

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• 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. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: 

• Explain how delinquents have been handled throughout history.
• Contrast the differences between the juvenile and adult justice system in the United States.
• Identify successful evidence-based treatment modalities for juvenile delinquents and be able to describe the ingredients of effective programs.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in juvenile delinquency and justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about juvenile delinquency and justice using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.

Assignment 2: Course Reflection

In your first assignment in this course, you were asked to identify five key areas in criminal justice that would benefit from quality evaluation research. Take a few minutes to review that initial discussion you had with your instructor and fellow students and reflect on what you have learned in subsequent weeks.

Submission Details:

By the due date assigned, in a minimum of 400 words, post your responses to the following questions to the Discussion Area.

• What are your current thoughts about the five key areas in criminal justice that would benefit from quality evaluation and research? How different is your answer in this posting from the posting you made in M1: Assignment 1?
• What is the significance of quality evaluation and research for the five key areas, you list and how does research contribute to improving the criminal justice system?
• What is your insight regarding the most influential aspects of this course? Cite the resources you found to be most beneficial to your understanding of criminal justice research and statistics.

 

Criminal Justice Questions

1. Describe the crime funnel for index crimes reported to the FBI, and explain how the number of people in prison and on parole, relates to the actual amount of crime in America.  Minimum 150 words.

 

2. Explain what plea bargains are, and how they are used in court.  (Minimum 150 words) 

 

The Diversity Movement

The diversity movement suggests that there is strength in our  differences and that our differences enhance each other. At the same  time, the movement insists that our differences should not have  economic, social, or political consequences. We are entitled to the same  access to resources and opportunities regardless of our differences.  The human suffering from Hurricane Katrina and the images of victims has  stimulated the debate about differential access to resources.

Read the report Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post-Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. On the basis of your reading, create a report, answering the following:

• Discuss the prominent dimensions of diversity revealed as a result of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
• Discuss factors that specifically influenced women's vulnerability  to Hurricane Katrina. While answering, consider the primary dimensions  mentioned in the lectures as well as the secondary dimensions such as  parental and marital status, income, educational level, military  experience, geographic location, work background, and religious beliefs.
• Describe the implications for healthcare organizations as a result of the disaster.
• Discuss at least of two of the policy implications that are outlined  in the report. If you were given the task to add another policy  recommendation what would it be and why?

 

External And Internal Drivers

This week you will focus on your reading assignment and at least 3 other sources to create a summary of internal/external drivers on quality that may impact your chosen topic quality outcomes.

 

Compare and contrast external and internal drivers on quality and explain how they will benefit your chosen topic by reviewing positive and negative impact. You will discuss the impact of internal and external drivers for hospitals and providers.

 

Criminal Justice Majors?

Police Systems and Practices – Assignment 4

Career Opportunities

Please address the following questions in a 2-3-page essay, complete with a title page, reference page, and citations.

1. What career opportunities are available for individuals who obtain a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice?

2. What are the salary ranges of these careers?

3. Are more opportunities available for those individuals who continue in their degrees with a Master’s degree in criminal justice

· Support your discussion with outside references.

· Be sure to cite your resource(s).

 

Eldercare In Public Health Law

Many laws, policies, and initiatives in public health are developed to try to create more equity in access to healthcare or to decrease the disparities that some people experience. It is difficult to determine when one population has received sufficient attention and another population should replace them at the forefront of advocacy and/or attention. Did you know that today we have more parents to care for than children? Eldercare has replaced childcare as a leading healthcare issue.

For this assignment, do the following:

1. Choose and view ONE 30-minute video in the And Thou Shalt Honor series from the list below.
    
2. Develop a policy related to the public health of the elderly in the United States.
3. Compare the strategies used in the United States to address our increasing elderly population with that of another Country of your choosing. Critique some of the public health policies that have been developed in that country and how are they are working.

You assignment should be a 2-3 page assessment (not including the cover or reference page) that utilizes proper APA format and includes at least 3 scholarly resources.

 

You have a portfolio comprised of 10000 Japanese Yen and 5000 Swiss Franc. Assume today’s rates are USD/CHF 1.0 and USD/JPY 100. Using historical values of exchange rates of these currencies against the US dollar (use Federal Reserve’s website), calculate the VAR of your portfolio (in dollars) for daily returns with 95% confidence. (Use the values of these rates between 12/16/2013 to 12/31/2013 as the sample for bootstrapping). Use Excel spreadsheet to show your work. Explain how you can hedge your portfolio against the exchange-rates exposure?

Journaling Assignment

Complete the Subjective Values Inventory in Lewicki et al. (2014). Think about a past negotiation you were involved in, whether work or personal. Use the outcomes of that negotiation to answer the questions in the SVI exercise. A scoring key has been provided to you via attachment. Once completed, indicate your results/interpretations and reflections in a one-page reflection that discusses insights gained from the assessment including your strengths, improvement areas, and one or more actions you will take to enhance your effectiveness.
The Subjective Value Inventory (SVI) is a questionnaire designed to measure social psychological outcomes of a negotiation, such as satisfaction, interpersonal rapport, and impressions of oneself. 
 

Health care delivery system

1. Given the increasing longevity of Americans and the costs of providing long-term care, anticipation of the costs should be a major element of every family's financial planning. Current information suggests however, that very few families or individuals give this consideration. What factors might impede this advance planning? What measures might be effective in raising awareness among Americans about this important matter?
2. Identify the major factors that have resulted in the shift in utilization from inpatient hospitalization to ambulatory care services. What are the implications of this shift for hospitals, consumers, and the health care delivery system as a whole?
3. The recipients of mental health services in the US represent only a small percentage of those in need of services. Discuss the factors that impede access to mental illness treatment.