Day: May 7, 2020

Part III. LAW

INTRODUCTION: Part III deals with the law and discusses ethical misconduct in the justice system and misconduct as a form of civil disobedience. Henry David Thoreau coined the term “civil disobedience,” when he wrote about his refusal to pay a poll tax that would have supported the United States’ war against Mexico. If government, he wrote, “is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law.” The U.S. has had a long history of civil disobedience. This week seeks to analyze the ethics behind political and religious motives that lead to breaking the law. This topic has always been popular for debate but recent examples from Kim Davis the county clerk that defied federal court order to issue marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs (Click here for more (Links to an external site.)), to Tim DeChristopher who disrupted a federal auction of oil and gas to protest U.S. policy on climate change (Click here for more (Links to an external site.)) have thrusted this topic into debate again. You will write a (4-7 pages double-spaced) persuasive/argumentative essay. A persuasive/argumentative essay uses reason to show that one idea is more legitimate than another idea. It attempts to persuade a reader to adopt a certain point of view or to take a particular action. This type of essay must present theory, evidence, facts, or examples, in order to defend ones claims. You are required to use data you have gathered from your readings. Outside research is welcomed, but you will be graded (please see grading rubric) on how well you summarize, integrate, and theorize on information we have covered in class thus far.

ESSAY QUESTION: You are a defense attorney in the Wounded Knee trials (readings from Sayer – Ghost Dancing the Law) defending the protestors. Your job is to explain civil disobedience in relation to religion, social contract theory, and indigenous justice. You must define, explain, and give examples of the Divine Command Theory, Social Contract Theory, and Indigenous Justice (Lauderdale – North American Indians and Peace). You must discuss if each of these theories would help OR damage your case defending the civil disobedience of American Indian protestors. Be sure to define and give examples of each ethical theory and compare and contrast the theories to one another. You will be graded on your ability to connect the required readings from class to your argument. Please provide concrete examples to defend your claims. These readings are a little difficult so if you have any questions at all do not hesitate to contact me.

DIRECTIONS: Please submit your Essay (4 to 7 pages double-spaced) as a Word or Pdf document in the Essays section.

ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES

The guidelines for the assignments are as follows:

4-7 pages in length

APA (American Psychological Association) Formatting required

In-text Citations and Reference page is required (citations according to APA standards)

No Abstract is required

Doublespaced

Using Times New Roman 12pt Font

Please no messing with the margins

Formal grammar, syntax and organization are expected

For more information on APA formatting please see the following website:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to an external site.)

PERSUASIVE/ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY INFORMATION

Steps:

1. Write your thesis statement

2. Gather background information on the topic (from readings)

3. Gather and organize evidence

4. Connect supporting evidential claims

5. Anticipate counterarguments

6. Refute arguments opposed to your view

7. Conclude by restating your argument and thesis

Structure:

Introduction

    Thesis Statement

    Background Information

Body

    Supporting Evidence #1

    Supporting Evidence #2

    Supporting Evidence #3

    Counterargument

Conclusion

    Restate and readdress Thesis Statement

Tips:

Provide a clear, concise, and defined thesis statement in the introduction

Include clear and logical transitions between the introduction, body, and conclusion

Provide background information in order to describe the issue at hand

Give concrete examples for your supporting evidence

Conclusion does not simply restate the thesis, but readdresses it in light of the evidence provided

One of the recent developments facing the public administration of corrections is that there has been an increasing call by public officials and the citizenry to privatize the prison systems in the United States.

In a 5-page-paper, address the following:

From the perspective of a public-sector correctional administrator, make 2 arguments for keeping the jails in public hands.
From the perspective of a private-sector correctional facility manager, make 2 arguments for turning the correctional system over to the private correctional industry.
Briefly discuss the types of challenges that each sectorboth public and privatemay face.
Are there any legal issues, either criminal or civil, that need to be addressed before privatization can occur?
Support your viewpoints from your readings and other appropriate outside sources. Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Compare and contrast the organizational structure of the mafia with that of a motorcycle gang. Do you think that drugs are their main source of income? How do they distribute their goods?

Assignment Guidelines

Address the following in 3 pages:

Research mafia organizations within the United States.
What is their involvement in the illegal drug industry? Explain.
How are drugs transported and sold by mafia organizations within the United States? Explain.
What criminal activities result from this drug trafficking? Explain.
Research the Colombian drug cartel.
What types of crimes are commonly committed by members of these types of organizations? Explain.
Regarding criminal activities, how does international drug trafficking compare to drug trafficking within the United States?
Compare being charged under RICO to being charged under IRS violations. 
What are the penalties of each, and is there any civil redress in either one?
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

The emergency medical service (ambulance) in a small town is operated by a nonprofit organization and staffed mostly by volunteers.  There is one paid part-time employee that directs the program.  At a meeting of the volunteers, one volunteer asks a question about liability. The concern raised relates to individual liability and whether there is liability insurance.  The director states there is no liability insurance.

The director is now considering liability insurance. Create a presentation for the director.  Identify and articulate the issues related to costs, risks, and other associated issues.

Please made sure that it is in APA format.

The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response. You will be writing three or more discussion posts per week.

Your main post must be two to three substantive paragraphs 150-200 total words and include at least two APA-formatted citations/references. Please follow up with two subsequent replies to colleagues. Each reply should consist of a relevant paragraph containing 100 words or more.

Assignment Details

You are recently hired as an intern to the recently promoted police chief in a medium-sized town with a rather modest budget for law enforcement equipment. One of her primary goals is to seek an increase in the budget for those technological items that she feels would help your department’s officers perform their jobs in a more efficient, safe manner. For her request, you recommended the following tools be purchased for the officers:

TASERs
Improved body armor
New and standardized firearms for all officers
In-car camera systems
Global positioning system (GPS) technology
Improvements in computer technology
Biometric software
Because you know that this is a wish list and you will only get funding for some of the items on this list, she decides to submit a written request to city council and the mayor. She wants you to draft the correspondence. In this correspondence, you decide to respond to the following issues to support the request:

Rank, describe, and discuss the 3 items that you would select as the most important to purchase right away, and share with your fellow students and professor why you selected these items.
What types of outside statistical data or research support information are available to present to council and the mayor to support your decision?
If you had to remove 2 items from your wish list, which of those 2 items would you recommend, and why (other than lack of budgetary dollars)?

For this assignment, you will interview a law enforcement officer regarding his or her views about accepting gratuities.

During the interview with the officer, you will discuss the following topics related to gratuities:
Determine from the officer the departments official policy related to gratuities, and relate how strictly that policy is enforced.
Discuss any unofficial code regarding gratuities.
Does the officer feel that he or she should be allowed to accept small gratuities, such as free or discounted meals or coffee?
In a 46-page paper, explore and report on the following questions:

Provide a detailed description of the interview with the police officer regarding acceptance of gratuities in their department.
Discuss in detail 2 basic arguments against the acceptance of gratuities.
Do you believe, based upon your reading of the topic of gratuities and your interview of the police officer, that gratuities lead to more serious breaches of ethics in law enforcement? Provide support for your assessment.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.