Discipline: Criminology

Decriminalization of marijuana in relation to police recruitment has become an issue over the past few years. With marijuana being legalized in several states and police departments facing challenges in recruitment of candidates, some police departments are changing their “marijuana standard,” which typically disqualifies any applicant who has used marijuana. For this discussion board, you […]

STEP 1 – Conduct a data search for anonymous statistical data from government records (e.g., Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, etc.) STEP 2 – Write and submit a 2-3-page APA formatted paper to include the following headings: Introduction Introduce the data source. Describe the agency and what, when, where and […]

Title Page Not less than five full pages of content nor more than seven pages of content. (Title and Reference pages DO NOT count) Fully referenced in APA Style, to include in-text citations matched to references on the Reference Page No less than three references, nor more than five references College-level work free of grammar, spelling, […]

For this week, you will prepare your annotated bibliography to include 6 sources (4 must be peer-reviewed). List one annotation after the other. Each annotation must be 150-200 words in length and include the information outlined in the steps below (see example annotation). Steps for writing an annotation: · Cite the source using APA reference […]

Question:  Today’s youth are much more connected through the use of social networking than members of any previous generation.  How does social media contribute to the increase or decrease delinquency?  Be specific in the types of delinquency that can occur with the use of social media.  How can social media be used for delinquency prevention?

Regardless of the philosophical approach one embraces with regard to the criminal justice system (due process vs. crime control, consensus or conflict model, or individual rights vs. public order), the police, courts, and correctional components must operate within a multicultural society; a society that embraces lifestyle diversity. Discuss how multiculturalism and diversity impact the application of […]

Answer the following TWO questions: 1.  The Right to a Jury Trial and Access to Evidence The Supreme Court in Duncan v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 145 (1968), held that the right to a jury trial is a fundamental right incorporated to the States through the 14th Amendment, emphasizing the necessary protections it affords the accused.  However, in District […]

I will attached chapter 1.  It should be a continous flow .  Below is the capstone project template with a description of each section 2.0 PROCEDURES Overview The Overview should begin with a brief restatement of the purpose of the capstone project.  The purpose should be followed by a brief restatement of the problem statement.  […]

Week 1 DQ If the system of justice in the United States is truly a non-system, as suggested in Chapter One, what measures could be taken to improve the inefficiencies that are often cited as the basis of the problem?

Week 1 DQ If the system of justice in the United States is truly a non-system, as suggested in Chapter One, what measures could be taken to improve the inefficiencies that are often cited as the basis of the problem?