Criminal Justice

Provide an example of a vague language question a police officer may ask a witness to a robbery. Provide an example of the same question phrased without using vague language.

Wk 4 Discussion – Perception and Effective Communication in Witness Questioning When a criminal justice practitioner questions a witness to a robbery, what influences the witness’s perspective on the situation? When questioning a witness, why is it important for the criminal justice practitioner to understand that everyone sees situations from their own “lenses”? Provide an […]

Which of these 5 strategies of constructive arguments do you feel are most important for a detective conducting an interview of a suspect or witness?

Wk 2 Discussion – Constructive Arguments in Criminal Justice For this discussion, review the 5 strategies of constructive arguments described in the “Constructing Extended Arguments” section of Ch. 10 of your textbook, Thinking Critically. Which of these 5 strategies of constructive arguments do you feel are most important for a detective conducting an interview of […]

Create 2 scenarios to demonstrate how deductive reasoning can be used to solve problems and/or crimes in the field of criminal justice.

Wk 2 – Deductive Reasoning in Investigations Deductive reasoning is a problem-solving process that investigators use to piece together a crime in order to reach a logical conclusion. Law enforcement officers use deductive reasoning as one of the core components for generating theories, forming hypotheses, and connecting the evidence. In this assignment, you explore the […]

Which 3 traits do you feel are the most important for police officers today? Why did you select these traits over the others?

Wk 1 Discussion – Personal Traits of Criminal Justice Practitioners Review the 10 personal traits of an effective critical thinker on page 51 of Ch. 2, “Thinking Critically,” in Thinking Critically. As you respond to the discussion prompts below, imagine that you oversee the recruitment of police officers for a major city in the United […]

Identify the criminal justice job you are interested in pursuing and explain the critical thinking traits, abilities, and attitudes that may be required to be successful in this position.

ASSIGNMENT As you pursue career opportunities in criminal justice, it’s important to self-assess and understand your own critical thinking traits, abilities, and attitudes to help you determine whether you would be a good fit for a job. Depending on the sector of the criminal justice field, different sets of critical thinking skills and/or attitudes may […]

What does ‘police accountability’ mean? Why do we need effective systems of police accountability and oversight?

Research Paper Assessment 1 takes the form of a researched, supported, and referenced essay that is based upon a specific real world policing topic which requires students to evaluate current methods and the impact of these methods on society. What does ‘police accountability’ mean? Why do we need effective systems of police accountability and oversight?

Write a research paper discussing on different programs that are given as options to young offenders. Also discuss the statistics on recidivism of young offenders.

Juvenile Justice Write a research paper discussing on: Juvenile Delinquency Contributing Factors Current Research Prevention VS Intervention Statutes in Wisconsin regarding youth offenders Different programs that are given as options to young offenders Incarcerated parents have an impact on whether children become offenders Statistics on recidivism of young offenders Setting them youth offenders for success? […]

Explain the concept of indigenous research methodology. Identify criminological issues confronting these groups and conduct theoretical analysis of the identified issues.

Indigenous Groups in the United States Explain the concept of indigenous research methodology. Who are the indigenous groups in the United States? Identify criminological issues confronting these groups and conduct theoretical analysis of the identified issues. A minimum of 2 pages per question A minimum of 3 cited scholarly references Must have in-text citations and […]

Research online and find a recent article (within one year) which is directly relevant to any issue(s) in the class. Then post a summary of the article, and a relation of the article to class.

Article analysis Research online and find a recent article (within one year) which is directly relevant to any issue(s) in the class. Post the link to the article. Have three separate sections of your initial post: (a) summary of the article, (b) relation of the article to class, and (c) pose a question for your […]

Identify a prior held idea/belief and explain how and why it changed- what specific material influenced your thinking?

Chapter 11 Identify at least one belief, attitude, or perspective that you held about an aspect of the criminal justice system prior to covering the material in this chapter folder that has significantly changed as a result of what you have seen, heard, or read within the context of this course and specifically this chapter. […]

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