Category: Law

Policy Brief 3

 

Textbook Readings

  • Kraft & Furlong: ch. 10
  • Monsma: ch. 6

 

Presentation: Education Policy, Home Schools, and Christian Schools 

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Gathering Intelligence to Meet Todays Global Challenges

Module 1 – Discussion Board Assignment
Review the below paragraph taken from the Forward of the United States National Intelligence Strategy of 2014.

“To navigate today’s turbulent and complex strategic environment, we must:  (1) Execute our mission smartly and identify ways to better leverage the substantive work of our partners and potential partners; (2) Continue to integrate, transform, and strengthen the IC’s support to national security; (3) Protect privacy and civil liberties and adhere to the Principles of Professional Ethics for the IC; and (4) Adopt to changing needs and resources and innovate to provide unique anticipatory and strategic intelligence.”

National Intelligence Strategy

https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/2014

Compare the DNI’s expectations of 2014, as highlighted above, with the readings of Module 1, the discussion points offered and the thought questions outlined throughout the Module.  Provide your thoughts and perspectives to the following inquiry, ensuring that you not only respond to the inquiry, but review and also comment upon the perspectives offered by other members of the class.

Discussion Board Question:

“Considering the growing interchange and interconnectivity between Nation States intelligence, business and community intelligence, and the collection needs required to address this interconnectivity; coupled with growing division in U.S. politics, unstable U.S. government policies, global U.S. business presence and disruptive cyber influences, should we accept that the United States is effectively anticipating and integrating global intelligence that identifies, meets and strategically influences the range of emerging threats?”

PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED MODULE POWERPOINT AND RESPOND TO THE ABOVE QUESTION AND CITE A FEW QUOTES FROM THE ARTICLES/PAPERS LINKED WITHIN THE POWERPOINT TO RESPOND TO THE ABOVE QUESTION.

Law

Alex Hart, newly elected House of Representative to the U.S. Congress from Florida, who is a Muslim, has ignited debate across the country because he has expressed his desire to use the Quran as the book on which he will pledge or affirm his allegiance to do his duty as a representative, as opposed to the traditional use of the Bible.  He wishes to place his left hand on two 18th century volumes of the Quran formally owned by Thomas Jefferson now archived in the Library of Congress.  He has now come to you seeking your legal opinion on the Constitutional controversy raised by this issue and the possibility of filing a lawsuit, as there is a House Rule that addresses his wanting to use the Quran. House Rule 1.01:  The only text recognized by the House for the swearing-in of newly elected members is the Bible.

Should an elected official use any text other than the Bible this honorable House will not officially recognize him/her in their capacity as a House member and they will be barred from serving in any matters associated with the official functions of this honorable body.*

Your research of this issue has lead you to the case of Powell ET AL v. McCormack. Speaker of the House of Representatives, ET AL, 395 U.S. 486. 

Based on the United States Constitution and the caseidentify and discuss the legal issues raised in the question and answered by both the Constitution and what the Supreme Court says in the Powell case and its relevance to the issue facing Mr. Hart. Address ALL(including parts we did not discuss in class as I want to do my best to insure you have read the entire Constitution) of the Constitutional issues your client faces, and Constitutional defenses available to your him.     

Delaware Centor for Justice

Please visit the Delaware Center for Justice
(Links to an external site.)
and reflect on its contents.  Please focus your essay on the restorative justice programs offered at the Delaware Center for Justice.  Explain in your essay, Delaware Center for Justice’s agency mission and various programs offered at Delaware Center for Justice? Why do you think the DCJ chose Ashley Biden in 2015 as their Executive Director?  Keep in mind last week’s readings and federal funding. 

Resources:
Textbook: Victimology 8th edition Doerner Chapters 5 & 6.

Victimes of Crime Act

Explain in detail the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984.  Explain the connections between the Office of Victims of Crime and the Delaware Criminal Justice Council.  Be sure to make the connection to the Delaware Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program. Write clearly, concisely, and appropriately using APA 6th Edition, correct English, grammar, punctuation, usage, sentence structure and vocabulary.

Resources:
https://www.ojp.gov/about/offices/office-victims-crime-ovc
https://cjc.delaware.gov/
https://dvcc.delaware.gov/
https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/VCAP/

Provoke or Precipitate

weigh in on the idea that crime victims provoke or precipitate crimes against them.  Do you have any examples from your professional experience to support your position?    Write clearly, concisely, and appropriately using APA 6th Edition, correct English, grammar, punctuation, usage, sentence structure and vocabulary. Write clearly, concisely, and appropriately using APA 6th Edition, correct English, grammar, punctuation, usage, sentence structure and vocabulary. Your essay should be no more than 3 pages in length and should be submitted through Turnitin using the assignment link.  Review the rubric below.

resources: https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/
https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=245

Textbook: Victimology 8th Edition Doerner

Crime and Media

For this assignment, you will write a 1-2 page paper about racial identification in crime reporting. To do this,  locate and analyze at least 3 newspaper articles/stories relating to a crime.  Take note of any racial implications contained in the articles and answer the following questions:
How much influence do you think the media has on your perceptions of crime?
What do your news stories have in common?
When is race an appropriate element in a story?
Are the racial identifications used in these stories relevant? Why or why not?
What are the problems surrounding unwarranted use of racial identity in crime-related stories?
How much do you think the media contributes to public attitudes and beliefs about people from different cultures and races?
Please site the name of each article and the site of its location.

Resources: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2318&context=faculty_scholarship

Theory And White-Collar Offender

 

Theory and the White-Collar Offender

Our previous weeks discussion required an explanation for inappropriate/criminal conduct committed by medical professionals.

In a 1-2 page paper, examine which criminological theory best explains this inappropriate/criminal conduct.

Which theory best describes your view of this white collar offender. Support your position with at least three (3) external references

SSGS300

250 WORDS REPLY TO EACH QUESTION 

Q1. 

The knowledge of research methods is valuable as a consumer of research for many reasons.  When this topic is discussed, the initial thought is that researching gives individuals ideas and information on the topic they are researching. It also gives them the tools needed to learn how to problem solve and think analytically.  This is an important factor because this will allow the consumer to learn more about the topic in questions and be better educated in the subject.  Along with this, the knowledge of research methods is valuable because it allows consumers to learn the techniques of being a successful researcher.  

Research methods provide individuals with ideas, tools and approaches on how to be a successful consumer of research.  If a consumer does not know the technique on how to approach research, they can spend hours studying materials and resources that may not be useful to their research. Knowing how to approach the two types of research, research to learn and research to contribute, will help a consumer determine the most effective approach to research with the best outcome. Beginning this process starts with revisiting the scientific method, which although seems elementary, is very efficient in the research process.

Consumers of scholarly research are individuals who use sources of research that were done by an accredited institution and have prebias or a set agenda based opinions they are trying to prove through the research.  Research conducted by accredited institutions have a higher quality of factual information researched and are well respected.  When consumers of scholarly research are attempting to prove their point, or their agenda, they seek out well respected sources to solidify the swaying of opinions readers may have about their research.  

Conducting actual research can be referred to as research to contribute, as the consumer is taking part in the hands-on research, exploring information and piecing together items to prove a theory.  The more research you do hand on, the more knowledge you gain about the topic you are researching.  It also provides better leverage in being able to prove a theory you are trying to present.  Conducting research can be followed by the scientific method to help establish a successful research project.

The credibility and reliability of peer reviewed sources can be debated based on the scholarly sources.  In a peer reviewed journal, it was debated whether or not if articles published in peer reviewed and throw away journals were reliable sources. Although lower in methodologic and reporting quality, review articles published in throwaway journals have characteristics that appeal to physician readers. (Rochon).  Surprisingly, in a peer reviewed article, it was found that even research literature without highly reputable academic sources are enjoyed and read by researchers and individuals seeking informative sources. This would not be the expected outcome but this result gives credit to peer reviewed sources as much important information can be found in these types of research sources.

References:

Rochon, P., Bero, L., Bay, A., & Gold, J. (2002). Comparison of review articles published in peer-reviewed and throwaway journals. JAMA, 287(21), 28532856. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.287.21.2853

Q2. 

The knowledge is important because it provides information/facts supporting the findings of certain theories. There are a variety of methods you can adopt for your research strategy/methods, depending on your subject area or the outcome of your research. Research methodology will differ depending on whether you are doing an empirical study, using quantitative data or qualitative information, or mixed methods approach. (Snelson, 2016) Positivist methods, such as laboratory experiments and survey research, are aimed at theory or hypotheses testing, while interpretive methods, such as action research and ethnography, are aimed at theory building. (Reverby, 2012) Positivist methods employ a deductive approach to research, starting with a theory and testing theoretical postulates using empirical data. If a researcher is seeking very current sources, or historical research, critical analysis. (Snelson, 2016) Research design is the answering specific research questions or testing specific hypotheses, and must specify at least three processes: (1) the data collection process, (2) the instrument development process, and (3) the sampling process.

Non Scholarly research may claim to be citing credible sources, but they may not actually be. They may not acknowledge the ongoing conversation surrounding the issue, and may present knowledge as the ultimate truth, the one right perspective on a topic. Probably wont cite texts, and dont usually use in-text citations or works cited pages. 

Favored research methods could be a problem to the consumer of research. Many researchers have a tendency to recast a research problem so that it is amenable to their favorite research method such as survey research. This is an unfortunate trend. Research methods should be chosen to best fit a research problem, and not the other way around.

Consumer of scholarly research use scholarly sources engaged with and build upon credible, authoritative sources. Participate in a larger, ongoing conversation on the topic, and this conversation is evident in the scholarly essay. Always properly cite their sources, always a Works Cited, References, or Bibliography and some form of in-text citations. (Reverby, 2012) Often present information as negotiable, even when a scholar is arguing for one way of looking at things, s/he will at least acknowledge that there are other ways of looking at the topic or issue. Almost always peer reviewed by other scholars. The investigation of the needs and opinions of consumers, especially with regard to a particular product or service.

The research process is scattered with problems and pitfalls, and novice researchers often find, after investing substantial amounts of time and effort into a research project, that their research questions were not sufficiently answered, or that the findings were not interesting enough, or that the research was not of acceptable scientific quality. (Vaishnavi, 2004) Such problems typically result in research papers being rejected by journals. Some of the more frequent mistakes are described below.

References

Snelson, Chareen L. (2016). “Qualitative and Mixed Methods Social Media Research”. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 

Reverby, Susan M. (2012). “Zachary M. Schrag. Ethical Imperialism: Institutional Review Boards and the Social Sciences, 19652009. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Vaishnavi, V., Kuechler, W., and Petter, S. (2004). Design Science Research in Information Systems

Minimum Of 10 PowerPoint Slides, Excluding The Cover And Reference Slides (With Presenter Notes On Each Slide) Use Topic From Previousposted Question 499.

Prepare and deliver a professional presentation based on the research paper you have been working on all session. Your presentation must be a minimum of 10 PowerPoint slides, excluding the cover and reference slides (with presenter notes on each slide).

Your supervisor was impressed with your research and has asked you to create a presentation to share what you learned with the department. There will be no oral presentation, so it is important that you provide sufficient detail in the presenter notes on each slide.

This assignment will also be assessed using additional criteria provided .