Sexuality is a powerful socio-political tool and weapon. Discuss how sexual norms and sexual identities intersect with politics and the law, economics and the marketplace and social wellness and disease. Choose one of the following options for your assignment this week: Option A: Gender Crimes Criminal acts occur against individuals because of…
The research assignment should be related to the criminal justice system and focus on how advances in technology have improved the criminal justice system, like intelligence-led policing, BWC, digital forensics, etc. Note that the sources used to support your research need to be peer-reviewed/scholarly journals and must have been published within the past 5-10…
In what ways do you believe that the criminal justice system can ensure fair and equal treatment for all? Based on your thoughts (supported by resources), discuss whether or not you believe that the law implies justice and why or why not? Be sure to use course readings, or other academic sources, to support your…
The central issue in the “Chapter 15 You Decide Part I – Choose Your Path: A Tough Job” exercise you completed in MindTap revolves around the challenges involved with working in a prison setting. Identify the three models of incarceration that have predominated since the 1940s. What types of changes would you make if you…
Prior to presenting your discussion postings watch the Effective Assistance of Counsel, Constitutional StandardLinks to an external site. video, read the Effective Assistance of CounselLinks to an external site. article, the Criminal ProcedureLinks to an external site. article, the Right to CounselLinks to an external site. article and review the Supreme Court Opinions synopses. …
Summarize the history and purpose of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). 2. Referring to Appendix A (Selected Questions from Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACT)) in the textbook, complete the Read-Reflect-Discuss exercise and questions at the end of Chapter 1. Read-Reflect-Discuss – Welcoming Patricia…
United Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 499 U.S. 187 (1991), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States establishing that private sector policies prohibiting women from knowingly working in potentially hazardous occupations are discriminatory and in violation of Title VII and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. The case revolved around…
Read Roxanne Gay’s “The Careless Language of Sexual Violence,” on pp. 391 to 396, also located at this link: https://therumpus.net/2011/03/10/the-careless-language-of-sexual-violence/ Then, complete the following assignment: Part One Gay opens with the line, “There are crimes and then there are crimes and then there are atrocities.” What does she mean by this? Where do you think…
Imagine this scenario: As part of your participation in the summer criminal justice intern program, you have been asked to present on the demographics and disparity of offenders in the courts, probation, corrections, and parole system. Research statistical sentencing and corrections demographic information. Find data about your local or federal agencies using their websites. Several…
Explain “decarceration” and what has caused this to be an issue for modern punishment systems. Explain if you think decarceration is a good or bad strategy (and why you think this way). Explain your understanding of the potential benefits and problems associated with private prisons. Use this understanding to argue that private prisons should be…