Using the case outline (Part I: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens) you submitted in Week 6, prepare and submit a presentation, either a narrated PowerPoint, a Kaltura Video, or some other format approved by your instructor. Verify the presentation format with your instructor before starting work on this assignment. The…

1. Explain the importance of studying criminal justice organizations. Discuss the key benefits of studying these organizations, including insights into decision-making, policy development, organizational effectiveness, and the delivery of justice. Highlight how research in this area contributes to theoretical advancements, practical improvements, and the broader understanding of the criminal justice system’s role in society. Use…

Overview: In 2002, Laci Peterson, a pregnant woman from Modesto, California, went missing on Christmas Eve. Her husband, Scott Peterson, claimed he had gone fishing that morning. Suspicion quickly turned toward him due to inconsistencies in his story and his affair with another woman. Months later, the bodies of Laci and her unborn son were…

In this assignment, you will be introduced to what is required to defend and prosecute a case. Your team will present the prosecution and defense arguments for a case. Work together in your group to come to a consensus for your side. Take this opportunity to imagine yourself in the place of the defense or…

Read the article entitled, Federal criminal sentencing: Race-based disparate impact and differential treatment in judicial districts, included in this Module’s resources in your course Libguide. The Supreme Court case United States v. Booker, in which the Supreme Court held that mandatory guidelines for sentencing violated the Sixth Amendment, changed the way jurists sentenced offenders. As…

People of color include Hispanics/Latinos, African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, and those of two or more races. The 2020 Census revealed that most Americans are White Americans at 61.6%, Black Americans at 14.4%, and Hispanics or Latinos at 11.2% based on population (Census, 2020). By 2022, the Hispanic population of the US rose…

This module’s assigned reading by Bush and Matthews explores the distribution of federal funding for reintegration programs across the nation. Criminal justice professionals agree that more than one approach is necessary to address the emerging needs of the prison population. The assigned reading also explores the most prevalent recidivism reduction strategies in the U.S. Law…

Review the North Carolina Administrative Code 10A NCAC 14J .0601. Use this link to review this code: http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2010a%20-%20health%20and%20human%20services/chapter%2014%20-%20director,%20division%20of%20health%20service%20regulation/subchapter%20j/10a%20ncac%2014j%20.0601.pdfLinks to an external site. This code describes how North Carolina correctional officers are required to supervise inmates. After reviewing this code, write a discussion board post summarizing this code. Make sure to include if you believe any…

You have been an investigator for the St. Louis Police Department for many years. Recent surges in cyber crime have caused your police department to consider developing a cyber crime task force to combat the rising number of cyber thefts in St. Louis County jurisdictions. The police commissioner recognizes that you are a top investigator…

We have examined the arguments of Howard Zinn and de las Casas in class, both individually and as a group. One of the steps we took was to compare modern (Zinn) reflections on the history of the conquest with contemporary accounts of the same (Casas). (The Discussion Board online) This notion that history exists both…