Students, at some point in their future criminal justice career, may decide that a career in corrections offers the desired job security, financial security, and stability that their lives require. Over time, a corrections officer will have gained sufficient knowledge and credibility to work up...
Succinctly create 3 tables for each of these documents: NRF, NIMS, and ICS. In each table, list the primary functions, elements, or components that each document or concept offers or requires. Next, pull 1 function, element, or component from each table/document that you think does...
Steven is serving a 5- to 15-year sentence for Sexual Assault of a Minor. He has served seven and one-half years of his sentence, which is five years beyond the minimum time to be served. Because he has three prior convictions for similar offenses, he...
Shock incarceration in “boot camps” has been used since the 1980s as an alternative sentencing option for youthful offenders.Use the text book and search the Gale Criminal Justice Collectionfor information about juvenile incarceration in boot camps. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this system of...
By analyzing shaming and other innovative punishment schemes with regard to dignity, mentalanguish, and arbitrariness; some question if these types of sanctions violate an individual’s Eighth Amendment right, banning cruel and unusual punishment. Do you think a judge should be allowed the discretion to...
By now you should have your research question. Now that you have your research question, you have to start thinking about how you will go about this research. So let's work on that this week, and please utilize the 'Ask the Tutor' forum as well as this...
Assume that conditions for sex offenders include one or more of the following:1. No contact with any minor child if victim of sexual crime was a minor or no contact with minor at all even if the victim was of adult age.2. Contact with minor...
Assume the role of a police officer on patrol. You have been dispatched to a high school, where a homeless man has camped in a vacant lot across from the school property in a box. He does not bother anyone, but students pass by him...
Assignment 2: LASA # 1: Literature Review Paper(CHOSEN TOPIC CORRECTIONS)The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to select a topic in the particular area in which you have an occupational or research interest, and to complete a literature review of...
Assignment 1: Mandatory GuidelinesUntil the 1980s, judges generally had wide discretion in handing down sentences. The system’s shift toward punishment brought with it changes in sentencing procedures. State legislatures began adopting sentencing guidelines that legally limited the judges’ discretion. In the past, some judges imposed...