Introduction This discussion allows you to expand your understanding of the challenges faced in the criminal justice system when ethical decision-making and group mentality occur simultaneously. Sometimes, people make decisions based not upon what is ethically right or wrong, but on the behavior of their peers and what they observe in their environment. Seeing that […]

Submit an annotated bibliography upon which Paper 3 is to be based. This will act as the foundation of your research and guide your paper. Annotated bibliographies also gather the reference materials and help summarize the articles, books, etc. you will be using in your paper. Submit an annotated bibliography with at least seven (7) […]

Begin your third paper by choosing an ethical dilemma that might arise in the criminal justice system. Submit an MSWord document of 250 words on the ethical situation you chose and why you think this is important to address. This will be the foundation for Paper #3.

Introduction In this activity, you answer a discussion question based upon the various models of ethical decision-making. Criminal justice professionals are constantly being faced with decisions: ethical, tactical, procedural, legal, etc. In this instance, you discuss the nature of an ethical decision as the rationale for a specific action(s). You will need to fully comprehend […]

Based upon the article, The Role of Experience in Prioritizing Adherence to SOPs in Police Agencies by LaFrance and Day, do you think that a criminal justice professionals experience should guide their discretionary decision-making? Or, should they adhere strictly to the policies and standard operating procedures as written by their agency?Give an example when discretion […]

Paper guidelines for your chosen policy or procedure: ( Policy from the criminal Justice system topic)Applying a major criminological, and/or sociological theory of your choosing (i.e., classical, positivist, strain, labeling, etc.), you will develop a proposed policy that you think should be implemented in the criminal justice system.  In a 57-page paper you will give […]

Introduction Decision making comes in many forms.  The most popular of these is informed, evidence-based decisions and policy derived from empirical findings. For this discussion, your initial post is based upon the article by Freiberg and Carson in regards to alternative approaches to policy making. Discussion Question Based upon the article, The Limits to Evidence-Based […]

Begin by research a policy or procedure from the criminal justice system. It may be from federal, state, or local. Submit a 1 page (250 word) document about your chosen Policy, stating why this is important to you. This will be the foundation for the paper you will be writing.

Choose a high-profile, contemporary American criminal case (Aaron Hernandez case)to review. In a 57 page paper (12501750 words), prepare a case write-up that incorporates all aspects of the criminal justice systemfrom police investigation, to arrest, evidence, court proceedings, and eventually sentencing. Describe the nature of the case, citing it in appropriate legal format (i.e., Miranda […]

Research one other major criminal justice system. In your initial post, compare and contrast the system to the American criminal justice system from the following perspectives: the way law enforcement personnel handle an investigation, the way a suspect is treatedincluding their civil rights and liberties, if anythe way their court system handles the case, and […]