MCJ5390 Unit VII Assessment

Question 1

Explain the differences between general civil liability, tort liability, and vicarious liability, to include the potential civil and criminal ramifications for a law enforcement administrator. Use an example involving a police chief, sheriff, or warden to illustrate your explanation.

Your answer must be at least 500 words in length.

MCJ5390 Unit VI Case Study

Instructions

For this assignment, you will utilize the CSU Online Library to locate an article that discusses a specific incident of ethical violations on the part of a police or corrections officer. The article must include a real case relating to an officer who did not adhere to his or her agency's code of ethics.

The article should be no more than 5 years old, and the article should have been published via a reputable source (e.g., peer-reviewed journal, law enforcement organization, or industry source). Once you identify the article, you may need to do further research as you complete the following two parts for your case study.

1. First, provide an analysis of the case, to include a summary of the circumstances, suspected ethical violations, and the final outcome of the case. Your analysis should include how non-law-enforcement personnel or organizations in this case influenced the ethics of the officer.
2. Second, assume that you are a criminal justice administrator, and a similar incident happened under your command. Discuss any changes or actions that you would take regarding implementing and enforcing the code of ethics as well as the communication you would have with your subordinates to ensure this does not happen again in your agency. Discuss how to prevent non-law-enforcement personnel or organizations from influencing the ethics of your criminal justice professionals.

Your case study should present an insightful and thorough analysis with strong arguments and evidence that incorporate concepts learned in this unit. The case study must be a minimum of three pages in length, not counting the title page and references page. A minimum of three sources will be used, one of which must come from the CSU Online Library. All sources used should be properly cited. The case study, including all references, should be formatted in APA Style

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MCJ5390 Unit V Essay

Instructions

To achieve transparency, law enforcement agencies should have clear and comprehensive policies. Write an essay in which you address the information below.

• Identify three specific uses-of-force policies that could help provide for transparency within the criminal justice organization.
• Explain the expected impact of the policies in the community.
• Discuss how you, as a law enforcement leader, would communicate these policies to your personnel.
• Discuss the pros and cons of how the policies might influence an officer's behaviors and actions while on the job.
• Discuss the kind of training you think is required to ensure the policies are effective in lowering the number of excessive use-of-force incidents. Include your rationale for the selected training.

Your essay should begin with an introduction. It must be a minimum of two pages in length, not counting the title page and references page. A minimum of two sources should be used to support your essay, and they must be properly cited. Your essay, including all references, should be formatted in APA Style.

 

MCJ5390 Unit IV Essay

Instructions

There are three parts to this essay assignment. For the first part, click here to access the organizational chart for California's Department of Corrections (DOC) and Rehabilitation.

Second, review the organizational charts on pp. 251, 252, 267, and 272 of your textbook (Tables 10-1, 10-2, 10-4, and 10-6). In essay format, compare and contrast the organizational chart examples from the textbook and the organizational chart for California's DOC by addressing the areas listed below.

• How might the differences in models contribute to each agency's overall organizational effectiveness?
• Argue the value of having numerous organizational models for corrections as opposed to having a universal organizational model.
• Consider what you have learned about the roles and functions of corrections personnel. How might the roles and functions of corrections personnel vary given differing organizational structures? Give specific examples.

For the third and final part of this essay assignment, address the questions below.

• If you had to choose an organizational structure for corrections that would be universally applied in the United States, regardless of demographic, population, or location, which would you choose for maximum organizational effectiveness, and why? What specific factors do you believe would lead to greater organizational effectiveness?

HED310 Reading Response 5

Social Capital Theory is rooted in the affirmative action challenges of the 1960s. Explain this and make a connection between the use of Social Capital Theory in public health today.

HED310 Discussion 2

Please address the following after you have read over your reading for the week:

1. Please explain the process involved in the appraisal processes affecting behavior change.

2. Differentiate threat appraisal and coping appraisal(I need more than just a definition of each).

HED310 Discussion 1

1. Differentiate between a theory and a model.

2. What purpose do theories and models serve?

3. What are three types of theories expressed in the text? Explain each.

4. Please discuss three factors that might influence health behavior (by discuss I mean how does each impact an individual's behavior).