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Ferguson, MO and the Michael Brown Shooting

W3 Assignment – Ferguson, MO and the Michael Brown Shooting First, read this case study regarding the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO. Next, in your written assignment, you are to take a position on this case, not based on emotion, but based on the facts and the two applicable pieces of case law we […]

“at-will” doctrine as it applies to the medical field.

This week we will be discussing the “at-will” doctrine as it applies to the medical field. You should read Chapter 20 before proceeding with this assignment.   Scenario   Mr. Con Fused has been an employee at Regional Hospital for the past five years. His employment there was recently terminated. The reason for the termination was: […]

key tenets of qualitative research assist us when evaluating criminal justice data?

Qualitative research is fundamentally distinct from its quantitative counterpart. While quantitative research methods rely upon the conversion of observable phenomena into numeric data, qualitative analyses do not necessitate such a transformation of data points. Qualitative analysis offers a discriminating researcher a very nuanced approach to examining many specific social phenomena and is enjoying a resurgence […]

Agency Description 

Phase1 – Agency Description The student will be assigned one of the following criminal justice components to represent and for which to serve as advocate: Courts The student will submit a 3 page paper describing the function and purpose of the designated criminal justice component and how it interrelates to other components. Support your work with […]

Do tough sentences in fact reduce crime?

Do tough sentences in fact reduce crime? Should the death penalty be abolished? Why or why not? What states have already abolished it? What countries around the world still have the death penalty? What types of defendants has the Supreme Court said cannot receive capital punishment? What was their rationale? How does the Eighth Amendment affect sentencing […]

is it a good idea to let minor violators loose with very short sentences?

Write 150 response to topic and question in bold below. No title page. Need to cite and reference   Over crowded Prisons   Take a look at this article –   http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-me-prisons7-2008dec07,0,498019.story   As you can see the article states that in California alone the federal prison system is 75,000+ over capacity. This has led […]