Sentencing process

  

In 2000 words, describe the following:

1. Describe the options in the sentencing process.

2. Describe how a judge determines an appropriate sentence.

3. Discuss the different types of punishment offenders receive.

4. Assess what happens if a criminal offender is dissatisfied with the outcome of a trial.

Use three to five scholarly resources to support your explanations.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance 

Please see the reading materials 

1. Read “Sentencing and Punishment” by Easton & Piper from Criminal Law Forum (2007).

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2. Read “Understanding Judicial Hierarchy: Reversals and the Behavior of Intermediate Appellate Judges” by Scott from Law & Society Review (2006).

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3. Read “Pretrial Detention Choices and Federal Sentencing,” by Oleson, VanNosrand, Lowenkamp, Cadigan, & Wooldredge from Federal Probation (2014).

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4. Read “Federal Sentencing: Time for a Second Look?” by Gardephe from Litigation (2017).

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5. Read “To Kill (or Imprison for Life) a Juvenile: The Proper Exercise of Judicial Discretion for Sentencing a Juvenile Offender,” by Board from Children’s Rights Litigation (2017).

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6. Read “The Art of Evaluating an Appeal: 10 Hard-Learned Tips,” by Walbolt from Criminal Litigation (2017).

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Final Research Project

  

Your final project will demonstrate the knowledge you accumulated from the course and your ability to apply criminological theory.

criminology

Description

·         Final Research Project (25%)

Your final project will demonstrate the knowledge you accumulated from the course and your ability to apply criminological theory. Through your research proposal, you identified a social problem to which you will apply criminological theory. A reminder that this social problem should be within the subject area of criminology and could be a particular type of crime, a specific criminal event, a response to crime, or an established trend you have observed. Some examples of social problems you may use theory to explain are domestic violence, sex work, violent crime, youthful offenders, sexual offending, gangs, property offences, graffiti, distracted or impaired driving, crimes against the environment, kidnapping, white-collar or corporate crime, accused with mental illnesses or brain injuries, financial abuse and neglect of elders, child abduction, and drug-related offending. You could choose to use theory to discuss preventative (i.e. early childhood education) or reactive (i.e. probation) approaches to crime. Or you might examine policy related to the criminalization (or lack of criminalization) of particular behaviour, such as the decriminalization of marijuana, through a theoretical lens. A more extensive list of topics is below.

You will investigate your topic to determine the status and/or scope of the issue in Canada (or within a province or city), who is impacted and how (remember to consider victims, communities, and governments in this discussion), and what some common responses are to that problem. Using one specific theory you have examined through this course, you will attempt to understand the social problem you selected and, if applicable, the social response to it.

You will already have a research question and outline from the research proposal you submitted in Module 8. Build on this proposal and the feedback provided from your Open Learning Faculty Member to write this final research project.

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·         Your paper will be 10–12 pages (not including title and reference pages). Use double-spaced, 12 point font and APA format.

·         Integrate your Open Learning Faculty Member’s feedback from your research proposal when writing this paper.

·         Use a minimum of five academic sources (i.e. books or articles in scholarly journals such as Criminology, Social Problems, Journal on Prisoners and Prisons, Justice Quarterly and Contemporary Justice Review). These sources must be outside of the reading materials assigned for this course. You may also include articles in major newspapers and government reports, although these do not count towards the five sources.

·         Proofread carefully for correct grammar and spelling.

Structure

Here is a suggested structure for your research project:

5.      Introduction—include a clear thesis statement, an overview of your paper, and an explanation of why your topic is important

6.      Literature Review—an overview of recent, reputable academic literature related to your topic

7.      Body

a.       Describe the social problem/policy/program/strategy: Provide a detailed and complete description, and as much of the history and background as you can.

b.      Critical Assessment of Theoretical and Ideological Underpinnings: What criminological theory or theories can be applied to explain the social problem or criminal justice issue you are looking at? What are the major assumptions and concepts related to the theory? Who are the major authors that contributed to the development of the theory? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this theory in relation to your topic? https://convenienthomeworkhelpers.com/1-the-renaissance-has-been-called-the-birth-of-modernity-why2-discuss-the/

c.       Research Evidence: Assess the research evidence related to your topic. What does the research tell us?

d.      Critical Evaluation: Given the theory and research with relation to your topic, what recommendations would you have for policymakers? Here you might explore possible alternatives to deal with the social problem based on different theories or ideologies.

8.      Conclusion—summary of what was learned through your research project

Social Forces, Gangs and Crime – Part 2

 In your previous assignments, you explored social structure and social learning theories in understanding crime and deviance. Subculture theories focus on gang delinquency and delinquent subcultures. Building upon the Unit 5 assignment, expand on the causes of crime and delinquency for your selected group or gang. Review Walter B. Miller’s lower-class focal concerns relative to criminal behavior. Focal concerns are specific values, such as toughness or street smartness, that evolve to fit conditions in lower-class environments. According to this theory, such focal concerns can promote illegal or violent behavior. Some theorists refer to this focal concerns as the code of the streets. These unique conduct norms assist us in understanding lower-class culture and environments.

Does a distinct lower-class culture exist in the urban area (gang or group) you selected? Why or why not? After reviewing the focal concerns Miller talks about, does your gang or group fit into this criminological model, and which major points of the theory apply? Explain.

Review the Social Forces, Gangs, and Crime – Part 2 Scoring Guide to understand the grading criteria for this assignment.

Submit your paper as an attachment to the assignment area.

Other Requirements

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Written communication: Written communication should be clear, organized, and free of errors; it should also follow professional standards.
  • APA format: Resources and citations must be formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
  • Number of references: At least five academic sources, of which at least two should not be course materials.
  • Length of paper: 4–6 double-spaced pages, including the cover page and reference page.
  • Font and font size: Times or Times New Roman, 12 point.

Resources

MSN 5550 Health Promotion: Prevention of Disease Case Study Module 4 Instructions: Read the following case study and answer the reflective questions. Please provide rationales for your answers.Make sure to provide a citation for your answers.

 Make sure to provide a citation for your answers. Deadline: Due by Sunday at 23:59 p.m. CASE STUDY: Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease: Mark and Jacqueline Mark and Jacqueline have been married for 30 years. They have grown children who live in another state. Jacqueline’s mother has moved in with the couple because she has Alzheimer’s disease. Jacqueline is an only child and always promised her mother that she would care for her in her old age. Her mother is unaware of her surroundings and often calls out for her daughter Jackie when Jacqueline is in the room. Jacqueline reassures her mother that she is there to help, but to no avail. Jacqueline is unable to visit her children on holidays because she must attend to her mother’s daily needs. She is reluctant to visit friends or even go out to a movie because of her mother’s care needs or because she is too tired. Even though she has eliminated most leisure activities with Mark, Jacqueline goes to bed at night with many of her caregiving tasks unfinished. She tries to visit with her mother during the day, but her mother rejects any contact with her daughter. Planning for the upcoming holidays seems impossible to Mark, because of his wife’s inability to focus on anything except her mother’s care. Jacqueline has difficulty sleeping at night and is unable to discuss plans even a few days in advance. She is unable to visit friends and is reluctant to have friends visit because of the unpredictable behavior of her mother and her need to attend to the daily care. Reflective Questions 1. How do you think this situation reflects Jacqueline’s sense of role performance? 2. How do you think that Jacqueline may be contributing to her own health? 

Online Final Exam History 7 Spring 2021

 Section 1: Primary Source Identification and Analysis (20 points)

Identify and analyze the four (4) primary documents from the documents assigned in The American Yawp Reader (Chapters 23-30) by answering the five questions listed below for each document. Each source identification is worth 5 points for a total of 20 points. Answer all five questions for each document together in one paragraph. (1 document, 5 sentences, 5 points).

1.   Who wrote the document? (Include the name of the author and explain who they were in terms of class, age, race, etc.)

2.   When was the document created? (Include the date but provide context – an explanation of what was going on at that time)

3.   What type of document is it? (Speech, diary, etc.)

4.   What is the main point of the document? What is the author’s thesis?

5.   Why is this document significant to historians – meaning what can we learn from this document that is specific to understanding the era in which it was written?

The four documents to analyze are:Huey P. Long, “Every Man a King” and “Share Our Wealth” 1934 (Chapter 23)

Congressman Arthur L. Miller Gives “the Putrid Facts” About Homosexuality 1950 (Chapter 26)

Statements of AIDS patients (Chapter 29)

9/11 Commission Report 2004 (Chapter 30)

Section 2: Essays (80 points)

 Students will write TWO essays for the final exam. Each essay is worth 40 points. Use the lecture modules on Canvas and The American Yawp textbook to develop your essays. If you use additional resources, provide citations (any format is acceptable). The work and arguments you produce should BE YOUR OWN! You should plan to spend approximately two hours (try not to spend more than that) actually writing the exam. The completed essays are to be turned in via Canvas.Focus on the chapters in the textbook The American Yawp which cover The Great Depression (Chapter 23) to The Recent Past (Chapter 30).A.  Choose three events that you believe exemplify/clearly illustrate the Cold War as it was fought over four decades.  Explain the historical significance of each, why you have chosen them as well as the meaning of the term “Cold War.” What accounts for the end of the Cold War? When and why does it occur? Be sure to include events, people and ideas that illustrate the end to this ideological war with the Soviet Union.B.  The Civil Rights Movement gained momentum in the 1950s and exploded in the 1960s. Explain why the movement finally took off in the 1950s. What caused it to do so? Be sure to clearly define what is meant by the term “Civil Rights Movement” and the various groups (not only African American) which were participants in it. Where is the movement by the end of the 1960s/beginning of the 1970s? How did the activities of earlier generations influence movements today (like Black Lives Matter)? 

Assignment: Case Study #3

Assignment: Case Study #3

Overview

It can be hard to know how to handle a problem with a coworker or friend. That’s why the psychological concepts you’re learning in this course are so important. Understanding how the human brain works will help you master your problem solving and self and social awareness skills in your personal and professional life.

And whether at work or home, you’re learning how to read the social cues of others and recommend strategies based on psychological concepts and principles.

This week you’ll use your problem solving and self and social awareness skills to look beyond the opinions of others and figure out a problem’s cause so you can help a coworker make informed decisions. Review the scenario below to get started.

Case Study and Questions

Reggie works with Gloria and Lakeisha. He is a friendly older man who often talks about his plans for retirement in five years. He likes to make people laugh but often jokes about his struggles to learn new programs and technology.

The company recently informed the team that there will be a compliance test on new safety policies, which employees will need to pass in order to keep their jobs. The company has provided materials to study as well as optional practice exams. Gloria, Lakeisha, and Reggie are having lunch in the break room, and Gloria and Lakeisha mention that they have already signed up to take the first practice test. Reggie comments about how hard it is for him to learn a different way of doing the jobs that he has already been doing for years, joking that “you can’t teach an old man new tricks.” However, later in the day, he stops by Gloria’s desk to find out how she is preparing for the test and asks for advice. Given that they have a month until the compliance test, Gloria is confident that she can help Reggie prepare. Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skills and the information that you learned in Chapter 7 of the webtext about brain plasticity and mindset, answer the questions below:

1.Define mindset and describe what kind of mindset Reggie needs to embrace to be successful.

2. What is brain plasticity?

3. In Chapter 4, you learned about memory and how to effectively study. Using Chapter 4 in the webtext, what two specific strategies should Gloria suggest to Reggie so that he will be prepared for the compliance test? Why will these two strategies work?

4. If Reggie were your coworker, what important aspects of the situation would you want to keep in mind when offering advice and strategies to him? Why do you think this is important?

Instructions

Use the Case Study #3 Assignment Template to record your responses. For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5-7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. You may use your Soomo webtext as a resource. Once you have completed your work, save the file and upload it to the assignment submission area.

Strayer University Writing Standards Note: Review the Strayer University Writing Standards. These are provided as a brief set of user-friendly guidelines that make it easier for you to learn the behaviors of appropriate writing (i.e., clear, professional, and ethical writing). This is meant to support the use of the template provided.

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Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skill and the information that you learned in Chapter 7 of the webtext about brain plasticity and mindset, answer the questions below.

For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5–7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. You may use your Soomo webtext as a resource.

Question 1: Define mindset and describe what kind of mindset Reggie needs to embrace to be successful. (Hint: Page 7.6 will be a great resource for this question.)

Question 2: What is brain plasticity?

Question 3: In Chapter 4, you learned about memory and how to effectively study. Using Chapter 4 in the webtext, what two specific strategies should Gloria suggest to Reggie so that he will be prepared for the compliance test? Why will these two strategies work? (Hint: Page 4.15 has suggestions to improve your memory.)

Question 4: If Reggie were your coworker, what important aspects of the situation would you want to keep in mind when offering advice and strategies to him? Why do you think this is important?

Sources

1.  David G. Myers. 2019. Psychology. http://www.webtexts.com

Apply: Signature Assignment: Strategic Plan

Assignment Content

  1. Throughout this course, you have been using different analysis strategies to determine best practices for developing your business plan. It’s time to develop a strategic plan that will help you determine where your business is now, where you want to take it, and how you will get there. Your strategic plan will help you implement and manage the strategic direction of your company. In addition, you will communicate the direction of your company to stakeholders.

    Develop a strategic plan for the company that you selected at the beginning of your MBA program and share your plan with stakeholders.

    Create a 10-slide presentation for key stakeholders to solicit their approval of your strategic plan. Address the following in your presentation: 

    • An introduction with mission and vision statements
    • Core values, ethics, and social responsibility principles
    • Analysis of the company’s:
    • Internal environment (e.g. strengths and weaknesses related to resources, trademarks, patents, copyrights, or current processes)
    • External environment (e.g. opportunities and threats related to market trends, economic trends, demographics, or regulations)
    • An evaluation of internal and external environment’s impact on achieving the company strategy
    • Create a strategic objective for the company.
    • Create short- and long-term goals for achieving the company’s strategic plan.
    • Determine methods for collecting data and measuring success of the strategic plan.
    • Include APA-formatted in-text citations and a reference page.

      Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed documents. Note: You may include your textbook as 1 of the sources.
       

    • Speaker Notes–please include detailed speaker notes
       

Human/Computer week 1

You are the lead human–computer interaction (HCI) engineer on a major design project for an organization of your choice. Employees or customers will use this new system and user interface (UI) design to perform data entry for the organization. The UI will need to provide the required input and output to characterize the type of data collected by the organization.

Choose an organization, such as a business, nonprofit group, government, or another organization. Provide a description of your chosen organization, including the following:

  • Name of the organization
  • Business type
  • Size of the organization
  • Planned users for the interface
  • Type of data that must be captured
  • The use of the data

Part of your job is to elicit and define the UI requirements for this new design.

Write a neatly-formatted report that includes the following:

  • Title page
  • Report of 3–5 pages consisting of the following:
    • Introduction to the contents of the report
    • Description of the organization, as detailed above
    • Identification of the following elements that must be included in this UI design for the organization:
      • Fields you expect to see in this UI screen design (e.g., menus, data entry screens, boxes, help, fields, drop-down menus)
      • List of requirements that will ensure that this interface design can easily capture data input in multiple languages
      • Explanation of interface alternatives that will be needed for different language orientations (e.g., different characters for right and left)
    • Effective conclusion
  • References must be properly cited in APA style

Industrial & Organizational Psychology

Topic: Training: Theory, Program Design, and Evaluation

Details:

This second part of the assignment allows you to further explore the key points that are included in a research study. You will look at the methodology to be used, identify sample size, sources of your data, discuss how the data is to be analyzed, and what you expect to find with your study. Use the 10 Key Strategic Points template to help inform the required assignment details.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. 
  • Review and integrate the 10 Key Strategic Points.
  • Use academic sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, government reports, and other instructor-approved texts.
  • Include a minimum of five scholarly topic-relevant sources (majority of articles should be published within past 5 years)
  • You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Write a paper of 2,000-2,250 words in which you address the following issues:

  1. Delineate your intended methodology and research design. Restate the purpose of your study. Explain why stated      methodology will be best. Describe why stated research design is appropriate.
  2. Identify your sample and needed sample size. Justify sample size. Discuss your intended sampling procedure.
  3. Describe sources of data. Name and describe intended assessments/instruments for a quantitative study. Name and describe intended data sources/types for a qualitative study. Address validity and reliability for your intended methodology. Delineate how you will collect data needed to answer your study’s questions.
  4. Evaluate specific data analyses for your study. Descriptive. Inferential (if quantitative).
  5. Propose what results you expect to find in relation to your topic.

                                                      RESOURCES

Textbook

1. Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Understanding the Workplace

Read Chapter 8.

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Electronic Resource

1. DC Network

Use the 10 Key Strategic Points template found under the Research/Dissertation tab.

http://dc.gcu.edu

e-Library Resource

1. Advances in Leader and Leadership Development: A Review of 25 Years of Research and Theory.

Read:

Day, D. V., Fleenor, J. W., Atwater, L. E., Sturm, R. E., & McKee, R. A. (2014). Advances in leader and leadership development: A review of 25 years of research and theory. The Leadership Quarterly, 25, 63–82.

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2. Application of Cognitive, Skill-Based, and Affective Theories of Learning Outcomes to New Methods of Training Evaluation.

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Kraiger, K., Ford, J. K., & Salas, E. (1993). Application of cognitive, skill-based, and affective theories of learning outcomes to new methods of training evaluation.Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(2), 311-328.

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3. SAGE Research Methods

Use Sage Research Methods to research potential resources to develop the theoretical foundations for your paper.

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4. The Evaluation of Two Key Leadership Development Program Components: Leadership Skills Assessment and Leadership Mentoring

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Solansky, S. T. (2010). The evaluation of two key leadership development program components: Leadership skills assessment and leadership mentoring. The Leadership Quarterly, 21(4), 675–681.

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5. Transfer of Leadership Skills: The Influence of Motivation to Transfer and Organizational Support in Managerial Training.

Read:

Franke, F., & Felfe, J. (2012). Transfer of leadership skills: The influence of motivation to transfer and organizational support in managerial training. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 11(4), 138–147.

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6. Transfer of Training: A Meta-Analytic Review.

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Blume, B. D., Ford, J. K., Baldwin, T. T., & Huang, J. L. (2010). Transfer of training: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Management, 36, 1065–1105.

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Week 7 Discussion Response HRM634

  

Directions

Respond to at least 2 peers. Include at least 2 outside sources in your postings for full credit.

Cynthia Reed

Tatyana has interested internal applicants for a position she needs to fill. The company policy is to hire internally first, then consider external applicants. Which do you recommend as a selection predictor and why: performance review scores, assessment center or job knowledge tests?

Each of the three methods are good I would recommend the Job Knowledge test.  When there is a new job posted for internal candidates, the recruiter would want to hire the person with at least a bare understanding of what the job entails.  Job knowledge test “measure a person’s knowledge, experience, cognitive ability and motivation to learn, they can help to predict which employee will perform the best in an open position” (Phillips, 2020, pp. 407-408) One benefit of using these tests is that the answers in a job knowledge test are either right or wrong, there is no room for bias to creep in. Job knowledge tests will avoid even the appearance of adverse impact.  “Black and other disadvantaged groups tend to average significantly below national means on most paper and pencil tests however a well-constructed, content-valid paper and pencil test can tap important determinants of job success in which racial differences are small or nonexistent” (Kesselman & Lopez, 1979).  Knowledge tests give the recruiter a good idea if the internal candidate knows enough about a job to be successful and will want to learn the job well enough to become an expert in that job.  It is important for job knowledge test be about the job and not just abstract questions.  “Perceptions of overall fairness were more positive when a selection tool was perceived to be job related also concrete items were perceived as being more job related than were abstract items” (Forsberg & Shultz, 2009). 

               While using performance review scores can be beneficial to a point, the recruited needs to realize that performance reviews can be very bias because they are the opinion of the candidate’s supervisor or co-workers.  Even if they are not bias, there are many reasons why an employee may not perform as well in one job but when moved to a different job may be perform above expectations. 

Larry Fowler

2.  Tatyana has administered the selection test and structured interview and has the scores. Which approach to combining scores should you recommend? Why? 

Based on the two choices of Compensatory and Multiple-Hurdle selection each have advantages and disadvantages, however Compensatory selection allows for a more full examination of candidates, while this feature also allows for candidates to compensate for a poor performance in a certain stage.  This will also depend the importance of the position as well. A multistage selection strategy combines a number of assessment tools as part of the process. The human resources department is responsible for validating each assessment tool and ensuring that it is legitimately related to the requirements of the open position. Examples of different stages in a multistage selection strategy are personality tests, skills tests, interviews and sample work performances. This strategy is paired with either a conjunctive or compensatory strategy. (Redman, 2021).