Evaluate how society defines crime
Imagine asking 100 strangers to describe a criminal. Predict whether those descriptions would be likely to focus on street criminals, or the variety of topics covered in the Crimes of the…
Discuss the pros and cons of capital punishment.
Discuss the pros and cons of capital punishment. Explain ethical and social justice issues related to capital punishment. Explain whether you support the use of capital punishment and why or…
What is the role of criminal justice practitioners in the development and implementation of technology in the criminal justice system?
What is the role of criminal justice practitioners in the development and implementation of technology in the criminal justice system? Describe some of the controversial issues criminal justice policymakers face…
Why are there so many different types of law enforcement agencies in the United States?
Why are there so many different types of law enforcement agencies in the United States? What problems, if any, do you think are created by such a diversity of agencies?…
What can crime statistics tell us about the crime picture in America?
What can crime statistics tell us about the crime picture in America? How has that picture changed over time? What additional changes might be coming?
The Japanese Criminal Justice System
Review Chapter 10 in the textbook and analyze Japanese policing, the court structure and trial process, and corrections. Evaluate the Japanese criminal justice system and compare it to the United…
Describe how anger and aggression can be addressed by the correctional counselor.
Describe how anger and aggression can be addressed by the correctional counselor.
solitary confinement (The Hole)
At times inmates are put into solitary confinement (The Hole) for long periods of time. Do you believe that there should be a time period that someone should be put…
Factors for racial residential segregation
In thinking about racial residential segregation, research and discuss three factors for racial residential segregation. Please make sure to discuss your answers in detail. What is the factor? How does…
Why do people join terrorist movements?
What social and political conditions and events tend to shape the onset of social revolutionary or nationalist-separatist terrorism? Why do people join terrorist movements? And, what should be done by…