Discipline: Law - Criminal

One of the central ideas from the classical school of thought is that people choose to commit crimes, and to prevent them from doing that, we need to make better laws that provide a greater sense of deterrence. The positivist school of thought suggests that there are scientific explanations that cause people to commit crimes. […]

Hello everyone, My name is Rosa and I am a mother of a 9 year old boy, a 5 year old girl and one on the way. Before I became a stay at home mom I use to work for a water proofing company and at a law firm. I am interested in criminal justice […]

Hello all, My name is Patricia, and I work for the Department of youth services. I currently have an associate degree in CJ, and I would like to continue with BA mainly because that is my area of interest and because, I feel that it is imperative for me as Black women raising Black children […]

Instructions Week 2 Project: Setting Goals and Objectives This week you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation that establishes the goal and explains the related objectives for the Fictionland Police Department. Your presentation should include: The goal statement specifying the desired outcome(s) to be obtained by the Fictionland Police Department. The specific objectives for goal(s) established […]

Consider this scenario. You are head of a planning team that has been asked to create a new drug treatment program. You ask your team to write a goal statement for the program. The following goal statements have been proposed: The goal of this drug treatment program is to serve clients’ needs and to educate […]

Using your model study as a guide, compose and draft an introduction for your project. The introduction must introduce the problem statement that you have identified and the ways in which you intend to examine the problem statement. The introduction should comprise 2–4 paragraphs, including response to the following points: Define the general problem statement […]

Model Study Part 1 For this discussion, you will identify a study that will be used as a model study throughout the course. It is permissible to use the study that you described in the Week 1 Project as long as it includes details regarding the below-mentioned topics. If your study doesn’t describe these topics, then you […]

Describe at least three of the major theories of the cause of crime. How are they related? How do they differ? Which one seems to provide the best explanation as the cause of crime today? Support your argument with evidence from at least two sources, one of which may be the course text. Requirements: Paper […]

 Reflect on the article by Reinarman and Levine (2004). Describe ‘drug war mythology’ and how it is related to the idea of social construction. In your reflection, address relevance for individuals entering the criminal justice system. 

 conduct research on how to file a civil lawsuit in Indiana state court and federal court. Discuss the differences between the two different courts and the filing process. What determines whether you file a lawsuit at the state or federal level?  300 words and 2 resources