Opioid Crisis and Violent Crimes Debate Prior to bginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 9 in your textbook, the required articles, Why the Opioid Epidemic May Have Fueled America’s Murder Spike (Links to an external site.) and Opioid Epidemic So Dangerous, Says CDC, It’s Finally Killing More People Than Guns (Links to an external […]

Do Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Programs Work? Prior to starting this discussion, please read Chapters 6 and 7 in your textbook, watch the Columbine: Understanding Why (Links to an external site.) video, and read the Dylan Klebold Diversion (Links to an external site.) and Eric Harris Diversion (Links to an external site.) juvenile diversion program papers. […]

Read The Story of Timothy on page 91 in your text.  Use it to help you begin thinking about writing your own story of uniqueness in a diverse world.  In this three- to- four page (excluding title and reference page) paper, you will discuss the unique and diverse aspects of yourself as they relate to […]

The Daring Lesson In 250 – 300 words, consider and discuss the following after watching the Frontline video The Daring Lesson: (Links to an external site.) What did you learn about racism, prejudice, discrimination and segregation from watching this video?  Recognizing that cultural awareness is a lifelong process, describe how this newer awareness will assist […]

Cultural Competence After reading the chapter and the section on cultural competencies (p. 209 – 214), select two videos to view from the Multimedia list on the Week Five Resources page list provided on the website. The video listings include brief descriptions of the some of types of diversity depicted in videos, however, individuals in […]

Religion and Spirituality Watch the video, East vs. West- The Myths that Mystify (Links to an external site.) by Devdutt Pattanaik.  Define and discuss the terms “religion” and “spirituality,” reflecting on the video and readings.  Consider the following statements from your text (Schmidt, 2019, p. 147) and summarize what they mean to you:   Jonathan […]

Gender and Sexual Orientation   Consider a time when you, someone you know, or someone with whom you have worked has felt discriminated against as a result of gender bias or sexual orientation.  Were there other diverse issues present, such as religion or racial background that made the situation even more difficult, due to family […]

Racial Identity Models Read pages 70-86, where the texts describes the various racial identity models and discuss your own identity and what influences impacted how you see yourself in relation to these models and your stage of personal cultural development.  What biases and prejudices do you have yet to address or confront in order to […]

The Daring Lesson In 250 – 300 words, consider and discuss the following after watching the Frontline video The Daring Lesson: (Links to an external site.) What did you learn about racism, prejudice, discrimination and segregation from watching this video?  Recognizing that cultural awareness is a lifelong process, describe how this newer awareness will assist […]

Choose Your Client Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the article, “Sentencing Advocates Enhance Reasoned Court Decisions,” then read the list of infamous murderers whose high profile crimes dominated headlines for many years. Choose one of these individuals to become your client for the remainder of the course. That is, this individual and […]