You get a choice this week! Please respond to one of the following: Option 1: "White Collar Crime" Identify a real example of a corporate scandal – an example of when one of the listed business crimes from your textbook was alleged to or may have been committed.  Now look at your example from […]

 What type of response has the criminal justice system and legislature had toward organized crime? Discuss various statutes and laws that attempt to combat organized crime and also the types of police or departmental responses that work to contain it. Discussion Board Guidelines: Submit an answer to the discussion board. Each discussion board post will […]

 Week 8 Discussion What are some of the current challenges in recruiting candidates for a law-enforcement career? What can agencies do to attract suitable candidates? Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates' posts.

  Week 8 Assignment – Planning for Conflict Scenario Your department has been involved in several high-profile use of force incidents that have resulted in community unrest. You have been tasked with improving your department’s use of force policy. Preparation The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) has researched and recommended 30 Guiding Principles for use […]

  This is a group activity. For more information on groups, please see About Group Work. First, watch the video SIPOC: Suppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customer. Additionally, be sure to review the DEFINE Supplementary Document, MEASURE Supplementary Document, and ANALYZE Supplementary Document. Next, evaluate your selected final project case study in order to deconstruct it […]

  The recent “defund the police” movement has run into obstacles as issues have arisen from the lack of police services in some cities that have cut back on police funding. There is a movement now towards “detasking the police”, intentionally and purposefully assigning tasks formally carried out by commissioned police officers to “others” who […]

  The purpose of this assignment is to introduce yourself to your Instructor (Mr. Alward) for the course as well as your fellow classmates.   For this assignment you will compose and post a paragraph to the “Introduction Discussion Board” to introduce yourself. Your introductory post will be one full paragraph, be written in complete sentences, […]

The main functions of the police include patrol work and crime prevention. Patrol work is considered the backbone of policing, as patrol officers interact with the public throughout their shifts. Prevention of crime includes activities to keep the citizens safe and is a catalyst to improve the public–police relationship.  Imagine you are a police officer asked […]

  The impact of gangs and gang member peer pressure is a complicated issue that affects all communities. In this assignment, you will examine the history and complex nature of gang violence in society. Tasks: Prepare a 4- to 6-page report that includes a discussion on the types of gang violence, specific examples of gang […]

 provide at least one contemporary controversy in criminal justice related to legal policies and practices that interests you. This topic can be international, or U.S. based. In a few sentences, explain why that issue is interesting to you and how you think it could apply to your current or future career.