Criminology (the core) By Siegel 1. Does a policy restricting access to guns to people who are diagnosed with mental illness prevent potential shooters before they act? Who would be considered as mentally ill in those policies? How do we know that a person considered as mentally ill actually poses a risk of committing mass […]

 Developing your Research Methodology Your methodology should contain the following parts or answer the following questions: What type of study are you proposing? What variables will you be measuring? What is your hypothesis? What types of data will you be using? What are the components of your study (research questions, Units of analysis) Submit a […]

Complete the required reading, and then choose one of the following discussion questions and provide a response (minimum word count of 200 and include a quote from the text).. Due  Wednesday 11:59 pm.  2. Comment on at least two other student's discussion question responses. Your comment must be polite and add value or seek to obtain clarification. For example, your comment […]

View the film, "LA Confidential" and answer the following question.  A minimum of 200 words.   TENSION BETWEEN THE MEANS AND THE ENDS: Officers will at some point in their careers encounter situations where the good ends cannot be achieved by legal ends. If they break the law to pursue good ends, they will have […]

 Please watch the movie,"LA Confidential" and respond to the question below, a minimum of 200 words.    ETHICAL DILEMMAS: The purpose of this course is to provide a way of thinking about police ethical dilemmas, and for police officers to think ethically about their work. Accurate information about the prevalence of police corruption is hard […]

Answer each question thoroughly.  1. Distinguish between probable cause and reasonable suspicion in light of the Fourth Amendment. Answer should include the following points: Probable cause: that standard or amount of evidence necessary to affect the arrest of an individual or that induces the belief in the minds of a reasonable officer that the accused […]

 Assigned Reading: Thistlewaite and Wooldredge, Part 1, Chapter 6, Female Police Officers: Do female police officers perform as well as male officers? pp. 115-123. After reading the article answer the following questions in a discussion posting: You must also comment on two of your classmate's postings by the end of the week. 1. Do you […]

 Assigned Reading: Thistlewaite and Wooldredge, Part 1, Chapter 6, Female Police Officers: Do female police officers perform as well as male officers? pp. 115-123. After reading the article answer the following questions in a discussion posting: You must also comment on two of your classmate's postings by the end of the week. 1. Do you […]

When can an officer undertake warrantless searches? Elaborate on the moral issues, if any, relating to privacy of the individuals who are searched. Answer should include the following points: Consent Exigent circumstances and emergency situations Incident to arrest Plain view Border searches Other warrantless searches

Instructions: Write a report narrative about the scenario below. Remember the fundamental steps in narrative reporting. Scenario: At 1:30pm today, you were dispatched to 11 Clover Lane. When you arrived, you saw Karen Billing (WF, DOB 02/10/1999) standing in her front yard talking to a woman (WF, later identified as Joan Murray DOB 11/23/1932) in […]