Discipline: Law - Criminal

Neil v. BiggersNeil v. Biggers

 In Neil v. Biggers (1972) the Court determined that identification procedures must be fair. To determine whether the procedures were fair, courts must consider all the circumstances leading to the identification. Discuss what circumstances should be considered in determining fairness. Why are these circumstances important in determining the fairness of an identification procedure? 

Inmate FreedInmate Freed

  https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-inmate-freed-from-prison-after-nearly-4-decades-thanks-law-project-he-says-saved-himLinks to an external site.  To complete this weekly assignment the student will read Current Event number 1 and offer a summary based on the following: 1.  Analyze the listed ideas and discuss their relation to the United States Legal System. 2.  Reflect on how this subject matter may relate to your life and […]

Organizational Theory and Decision Making in AdministrationOrganizational Theory and Decision Making in Administration

   Public Administrators have a variety of methods to approach making changes within an agency. Compare and contrast the rational decision-making approach and incrementalism. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each (in theory and in practice). Cite at least one source, which may be your textbook. 75-100 words Based on this week’s topics, organizational theory […]

A current event and / or trend in today’s government, describing what the issues at hand are and how political, social, and economic environments have influenced those issues, successes or failures.A current event and / or trend in today’s government, describing what the issues at hand are and how political, social, and economic environments have influenced those issues, successes or failures.

Act as a government administrator or an “elected official ” of their chosen agency whose job entails providing a full report to a governing body of that agency, reporting on a current (or past) issue (s), and highlighting reasons why a decision for or against the issue should be decided. 

Corrections AssignmentCorrections Assignment

 This is about prisons. Explain the need for custody staff to be present 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year long. What impact does minimal critical staffing have on budgetary matters? Do inmates have a constitutional right to receive medical attention? Should it be?  Why or why not?   Does the state have […]

What is Mental Health?What is Mental Health?

  Assignment Details You will select 1 of the 5 topics for your Discussion Board (DB). Please read the instructions for the DB assignments carefully because they are different from your other classes that you have had DBs in. Selecting 1 of the 5 topics, you will be required to submit a 300-word minimum main […]

Adolescent PerpetratorsAdolescent Perpetrators

This chapter focused on adolescent perpetrators, and a largely unaddressed area of family violence is between siblings. Your textbook identifies a likely cause and then three behaviors that may contribute to sibling abuse.   What is the likely cause of sibling abuse and of the behaviors that contribute, identify the one you think is most […]

MR M4A1MR M4A1

Survey Types -There are many different types of survey designs.  Two of the designs are a self-completed survey and the other is a one-on-one in-person interview.  Discuss the pros and cons of each design.   Discussion Board Guidelines:  Explain answer in at least 250 words. Provide at least two academic sources (wiki sites and the […]