Category: Criminology

Post a news/current media story, movie clip, or other media (i.e., music, art, poem etc.) web link that portrays an example of one topic being discussed in the week’s module, and explain in 200 to 300 words how the example illustrates the topic presented in the  module.
The example must be original and not one already presented in the course’s learning materials. 
This discussion aligns with course learning objective 1, 3, 4, & 5. 

Department of Homeland Security’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024
https://www.dhs.gov/publication/department-homeland-securitys-strategic-plan-fiscal-years-2020-2024
The Final Research Paper builds on itself throughout the course. Each week is broken down below.
Week 1:
Select one of the Department of Homeland Security goals of your choice. This must be a stand-alone statement following your introduction and thesis (e.g., DHS Goal: Secure U.S. Borders and Approaches, or Secure Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure, etc.).
Explain a current issue for your research. (Note the approved list of topics. You may select one of these, or select one of your own. Note your instructor must approve your issue to be addressed in your Final Research Paper.)
Explain the issues, threats, or hazards that are affecting the resolution of the vulnerabilities. Identify any constitutional issues in play.
Week 2:
Begin your research for your Final Research Paper. It is recommended that you start your research by identifying a Research Starter for your topic in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
Note the “Research Starter” should address the common issues for the topic. Note the bibliography is a good place to identify additional resources for your paper. This should set you up for success in writing your Final Research Paper.
Week 3:
Finalize your six credible references. Note two of these must be scholarly and found in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
Sketch out the outline for your Final Research Paper.
Week 4:
Complete your research, and complete your first rough draft of your Final Research Paper.
Week 5:
Complete the writing of your Final Research Paper. Conduct your final reviews.
Spell-check your paper.
Review your APA formatting (Note the APA Formatting Sample PaperLinks to an external site. posted the first week of class, and review the feedback from your instructor for previous assignments).
Read your paper out loud to catch grammatical issues.
Submit your Final Research Paper for grading.
Your paper must
Identify the DHS goal and issue that you will address in the Final Research Paper.
Summarize the various points of view that frame the homeland security issue, threat, or hazard that leads to a vulnerability.
Describe the various roles and responsibilities of the various levels of government with respect to the issue under review.
Explain your personal position on how the Department of Homeland Security should address vulnerability using mitigation, prevention, and preparedness techniques.
The topics within the Approved Research Paper Topics Download Approved Research Paper Topics document represent a few of the challenges the United States faces in homeland security and its impact on American society. The paper must demonstrate an understanding of the topic through a review of literature, analysis of specific incidents or events, and evaluation of mitigation strategies. The final section of the paper must include your position on how the Department of Homeland Security should resolve this issue. The topics for this assignment may be addressed from the federal, state, or local government, private sector, or non-government agency perspective.

In a PowerPoint Imagine you are a speaker at a convention or TED Talk.  Be sure to:
Introduce the topic: Social Learning Theory
Explain the theory and topic selected.
Use the literature to establish context.
Introduce concepts.
Submission Instructions:
The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
Support your answers with 5 webiste references. They should be published within the last five years, scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources.

Pick one of the Case Studies, Why Do They Do it, or Applying Theory to Crime Scenarios Presented in Chapters 11 & 12 of the Shram and Tibbetts textbook listed below and respond to the question(s) located at the end of the case study/Applying Theory to Crime Scenario.  In answering the questions, be sure to justify your response by referencing the assigned readings and materials from the module. 
Options:
Why Do they Do It? The Murder of Dawn Hamilton (Chapter 11, page 278)
Applying Theory to Crime: Larceny-Theft (Chapter 11, pages 280)
Case Study – Gertrude Baniszewski (Chapter 12, page 301)
Applying Theory to Crime: Female Sex Offenders (Chapter 12, page 315)
Why Do They Do It? Lavinia Fisher (Chapter 13, page 318)
Format:
Include Name of Case Study/Why Do They Do It/Applying Theory to Crime Scenario and page number
Include Questions presented in Case Study/Applying Theory to Crime Scenario
Has a clearly delineated and marked response for each question
Microsoft word .doc or .docx document
Include Cover Page
minimum 200 words (excluding prompt question, title page, and reference page)
Times New Roman Font
12 Point Font
1”inch margins all around

nnotated Bibliography: Section one should contain an annotated bibliography with five peer-reviewed
academic articles that relate to the proposed study. These peer-reviewed articles must be (1) empirical
studies and (2) published in academic journals. Keep in mind that other sources outside of these
requirements can be used for the brief introduction. This section should be written like a standard
annotated bibliography (citation and summary) and all citations should be in APA-7 format. Students
may not plagiarize or use generative AI! Please note that ChatGPT and similar AI programs generate
nonexistent studies. An example annotation can be found on the course Canvas page.
Study Introduction and Description: Section two should begin with a brief introduction to your proposal.
This brief (1-2 paragraphs) introduction should include pertinent background information for your study,
setting up your proposal nicely. Any information not deemed general knowledge requires a citation,
please provide an in-text citation if the source is already included in the annotated bibliography or
provide the full citation in a reference page at the end of your proposal. This section should include 2 – 5
additional sources beyond what is included in the annotated bibliography. This section should also
include your research question(s) and hypothesis(es), if applicable. When including a hypothesis,
students should identify if the hypothesis is non-directional or directional and the directionality of the
hypothesis. Last, this section should include the identification and explanation of the study’s purpose
(exploratory, explanatory, evaluation or descriptive as well as pure or applied), time dimension (if
longitudinal, which type), and either a quantitative or mixed methods approach.
**For the draft – if the hypothesis is directional, the directionality is not needed. We have not discussed
this yet. Students may attempt to include this and will not be penalized for doing so**
All other elements (see rubric), including a reference page, should be incorporated.

For this assignment, you will provide a 3 to 5 pages long paper (excluding the references pages) discussing one of the following topics. In your paper, describe and compare policing practices across different countries, compare and contrast issues in American policing with those in other countries. You can also compare sociological and criminological approaches to crime and describe different perspectives on policing. Finally, you can discuss the reasons for the varying implementation of laws or rules in other countries compared to the US. You can discuss any type of social problem, crime, or disorder issue in which police involvement is expected in your paper.
Topics:
Types of social control in societies
The roles of social institutions as they relate to policing
Police and society relations
Special populations and their needs from the perspective of policing
The conflict in social interactions and humanistic policing
Global issues in policing
Formatting rules (20 pts)
Font type and size: Times New Roman 12 pts
Spacing: Double-spaced
Margins: Normal margins (one-inch margin on all sides)
Style: APA style (7th edition). You can watch the video in this link to learn more about citations and APA style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMyrQzPkOKk&ab_channel=USFLibrariesResearch%26InstructionVideoChannelLinks to an external site.
Other rules
For your submission, please use the Microsoft Word file format (.doc or .docx).
You should use at least 5 references. Please watch this video to learn about searching for resources for your paper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB2TpVFB9vE&ab_channel=USFLibrariesResearch%26InstructionVideoChannelLinks to an external site..
Not following the length requirement—3 to 5 pages long excluding the references page (-10 pts).
Rubric for the Assessment of the Quality of Writing (80 pts)
70-80 points (Excellent): The paper consists of an original response to the question. The paper provides information that is original and relevant to the question. Student uses professional vocabulary and correct grammar and spelling.
50-69 points (Above Average): The student provides an answer to question, which is mostly relevant or appropriate but that may also contain some relatively minor misapplication of concepts/ideas from class material. Student uses professional vocabulary and correct grammar and spelling, for the most part, though there may be a few minor mistakes.
35-49 points (Average): The student’s response has one of the noted deficiencies: conveys confusion regarding some aspects of the material, it provides no new/original knowledge, or it has numerous grammatical/spelling problems.
0-34 points (Below Average): The response has numerous and severe deficiencies. It does not convey an adequate understanding of the material, and/or it has numerous grammatical/spelling problems or no response. 

Security Threat and Partnership Briefing
Overall, you will be writing a threat and partnership summary brief to give to a senior leadership member at your security organization. In this summary, you will explain the actions that you have taken and how these actions are meant to remediate the threat and associated issues at hand.  
NOTE that you MUST use resources from this course, in addition to outside resources to support your contentions.  Also, you must ensure your written responses are distinguishable from each other and follow the same sequence and order in which the questions are presented.
Specifically, you are to address the following:
Identify a real- world internal OR external threat to a selected business entity or private company.  This threat could have occurred in real life or could have been something the company or entity mitigated against. Consider both physical and cyber threats, or a blend of the two.
Fully describe the threat, its impact, and how you as a security manager would coordinate the various internal and external organizations and partnerships to best respond, assess, address, manage, and mitigate the threat.
Discuss in detail which organizations would you lean on internally and what would you task them with specifically?
Discuss how might you solicit feedback and partnerships from external organizations to improve your security posture?
Format Requirements
Paper must be double spaced, 11 or 12 pt font and 1”margins all around.
All APA 7th edition format requirements must be followed (cover page, in text citations, reference page). Refer to APA/UMGC – learning resources found in the content page of this course.
You must have resources to support your thoughts/opinions/information.  These must be cited in the text as well as referenced at the end of the document. Your paper should not contain direct quotes, sourced material must be paraphrased.

Topic? The U.S. Criminal Justice System
Format? Apart from 7th edition; Third person point of view
How many pages? 3 full pages not including the references
How many sources? 4 from Google Scholar only
Question answered within essay?
1. What are the three major components of the criminal justice systems? (police, courts, and corrections)
2. Discuss the roles and functions of each component.
3. Do the components collaborate and cooperate to function as a system?

For this midterm assignment, you will write a college-level research paper describing the psychological and behavioral factors of individual terrorists (i.e. recruits and suicide bombers; not terrorist leaders).
Note: you only need to research and discuss individual psychological and behavioral factors in this paper. Also, remember that “psychological” does not mean “psychotic,” and we are only addressing those of sound mind who deliberately choose violence for a political purpose, retribution, or to instill fear (not mass shooters with psychological issues).
Assignment Specifics:
The body of your report is to be at least three FULL pages in length (not counting the title page and references) and is to contain the following:
A brief introduction, including the topic and your thesis
A main body, containing the “meat” of the paper, where you provide the requested information supported by class readings and with your analysis
A conclusion, summarizing your information clearly and concisely
Technical Requirements
Your paper must be at a minimum of 3-5 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point, and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric

:  Chapter 7 of the textbook, “Crime Control Through Legislation,” contains a discussion of America’s “drug problem” and laws designed to limit or ban the use of specific psychoactive substances (see sections titled “Drug Bans,” “The Scope of America’s Drug Problem,” and “Drug Ban Problems”).  The federal report 2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism: A 9-Year Follow-up Period (2005-2014) contains some discussion of the release and recidivism of persons incarcerated for drug-related offenses.