What major points are argued by proponents of this alternative position?Explain in detail.

Reversing the Effects of Racial Implicit Bias and Addressing Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System

Your position paper should be an argumentative paper where you are presenting the solution you are no longer discussing the actual issue as it pertains to its history or causes. Your position paper should be an analyzing implementation, cost, specific solutions, and measurable requirements to determine success or effectiveness.
For the Unit 4 IP Draft, you will identify and fully analyze the topic(s) you have selected to address in Weeks 2 and 3. You may exceed the 6 pages if necessary. You will identify the problems associated with the topic as well as a specific method of change implementation. You will defend your recommended changes and discuss the anticipated outcome of the promulgated actions..
Note: It cannot be stressed enough the need for defending the actions advocated as well as ensuring that facts stated are well-supported and based on appropriate references and not emotive responses.
Assignment Guidelines
This is a position paper that will contain a breakdown of, but is not limited to, the following questions:
How did you select the topic in terms of its importance to the social community?
Did it come from the media? Why or why not?
What are the issues, problems, or policies that need to be addressed?
Is it an issue, problem, or policy? Explain.
Is it a combination of an issue, problem, or policy? Why or why not? Explain.
What implemented changes are proffered to affect the topic(s) selected?
Be specific with recommended changes.
Match recommendations with the specific component that you are intending the implementation to affect.
How are the changes valid for the topic(s)? (This is the defense portion and should be significant.)
The positions and changes recommended must be defended with logic and facts.
Facts must all be supported with adequate research sources from legitimate references (cite the facts in APA style in the outline).
Without defended recommendations, this paper will have no merit.
What is the anticipated outcome of the changes for the research topic(s)?
Use logic and deductive approaches to the anticipated outcome.
If you can show something to be so, and it relates to the next step, then the deduction will be strong.
Remember that if any of the arguments in deductive logic are false, then the outcome cannot be valid.
A minimum of 8–10 appropriate references must follow the paper.
This is the backbone of your decision-making process
It cannot be stressed enough that your references need to be from legitimate academic and scholarly sources and must be sound in their scientific acceptance.
Use academic search engines if you are using the Internet.

Do not use simple Internet searches.
Do not limit yourself to Internet-only resources if possible.
The references must be written in APA style for a reference page. Each reference should be followed by a short paragraph that describes what this reference source is going to contribute to the research.
Citations are appropriate in the outline from the references that you have provided. Citations will be in APA format.
Note: If you are able to address all of the requirements in just 6 pages, then the quality needs to be extremely high. While it is a 4-6 page minimum, it is recommended that you stop when you meet the goal, not just because you got to 6 pages.

First, revise your Unit 4 IP based on instructor feedback and peer responses.
Next, add to your final Unit 4 IP draft by addressing the following in 4–5 pages:
Select 1 alternative to your position addressed in the Unit 4 IP regarding your selected topic:
What major points are argued by proponents of this alternative position?Explain in detail.
Conduct research on this alternative position and evaluate the arguments.
Do the arguments hold any merit? Why or why not?
What policies currently exist that support these arguments? Explain in detail.
Which position is more significant for improving the current state of the criminal justice system? Explain in detail.
Remember to use academic and scholarly sources to support your arguments.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

What types of investigative units would you use to assist in the operation to catch the perpetrators?

Investigative Plan

You are hired as a consultant in City X and are charged with the responsibility of creating a plan to deal with the multiple daytime robbery attacks in your area. Police officers have been able to obtain limited information for each robbery. Your first order of business is to create a draft of a strategic operational/investigative plan to address the crimes. Your plan should be between 4–7 pages (excluding title and reference pages.)

Address the following questions in detail. Be creative and utilize any, and all, investigative actions/resources that you can think of. Remember, you are to assemble a plan to address the crimes and ultimately catch the individuals responsible.

Create and describe a list of 10 investigative steps you would take to address this situation.
What technological assistance would be needed to conduct this operation?
What measures would you take to analyze the pattern of robbery activity?
How would you go about synthesizing the data and coming to a conclusion based on the data?
What types of investigative units would you use to assist in the operation to catch the perpetrators?
What supplies/equipment would you purchase to enable the investigation and operation to be conducted? Given the fact that the money allocated for the investigation is low, what steps would you take to procure more funds?
( This assignment will require outside research. Use at least three credible sources.) You may consult the Library, the internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.

Directions for Submitting Your Assignment:

Create your paper in Word and save it in the following format: last name first name Assignment. (Example:SmithJohn_Unit7_Assignment.) Submit your Assignment to the Unit 7: Assignment Dropbox by the end of Unit 7.

Do you think the media (news, entertainment, etc.) helps or hurts the image of the criminal justice system (i.e., police, courts, and corrections) in the United States?

Reflection

Reflection 1: Do you think the media (news, entertainment, etc.) helps or hurts the image of the criminal justice system (i.e., police, courts, and corrections) in the United States? In answering, be sure to briefly describe why one may argue the opposite of your answer and why your answer to this question should be considered more accurate. Be sure to include outside sources to aid you in answering this reflection.

Evaluate the implementation of problem-oriented policing within criminal justice entities.

Evaluate the implementation of problem-oriented policing within criminal justice entities

Write a 2–4-page paper (excluding cover page) responding to the following:

Officer James Armstrong, School Resource Officer at Riverside High School, has discovered spray-painted graffiti on the concession stand of the school’s football field. Officer Armstrong has recently attending a Gang Investigation course and recognizes that the graffiti looks suspiciously like gang related artwork. Officer Armstrong alerts the Principal and is informed that similar graffiti is also located in the front parking lot of the school. Several teachers have expressed concern about recent news reports that gang violence is increasing in nearby areas. Riverside has historically been a good school. The school has won several awards for safety and is considered by many in the community an outstanding school. It is a concern to the school, and the community, that the gang violence that has affected the neighboring urban city of Rockville may be spreading to Riverside. Residents are fearful that the historically safe and secure Riverside High School may be under a threat of violence itself.

You are the Chief of Police of Riverside. Using the SARA model evaluate the implementation of a plan to address this issue with the Town Council at its next meeting. Be sure to include an examination of how your own multiculturalism and diversity perspectives may impact the plan elements.
Include a cover page and references page in 10–12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable)
Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained
Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
Writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful
Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
Appropriate citation style should be followed.
Include a title page with full name, class name, section number, and date
Include an introductory and concluding paragraph and demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English
Use examples to support your discussion
Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cite within the body of your paper using APA format and citation style. For more information on APA guidelines, visit Academic Tools.

Explain how-to Guide to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings.

Risk Assessment Paper

The requirement for this assignment is to conduct a risk assessment of a real or fictional facility or building. This paper must be at least eight (8) pages and adhere to the stated policies for assignments. Use the more simple process, the FEMA model outlined in the FEMA publication, Risk Assessment:Explain how-to Guide to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings. Your paper will consist of an explanation of each step of the process as it relates to the facility of your choice. The process consists of the following steps:

threat identification and rating
asset value assessment
vulnerability assessment
risk assessment
consider mitigation options

Describe the differences in ethical and legal controls that modern police must uphold since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Ethics in Criminal Justice

For your Unit 1 Complete assignment, write a narrative essay (minimum 1500 words) in which you address and discuss the questions and statements listed below. Use at least four scholarly sources and remember to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the READ and Attend sections in your essay. Cite your sources in APA format.

Discuss the importance of ethics in the criminal justice system.Explain how laws can conflict with ethical standards.
Describe the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical issue.
Before the twentieth century in this country, police, in general, operated with few legal and ethical controls.
Describe the differences in ethical and legal controls that modern police must uphold since the beginning of the twentieth century
Using the steps outlined in the chapter, how would you respond to the following scenario?
A probation officer is in the common area of the office. As she approaches the office secretary to ask about a court date, she sees case files open and being edited on the secretary’s computer. She saw on the news that morning that a probationer was arrested for a violent offense. She knows that it is against office policy for anyone other than the probation officer to edit case files. She also knows that it will not be be long before people start asking questions about the quality of probation supervision that allowed the probationer to commit such a heinous offense.

In what ways are these challenges still relevant in light of technical and technological developments over the two decades since this report was published?

Massive Law Enforcement Operations Targets Violent Street Gang in Northeast Los Angeles
This report is provided as an example of a multi-agency, federal and local collaborative task-force initiative.
https://content.umgc.edu/file/50eb585e-9aee-4b1f-86c9-08dea2e22403/1/MassiveLawEnforcementOperationTargetsViolentStreetGanginNortheastLosAngeles.pdf

Prosecuting Complex Drug Cases: The Challenge for Local Prosecutors
This report identifies the challenges associated with prosecuting drug cases. As you read, ask yourself: In what ways are these challenges still relevant in light of technical and technological developments over the two decades since this report was published?

 How do the different levels of the criminal justice system (federal, state and local) interface to accomplish these “street level enforcement” objectives?

For this discussion question, please address the following:
How do the different levels of the criminal justice system (federal, state and local) interface to accomplish these “street level enforcement” objectives? Give examples of how this would work and search the library database, internet NEWS sources or web sites for criminal justice agencies (hint: DEA is a good one!) to provide examples to support your position. Be sure to cite your sources.Answer the Discussions question and provide 3 references. Discussion format instructions attached.

Briefly summarize the Matthew Shepherd case and it’s final verdict using and citing reliant newspaper reports.

Matthew Shepard Case Explained

The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to think about the theories of hate crime perpetration.

Matthew Shepherd Case explained.
In a maximum of 1 page,Briefly summarize the Matthew Shepherd case and it’s final verdict using and citing reliant newspaper reports.
For the other 3 pages, identify and discuss which theory or theories of causation best describes this case. Offer your own analysis of the event.

How do the different levels of the criminal justice system (federal, state and local) interface to accomplish these “street level enforcement” objectives?

Drug Law Enforcement

There are four major activities in drug law enforcement:

Source Control:activities targeting cultivation, manufacturing and production of controlled dangerous substances in foreign countries

Interdiction:preventing the successful smuggling of controlled dangerous substances into the United States. This focuses on the smuggling methods of sea, air and land which includes aircraft, vessels, personnel (body carry, swallowing) and parcel shipments among others.

Street-level enforcement:undercover and informant driven investigations targeting the retail sales level of drug trafficking. The text identified the following tactics:

Reversals:Undercover operations where law enforcement poses as drug traffickers

Controlled buy:Undercover operations where confidential informants are used to may purchases of contraband under the direct supervision and direction of a law enforcement investigator

Undercover buy:Direct purchase of controlled dangerous substances by the undercover officer from the target

For this discussion question,address the following:

How do the different levels of the criminal justice system (federal, state and local) interface to accomplish these “street level enforcement” objectives? Give examples of how this would work and please search the library database, internet NEWS sources or web sites for criminal justice agencies (hint: DEA is a good one!) to provide examples to support your position. Be sure to cite your sources.