Category: Essays

Please write a research paper on the topic of :Mothers in Prison
The paper must include at least ten scholarly sources (i.e. journal articles, scholarly texts, government reports, etc.).
The scholarly activity will be documented utilizing the American Psychological Association citation style (e.g. (Buttlar, 1981); (Haines & Rupp, 1987); or (Wynken, Blynken, & Nodd 1988)).
Citations should be arranged in alphabetical order at the end of the paper in a bibliography entitled, "References." Students should examine the APA citation guide for the proper style.
This paper must refer to the United States of America prison system.

Module 2: Assignments

Journal Reflection – Module 2

1) Each week, students are required to submit a journal entry of 150-200 words, answering a particular question. GCU style is not required, but solid writing skill is expected.

2) Topic: Give an example of how Maslow’s hierarchy of needs affects persuasion. Explain a personal experience relating to this example. Where do most college students exist on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Where do you exist?

3) Submit the assignment to the instructor by the end of Module 2.

Cognitive Dissonance

1) Write a 500-750-word essay that analyzes how cognitive dissonance explains the effectiveness of the arguments that you read this week. Use your text and the GCU online eLibrary as resources to support your essay.

2) Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

3) Submit the assignment to the instructor by the end of Module 2.

Sports
Title: Discussion 5.1 Discussion Title: Gender and Sport Discuss ways in which gender ideology is reinforced through sport. In today’s age, why are there still stereotypes of female athletes? What are the major contributing factors? Discussion 5.2 Using the resources in this module, reflect upon the module objectives regarding the history of women in sports. Approach these blogs as (a) an opportunity to reflect upon and apply what you learn each week based on the assigned readings, discussions, and activities, and (b) an opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise based on your educational and professional experiences in the past. As a successful professional, you will need good reflective and writing skills. Blog activities offer you the opportunity to further develop these skills.

CJUS260-1203A-01 Criminal Justice Ethics
Task Name: Phase 2 Individual Project
Deliverable Length: 600–800 words
Details: Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

You have a deputy chief on your department who is a 27-year veteran, regarded by his peers as intelligent and by the press as affable. To his subordinates, he is a no-nonsense boss, quick to hold officers accountable when they do not produce results. As a high-ranking official in the department, he has the current and former police chiefs on his list of admirers. He has received a total of four commendations, including one in 2009 for exceptional investigative ability. He was one of the 3 finalists for the chief’s position.

At about 6 p.m. on June 14, the deputy chief finished his shift at police headquarters. He was headed for one of the local popular bars in town, which is frequented by other members of the department. That night, he partied with coworkers. According to the Internal Affairs Division (IAD) report, the deputy chief consumed between 64 and 80 ounces of alcohol. At about 11 p.m., he left the bar, forgetting a briefcase containing his .38 pistol, cell phone, and homicide unit case files. He got behind the wheel of his city-issued police vehicle and took off for his home.

That night, an eyewitness filed a police report stating that she heard a loud noise outside her apartment. She heard the noise shortly after 11 p.m. A police department report related that a 1992 blue sedan was struck at that location, not far from the bar the captain just left. It was later believed that the front-end damage was caused by the deputy chief’s vehicle. Once the deputy chief determined that it was safe to do so, he left the scene of the accident. There was significant damage to his vehicle as a result of the accident.

One of your officers observed the auto, a signature unmarked police pool car, proceeding north on one of the local streets. She activated her lights and siren and notified the department that she stopped the vehicle. Then, the dispatcher made the customary request for an officer to back her up during the vehicle investigation.

According to the officer’s report, with backup en route, she approached the car. The occupant identified himself with a small, round, silver and gold badge: the badge of a police captain. By this time, her backup arrived. Like her, he was a rookie with less than a year on the job. The deputy chief was already out of the car, wobbling about and slurring his speech. He was visibly intoxicated. The officer understood the gravity of the situation, and as trained to do, she radioed for a supervisor. Her shift lieutenant arrived shortly after the initial stop.

After a lengthy private conversation with the chief, the lieutenant ordered her to place the damaged car on the sidewalk against a pillar. The lieutenant then radioed in an auto accident involving a fixed object with no injuries. This gave the appearance that an oncoming car had invaded the chief’s own path. The lieutenant ordered the officer to write the report reflecting this scenario. Because a city vehicle was involved, the department’s Accident Investigation Division (AID) had to be dispatched. Once they arrived, the lieutenant spoke for the chief, telling them the story exactly as he devised. After AID released the scene, the lieutenant drove the chief back to the bar to retrieve his forgotten briefcase. However, some time earlier a bartender had flagged down officers in a patrol wagon who had transported it with its contents back to police headquarters. The lieutenant then ordered the officer to drive the chief home. No blood alcohol test was administered.

You are notified by one of the lieutenants that the deputy chief had been involved in an accident and that it appeared like the incident might be covered up by other officers within the department. You are mindful of the fact that the deputy chief was a finalist for the chief’s position, and that his wife is an assistant to the city manager.

Assignment Guidelines

Using the library, course materials, and Web resources, research the impact that organizational culture can have on criminal justice ethics and police misconduct.
Address the following questions in an essay of 500–750 words:
How does the organizational culture impact personnel decisions?
Use examples to support your argument.
What are your options with regard to the above case? Explain.
What are the potential consequences of the choices you can make? Explain.
Explain, in detail, the moral and ethical considerations that need to be evaluated for any decision you make.
What strategies can criminal justice organizations employ to reduce any misconduct of its officers?
Describe 2–3 potential strategies and the reasoning behind why they are currently considered effective.
The blue wall of silence is a term often used when officers turn a blind eye to other officers engaged in some type of misconduct, ether on or off duty. Whistle-blowing is also a term used when reporting officer misconduct.
Describe how these terms would apply in the scenario and what legal safeguards would be afforded to you.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Please submit your assignment.

Click on Student Expectations to view the expectations for this assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Points Possible: 135

Objective: Describe organizational strategies that can be used to minimize professional misconduct.
Identify professional standards and professional codes of ethics utilized by criminal justice professionals.
Identify and understand ethical dilemmas that impact the theory and practice of justice.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze the relationship between productive and counterproductive behavior in organizations. As a part of your analysis be sure to address the following items:

• Define productive behavior and counterproductive behavior.

• Describe the impact that productive and counterproductive behaviors have on job performance and the overall performance of an organization.

• Recommend strategies to increase productive behavior and decrease counterproductive behavior in organizations.

• Three references are required

Paper should be in APA format, Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced.
Here are the instructions for the assignment:
Describe an experience of conflict with a friend or family member (this can be made-up).
Step 1. Describe a conflict you experienced sometime in your life between you and a friend or family member. It could be at work or at home – or when you were a child. (This can be made-up).
Step 2. Take this and use it as seeds and map out a plot for your short story. Remember, just because the plot comes from your own experience, that doesn’t mean you have to stick to your experience. As you develop your plot, you can begin to invent actions and characters, even the source of conflict or how things are resolved. You can also place the story in a different setting. Instead of Minnesota , it could be in Paris or Nevada . Of course, you might want to stick to what you know!
In outlining your plot, remember that it is an outline! Stick to the plot details – don’t try to write the whole story! Most plots have an opening incident that gets the conflict going. Then the conflict builds to a climax. The climax is the high point of the story. The part of the story after the climax is relatively short. It is called the "denouement" or ending, and brings out what the character learns or how he or she changes.
At the end of your plot outline, write a one-sentence theme of the story. It should capture what you think the story is saying about how people live. A thesis might be: "True friends are loyal."

Here is a sample journal entry that provides the seed for plot outline and theme (Simplified)
JOURNAL ENTRY: When I was little, my mother asked me to take some yarn to Grandma’s house. She told me not to talk to any strangers on the way, but I disobeyed and talked to a friendly lion. The lion found out where I was going and ran ahead and swallowed Grandma and got in her bed. When I got to Grandma’s, the lion chased me up on the roof. Luckily Dad came running over and chased the lion away.
PLOT: (Opening scene) In the opening scene, a mother and daughter are baking cookies. (Initial incident to introduce conflict) Then Mom asks the daughter to take a basket of cookies through the woods to Grandmother’s house. Mom warns the daughter to walk quickly and not talk to strangers because a wolf lives in the woods. The daughter puts on her red riding hood and starts into the woods. (Conflict increases) She forgets her mother’s warning and talks to a friendly fellow (the wolf!) who asks her where she is going. The little girl tells him everything and then goes on her way. (Meanwhile, the wolf runs ahead, locks Grandma in the closet and jumps into her bed.) Soon the little girl comes to Grandmother’s house, knocks on the door, and goes in. Grandmother looks funny. (Conflict nears the high point) Suspicious, the little girl asks questions until Grandmother – really the wolf – (climax) jumps out of bed and gobbles her up. (Ending or resolution) The little girl is terrified until a woodcutter comes along, cuts open the wolf, and rescues her. The little girl tells the woodcutter she will never disobey her mother again!
THEME: If children obey their parents, they won’t get into trouble; in our story, the little girl learns this lesson the hard way and determines she will never disobey again.

This assignment should include the plot summary and theme for your short story.

Based on Understanding Human Communication 11th Edition by Ronald B. Adler and George Rodman (ISBN 978-0-19-974738-2), read Chapter 8 & 9 and summarize. Tell me also how you apply on daily life.

Please use the correct grammar structure and use simple english.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Paper

Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss generally accepted accounting principles relating to health care.
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• Include a brief description of each principle and the intention behind the principle.
• Relate each principle to health care.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Paper

Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss generally accepted accounting principles relating to health care.
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• Include a brief description of each principle and the intention behind the principle.
• Relate each principle to health care.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

A selection of films to choose from for Director Julie Dash

Julie Dash, race, cinematography
1. Daughters of the Dust
2. Illusions
3. The Rosa Parks Story (TV movie)

Each individual research paper must discuss at least one film of the list above. It needs to be 1750 words min, 2500 words max, double-spaced, 12pt font, times new roman. Pick a cool title and center it. Use numbered endnotes and be sure to include a Bibliography of sources that you have cited.
Must use a minimum of 3 sources and a maximum of 5 (books, journal articles, newspaper articles. NO WEBSITES. NO RANDOM BLOGS.)Your films do NOT count as a source.

Instructor’s words:
To get started on the paper, I would start watching a couple of the films from your director from the list, and think about what you see. Are there any patterns or motifs? Any recurring themes? Do your director use any particular cinematographic, editing, mise en scene, sound, or narrative device frequently? Did something in one of your director’s films really intrigue you? Make you angry? Make you smile? Confuse you? Why not try to formulate a research question around that reflection, then see what the literature says by finding a few articles about your director (or perhaps books, in some cases). When was your director’s heyday? What was happening in the world at that time (WWII? Viet Nam? Prohibition? Great Depression? L.A Riots? Civil Rights Act? Production Code Changes? CGI and 3D overtaking the screens? Screenwriters strike? Mobile cameras introduced? Smartphones?)? How does the political, industrial, social, economic era impact how your director’s films were made, distributed or exhibited? What are your director’s other’s films like in comparison, contrast? Is your director starting, continuing, or bucking contemporary trends? These are all great questions to ask yourself in order to formulate a research question, and then turn that research question into a thesis statement for your paper.