Explain the importance of ethics when conducting research

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Explain the importance of ethics when conducting research. Refer to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research in your answer.

Discuss the body of philosophical thought that focuses on ethics of care

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Discuss the body of philosophical thought that focuses on ethics of care and provide an example of its use in the criminal justice system.

Which ethical framework do you most align with?

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Which ethical framework do you most align with? Explore this in relation to your morals. Provide an example of when you have behaved in alignment with this framework

Explain protective factors as they relate to community wellbeing

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Explain protective factors as they relate to community wellbeing. Provide an example of a protective factor and why and how this is the case. Support your claim with an illustrative example.

Discuss the ramifications of competency to stand trial for someone claiming intellectual disability

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Discuss the ramifications of competency to stand trial for someone claiming intellectual disability using the Dusky standard. Do you believe there is a better way to assess competency? What might that be? Discuss the areas they would assess for cognitive impairment. What factors would you rely on in your evaluations to support their competency conclusions? In addition, is it important for a defendant to be able to assist in his or her own defense to be deemed competent? How is putting people in mental institutions without their being able to explain themselves or their behavior any different than incarcerating them? Other than mental illness, why might certain sectors of the population be more likely to be judged incompetent than others?

When examining the concept of discretion, how do police utilize it? 

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Discretion is a very important term in the police profession. The use of discretion is one of the major challenges facing U.S. police today. Discretion is the availability of a choice of options or actions one can take in a situation. Depending on the situation, the police may have wide discretion or very limited discretion. Discretion is not just limited to police; the entire criminal justice system is based on the concept of discretion. The idea is that no two crimes are exactly alike, and thus we are justified in looking at the circumstances.

 

When examining the concept of discretion, how do police utilize it?

What are the positives to discretion use?

What are a few risks to discretion use?

How is it controlled?

Which stage in the life course process of gang involvement do you think is the most dangerous?

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Which stage in the life course process of gang involvement do you think is the most dangerous? How do think age influences the relative danger of that stage? On other words, how does it change things if a person is older or younger when they are in that stage? Finally, using concepts from this week’s reading, what do think is the best strategy to get people out of gangs?

Explain how domestic violence policies evolved in local police departments across the United States

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Explain how domestic violence policies evolved in local police departments across the United States. Is there a state, or local statute regarding domestic violence where you live? Is there a mandatory arrest law? Make sure you answer all parts of this question and cite the text or outside source.

Explain in death the role of police officers during an active shooter

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Explain in death the role of police officers during an active shooter. Also explain the roles of officers after an active shooter. If references are used please site

What are some of the techniques and/or procedures used by agents of the Criminal Justice Department to identify suspects? 

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What are some of the techniques and/or procedures used by agents of the Criminal Justice Department to identify suspects?  Which or which one do you feel is most effective?