Chapter 8 Forum

The Prompt: For this forum you will need to read the Revisiting Blumberg article located in this module. Discuss what Geis’s take on Blumberg especially since it has been approximately 50 years since Blumberg published his article. Do you agree or disagree with Geis? Fully explain and support your answer with research and citations.

Pretend you interviewed a lawyer and write an essay answering the questions below. The lawyer must stay Annoynumus so provide no names. the lawyer has to be from San Diego california. Do not cite any outside resources or anything it has to be based of the “experience” you had interring the lawyer. The focus should be on the application of ethics and moral decision-making as it relates to the field experience or interview. Each student has wide latitude in asking questions in the interview or making observations during the field experience. Here are a few sample observations/questions that may be helpful in the course of the field experience or interview:

Briefly describe your position and the responsibilities that you currently have in your position.

How long have you been in current position? How long have you been a police officer, attorney, judge, etc?

Does your organization have a code of ethics? And if so, are they ever discussed?

1. Have you ever had specific training or instruction in ethics and/or moral code of conduct?
2. Briefly describe a moral dilemma that you have faced in your current position or a previous position in the CJ field.
3. What has most influenced your own ethical reasoning and moral behavior?
4. Are there times when you think it may be necessary to not abide by a rule or regulation because there is a greater ethical issue/problem at stake? If yes, could you provide an example?
5. Are those working in the CJ field obligated to higher ethical standards than other occupations? If so, why?
6. What is the biggest work related challenge that you currently face?
7. Do your superiors set a good ethical example for you and other professionals that work alongside of you?

There are four Web exercises in this course, each requiring you to submit a paper. You are asked to either visit a website that is listed or select one and answer specific questions given in the instructions.

Web Exercise #4 is due at the end of Module 7 and deals with the effectiveness of an organization’s sexual harassment training. Follow the instructions given below to complete the exercise.

Select a business, and visit its homepage.

Locate and review information on its published sexual harassment policy. (It may prove useful to search for corporate sexual harassment policies in general to more efficiently locate companies that have posted their sexual harassment policy on their websites).

Prepare a paper based on the following structure and content:

Title page and table of contents

An introduction that identifies the company you have selected. Provide a brief overview of its sexual harassment policy.

What topics are covered?

Was the policy easy to locate?

A background section that briefly discusses whether or not its sexual harassment policy is part of a wider harassment policy (for example, workplace civility policy that extends beyond the topic of sexual harassment). Also, conduct a brief search on the internet to determine whether the company has had problems with sexual harassment in the past or has current cases pending against it.

Has the company been discussed in the media as having claims made against them for sexual harassment?

An analysis that uses course material and outside research to evaluate the company’s sexual harassment program. This program includes a well-written policy that is communicated (through postings and training) and enforced.

For example, under the section on Careers, Citgo has chosen to post its sexual harassment policy. It is a concise statement, but it does not clearly define what sexual harassment is. The policy describes quid pro quo and hostile environment, but it doesn’t use these terms. It does include a list of behaviors that will not be tolerated and includes a list of the types of individuals to which the policy pertains (subordinates, supervisors, customers, and suppliers). It prohibits intimate relationships between supervisors and employees (workplace romance) and directs employees where to go to file a claim. While it does state that the investigation will be confidential, it does not include an anti-retaliation statement. The policy does not specify whether training is part of its sexual harassment program.

To be an effective policy, it should include the following:

A clear definition of what sexual harassment is (the types)

Behaviors that will not be tolerated

Who the policy covers

Where an employee should go to report a claim

What happens during an investigation

The responsibilities of the company and any individuals involved in an investigation

The company’s stance on retaliation

The policy should also mention efforts the company takes to ensure that each stakeholder to this issue understands the policy and takes it seriously (for example, periodic training of supervisors and employees as well as posting the policy for others to see).

A conclusion that summarizes the main points of your findings and reflects on the company’s effectiveness in addressing the issue of sexual harassment

A reference section that lists the website, the course material, and any other outside resources you used in preparing this assignment. Be sure to cite sources within your paper, using correct APA formatting.

Review the three articles included in the Sage companion site.

• https://edge.sagepub.com/lippmanccl5e/student-resources/chapter-1/sage-journal-articles (Links to an external site.)

Your Assignment:

• Pick one of the two articles and read the article.
• In an effort to help everyone learn from each article, provide a summary of the reading.
• What were the three most important things you learned from the article?

Enjoy the Activity!

In addition to a 900 word primary response, using APA

I’m working on a criminal justice discussion question and need an explanation to help me understand better.

Recently, several rappers have advocated for bail reform. What is bail reform? Briefly discuss a rapper who has advocated for bail reform in the U.S.

I’m working on a law discussion question and need guidance to help me learn.

-What advances in forensic science do you believe have contributed most to the criminal justice system’s effectiveness? In identifying that technology, explain how you believe it may be effectively used to improve investigations and solve crimes.

Once a juveniles enter the system, an intervention team is set up to address the best interests of the child and that child’s future potential. Intervention teams get together to share their professional opinions on what the child needs and are often required to submit a form of presentencing report to the judge.

As this class progressed, you explored Sarah’s major life events from the age of 5–17 years old. Sometimes, children get stuck in the system and need court intervention to help them and their families. This means that the youth services professionals who have been working with Sarah all this time may have to come together to provide a recommendation to the court on what is likely to help Sarah the best now that she is a teenager and almost an adult.

Judges rely on the information in these court reports as they make their decisions. The court report provides a way to systematically organize pertinent information to give the court a clear mental image of the child’s situation. Based on all of your study and your interactions with your peers throughout this course, you will complete the following:

• Provide a recommendation to the court on what you think should happen with Sarah and her family for the next year until she turns 18.
• Include any relevant information that you learned from your peers throughout this course in their service provider roles.

Be sure to address the following in your report:

• Keys to a successful report: The four Cs: Clear, concise, complete, and consistent
• Child-focused,
• Current, first-hand, factual information,
• Written with objective not subjective observations and statements
• Strength-based
• Concerns based on information gathered
• Recommendations based on concerns
• Use this link for a PDF version of Sarah’s life at ages 14–16
• Use this link for a PDF version of Sarah’s life at age 16
• Use this link for a PDF version of Sarah’s life at ages 10–13
• Use this link for a PDF version of Sarah’s life at ages 5–9

Teen Court – You Decide – please watch the following and comment on the value of teen courts.

https://youtu.be/aHE8BlScn5o

https://youtu.be/JE8VQsp76cY

https://youtu.be/6FwSs-d2SvQ

Discuss the following in Module 5 discussion.

• What are they good for?
• What would be a wrong application?
• Would you like to participate in or be tried in teen court?
• Do you think juvenile delinquents take teen court serious?

I’m working on a law writing question and need an explanation to help me understand better.

QUESTION:

Should states have an obligation to accept refugees fleeing repression or deprivation in their countries of origin as a means of protecting basic human rights?  Why or why not?