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The Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report indicates that organized criminal groups were behind 55 percent of breaches, and 86 percent of breaches were financially motivated. (Note that Verizon points out that their use of the term “organized crime” refers to a criminal with a process and not necessarily the mafia.)
Answer the following question(s):
Why do you think financial information is such a popular target of organized criminals versus other types of data that can be sold on the dark web? Explain your answer.
When the criminal group is located in a country outside of the U.S., prosecution is difficult or impossible. What type of method could be used to get some justice after a successful financial breach by an overseas criminal group?
Agree or Disagree? Why or Why Not?
Why do you think financial information is such a popular target of organized criminals versus other types of data that can be sold on the dark web? Explain your answer.
Criminals exploit financial information for immediate and substantial financial gain. The reasons behind this preference are clear: ease of use, global acceptance, low risk, and high demand. These factors attract criminals and pose a significant threat to our financial security, making it crucial to understand why financial information is a primary target.
Financial information is a direct route to monetary gain for criminals. It is relatively easy to use for fraud, has a broad global reach, and carries a lower risk of immediate detection. However, what truly amplifies its appeal is the existence of established underground markets to sell this information. These factors make financial data a highly sought-after target for criminals involved in identity theft, fraud, and economic crimes, posing a significant threat to our financial security.
What Is the Dark Web? How It Works & Why It’s So Dangerous. https://www.aura.com/learn/dark-web. Accessed 1 May 2024.
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Title: The Appeal of Financial Information to Organized Criminals and the Challenges of Prosecution in Overseas Breaches
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Addressing Inequalities in the US Criminal Justice System and Education System: A Reflection on “13th” and “Dan Rather Reports – A National Disgrace” “Overcoming Educational Adversity: Analyzing Deanna’s Journey to College through Social and Cultural Capital”
OPTION 1
Instructions: Write a 2-3 page paper that addresses each of the sections below. In terms of how to structure your paper, I think it might be useful to write a separate paragraph for each part of the question you are addressing. You do not need to number each paragraph but try to answer each question (within the section) in the order they are presented and that should give your paper a nice structure and flow. To complete this assignment you will need to watch the documentary called “13th”. Note: you can access the documentary 13th either on Netflix or on YouTube, here is the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8
1) Professor Allen (1981) argues that at various points in history, the U.S. criminal justice system has fluctuated between two approaches to handling “criminals”: rehabilitation and punishment. Using our discussions in lecture as a starting point, watch and then reflect back on the documentary 13th and address the question: have the last thirty years of the U.S. criminal justice system been centered around rehabilitation or punishment? Incorporate two examples from the documentary to help support your argument. Be sure to include a time stamp (for example, 23:52) to let the reader know where in the film they are discussing each of your examples.
If you argued that the last thirty years have been centered around punishment, describe one change that you would make to help shift our criminal justice system towards being a system of rehabilitation. If you argued that the last thirty years have been centered around rehabilitation, describe one aspect of the criminal justice system that can be pushed a bit further to become even more focused on rehabilitating people within the system.
Lastly, within lecture we have discussed the concept of racialization or how a group is racialized. First, define racialization for the reader. Then, using the documentary 13th describe one example where we see racialization occurring. Here, as well, be sure to include a time stamp to let the reader know where in the film they are discussing each of your examples. Also, be sure to clearly lay out for the reader what this process of racialization looks like in the example you include. What role (if any) did the media play (newspaper, television or film) in either perpetuating or constructing the racialization of this group?
OPTION 2
Instructions: Write a 2-3 page paper that addresses each section below. In terms of how to structure your paper, I think it might be useful to write a separate paragraph (or two) to answer each section. You do not need to number each paragraph but try to answer each section in the order they are presented and that should give your paper a nice structure and flow. Each paper should be 2-3 pages, double-spaced and 12 pt. font. Your paper is due on Friday (5/3) by 11:59pm. To submit your paper, you will need to upload it to Canvas, under the Assignments link and under the link called “Essay #3”. Note: you can access the documentary “Dan Rather Reports – A National Disgrace” on YouTube, here is the YouTube link: Be sure to answer each of the following: 1) Describe one outside (of the school) barrier or one inside (of the school) barrier that students in East St. Louis, Illinois in the Kozol reading Savage Inequalities encounter and discuss how it is an educational inequality that these students experience. 2) Describe one outside (of the school) barrier or one inside (of the school) barrier that students in Detroit Public Schools encounter and discuss its impact as an educational inequality that these students experience. 2b) How were these educational inequalities that you discussed regarding Detroit Public Schools either similar or different from the inequalities you discussed regarding the students at East St. Louis? 3) During lecture, I introduced the concepts of social capital and cultural capital. In the documentary “A National Disgrace” we are introduced to a student named Deanna who is struggling with her educational experience within the Detroit Public School (DPS) system.Deanna’s educational experience becomes so dire that her previously articulated dreams of going to college seem like they might not materialize (or come into existence). However, in the end we see that Deanna does get accepted and goes off to college. Use one of the forms of capital (social or cultural) to analyze Deanna’s ‘situation’ regarding Deanna’s family, Dan Rather and his production team, and her educational outcome of attending college in the fall. That is, use the concept of social capital or cultural capital to analyze and explain how Deanna went from likely not attending college (and possibly dropping out of school) to applying and being admitted to college in the fall semester. (Hint: pay particularly close attention during the timestamp 1:34:05 – 1:38:30) Good Luck! -
Module Two Short Paper: Understanding Federalism in the U.S. Constitution
Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
This short paper is a building block
for the remainder of this course. You will outline the basic foundations of
federalism as described in the Constitution. The principles of federalism are
essential to understanding the positions of major public-administration
theorists, and are still relevant to how the national government and state
governments operate today.
As you write this short paper, please
note that the word federalism itself is not used in the U.S.
Constitution. The word, however, describes the separation and enumeration of
national and state powers found in the Constitution. The word is tied to the
Federalist party, which advocated for each state to enter into the union
through the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
Prompt
How does the Preamble of the
Constitution describe the goal and purpose of the Constitution as it relates to
federalism? What is federalism as enacted in our Constitution? What powers are
implied in the Constitution, and how do opinions differ?
Specifically, address the
following critical elements in your short paper:
· Introduce your paper by explaining the purpose of
federalism. Cite specific passages from the Preamble to the U.S.
Constitution to illustrate.
· Then describe federalism as it is enacted
by the U.S. Constitution. In your response, be sure to include and define the
different types of powers (delegated, concurrent, reserved) and their
significances.
· To conclude your paper, analyze the implications of
the powers that are implied in the U.S. Constitution. What are
the different perspectives and interpretations of implied powers? Why are they
significant to public-administration theory or practice?
What to Submit
Your paper must be submitted as a 1-
to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, one-inch margins, and at least two sources cited in APA format.
Module Two Short Paper Rubric
Criteria
Proficient (100%)
Needs Improvement (75%)
Not Evident (0%)
Value
Purpose of Federalism
Explains the
purpose of federalism using specific passages from the Preamble
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
30
Description of Federalism
Describes
federalism as enacted by the U.S. Constitution, including definitions of the
types of powers and their significances
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
30
Implied Powers
Analyzes the
implications, perspectives, and interpretations of implied powers, including
their significance for public-administration theory or practice
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
30
Articulation of Response
Submission has no
major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organization
Submission has
some errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organization that
negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has
critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organization that
prevent understanding of ideas
10
Total:
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Title: “The Right to Self-Determination: A Discussion of Schloendorff v. Society of New York Hospital” In the case of Schloendorff v. Society of New York Hospital, the court held that every competent adult
Do a Westlaw or LIRN library search of the case Schloendorff v. Society of New York Hospital, 105 N.E. 92 (N.Y. 1914).
Write a two-paragraph discussion, explaining whether you agree or disagree with the court’s opinion that “Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body; and a surgeon who performs an operation without his patient’s consent commits an assault for which he is liable in damages.” -
Title: The Hard Question of Consciousness and the Need for a Non-Reductive Explanation
Using the Chalmers reading on pages 560-571 (please do not use the very different Chalmers reading on pages 552-559), explain what easy, functional, or mechanical questions are. Also explain what the hard question of consciousness or experience is. How are these two different? Is there any overlap or bridge from one to the next? Why or why not? Is quantum mechanics (page 567) or any of the five strategies or options (from pages 566-567) a likely bridge or overlap between the two? Why or why not? Why does Chalmers say we need a non-reductive explanation of consciousness?
Please give me one of Hardcastle’s general doubts about his non-reductive explanation (575). Then give me her more specific criticism, about him being a consciousness mysterian (576 forward). -
Reflections on the Semester and Module Title: Making Connections: Reflections on the Semester and Module
Background:
There were lots of details in this module and it likely may have felt overwhelming. In your minute paper, address the questions below.
Questions:
We’ve seen some issues — like process control — that, in some respects, summarize much of what we’ve covered this semester. Consider these questions:
• Did you see connections to earlier material? • What seemed particularly important in this module? • Any questions about what we covered?
Finally, take some time to think back on the whole semester. We covered a lot of territory, which necessarily limits the depth that we can reach. Regardless:
• What would you have liked to explore deeper? • What could you have done without? -
“Chronicles of Life: A Terrarium’s Journey through Spring 2024”
Lab Terrarium Writeup – Spring 2024
20 points
This assignment will not be a typical lab report – instead, you’ll be writing a blogor diary-style chronicle of the life of your terrarium over the course of ~4 weeks.
That is, your report should consist of dated entries (though the content of
those entries is open-ended). The purpose of this is to gain experience with
natural history, an “old way” of doing ecology that nevertheless provides an
important foundation to modern ecological research. Natural history is qualitative
rather than quantitative and observational rather than experimental.
The writeup should start with an initial photograph and description of your
terrarium setup (including where you put it). From then on, take photographs of
your terrarium and record observations at least once per week. Observations to
make could include (but aren’t limited to):
1. Moisture level (on the glass and/or vegetation)
2. Plant growth
3. Change in plant color or appearance
4. Animal activity, location, or behavior
5. Terrarium scent
Also record any manipulations you make to the terrarium (other than weekly
opening/misting if needed).
Observations may be qualitative but should still be thoughtful and wellstandardized. This means looking closely and being sure to continuously observe
the same things so that you have a baseline to note any changes against (that
said, an observation of something interesting/unexpected one week might inspire
another set of observations going forward, which is fine).
In addition to your observations, feel free to write any thoughts you have about
your terrarium or the experience of maintaining and observing it (again, think of
this as like a diary or field journal). A good question to ask yourself (and write
down the process of thinking through) is ‘why are any changes you observe
occurring?’. Researching the organisms in your terrarium (the species names are
in the lab slides PDF) could also inspire additional writing. Feel free to be
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“The Impact of Government Regulation on Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and China”
Length: 5-6 typed double-spaced pages (approximately 1250-1500 words)
Due date: May 14
Your paper can be on any topic of your choosing relevant to macroeconomics–that is, the
economics of whole-economy outcomes (like economic growth, unemployment, inflation, or
income distribution at the level of an entire national economy). No matter what you choose to
write on, it is important to not only summarize what others have said about the issue, but also
to give your own perspectives and conclusions (based on reasoned argument and supporting
evidence).
Examples of different possible approaches to the paper:
Economic theory: Focus on an important idea in macroeconomics. (During the course, we have
discussed ideas associated with major figures in the history of economic thought including JeanBaptiste Say, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, Robert Samuelson, and Robert
Solow. Any of them, and many others, would be worthy subjects.) Describe the theory you are
interested in, its context in economic theory (what previous ideas did it build from or react
against), its context in economic history (what issues of the time was it addressing), and its later
impacts (how did it affect economic institutions, policymaking, etc.).
Economic history: Focus on an important macroeconomic event. (During the course, we have
already discussed events such as the Great Depression, the “stagflation” crisis of the 1970s, and
the global economic crisis starting in 2007. These kinds of events–relatively short in duration
but highly impactful–would certainly be appropriate subjects. Alternatively, a paper could focus
on “events” that play out over the course of decades. Examples include the rising income
inequality in the United States since the 1980s or the decades of rapid economic growth in
China.) Describe the event, economic theories that help explain why these events happened in
the way they did, and responses (theory, policy, etc.) to these events.
Economic policy: Focus on some aspect of macroeconomic policy or institutions. (During the
course, we have already discussed fiscal policy (government spending and taxation, how
governments use these to affect output, employment, and inflation); monetary policy (money
supply and interest rate policy; how central banks carry out monetary policy; historical changes
in monetary policy priorities); social “safety net” policies and labor regulation (impacts on
employment and on NAIRU, impacts on bargaining relationship between workers and
employers); government regulation of industrial competition (impacts on NAIRU, distribution of
income); economic planning and markets (impacts on economic growth and development.)
Describe the policy or institutional issue you are interested in, debates among economists
about the issue, etc.
This is not a major research paper, so you do not have to study a dozen books to write it.
However, this paper should not be written mainly on the basis of what we have studied in the
Blanchard textbook. Your main source material for the paper should be one or more nonrequired readings–academic books or articles, government reports or data, “think tank”
reports, economic journalism, etc. There are many recommended readings in the weekly
folders on Blackboard that can be suitable sources for the paper. If you are interested in a
particular topic but unsure of appropriate sources, feel free to contact the professor for
suggestions. -
“The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Adult Mental Health: A Psychological Perspective”
instructions are attached. choose a topic. must have a psychological foundation as this is a psychology program course.) this is for a 20 + research track paper.