Category: Criminology

be sure that you are using proper APA format and that you have at least one Peer-Reviewed Article in your research. Below is one video to add some additional insight into the subject matter. 
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNURaaxE1zw
Discuss serial murderers and/or sexual sadists, their profiles, myths and misconceptions. Be sure to discuss at least one real-world case in your post. 
Make sure you cite your research in proper APA format.

Using the textbook 
(S) Cyber Crime and Cyber Terrorism
Robert W. Taylor, Eric J. Fritsch, John Liederbach, 2019
Pearson
ISBN.13: 978-0-134-84651-4 please use 3 references in APA form.

Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:
Analyze how the ideologies of punishment influence professional practice in corrections
Describe the organizational structure and logistical considerations of correctional facilities
Analyze systemic issues that affect incarceration
Scenario
You are working for Vera Institute, a private agency dedicated to “tackl[ing] the most pressing injustices of our day.” Your work group is writing a grant asking for federal funding on behalf of the State of Alabama Department of Corrections, which desperately needs funding in order to build new structures and programs to combat overcrowding. The piece of the grant you will craft is the statement of need, which focuses on reviewing the ideologies of punishment, explaining considerations in corrections facilities, and analyzing systemic issues that affect incarceration. You have been provided with a template Word Document to assist you in organizing your work.
Reference
Vera Institute. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.vera.org/about
Directions
Grant Proposal Statement of Need
In this assignment, you will craft a statement of need for your grant proposal. This statement will explain the issues that generally relate to today’s corrections departments and how you are seeking to address these issues. Your statement of need should be divided into sections using the following headers:
Ideological Influence on Professional Practice
To begin your statement, you will use research to analyze how the ideologies of punishment influence professional practice in corrections.
First, describe how the goals of sentencing may lead to specific programs and sentencing structures. In your analysis, include each of the following:
Identify the five goals of sentencing. Name and define each goal.
Describe how prison programs can foster rehabilitation.
Describe some of the different goals of sentencing demonstrated through different programs and sentencing structures.
Next, you will explain the impact of sentencing structures. Choose two of the following to explain the impact(s) of sentencing structures:
Determinate and indeterminate
Felonies vs. misdemeanors
Mandatory minimums
Three strikes law
Then, describe how felony convictions create an unintended “invisible punishment.” Be sure to address the following areas of impact that persons convicted of felonies might face upon release:
Civil liberty restrictions
Private sector restrictions
Structure and Logistics of Correctional Facilities
In the next part of your statement of need, use research as you consider the organizational structure and logistical considerations of correctional facilities.
First, describe the processing of offenders in correctional facilities. Be sure to address each of the following:
The prisoner intake process
Application of the Fourth Amendment to searches and seizures in corrections
Transitional services and release planning
Next, describe the physical and organizational structure of correctional facilities. Be sure to address each of the following:
The different jurisdictions of correctional institutions, including:
Prisons and jails
Federal, state, local
The impact of different types of sanctions on corrections facilities
The physical layout of a corrections structure and its impact on corrections processes
Then, analyze the impact of age-related diversity on correctional facilities. Be sure to address each of the following:
The impact on facilities
The impact on adjudication, including:
Juvenile or adult
The impact of an aging prison population on the correctional system. You may consider describing the following:
Medical care
Financial considerations
Systemic Issues
In the last part of your statement of need, you will use research as you analyze systemic issues that affect incarceration.
First, analyze the impact of diversity in prisons.
Address past policies and practices related to the response to increased diversity in corrections. Consider addressing some of the following:
Mental health issues
Language and cultural issues
Issues in women’s prisons
LGBTQ issues
Next, explain the rise of incarceration rates and strategies to reduce them. Select two of the following events or criminal justice areas to focus on in your explanation:
War on Drugs
Parole/probation violations
Pre-trial detention
Then, describe factor(s) that impact prison culture. Select one or two of the following factors to include in your description:
Long-term incarceration rates
Two models of inmate behavior
Sexual violence in prisons (Eighth Amendment)
Relevant legislation
Court ruling(s)
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Grant Proposal Statement of Need
Your statement should be 6–8 pages, formatted using the provided template, which provides specific section headings and formatting, and include in-text citations with complete references in APA style in the identified reference section.

Article Critique Assignment Instructions
Overview
In the Article Critique Assignments, you will systematically and objectively critique criminal justice-related research articles to understand published research. You will critique the strengths and weaknesses of peer-reviewed journal articles and carefully analyze arguments and points in the article. You will develop the technical writing skill of critiquing while furthering critical thinking application and knowledge of the topics investigated. You will incorporate and apply a Christian worldview perspective to each topic and Article Critique Assignment.
Instructions
4-7 pages excluding the title page, abstract, and reference pages.
Current APA format.
Minimum of two (2) peer-reviewed journal articles from Liberty University library. Acceptable sources (peer-reviewed articles published within the last 5-10 years only).
Include a critique of least two (2) strengths and two (2) weaknesses from each article.
Include a Christian and Biblical Worldview perspective. This Article Critique Assignment requires that you follow a template. Please review and follow the template carefully. Include a running header, title page, abstract (between 120-250 words), proper APA headings/subheadings, and a reference page. Please note that you are asked not to change or omit any of the bold headings that are already in the template. You are only asked to insert your written content into the appropriate sections of the template. Article Critique: Police Ethnocentricity, Subculture, and Historical Evolution Assignment Locate two (2) peer-reviewed articles no older than 5-10 years about ethics in policing administration. Provide an in-depth discussion of the findings in each article.
Based on your critique of the literary pieces, what might an ethical organization look like?
Specify the characteristics of training, leadership, and employees that might be expected in an ethical police organization.
Review the biblical themes in the video titled: “Police Ethnocentricity, Subculture, and Historical Evolution” found in the module’s Learn section.
Discuss some of the challenges associated with organizations that are replete with corruption like racism and discrimination from a Christian and Biblical worldview.
Article Critique: Dual-Court System and Roles of Courtroom Workgroup Assignment
Locate two (2) peer-reviewed articles no older than 5-10 years that discuss 2 historical Supreme Court cases and review the video titled: “Dual-Court System and Roles of Courtroom Workgroup” found in the module’s Learn section. This historical case law choice is limited to search and seizure, stop and frisk, searches for evidence, or police interrogation and confessions. Chosen articles do not have to be on the same topic although they may be. Find articles related to case law on the aforementioned topics but do not consider articles merely discussing the case law itself. Provide an in-depth discussion of the findings of each article. With respect to the specific case law you have analyzed, defend constitutional democracy and the issues raised in case law from a Christian and Biblical worldview.
Article Critique: Correctional Goals and Prison Privatization Assignment
Locate two (2) peer-reviewed articles no older than 5-10 years that discuss American prison privatization. One article must present arguments advocating for American prison privatization and the second article must present arguments against American prison privatization. Provide a critique of each author’s position on the privatization of prisons. Review the video titled: “Correctional Goals and Prison Privatization” found in the the module’s Learn section. From a Christian and Biblical worldview, critique the current state of private prisons in America and present a clear argument on how to fix the system.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Use template.
Article Critique
Name
Liberty University
CJUS 500: Criminal Justice Integration
Professor Name Date Abstract
Start text here… This paragraph will not be indented and will be double spaced. You will need to include at least 120-250 words in the abstract. Keywords are optional. Article Critique
Start here …. You need an introductory paragraph and thesis statement here. Insert in-text citations as needed (i.e., parenthetical citations) for empirical support. Grab the reader’s attention in the first couple of sentences and introduce the topic at hand. Provide some basic information then conclude with a strong thesis statement. Article 1-Background
Start text here… include parenthetical citations. Be sure to write in complete sentences; paraphrase and cite accordingly following current APA 7 formatting. Do not forget to include transitioning sentences to segue from one section to the next. Section headings serve to help the reader locate the information of interest and do not serve as a substitute for doing the hard work of writing. Your writing should flow from one section to the next, connecting the material in much the same way it would without these headings.
Note that this section may be a couple of paragraphs. Generally, a paragraph should not be a full page, double-spaced. Aim to be as concise as possible! Writing concisely takes practice and this is a skill you will spend the rest of your graduate career (and beyond) working on. Article 1 – Critique of Strengths and Weaknesses of the Article
Strengths
Start text here… include parenthetical citations. Include at least 2 strengths. Remember that at a bare minimum, paragraphs should contain 3-5 sentences total. There should only be a single space in between sentences per APA 7 formatting guidelines. Weaknesses
Start text here… include parenthetical citations; include at least 2 weaknesses.
Article 2-Background
Start text here… include parenthetical citations. Be sure to write in complete sentences; paraphrase and cite accordingly following current APA 7 formatting. Do not adjust the spacing of these headings when you are typing up your work for this assignment. Simply insert your text where my text is. Take care that if you cut and paste into this document for your submission that the spacing remains the same!
Article 2 – Critique of Strengths and Weaknesses of the Article
Strengths
Start text here… include parenthetical citations; include at least 2 strengths.
Weaknesses
Start text here… include parenthetical citations; include at least 2 weaknesses.
Summary of Articles
Start text here… include parenthetical citations. In this section of your critique, you are expected to provide a well-developed and critical summary of the overall effectiveness of each of the articles you selected. Briefly summarize the topic of your critique and then discuss the overall effectiveness of each of the articles you selected. You must include additional examples from the articles to support your conclusions.
Conclusion: Personal Reflection, Position, and Christian Worldview
Start text here… include parenthetical citations. References

The division I would make would be prepared in areas that exterior of the jail dividers many inmates would have distant better; a much better; a higher; a stronger; an improved”>a stronger chance at picking up business. Since numerous areas require a criminal foundation c or a few bosses may not want to enlist criminals, educating them on skills in areas where that will not be as enormous of an issue is imperative. This preparation would instruct not only particular preparation, but to center on life aptitudes like self-awareness, problem-solving, critical thinking, and interpersonal aptitudes. The sorts of employment prisoners would be trained on would be plumbing, development, HVAC, overwhelming hardware operation, domestic advancement, and appliance repair. “It might be contended that where life aptitudes are not adequately created, a prisoner’s ability to effectively lock in in instruction or professional programs may be ruined, in this way impacting the future capability to change. It must too be recognized that the significance of life skills stretch past the current center on instruction and professional preparing to more extensive issues of housing, financial bolster, and repairing or building connections, all of which are principal elements of rehabilitation” (Jolley, 2017, p. 2). Another division might offer assistance centered on less physical sort work, that may incorporate information, coding, realistic plans, therapeutic coding, and web plans. The objective is to allow inmates training in ranges where they may still get work indeed as an indicted criminal. A few businesses do not permit indicted criminals to work for them for security reasons, but numerous of these sorts of work might offer the detainee a great chance of picking up business once they are discharged, and if the jail offers a work discharge program, the prisoner may indeed start work earlier to release. Reentry can be a noteworthy challenge for prisoners, particularly if they have been in jail for a long time. “The National Founded of Equity (2017, as cited in Baloch & Jennings, 2018) notes that the issues confronting guilty parties post-release including substance manhandling, the disgrace of incarceration, the need for instruction, mental sicknesses, and being incapable of discovering appropriate employment rapidly ended up overpowering and lead to higher recidivism rates” (Baloch & Jennings,2018, p. 402). On the off chance that detainees have work aptitudes and instruction, they have a distant better; a much better; a higher; a stronger; an improved”>an improved chance at gaining employment and lessening their chance of recidivism. Ephesians 4:28 says, “Let the cheat not take, but or maybe let him labor, doing fair work with his claim hands, so that he may have something to share with anybody in need” (ESV, 2016). Having great work can give more than fair a paycheck, it permits the individual to have goals, they have something to try to do, and they are dependable for something and dependable to someone. 
Baloch, N. & Jennings, W. (2018). Offender vocational rehabilitation services and post-release employment: A case for inmates with disabilities. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 402-414;
https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2018.1510865.
ESV. (2016). Holy Bible.
Jolley, M. (2017). Rehabilitating prisoners: the place of basic life skills programs. Safer Communities,
1-10; DOI 10.1108/SC-02-2017-0009 

We’ll now work on some more advanced analytic skills with Excel.  This folder contains two files of data.  The data relates to selected crimes that have seen an increase in the Columbia area over a specific time period (1,505 crimes).  The access data file was created by pulling data from the Columbia Crime Reports.    Therefore, it does not contain some of the qualitative data.  You do not have all 1,505 crimes reports in the pdf file titled “Columbia Crime Reports”.  
Your task is to import the Columbia Crime Data Access Database into Excel as a table.  You must use the query function shown in the External Data video from Week 6 to simply focus on one type of crime in the data.  Therefore, your excel file will only have data for one crime type.  The data contains information on Armed Robbery, Burglary/Breaking and Entering, Hijackings, and Shoplifting.  You may not focus on just the Missing Person Report as there is only two in the data.  These may be important to look at for some of the other crimes.  
Your second task is to create at least one pivot table of the data that shows some of the patterns that you have noted in the data.
Use the PDF file of Columbia Crime Reports to conduct some crude text mining to supplement the information that you have found in the Excel File.  
Please attach your excel file with your data and pivot table.  In your submission, detail your findings based on your analysis of the data. 

Your training has moved on to cover current and future projections of white-collar crime as well as available resources.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) notes that major white-collar crime will impact the U.S. economy over the next 5 years. The FBI and other organizations have noted an increasing demand for fraud prevention programs and fraud investigators.
Select 1 white-collar-crime area that is expected to experience an increase in crime over the next several years, and prepare a summary noting the background and reasons for the increase in white-collar crime. Use at least 1 professional or academic-quality source, in addition to the course materials, to complete this assignment.
Be sure to cite all references in APA format.
please use something out of my school text book 
My school book for this course is – White-Collar Crime: A Systems Approachby Payne- 

Law Enforcement Agencies’ College Education Hiring Requirements and Racial Differences in Police-Related Fatalities
Creator
Johnson, Thaddeus L. 
Johnson, Natasha N. 
Sabol, William J. 
Snively, David T.
Review recently published (within the past five years) peer-reviewed scholarly articles located in the AMU/APUS University’s online library databases.  Discuss a criminal justice, intelligence studies, international relations or security management topic requesting instructor approval of the topic you would like for your research proposal (term project) paper. In doing so, please remember for this class you are selecting a topic NOT for writing a research paper about, but rather for writing a proposal to do actual hands-on research using scientific research methodology.
In your discussion post discuss what you have identified in the current peer-reviewed literature located in the APUS Library databases on a topic you wish to research.
Briefly discuss the literature and express what still needs to be researched or requires further research on the topic you would like to address in your research proposal.
In other words, did the authors of the studies already done on this topic you reviewed call for further research on the topic or something to do with the topic? Then again, perhaps you identified a problem that still needs to be researched on the topic where the current literature is lacking.  If so, discuss what it is and how it pertains to the topic and why it needs to be researched and who would benefit from the research.

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:
Analyze existing research to identify a problem faced by criminal justice professionals
Evaluate the feasibility of potential solutions to a problem faced by criminal justice professionals
Recommend evidence-informed solutions to a problem faced by criminal justice professionals
Scenario
The U.S. Department of Justice states that funding obtained through a grant can be used in the following ways:
[T]o support law enforcement and public safety activities in state, local, and tribal jurisdictions; to assist victims of crime; to provide training and technical assistance; to conduct research; and to implement programs that improve the criminal, civil, and juvenile justice systems. (2020)
You are a criminal justice professional working in the field and have been asked by your supervisor to write several sections of a grant proposal. The purpose is to address a recent problem in your pillar of criminal justice (law enforcement, courts, or corrections). Specifically, you have been asked to provide background on the problem you identified, identify a contributing factor of that problem, and elaborate on the best solution for the contributing factor. Your research and the solution you offer will benefit your office and the public by influencing needed policy changes.
Directions
Grant Elements
To complete your sections of the grant, you need to choose and research a problem in criminal justice. Use the research questions you saved to your ePortfolio in Week 8 of each of your criminal justice program courses for ideas. The grant committee has assigned you to complete the pieces outlined below.
Statement of Need
Analyze existing research to identify a problem in criminal justice. Be sure to address each of the following:
Select and identify a problem related to the criminal justice field.
Identify factors contributing to the problem.
Choose one factor contributing to the identified problem for which you would like to propose a solution.
Analyze existing data provided by law enforcement, courts, or corrections related to a contributing factor of your identified problem. Be sure to address each of the following:
Explain the types of data needed to best analyze the contributing factor of the problem.
Collect data relevant to the contributing factor of the problem.
Analyze how the contributing factor of the problem affects the general public. Be sure to address each of the following:
Explain the types of data best suited to measuring the impact on the general public.
Explain how you would measure the impact on the general public.
Analyze how the the contributing factor of the chosen problem affects the criminal justice system. Be sure to address each of the following:
Identify which component of the criminal justice system (law enforcement, courts, or corrections) the contributing factor of the problem primarily affects.
Explain how the contributing factor of the problem affects the organizational structure, culture, and processes of that criminal justice component.
Explain how the contributing factor of the problem might impact other components of the criminal justice system.
Problem Statement
Craft a problem statement that addresses a specific factor of your identified problem.
Solution Definition and Evaluation 
Analyze data and research to inform a potential solution to the identified factor of the problem. Be sure to address each of the following:
Describe a potential solution to address the identified factor of the problem.
Describe the methods you used to analyze data and research for the solution. Include how you chose these methods.
Explain how the datasets you selected serve to explain the reasons for the contributing factor of the problem.
Evaluate your potential solution’s benefits and drawbacks for internal stakeholders. Be sure to address each of the following:
Describe the criteria you used to evaluate benefits and drawbacks for your solution.
Explain how the benefits and drawbacks of the solution might reflect on your agency.
Explain how the benefits and drawbacks of the solution might impact the relevant component(s) of the criminal justice system:
Law enforcement
Courts
Corrections
Evaluate your potential solution’s benefits and drawbacks for external stakeholders. Be sure to address each of the following:
Describe the criteria you used to evaluate benefits and drawbacks for your solution.
Explain how the benefits and drawbacks of the solution might impact the community.
Explain how the benefits and drawbacks of the solution might impact the relevant component(s) of the criminal justice system:
Law enforcement
Courts
Corrections
Explain legal and regulatory considerations for your recommended solution. Be sure to address each of the following:
Identify which laws and regulations should be considered for your recommended solution.
Explain how you included case law and regulatory decisions in your recommended solution.
Explain ethical considerations in evaluating your recommended solution. Be sure to address each of the following:
Identify which ethics laws apply to your recommended solution.
Explain how you would incorporate ethical considerations into your recommended solution.
Recommended Solution
Justify how research and data support the recommended solution. Be sure to address each of the following:
Identify the types of evidence and data that support the recommended solution.
Explain how the data and evidence enhance the argument for the recommended solution.
Explain how your solution will be evaluated once implemented. Be sure to address the following:
Explain how you would measure the success of your solution and how you would include all stakeholders in this evaluation.
Presentation Considerations
Describe how you will communicate your recommended solution to internal stakeholders. Be sure to address the following:
Include how you would present the data and evidence in support of your solution to the relevant internal stakeholders and what communication strategy you would use.
Describe how you will communicate your recommended solution to external stakeholders. Be sure to address the following:
Include how you would present the data and evidence in support of your solution to the relevant external stakeholders and what communication strategy you would use.

Describe what is meant by organizational/occupational socialization. How important is First Line Supervisory Training? Explain.
Describe a time that you were mentored or acted as a mentor in a business or academic organization. How was your experience? Discuss both positive and negative aspects of that experience.
After reflecting on that experience, describe ways more broadly, that criminal justice organizations, can nourish the culture of their organization. Include Scripture support and a Christian worldview analysis.