report 3 major relevant findings revealed by this data.
· You will be preparing tables, figures, or graphs (your choice) to address specific queries. Imagine these queries have come from your supervisor, who plans to present the work to officials with the Department of Corrections in a state of the correctional state address. · Be sure to provide a title for each table, graph, or figure.Use ONLY the following site and provided files to pull data from!https://nicic.gov/state-statistics/2017/florida-20171. Compare the prison population of Florida with 2 states, each of which are from different regions of the country (e.g., Northeast, Midwest, Southwest, West Coast). Provide 5 years of the most recent data available. Underneath your graph, table, or figure, report 3 major relevant findings revealed by this data. 2. Using 2017 data only, show differences in the use of capital punishment for 4 states from 4 different regions of the country (e.g., Northeast, Midwest, Southwest, West Coast). Specifically, for these 4 states, report the number of people under sentence of death, number of executions, and racial composition of death row inmates. Underneath your graph, table, or figure, report 3 major relevant findings revealed by this data. 3. Using the most recent data available, report the size of the correctional system (number of facilities per state), incarceration rate and prison population, correctional system budget costs, and crime rate associated with 3 states. You may pick any 3 states, but in reporting the 3 major relevant findings, include your rationale for selecting these 3 states. Again, present the data in a graph, table or figure form.
generate an intelligence research question and produce a literature review and annotated bibliography.
For this assignment, your task is to generate an intelligence research question and produce a literature review and annotated bibliography. Select an intelligence topic of your choice that calls for either an explanatory study (why question) or predictive study (what will happen question). Once you have developed your research question, you will conduct a literature review and produce an annotated bibliography (example attached). General Requirements1. Document Format.a. MS Word documentb. One-inch (1?) marginsc. Times New Roman fontd. Twelve (12) pitche. Not including your title page, this assignment should be 4 pages. This does include your annotated bibliography.f. Double space, except for your bibliographys citations (see example below).2. Citation Format: The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). As stated in the Academic Integrity Briefings, information taken directly from another source must be placed in quotations and cited following the CMS format contained in the week one lessons folder. You must cite all other information from your sources, even if you do not quote directly. DIRECT QUOTING SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.3. Grading is based on the attached rubric.You should include the following elements in your paperTitle Page Section I: Introduction In your introduction, you will give the background of your research topic. What is the broader intelligence issue? Why should you reader care about this topic? What are the implications for US national security? Your specific research question will be an element of this larger problem.*Note: An intelligence issue is NOT the evaluation of US policy or process. An intelligence issue is something that the IC researches to understand an adversary. For example, will North Korea invade South Korea or will Iran develop a nuclear weapons capability.Section II: The Research Question In this section, you should address your specific research question. This section should include:a) Your research questionb) What type of study is this (explanatory or predictive)?c) What is the dependent variable (refer to your week 1 reading)?d) What are the independent variables (refer to your week 1 reading)?e) Are there obvious answers to your specific research question? What are they?f) Short discussion of how you developed this question and why it should be of interest to the Intelligence Community.Section III: Related Literature Provide current state of our accumulated knowledge as it relates to your specific research question. This section should answer whether or not there is an accumulated body of scholarship on this issue. Is this a new issue or have scholars and analysts been studying it for years? What kind of literature is out there? Are there leading researchers/analysts on this topic? Who are they? If this is a new issue, what challenges will that present to your research?Section IV: Annotated Bibliography. While conducting your literature review, you will also build an annotated bibliography. Do this by providing an annotated bibliography of at least five sources you would use to answer your research question. These sources should include books, journals and other scholarly articles. In the annotation include what information the source provides to your research question. Use the Chicago style of annotation for this and all assignments in this course. Formatting counts. See the attached example.An annotated bibliography is a list of sources on a certain topic with a brief description of each source. Each entry in an annotated bibliography should include all the information normally included in a list of works cited. For instance, the citation for a book would include the title, author, publisher, place of publication, and year of publication.The bibliographic information is followed by an annotation, which can be a few sentences or a lengthy paragraph that describes the contents of the source and provides a brief explanation of its relevance to your research. For this assignment, your annotations should be a minimum of 5 sentences.
post your comments on why we should or shouldnt use COTS items?
After reviewing this weeks material, especially the section on commercial off the shelf (COTS) equipment, post your comments on why we should or shouldnt use COTS items? Also, after reviewing the previous 5 weeks worth of material, what are some areas that COTS equipment should be used?
What role do political protests play in policy making or policy changing?
What role do political protests play in policy making or policy changing? For this assignment, you are going to read about and research both historical and modern day political protests and then explain how these protests may impact decision-making in the government or social change. You will need to through the web links provided, and then do any extra research necessary to answer the questions below in essay format:https://www.bustle.com/p/do-political-protests-actually-change-anything-29952https://www.businessinsider.com/largest-marches-us-history-2017-1#the-million-woman-march-in-philadelphia-pennsylvania-october-25-1997-7https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/05/31/these-are-the-four-largest-protests-since-trump-was-inaugurated/?noredirect=onhttps://www.businessinsider.com/most-googled-political-protests-2017-121.) After reading about the most influential protests from past and present, do you see any striking similarities between them? Any differences in the way they were conducted or their effectiveness? How does the government classify the difference between a protest group, political violence, and a terrorist organization?2.) What significant protests are missing from these lists? In light of history repeating itself, what protests do we see being reinvented as a result of changes not being made fast enough or for problems that were not resolved in the past?3.) Do you believe that most protests are more effective in making a social change versus a political one? Explain.4.) Are protests effective in helping lawmakers more quickly act on issues simmering in society? Why or why not? Does the emotionality of political violence of terrorist organization activity prompt lawmakers to act faster than with peaceful protests? Why or why not?5.) How has technology impacted the need for physical protesting? Do you think social media protesting is as effective as physically showing up? Explain,6.) Are there any issues in our country today that would tempt you to get involved with a protest? What issue and why? Would you be more willing to protest online versus in person?This assignment must follow MLA guidelines, be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and be a minimum of 1000 words with a works cited page. The works cited are not included in the minimum word count. Any articles/web links given in the assignment prompt MUST be cited in your paper and works cited. Any additional research must be cited as well.
Evaluate the effectiveness of process management in your organization.
Design:Ensuring that the inputs to the process, such as materials, technology, work methods, and a trained workforce, are adequate, and that the process can achieve its requirements.Control:Maintaining consistency in output by assessing performance and taking corrective action when necessary.Improvement:Continually seeking to achieve higher levels of performance in the process, such as reduced variation, higher yields, fewer defects and errors, smaller cycle times, and so on.For this assignment, you will select a service or product in your organization or an organization of your choice, and write a paper discussing the process management activities that are involved.In your paper,Evaluate the effectiveness of process management in your organization.Suggest potential improvements to improve process management within your organization.Describe the specific steps in the process and their sequence.Provide a map of the process and the sequenced steps, along with standard operating procedures and work instructions.The Recommendations for Improvement paperMust be three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Centers APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource.Must include a separate title page or slide with the following:Title of paper in bold fontSpace should be between title and the rest of the information on the title pageStudents nameName of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)Course name and numberInstructors nameDue dateMust utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
Discuss at least two major challenges you believe public policy analysts face in todays political environment and propose at least one way to deal with each challenge.
Challenges Please respond to the following:Discuss at least two major challenges you believe public policy analysts face in todays political environment and propose at least one way to deal with each challenge.Discuss at least two major challenges you believe public policy analysts will face in the next 10 to 20 years and propose at least one way to deal with each challenge.
Discuss the issue of Local Control from both sides. What are the arguments for and against local control?
Texas is a small-government state. Its politicians, of all stripes, bemoan the intrusion of the federal government, yet the 84th legislature acted to impose its will on local government in a number of areas. Read: http://www.texasvox.org/tag/local-control/ (a series of posts on local control issues around the state). http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/03/12/liberty-trumps-local-control/ [this is an op-ed by Rep. Matt Rinaldi, on why state control over local ordinances upholds liberty]Discuss the issue of Local Control from both sides. What are the arguments for and against local control?Is it hypocritical for the state government to impose its will on the policies?Choose one issue below, and explore how local control has been handled by state government.FrackingSanctuary CitiesNon-discrimination ordinances (e.g., Houstons HERO)ZoningRed Light CamerasPlastic bags[SLO3 fulfills Program Level Outcomes 1, 2, 5, 6; Course Level Outcomes 2, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Explain where the accountant would find the terms and conditions of a companys bond issue.
Based on the information presented in the video, attached a word document or post brief responses to the following requirements: Explain why companies issue corporate bonds (1 pt)Explain where the accountant would find the terms and conditions of a companys bond issue. (2 pts)Explain the interest an investor would have in buying equity (common stock) in a company vs the interest a bondholder would have in buying a companys bond. (2 pts)List and explain the (3) types of bond issues. (5 pts)List 2 commonly known bond credit rating agencies. (2 pts)What instrument acts as the bond agreement? (2 pts) Bond issues are typically issued in what denomination? How about Baby Bonds? (2 pts)Explain what is meant by the Face Value of a bond? Face Value is also referred to as ? by lenders? (2 pts)Interest payments are typically paid how frequently to bondholders? (2 pts)What 3 sources are available for accountants to use to get a bond issues interest payment schedule? (5 pts)
write about counterterrorism strategies of national and international stakeholders against the terrorist organization, effectiveness of counterterrorism strategies and policies.
Paper detailsPlease follow the directions below: Topic: Boko HaramYour paper should include two sections. In the first section, your research paper should give information about the history of terrorist organization, its ideology and motivation, geographical area, goals and objectives, strategies and tactics, recruitment strategies, funding, and future plans and goals, etc. In the second section, you write about counterterrorism strategies of national and international stakeholders against the terrorist organization, effectiveness of counterterrorism strategies and policies. You can also add your opinions on the counterterrorism strategies as well. -The research papers should be at most six (8) pages including references page; typed, double-spaced, in 12 size, Times New Roman font; and be prepared in APA formatting and citations. The paper must include at least five (6) SCHOLARLY citations.
Describe how the scholarly articles premise fits into your overall study.
Please make sure that it is your own work. Please read the study guide. Please watch out for Spelling and Grammar errors. Please us the APA 7th edition. Please provide a Level I and Level II header and sub header.Book Reference:Roberts, C., & Hyatt, L. (2019). The dissertation journey: A practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation (3rd ed.). Corwin. https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781506373331For this assignment, you will develop the beginning stages of a literature review. Using the CSU Online Library, find two scholarly, peer-reviewed articles using empirical research that is similar to the topic of your study. The articles should meet the quality standards discussed in the unit lesson. One article should use a qualitative methodology, and the other should use a quantitative methodology. Recall that these methodologies were discussed in Unit I. Review each scholarly article, and address the prompts below. Provide a brief summary of the article.Describe how the scholarly articles premise fits into your overall study.Show how the article supports your study.Discuss how the results may influence business decisions.This assignment should be at least two pages in length and contain headings to separate the sections of your assignment. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed. I have attach the two articles
