Analyze criminal justice issues within the systems of law enforcement, the judiciary, and corrections.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please review your body of work throughout your program and the Bureau of Justice Statistics The Justice SystemLinks to an external site. web page. Contemplate your initial perceptions of the criminal justice system and how and why they have changed throughout your program of study. If you have already submitted work to Folio, then you may review it there. However, if you have not, please take a look at the Final Papers and Projects you have completed during your time in the BASCJ program and add your best work to Folio now. Once you have added work to Folio, you may share with the class your portfolio for feedback. You can link your portfolio directly into your initial post.
Next, choose one of the BASCJ program learning outcomes (PLO) below:
Analyze criminal justice issues within the systems of law enforcement, the judiciary, and corrections (PLO 1).
Evaluate the application of the social justice principles of equality, solidarity, and human rights toward building a just society (PLO 2).
Apply knowledge of cultural sensitivity and diversity awareness to social and criminal justice (PLO 3).
Deconstruct the relationship between law enforcement, the judiciary, and corrections (PLO 4).
Interpret the relationship between social justice and criminal justice (PLO 5).
Develop critical perspectives in the study of social and criminal justice by drawing on the fields of criminology, law, philosophy, psychology, science, and sociology (PLO 6).
Provide a detailed assessment of your program of study, correlated to the learning outcome you have chosen.
Evaluate how your course of study developed your skills in accomplishing this program learning outcome.
Examine the challenges you may face in your future career for your chosen program learning outcome.
Support your claims with examples from the required materials from previous weeks, scholarly and /or credible sources, and properly cite any references.
View Video link: https://lmscontent.embanet.com/Media/RC/NU665C/NU665C-w10-m05/. What important information is missing from the case study? Discuss normal developmental achievements and potential vulnerabilities.
View Video link: https://lmscontent.embanet.com/Media/RC/NU665C/NU665C-w10-m05/. What important information is missing from the case study? Discuss normal developmental achievements and potential vulnerabilities.
3. What precipitating factors could be contributing to the current symptoms?
4. What is the differential diagnosis?
5. Describe the etiology of the primary diagnosis.
6. How should physiologic complications be monitored and assessed?
7. What are the usual nonpharmacologic therapies that would help?
8. What medications could help and why?
9. Identify safety risks and how they should be dealt with in the treatment plan.
Include current supportive evidence in your responses to the questions above using two required resources from this weeks materials and one new resource. National guidelines should also be considered with treatment plans.
Analyze and understand the market (Latin American market) and develop the effective strategy to enter the market for the company.
The purpose of this assignment is analyze and understand the market (Latin American market) and develop the effective strategy to enter the market for the company. As a team, please determine how Cartoon Network can mitigate the risk of investment on programming in the Latin American market. The writing assignment should include the followings:
Determine what the best strategy is for mitigating the risk of investment and why (40%)
Explain the epidemiologic study design that would be most appropriate to assess and address Smoking And Lung Cancer .
Please the Selected Topic is Smoking And Lung Cancer .
Briefly identify the population health topic (association between a risk factor and a health outcome) you selected. Present a research question based on this topic that you would like to answer in a proposed study. (Consult the Walden Developing Research resource for guidance on crafting a research question.)
Explain the epidemiologic study design that would be most appropriate to assess and address Smoking And Lung Cancer .. Please check the uploaded document
How can the behavior on the part of the opposite-gender police partners affect the culture of the patrol unit? Explain.
You are the Commander of the Patrol Division of a medium-sized metropolitan city. You have 33 patrols out on the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift. It is by far the busiest shift for drunk driving, burglaries, domestic calls, and ATM robberies. The esprit de corps is very high. Lately, you have notice that one of the busiest sector units is dropping off in productivity. You ask around and find out that the partners in that car are a veteran officer, a married man, and a single young female rookie.
The rumor among the rest of the unit is that they are more than just professional partners. Last week, the chief called you into his office and asked about the drop in activity for the club sector of the city, where the patrol unit of concern is working. He got you to admit that there may be an unconfirmed problem. The chief told you that he wanted to know the complete situation and that you were to formulate a plan for dealing with the male/female patrol situation and then to come up with ideas to keep this pattern from emerging again in the future. The department currently has no policies about off-duty relationships of partners.
In a report to the chief of police, you will cite the findings of your investigation of the patrol partners concerned. You will provide at least 2 remedies for the situation so that it is discontinued. You will consider the lack of a fraternization policy in the department and suggest the minimum requirements of items that should be in a new policy for the department. You will include and indicate the types of discipline that should be applied to persons violating the new policy in the future.
Assignment Guidelines
Address the following in 2 pages:
How can the behavior on the part of the opposite-gender police partners affect the culture of the patrol unit? Explain.
What dangers could arise in an intimate relationship between partners as it pertains to the daily operations of patrol? Explain.
How can these dangers act as triggers of stress? Be specific.
Articulate at least 3 appropriate policy measures that should be in effect to help alleviate this type of situation.
Fully justify your policy measures with regard to the survival of a traumatic event.
What possible potential stressors could become present if the affair of the two officers reached the public? Explain.
Create a presentation on a current trend in programs or interventions in the criminal justice industry.
Program evaluation is an essential skill with the multitude of new programs from across the country that are designed to support justice-involved individuals as well as fill-in gaps in services in the current system. It is important to be able to analyze evidence that could show whether a program would be effective in your local community with your specific population and their specific needs.
For this assignment, you are the probation officer supervisor and have just attended an industry conference. You have been asked to present what you learned about current trends in programs and interventions with the rest of your department. You will also discuss your personal evaluation of the current trend.
Create a presentation on a current trend in programs or interventions in the criminal justice industry. You may select the trend you would like to present and will need to perform additional research to complete this assignment.
Specifically, your presentation should do the following:
(1 slide) Introduction
(24 slides) Identify and describe at least one current trend in programs or interventions.
(24 slides) Discuss the purpose and target population for the current trend.
(24 slides) Discuss what resources (could be community resources, for example) are needed to implement the current trend.
(24 slides) Analyze evidence-based research, statistical data, or recent outcomes that assess the effectiveness of the current trend (the assessment could be good or bad).
(24 slides) Analyze how the current trend could be utilized in your local or state area.
(12 slides) Discuss your opinion on the current trend and whether you would support its usage in your local or state area.
(1 slide) References
There is a provider culture that includes the common values, beliefs, and expectations of providers in the health care system. How would you describe the culture of nursing?
? There is a provider culture that includes the common values, beliefs, and expectations of providers in the health care system. How would you describe the culture of nursing?
? In what ways might nurses project this culture onto their patients and clients?
? How might the culture of nursing conflict with the values and beliefs of patients?
Discussion 1
The healthcare system has a provider culture that requires stakeholders to effectively deliver safe and quality care services that meet patients needs. This provider culture has common values, beliefs, and expectations in healthcare synonymous with value-based care which prioritizes patient-centered care and lower healthcare costs. The culture of nursing has core values, beliefs, and behaviors that inform and make nurses better and more effective. The culture of nursing is spread by nursing scholars, colleagues, professional nursing organizations, and healthcare institutions (Brathwaite, 2019). Some of these cultural values are empathy, compassion, and ethical treatment of patients. It is important to have a culture of nursing to equipand guide nurses with the knowledge and skills to consistently promote health and well-being and provide safe and quality patient care.
There are two main ways that nurses can project this culture of nursing onto their patients and clients. The first way is that nurses should base their performance on the core values which will result in the acquisition of this culture by patients (Burnard & Gill, 2014). For instance, with nurses caring for many patients, they can become desensitized. Therefore, nurses who show a natural tendency of empathy when caring for each patient can spread this value to their patients. The second way is that nurses can educate and teach patients about the core values.Patient education is a key role of a nurses job (Burnard & Gill, 2014). Nurses should take advantage of any suitable opportunity with a patient to teach them the importance of the core values. Patients equipped with this knowledge can make changes and adopt these values.
The culture of nursing can conflict with the values and beliefs of individual patients. In healthcare settings, cultural conflicts may arise between nurses and patients because nurses are trans-cultural personnel whereas patients have their own cultures(Brathwaite, 2019). For instance, I once had a patient who had certain religious beliefs that she refused to take potentially life-saving medications. I struggled to understand these beliefs and disagreed with the patients decision to decline the medication. I was guided by my nursing leader to approach the patient with cultural relativism and sensitivity to develop an amicable solution that addresses the patients needs.
References
Brathwaite, B. (2019).
Diversity and cultural awareness in nursing practice. SAGE.
Burnard, P., & Gill, P. (2014).
Culture, communication and nursing. Routledge.
Discussion 2
Culture is shaped by values, beliefs, norms, and practices that are shared by members of the same cultural group (Giger & Haddad, 2021). Nursing is a unique profession which covers professionals working in different settings and performing wide ranging tasks, but there are certain unifying values that provide guidance and basis for our work. Culture of nursing is the one that focuses on providing evidence-based patient centered care and that of collaboration with other members of the healthcare team to improve health outcomes for our patients.
Nurses are uniquely positioned to serve as a bridge between patients and other members of the healthcare team in a healthcare setting and can serve as advocates on behalf of patients to enhance their healing process. This is one of the many ways nurses can project their culture onto their patients. Either working in a hospital or in a community setting, nurses can use their privileges to connect patients to available resources in the community to improve quality of life and long-term health outcomes.
Our culture as nurses is grounded on providing patient centered care based on evidence. Our interventions are determined based on a thorough assessment and in collaboration with other members of the team involved in caring for the patient. A large portion of our work as nurses is devoted at implementing interventions aimed at health promotion and reduction of risks. My workplace recently started offering seasonal flu vaccines to all our patients. I offered this to one of our elderly patients last week and he adamantly denied it based on his personal preferences. I provided evidence-based information as applicable and stressed the importance of timely immunizations to prevent illness, but patient was hard no. This was a one recent situation where culture of nursing of health promotion conflicted with patients beliefs and values.
Reference:
Giger, J. N., & Haddad, L. (2021).
Transcultural nursing: Assessment & intervention. Elsevier.
Is there a risk that the Supreme Courts decision could limit the ability of rappers, songwriters, and poets to express themselves in stark terms?
First, review the Technology & Criminal Justice vignette called Posting on Social Media: Distinguishing Threats from Free Expression in Chapter 4 Section 4-2 of the textbook.
Is there a risk that the Supreme Courts decision could limit the ability of rappers, songwriters, and poets to express themselves in stark terms? Is the risk of harm different, either greater or reduced, because any threat-like statements are announced to a broader audience than are traditional criminal threats sent to an individual?
Create a test that could be used to distinguish actual criminal threats from creative expression. Then, provide two examples of expressions that you believe show sufficient intent to justify a criminal conviction for making threats, and provide two examples that could be considered creative expression.
What is the payback period for the following set of cash flows? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Year Cash Flow 0 $ 5,800 1 1,450 2 1,650 3 2,050 4 1,550 Payback period years
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What is the payback period for the following set of cash flows? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places,
e.g., 32.16.)
Year Cash Flow
0 $ 5,800
1 1,450
2 1,650
3 2,050
4 1,550
Payback period years
References
Worksheet Difficulty: Basic Learning Objective: 09-02 The payback rule and some of its
shortcomings.
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An investment project has annual cash inflows of $5,000, $3,300, $4,500, and $3,700, for the next four
years, respectively. The discount rate is 14 percent.
What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is $5,100? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Discounted payback period years
What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is $7,200? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Discounted payback period years
What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is $10,200? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Discounted payback period years
References
Worksheet Difficulty: Basic Learning Objective: 09-03 The discounted payback rule and
some of its shortcomings.
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A firm evaluates all of its projects by applying the NPV decision rule. A project under consideration has the
following cash flows:
Year Cash Flow
0 $ 28,600
1 12,600
2 15,600
3 11,600
What is the NPV for the project if the required return is 11 percent? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
NPV $
At a required return of 11 percent, should the firm accept this project?
No
Yes
What is the NPV for the project if the required return is 25 percent? (Negative amount should be
indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2
decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
NPV $
At a required return of 25 percent, should the firm accept this project?
Yes
No
References
Worksheet Difficulty: Basic Learning Objective: 09-01 The reasons why the net present
value criterion is the best way to evaluate proposed investments.
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A project has an initial cost of $76,000 and a four-year life. The company uses straight-line depreciation to a
book value of zero over the life of the project. The projected net income from the project is $3,100, $2,400,
$2,800, and $4,500 a year for the next four years, respectively. What is the average accounting return?
4.21 percent
16.84 percent
8.42 percent
34.61 percent
11.88 percent
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Use the IRR and NPV functions in Excel (note that you don’t include the initial cash flow in the NPV function)
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Excel Simulation Difficulty: 1 Basic Section: 9.5 The Internal Rate of Return
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Excel Simulation Difficulty: 1 Basic Section: 9.6 The Profitability Index
Light Sweet Petroleum, Inc., is trying to evaluate a generation project with the following cash flows:
Year Cash Flow
0 $ 40,000,000
1 64,000,000
2 13,000,000
a-
1
What is the NPV for the project if the company requires a return of 10 percent? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
NPV $
a-2 Should the firm accept this project?
No
Yes
b.This project has two IRR’s, namely percent and percent, in order from
smallest to largest. (Note: One of the answers may be negative. If you can only compute one IRR value,
you should input that amount into both answer boxes in order to obtain partial credit.) (Negative amount
should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers
as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
References
Worksheet Learning Objective: 09-05 The
internal rate of return criterion
and its strengths and
weaknesses.
Difficulty: Basic Section: 9.5 The Internal Rate of
Return
The Sloan Corporation is trying to choose between the following two mutually exclusive design projects:
Year Cash Flow
(I)
Cash Flow
(II)
0 $ 60,000 $ 18,400
1 28,300 9,900
2 28,300 9,900
3 28,300 9,900
a-
1
If the required return is 11 percent, what is the profitability index for both projects? (Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)
Profitability
Index
Project I
Project II
a-2 If the company applies the profitability index decision rule, which project should the firm accept?
Project I
Project Il
b-
1
What is the NPV for both projects? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not
round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
NPV
Project I $
Project II $
b-2 If the company applies the NPV decision rule, which project should it take?
Project I
Project II
References
Worksheet Learning Objective: 09-01 The
reasons why the net present
value criterion is the best way to
evaluate proposed investments.
Section: 9.6 The Profitability Index
Difficulty: Basic Learning Objective: 09-07 The
profitability index and its relation
to net present value.
Mahjong, Inc., has identified the following two mutually exclusive projects:
Year Cash Flow (A) Cash Flow (B)
0 $37,200 $37,200
1 19,570 7,060
2 15,070 13,560
3 12,570 20,050
4 9,570 24,050
Required:
(a) What is the IRR for Project A?
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(b) What is the IRR for Project B?
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(c) If the required return is 12 percent, what is the NPV for Project A?
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(d) If the required return is 12 percent, what is the NPV for Project B?
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(e) At what discount rate would the company be indifferent between these two projects?
(Click to select)
rev: 09_18_2012
References
Worksheet Learning Objective: 09-01 The
reasons why the net present
value criterion is the best way to
evaluate proposed investments.
Section: 9.5 The Internal Rate of Return
Difficulty: Basic Learning Objective: 09-05 The
internal rate of return criterion
and its strengths and
weaknesses.
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Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects:
Year Cash Flow
(A)
Cash Flow
(B)
0 $ 347,000 $ 49,500
1 48,000 24,300
2 68,000 22,300
3 68,000 19,800
4 443,000 14,900
Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a 15 percent return on your investment.
a-
1
What is the payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round
your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Payback period
Project A years
Project B years
a-2 If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose?
Project A
Project B
b-
1
What is the discounted payback period for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and
round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Discounted payback period
Project A years
Project B years
b-2 If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose?
Project A
Project B
c-
1
What is the NPV for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers
to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
NPV
Project A $
Project B $
c-2 If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose?
Project A
Project B
d-
1
What is the IRR for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a
percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
IRR
Project A %
Project B %
d-2 If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose?
Project A
Project B
e-
1
What is the profitability index for each project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round
your answers to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.)
Profitability index
Project A
Project B
e-2 If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose?
Project A
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Project B
f.Based on your answers in (a) through (e), which project will you finally choose?
(Click to select)
References
Worksheet Learning Objective: 09-02 The
payback rule and some of its
shortcomings.
Learning Objective: 09-07 The profitability index and its relation
to net present value.
Difficulty: Basic Learning Objective: 09-03 The
discounted payback rule and
some of its shortcomings.
Learning Objective: 09-
01 The reasons why the
net present value
criterion is the best way
to evaluate proposed
investments.
Learning Objective: 09-05 The
internal rate of return criterion
and its strengths and
weaknesses.
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Explain the characteristics and complexities associated with assessment and treatment of co-occurring disorders.
Explain the characteristics and complexities associated with assessment and treatment of co-occurring disorders.
Describe challenges associated with the case of Elena.
If you were creating a 30-day treatment plan for Elena, identify two short-term goals based on challenges that Elena is facing. Include an action step that you would include in her treatment plan.
Post your completed Treatment Plan.
Elena is a 44-year-old hearing-impaired Latina female who was admitted to the inpatient treatment facility for alcohol dependence where you are a counselor working with people with addictions. During her admission, Elena expressed reluctance to undergo treatment, stating that her family did not approve of counseling or psychiatric services because they see it as a sign of weakness. During her admission, she began crying and had difficulty stopping. She stated that her husband left her and that her two teenage children were home alone. Elena was inebriated, under emotional distress, and ended up being carried to her assigned room by two staff members.
Your psychosocial intake assessment revealed Elena is also manifesting signs and symptoms of a major depressive disorder. You know that Elena needs help with her alcohol addiction, but you also know that her depression might be a cause or an effect of alcoholism.
Addressing the needs of diverse populations and co-occurring disorders can be a challenging aspect of addiction counseling. This week, you evaluate strategies for addressing the complexities of co-occurring disorders, also known as co-morbid disorders, and you create a 30-day addiction treatment plan for Elena as presented in the case study above.
