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There are four main philosophies behind criminal sanctions: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. Define incapacitation.
Additionally, provide two benefits of victim surveys in criminal justice research.
Define and discuss some of the problems and benefits of self-report surveys as a data gathering strategy.
Define and discuss the usefulness of simulations as data gathering strategies in the field of criminal justice research.
Discuss how the Uniform Crime Reports system is used as an arbitrary scale as well as how the Sellin-Wolfgang index attempts to adjust inadequacies.
Define and discuss the process of elaboration and the major types of elaboration during an investigation.
Define and discuss how a prosecutor can use his/her conviction record to help gain reelection.
Discuss the challenging roles and responsibilities of a judge. Additionally, review vital tasks that must be completed by them on a daily basis.
Discuss whether or not a trial by jury is still realistic in today's society and what the idea of a trial by a jury of peers means to you.
Discuss the attrition rate in the judicial system and whether or not this is a possible shortcoming of our legal systems as we know it.
Define and discuss the influence of various factors that impact the selection of jurors and how these influences can be moderated.
Discuss the pros and cons of plea bargaining in our judicial system as well as provide personal views on the effect plea bargaining has on the court system.
Discuss what organizational, legal, and extra-legal factors have a great impact on sentencing.
Discuss the five philosophies on punishment and identify the one that I feel makes the most sense.
Additionally, discuss the legal basis for pursuing a case in appeals court and how it differs from the legal basis for a case in the trial court.
Discuss whether or not community policing is a liberal or conservative approach as well as what Homeland Security means for the future of community policing.
Discuss options when dealing with serious juvenile crime and possible things that can be done that our judicial system isn't doing now.
Discuss the concept of community policing and what it offers that early approaches to crime control didn't.
Discuss the political situation in the early 1990s that converted the concept of community policing into the "100,000 Cops" initiative.
Explains how technology has affected the communication capabilities of specialized databases in the criminal justice system.
Include a brief write up explaining why the concept of vertical communication is necessary in an organization with an established chain of command.
Define jury nullification and discuss whether justice would be better served if jury nullification were explained to the jury as a possible basis.
What databases are used in the various areas of the criminal justice system?
Who will be developing a new citywide crime prevention strategy.
Discuss and review some different strategies that law enforcement is using to disrupt illegal weapons trafficking and illegal weapons possession and carrying.