Assignment : Email Revisions
Revise the two (2) emails below to remove problematic content and help these students construct polite, effective email messages instead.
Scenario 1:
Susan is unhappy with her grade in her college class. She wants to clarify what she can do to improve in the course. She also feels like venting her frustrations to her professor due to the many hours she is spending studying and writing papers (which may or may not be a good idea).
She decides to email her professor; however, before she hits SEND, she asks you, her friend, to take a look at the email.Reading the email, you note a lack of civility, polarizing language, and other unethical language (given the context). Help Susan rewrite her email, so she can express her concerns over her poor grade politely and ask for help from the professor.
Susan's Email:
(No greeting) I want to know why my grade was so bad. I spent hours finding sources and writing that paper and it was graded unfair. My friend wrote her paper the night before it was due and got a better grade. I know most professors grade hard but this is ridiculous. I felt good when I submitted the paper but now I feel like crap. I guess I am going to fail. (No closing)
Scenario 2:
Don is worried about passing his college class due to some low grades. He wants to ask his professor for help to pass the class. He decides to email his professor; however, before he hits SEND, he decides to ask you, his friend, to take a look at the email.
Reading the email, you note a lack of civility, poor manners, and poor grammar in Don's email. Help Don rewrite the email, so he can express his concerns and appropriately seek help from the professor.
Don's Email:
(No greeting) Yo teach. I dunno no way to pass this class. What I gotta do to pass? (No closing)
Instructions:
1. Revise both emails.
2. Create two (2) new email messages of one to two (1-2) paragraphs each for a total of two to four (2-4) paragraphs.
3. Create an appropriate greeting and closing for each email.
4. Target the appropriate professional audience.
5. Use appropriate language for professional audience.
6. Use appropriate email formatting.
7. Follow appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.
8. Meet the 100-to-200-word minimum requirement for each email revision.
9. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, student's name, professor's name, course, and date. (The cover page is not included in the required page count.)
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of communication.
• Develop and practice communication skills, including skills in verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and critical thinking as appropriate for the audience.
• Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics that affect communication in organizations.
• Analyze and assess effective communication.
• Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in communications.
• Write clearly and concisely about communications using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment : Courts, Prosecution, and the Defense
The courts have one of the most important roles in the Criminal Justice system. They are responsible for the interpretation and application of law when crimes are committed and they help to bring resolve to disputes between people, companies and units of government.
In preparation for this assignment, please carefully review the case of Michael T. Slager below. Also, please review the court report samples below for reference in preparing a standard court report.
Based on your understanding from the readings in chapters 7-9, write a three to four (3-4) page court report in which you:
1. Summarize the case, including a detailed description of the crime that took place.
2. Outline the level of court that was assigned to the case (e.g. local/state, municipal, or federal) and the reason why that level was appropriate.
3. Describe the key characters in the case and the roles they played.
4. Explain the charge(s) against the defendant(s) and the evidence presented to justify the charge(s). Indicate whether or not the defendant was offered some form of plea deal prior to the court date.
5. State whether any witnesses were called in the case. If so, identify the witness(es) and provide a rationale as to why they were called.
6. Highlight the outcome of the case (verdict) and take a position on whether the verdict was appropriate based on the charges.
7. Include at least one (1) additional quality reference in addition to the case file presented.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Follow standard court report format, using the examples provided in your course shell for reference.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Explain the development of American courts and illustrate the concept of the dual-court system.
• Distinguish between the various courtroom participants, and describe the stages in a criminal trial.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in criminal justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.
Criminal justice Discussion
Discussion Question at least 120 words
• From the textbook readings this week, compare and contrast two (2) sentencing models that were covered.
• "Three Strikes Law"
• "Concurrent sentencing"
Take a position on the strengths and weaknesses of each, and which one you believe is more effective.
Tracy Adair ( she is my classmate) please reply with at least 60 words
Concurrent sentencing is when a criminal defendant is convicted of two or more crimes, a judge sentences the defendant to a certain period of time for each crime. Sentences that may all be served at the same time, with the longest period controlling, are concurrent sentences. Judges may sentence concurrently out of compassion, plea bargaining, or the fact that the several crimes are interrelated.
Mandatory sentences are those sentences which a judicial officer is required to impose regardless of the circumstances of the offense. In other words, the judicial officer has no discretion to impose a higher or lower sentence depending upon the nature of the crime. Typically, people convicted of certain crimes must be punished with at least a minimum number of years in prison.
In my opinion I believe concurrent sentencing is more effective because it allows the criminal defendant to serve his time concurrently at the same time if he was convicted with more than one crime. I think mandatory sentencing is not an effective method of sentencing. Mandatory sentencing tend to target minority groups, they can be unjust and they can create an environment of coercion
Nora Marrero (she is my classmate) please reply with at least 60 words
Indeterminate Sentencing: Which is when the offender's sentence is identified as a range, rather than a specific time period. The prison term imposed after convictionfor a crime which does not state a specific period of time or release date, but just a range of time, such as "five-to-ten years". It is one side of a continuing debate as to whether it is better to make sentences subject to reduction for good behaviorwithout reference to potential rehabilitation, modification or review in the future.
This type of sentencing can benefit some offenders providing them with some hope of limited incarceration, and not lose hope in their future outlook on life. On the flip side, an offender can ‘learn' how to manipulate the system, do well (good behavior) and released, so now we have a repeated offender re-entering the penal system when he/she should have faced a determinate sentencing.
Three Strikes Law: When this law was instituted, the premise was to give an offender mandatory sentencing after three felony convictions. The positive result was to punish those that continue to commit crimes (in any form) and be held accountable. The law clearly stated that you will receive a harsh sentencing if you get caught after the third time.
The disadvantage of the 3 strike law was the unfair sentencing (ie: 20 years) for those individuals convicted of minor violations, such as shoplifting. These minor offenders felt that their Eight Amendment rights were being violated. This law continues to bring controversy, especially in the state of California where violent and nonviolent offenders are grouped in the same category.
Attachment:- Case MichaelT.Slager.rar