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You are the Director of Mental Health Halfway House which deals drug addicts with brain disorders that have found their way into the criminal justice system. The patients in this program were diverted from incarceration into prison because a clear link was established between the drug offenses they committed and […]

Describe and give examples of the 3 perspectives or theories of viewing crime OR describe some currently proposed alternative drug control strategies, and summarize how results from these could differ from the consequences and outcomes of the War on Drugs Three peer-reviewed references, not including the textbook, are required for […]

Define coercion as a specific type of power and give an example. Give examples of a leader or leaders you have observed using each of these forms of power. Offer an evaluation of the effectiveness of the examples you used. In each example, identify the theory or theories that apply […]

After reading the short research article about distress among prison inmates and watching the video, “First Days in Jail,” write a one-page reflective essay where you describe the intake experience for many in the correctional system. Your essay may be “stream of consciousness” but try to address some of the […]

The unwillingness of media, legal, and academic discourses to recognize the possibility of women’s agency has arguably resulted in other “omissions” in our understanding of female crime offending. Explain this observation and illustrate it by presenting some examples of “invisible crimes” perpetrated by women.

You are hired as a consultant in City X and are charged with the responsibility of creating a plan to deal with the multiple daytime robbery attacks in your area. Police officers have been able to obtain limited information for each robbery. Your first order of business is to create […]