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Watch videos below and answer questions below: https://www.ted.com/talks/theaster_gates_how_to_revive_a_neighborhood_with_imagination_beauty_and_art/transcript?language=en 1. How are the art and renovation projects developed by Theaster Gates examples of social disorganization policy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCp9OW1V1NU 2. Why do you think that collective efficacy is related to neighborhood crime rates? Would you say that collective efficacy exists within your own […]

Read files and watch video below and answer question: 1. What do you think of this theory? Do you agree that wealth accumulation is the dominant goal of American society? Explain your answer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eL3GXXJJoM 2. React to this film. Do you believe that we can reawaken the American Dream? Do […]

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper on issues related to mental illness in community corrections. Include the following: Describe an assessment tool to screen for needs related to mental illness in community corrections. Explain how you would use the tool to determine the needs of the offender. Recommend possible treatment […]

A classic exposition of the order-liberty tension in the context of constitutional criminal procedure is Herbert Packer’s “two models of the criminal process”. Rather than using the terminology of political theory (“liberty” and “order”) packer examined the competing values that underlie our constitutional order through two models. Explain Professor Packer’s […]

This assignment focuses on the Steubenville, Ohio rape case, which occurred in August 2012. This case involved the repeated public rape of an unconscious 16-year-old high school girl by two high school football players, both also 16 years old. The offenders and their friends photographed the sexual assault, shared the […]

Written Assignment 4 Research a police department in the United States that has created a program specifically designed to uncover and prevent youth violence in their respective community. Explain in detail the various components of the program and whether or not is has been successful. What ideas can you offer […]