Question 1:
1. Explain why this nation is a "peripheral or semiperipheral" nation.
2. What are the consequences of being a peripheral or semiperipheral nation for this country as a whole? For the life chances of its citizens?
3. What relationships do "core nations" have with this country? OR, what responsibilities do "core nations" have for the outcomes of this country's citizens
Question 2:
Poverty is perhaps the root cause of most stress within families and children. Review this website National Center for Children in Poverty (n.d.)
Use the State profile tool to find out how poverty affects the children in your state. Expand the conversation about children in poverty in your state, using the NCCP website and at least one other source. Why would poverty impact stress in nearly all situations within the family? What are the possible causes of poverty and solutions? How does poverty impact education?
- Align your posting to the discussion rubric and make sure you support your writing with facts. Your writing cannot be solely opinion.
- Do not copy the question back into your reply.
References
National Center for children in Poverty (n.d.) State demographic profiles.
Question 3: Researchers, experimenters, psychologists, and other scientists collect and analyze information to understand the world around us. In this discussion, identify 1 psychological finding or construct (e.g., social desirability) and describe at least 1 way this finding has been researched or used in experiments.
Please include the following information:
a) the name and explanation of the finding or construct
b) how it was or is studied
c) the impact of this research.
Question 4:
1. Explain how organizational theory has traditionally been applied to American policing.
2. Is this theory still useful or is it outdated? Explain.
Question 5: This week's reading provides an overview of the changing boundaries of criminology, counting crime and measuring criminal behavior, and the schools of thought throughout history pertaining to the study of those that commit a crime.
Discuss/debate with your classmates about the early history of the criminal theory and its application to crime control i.e., Positivist School vs. Classical School, plus gender, class, and race as they relate to crime. Also, discuss if racial profiling is justifiable? Ever? If the answer is yes, discuss how effective the profiling must be to remain justified? If the answer is no, do the events of 9/11 suggest a justification for other forms of ethnic profiling?
Question 6:
1. What are the roles of security, co-ordination and monitoring in Denial and Deception?
2. Why do Denial and Deception continue to succeed in spite of all that is known about them?
Question 7: Select a U.S. court case ruling that impacted how law enforcement operated. Discuss the case facts and findings, and then discuss how law enforcement changed police practices to comply with the law. You can research many cases in the library or online that include rulings affecting law enforcement, such as Miranda, Graham, Garner, and many others.
Question 8: Provide a case example involving a forensic discipline that faced Daubert challenges. Forensic disciplines include fingerprint examinations, hair examinations, toxicology, document examinations, and bite mark examinations to name a few.
Question 9: Have you ever been affiliated with a union? (no) In your opinion, how relevant are unions in America today bearing in mind the comprehensive array of employment laws that have been enacted at the federal, state, and local levels over the last 75 years? Are unions equally fair to employees, employers, and taxpayers? Should they be? What are the ramifications for the HRM function regarding unions in the workplace?
Question 10 Define the term "social media" in your own words. Did you have a hard time providing a specific definition?
Dunn, J. (2014). How the world worked before social media. Edudemic.
Question 11: Share your thoughts about how we create an online community.
- What key elements do you think supports our ability to build an effective learning community (CO7)?
- Share your ideas, perspectives and thoughts. How can we use this platform to evolve as learners?