crj 105 week 1: Discussion 1 and 2

Week 1 Discussion 1

"Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Crimes Scenario"  Please respond to the following:

·         The scenario depicted your first week as an intern in the law enforcement profession. In your first week, you were exposed to a cursory view of statistics in your new department. In addition, you had the opportunity to take a statement from a victim of a crime. Within this scenario, you were presented with a number of issues with which you might be concerned regarding the statistical information and the crime in general. Use the information from the scenario to answer the following questions:

o    From the general statement taken from the victim of a crime and from the reading, identify and explain what crimes were committed in this offense. Identify and explain the Uniform Crime Report and the hierarchy rule.  Determine what an index crime is, which one is an index offense and how they are reported to the Uniform Crime Report, based on the hierarchy rule.

o    Based upon the statistics of the community that you observed in your conference with the Sergeant, state whether or not the reporting of this crime is consistent with the statistical trends for the jurisdiction and explain and justify your answer.

o    REMEMBER TWO POSTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS DISCUSSION QUESTION = ONE SUBSTANTIVE AND INFORMED ANSWER (SEE RUBRIC BELOW) AND ONE ENGAGING RESPONSE IN THE THREAD.  And, YOU MUST MEET THE WORD REQUIREMENT 500+ WORDS FOR ALL POSTS COMBINED.  I recommend you break down your answers clearly so that you specifically address each discussion question and do not lose points for not answering a question. 

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·         Watch the video titled “The Stanford Prison Experiment” (13 min 41 s) located here. Be prepared to discuss.

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The Stanford Prison Experiment

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YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZwfNs1pqG0

Week 1 Discussion 2

Please see the e-Activity - "The Stanford Prison Experiment" to answer these questions:  

·         Identify and explain at least two ethical dilemmas that All of the participants faced.  

·         Determine how the ethical dilemmas that you identified in part one of this discussion relate to criminal justice employees (law enforcement/courts/ corrections) and the challenges that they face today.