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543 discussions 300 words

Identify five critical policy areas in law enforcement and five critical policy areas in corrections. Discuss the liability associated with them and why they should be addressed formally in policy. Cite past or current examples and/or cases that support your discussion points.

Textbook

Ross, D. L. (2023). Civil Liability in Criminal Justice (8th ed.). Taylor & Francis. https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9781000844719

543 D2

Prepare and submit your General Order (GO) draft to allow for discussion and feedback from your classmates and the instructor. The responses will help as you fine-tune your GO for final submission.

526 d1 (250 words)

Assume you are the manager in a growing small restaurant. You are responsible for hiring employees, supervising them, and recommending them for promotion. Identify at least three applicable laws that you would potentially need to consider in performing these HR functions. Also, compile a list of management practices that you should employ to ensure compliance with the laws you have identified and to avoid discriminatory practices.

Remember to support your initial post with at least one scholarly or business publication resource.

Textbook

Dessler, G. (2023). Human Resource Management (17th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780137927357

Additionally, there are a number of journals and other publications in the Stafford Library and online that are considered credible industry/professional sources for your research, such as:

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Journal of Applied Psychology

Personnel Psychology

Academy of Management Journal

Journal of Management

Industrial Relations

Harvard Business Review

HR Magazine

Workforce

526 d2 (250 words minimum)

Research and discuss at least two examples of how companies are using an HR scorecard to help create HR systems that support the company’s strategic direction. Do all organizations seem to mean the same thing when they refer to HR scorecards?  If not, how do they differ?  If there is a difference, does this matter?

Remember to support your initial post with at least one scholarly or business publication resource.

Dessler, G. (2023). Human Resource Management (17th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780137927357

Case study

Read the Application Case: Seeking Gender Equity at Starbucks (Dessler, Ch. 2). After reading the case, answer the questions below. The text of your case study submissions (not including your reference page) should be at least 1.5 pages long (maximum 3 pages). See  Assignment Expectations  for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies.

1. Do you agree that it is inequitable to offer the corporate workers better benefits than the store partners? Why? Is that what the law would seem to say?

2. What arguments would you make as Starbucks’ CEO concerning why the current policy is fair?

3. How would you handle this situation if you were running a company that was confronted by a shareholder making these demands?

Remember to include at least two scholarly and/or business publication resources to support your position. See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies.

Dessler, G. (2023). Human Resource Management (17th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780137927357