week 8

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525 discussions 300 words

Make sure you answer all of the questions:

1. Should American jurisdictions follow the example of Britain's "parenting orders" and provide juvenile courts with legal options for both holding parents responsible for their children's behavior and for providing parents with opportunities to improve their parenting skills? What are some of the pros and cons of doing so?

2. The practice of detaining criminal suspects at police stations rather than at regular detention centers is quite controversial. According to the "Reform in Japan: Suspect Rights", a new law will not abolish the substitute prison system, but it will require the separation of the investigating officers from those who supervise the detainees. It also calls for the establishment of citizen and lawyer panels to which detainees can bring complaints about their treatment.

Discuss whether you think this is a problem or an overblown reaction, and if it is, whether the proposed changes will make the system more acceptable.

Textbook

Reichel, P. L. (2017). Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (7th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780134548470

525 dropbox

Dropbox assignments are between 300-500 words and written in the  APA format. Submissions are not to exceed 550 words. 

1. Review the speech; " What’s Next for the Youth Justice System?," by Keith Fraser of the Local Government Association in London, which provides more information about the future of the youth justice system in the UK.  

Chapter 9 of the textbook (an International Perspective on Juvenile Justice, page 258) reviews the Continuum of Juvenile Justice Models presented for New Zealand, Italy, China, England, and Wales.

Select the model that you think provides the most effective intervention and sets the best stage for sustained change among that country's system-involved youth.

Provide an analytical review of your chosen model and defend your decision about why you think it is the best. Your review should be two to three paragraphs in length and include specific examples.  

As you are being asked to write an opinion, the use of first-person language is appropriate.

2. Some Chinese courts are beginning to take a young person’s character into account when dealing with delinquency cases. Read " New Practices for Juvenile Delinquency Cases in China”.

Write a paragraph summarizing how this is a change for Chinese courts.

Links

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/what-next-for-the-youth-justice-system

http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/69959.htm

530 d1 350 words

Doctors disclose and lawyers disclose. Should law enforcement members be required to disclose complaints lodged against them even if they are exonerated?  Why or why not?  For management context, review  “Building Trust between the Police and the Citizens They Serve.” Assess it in detail, commenting also on any issues of privacy, possible defamation, or potential federal civil rights crimes/torts from the course readings that appear concerning to you. Discuss fully, demonstrating your knowledge of the readings.

All discussions must include at least one reference to course materials and at least two other legal references .

https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/RIC/Publications/cops-w0724-pub.pdf

530 d2 350 words

Please review the websites and video provided in the Week 8 Instructional Materials that details the USERRA. What are employees’ or applicant’s rights attendant to this law?

What can happen to management that fails to abide by this law?  Discuss fully, demonstrating your knowledge of the readings.

Research and describe some cases that may be pertinent to this law. Be detailed in your response and provide citations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz3eAt-ad7E&t=4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clYoX7rsxLQ

530 research paper (will upload previous work)

Topic :Drug Testing in Law Enforcement.

My research topic of choice is Drug Testing in Law Enforcement. I selected this topic because there are so many duties and responsibilities that the ones entrusted with the roles of the law enforcement must carry out such as professionalism – to maintain and exercise good judgement and accountability in all they do. Police officers enforce the law; carry weapons; make decisions that will have an impact on the safety of the public, whether it is an altercation and/or a more complex situation. So, they absolutely need to be physically and mentally fit to serve. Drug testing policies have therefore been put in place in many law enforcement agencies in the United States.

For my research paper, I will be looking at the legal, ethical, and Constitutional aspects related to drug testing in law enforcement jobs (Bharat et al., 2023). Drug testing programs may lead to concerns about the Fourth Amendment, particularly with respect to the unreasonable aspects of a search or seizure. Several types of random drug testing, pre-employment drug testing, and mandatory testing after incidents are explored, given privacy rights and government authority are considered (Mordechai-Strongin, 2023).

I also want to look at what some of the courts have said on the issue of drug testing when involving LEAs. Today, policies adopted by agencies are a result of, and directly influenced by, court decisions, especially the kind of testing that is deemed reasonable under the law (Mordechai-Strongin, 2023). In addition, I would like to look at the differences between agencies at the federal, state, and local levels of government and how union employment policies and the employment code affect these policies.

An area that I would like to further delve into is the effect of drug testing on officer accountability, the culture of the workplace, and the level of trust that exists between the people of the school district and the officers of the law (U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d). Everyone has a right to the law and expects officers to act responsibly, and drug-testing policies can help build trust in the system. But these policies should also be fair and recognize legal employees' rights.

Overall, I think this topic is important because it shows how the governments of individuals and businesses will need to balance public safety, employee rights to privacy, and the Constitution while operating their businesses. In conducting this research, I hope to better understand the legal and ethical questions that arise in relation to drug testing in criminal justice agencies of research.

References

Bharat, C., Webb, P., Wilkinson, Z., McKetin, R., Grebely, J., Farrell, M., Holland, A., Hickman, M., Lucy Thi Tran, Clark, B., Peacock, A., Darke, S., Li, J.-H., & Degenhardt, L. (2023). Agreement between self‐reported illicit drug use and biological samples: a systematic review and meta‐analysis.  Addiction,  118(9), 1624–1648.  https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16200

Mordechai-Strongin, B. (2023). Giving the Fourth Amendment Meaning: Creating an Adversarial Warrant Proceeding to Protect From Unreasonable Searches and Seizures.  University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform,  56(3), 951–988.  https://doi.org/10.36646/mjlr.56.3.giving

U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (n.d).  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

For the final paper, write 2500 - 3000 words of analysis. This is about ten to twelve pages in length, not counting cover, abstract, or reference pages. The final paper must include one reference to course materials and at least five outside sources cited and referenced properly following the most recent edition of APA style. Focus on peer-reviewed, scholarly sources. Three of these outside sources must be examples of case law that examines the same or similar legal issues, with proper legal citations. The most recent edition of APA format is also required for fonts, margins, and spacing. Graduate-level written work is required.

1

5

525 discussions 300 words

Make sure you answer all of the questions:

1. Should American jurisdictions follow the example of Britain's "parenting orders" and provide juvenile courts with legal options for both holding parents responsible for their children's behavior and for providing parents with opportunities to improve their parenting skills? What are some of the pros and cons of doing so?

2. The practice of detaining criminal suspects at police stations rather than at regular detention centers is quite controversial. According to the "Reform in Japan: Suspect Rights", a new law will not abolish the substitute prison system, but it will require the separation of the investigating officers from those who supervise the detainees. It also calls for the establishment of citizen and lawyer panels to which detainees can bring complaints about their treatment.

Discuss whether you think this is a problem or an overblown reaction, and if it is, whether the proposed changes will make the system more acceptable.

Textbook

Reichel, P. L. (2017). Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (7th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780134548470

525 dropbox

Dropbox assignments are between 300-500 words and written in the  APA format. Submissions are not to exceed 550 words. 

1. Review the speech; " What’s Next for the Youth Justice System?," by Keith Fraser of the Local Government Association in London, which provides more information about the future of the youth justice system in the UK.  

Chapter 9 of the textbook (an International Perspective on Juvenile Justice, page 258) reviews the Continuum of Juvenile Justice Models presented for New Zealand, Italy, China, England, and Wales.

Select the model that you think provides the most effective intervention and sets the best stage for sustained change among that country's system-involved youth.

Provide an analytical review of your chosen model and defend your decision about why you think it is the best. Your review should be two to three paragraphs in length and include specific examples.  

As you are being asked to write an opinion, the use of first-person language is appropriate.

2. Some Chinese courts are beginning to take a young person’s character into account when dealing with delinquency cases. Read " New Practices for Juvenile Delinquency Cases in China”.

Write a paragraph summarizing how this is a change for Chinese courts.

Links

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/what-next-for-the-youth-justice-system

http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/69959.htm

530 d1 350 words

Doctors disclose and lawyers disclose. Should law enforcement members be required to disclose complaints lodged against them even if they are exonerated?  Why or why not?  For management context, review  “Building Trust between the Police and the Citizens They Serve.” Assess it in detail, commenting also on any issues of privacy, possible defamation, or potential federal civil rights crimes/torts from the course readings that appear concerning to you. Discuss fully, demonstrating your knowledge of the readings.

All discussions must include at least one reference to course materials and at least two other legal references .

https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/RIC/Publications/cops-w0724-pub.pdf

530 d2 350 words

Please review the websites and video provided in the Week 8 Instructional Materials that details the USERRA. What are employees’ or applicant’s rights attendant to this law?

What can happen to management that fails to abide by this law?  Discuss fully, demonstrating your knowledge of the readings.

Research and describe some cases that may be pertinent to this law. Be detailed in your response and provide citations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz3eAt-ad7E&t=4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clYoX7rsxLQ

530 research paper (will upload previous work)

Topic :Drug Testing in Law Enforcement.

My research topic of choice is Drug Testing in Law Enforcement. I selected this topic because there are so many duties and responsibilities that the ones entrusted with the roles of the law enforcement must carry out such as professionalism – to maintain and exercise good judgement and accountability in all they do. Police officers enforce the law; carry weapons; make decisions that will have an impact on the safety of the public, whether it is an altercation and/or a more complex situation. So, they absolutely need to be physically and mentally fit to serve. Drug testing policies have therefore been put in place in many law enforcement agencies in the United States.

For my research paper, I will be looking at the legal, ethical, and Constitutional aspects related to drug testing in law enforcement jobs (Bharat et al., 2023). Drug testing programs may lead to concerns about the Fourth Amendment, particularly with respect to the unreasonable aspects of a search or seizure. Several types of random drug testing, pre-employment drug testing, and mandatory testing after incidents are explored, given privacy rights and government authority are considered (Mordechai-Strongin, 2023).

I also want to look at what some of the courts have said on the issue of drug testing when involving LEAs. Today, policies adopted by agencies are a result of, and directly influenced by, court decisions, especially the kind of testing that is deemed reasonable under the law (Mordechai-Strongin, 2023). In addition, I would like to look at the differences between agencies at the federal, state, and local levels of government and how union employment policies and the employment code affect these policies.

An area that I would like to further delve into is the effect of drug testing on officer accountability, the culture of the workplace, and the level of trust that exists between the people of the school district and the officers of the law (U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d). Everyone has a right to the law and expects officers to act responsibly, and drug-testing policies can help build trust in the system. But these policies should also be fair and recognize legal employees' rights.

Overall, I think this topic is important because it shows how the governments of individuals and businesses will need to balance public safety, employee rights to privacy, and the Constitution while operating their businesses. In conducting this research, I hope to better understand the legal and ethical questions that arise in relation to drug testing in criminal justice agencies of research.

References

Bharat, C., Webb, P., Wilkinson, Z., McKetin, R., Grebely, J., Farrell, M., Holland, A., Hickman, M., Lucy Thi Tran, Clark, B., Peacock, A., Darke, S., Li, J.-H., & Degenhardt, L. (2023). Agreement between self‐reported illicit drug use and biological samples: a systematic review and meta‐analysis.  Addiction,  118(9), 1624–1648.  https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16200

Mordechai-Strongin, B. (2023). Giving the Fourth Amendment Meaning: Creating an Adversarial Warrant Proceeding to Protect From Unreasonable Searches and Seizures.  University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform,  56(3), 951–988.  https://doi.org/10.36646/mjlr.56.3.giving

U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (n.d).  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

For the final paper, write 2500 - 3000 words of analysis. This is about ten to twelve pages in length, not counting cover, abstract, or reference pages. The final paper must include one reference to course materials and at least five outside sources cited and referenced properly following the most recent edition of APA style. Focus on peer-reviewed, scholarly sources. Three of these outside sources must be examples of case law that examines the same or similar legal issues, with proper legal citations. The most recent edition of APA format is also required for fonts, margins, and spacing. Graduate-level written work is required.