What would you like to know and understand about the criminal justice system?

Identify the ten basic elements (steps) of a research proposal, defining each element in your own words.
Identify the first four steps of the process and answer the following questions related to the four steps.
What about the criminal justice system interest you? What would you like to know and understand about the criminal justice system? An example might be – I am interested in how poverty relates to crime.
Based on your interest, can you formulate an idea from your interest? What is the idea? An example might be – Can I show a relationship between poverty and crime? If so, what evidence substantiates the correlation? If not, why?
Create a question or problem statement from your idea. Example: Is there a direct relationship between poverty and criminal activity?
What can you do with the information you gather from conducting this research? Example: Depending on the research results, I might be able to create a program to help low-income families/individuals with strategies to overcome criminal behavior.

Identify the current national academic content standard(s) addressed by the lesson plan and include the associated alphanumeric code and full description for each standard.

A. Create an original direct instruction lesson plan in the content area and grade level of your choice using the supporting document “Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template” (Third grade preferred) Complete each of the following to finalize your lesson plan:

1. Identify all required general information for the lesson plan, including the lesson title, subject, grade/level/setting, and prerequisite skills for the lesson.

2. Align the relevant standards and objectives for the lesson by doing the following:

a. Identify the current national academic content standard(s) addressed by the lesson plan and include the associated alphanumeric code and full description for each standard.

b. Create lesson learning objective(s) that align to the state or academic standards identified in part A2a. Each learning objective should include the following required components:

● behavior

● condition

● measurable criterion

3. Discuss the necessary materials, resources, and technology for the lesson plan by doing the following:

a. List all materials and resources necessary for teachers and students to complete the lesson.

b. Identify the technologies integrated into the learning activities within the lesson, and explain how each technology supports student learning.

4. Discuss the language demands included in the lesson by doing the following:

a. Identify the language function(s) students will be able to engage in upon completion of the lesson.

b. Identify key vocabulary terms students must know in order to master the learning objectives for the lesson.

c. Identify relevant discourse or syntax used in the lesson.

d. Describe relevant language supports that will be used to help students apply the language of the discipline during the lesson.

5. Describe the activities and associated student actions in detail for each of the following steps:

● anticipatory set

● presentation procedures for new information and/or modeling

● guided practice

● independent student practice

● culminating or closing procedure/activity

6. Discuss how the lesson will differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students by doing the following:

a. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to meet the needs of students who are gifted and talented.

b. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to meet the needs of students whose native language is not English.

c. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to meet the needs of students with a mild to moderate learning disability.

7. Explain how to assess student progress toward reaching the lesson learning objectives by doing the following:

a. Describe the formative assessment used in the lesson and how it helps monitor student progress.

b. Describe the summative assessment and how it measures student achievement of the lesson learning objectives.

B. Explain how the lesson plan from part A could be modified to be a cross-disciplinary lesson. Include modifications to each of the following in your explanation:

● instruction

● skills

● content

1. Explain how the modified lesson from part B aligns to all relevant standards. Include the associated alphanumeric code and full description for each standard in your explanation.

2. Explain how your modifications to the plan’s instruction, skills, and content would increase the relevance of the lesson and impact student engagement and motivation in the. lesson.

What is the major demographic makeup of this MSA?

1. What is the major demographic makeup of this MSA? Summarize the makeup of the protected classes as defined by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

2. Does that surprise you? Why or why not?

3. What are some issues you predict will impact Shreveport (or the other area you chose) in the next ten years as it pertains to diversity?

4. If you had to develop a brand new social service for this area, what would you develop and how would it impact Shreveport (or the other area you chose) long-term?Chapter 4 discusses the complexity of managing diversity in organizations, and the pros and cons. As a manager or executive, its important to understand the diversity of the community in which you operate.

Which of these (means, motive, opportunity) had multiple possible answers, so provided “red herrings?”

Post answers to the following questions about works by Chandler, Woolrich, Highsmith, O’Connor and Lehane.
A) Raymond Chandler “Red Wind.” 25%
1- What crimes were committed? How?
2- Who had the means and opportunity to do it? Explain.
3- What was the motive and the cause for the crime(s)?
4- Which of these (means, motive, opportunity) had multiple possible answers, so provided “red herrings?” What were they?
5- What type of narrative is used? What kind of person is the narrator, and what do they think of the crime(s)?
B) Cornell Woolrich “Rear Window”
1- What was Jeff’s original theory about what his neighbor Thornwall did? What was his evidence?
2- Why did the police think Jeff was wrong, and not follow up?
3- What were Thornwall’s motives for what he did, according to the police detective? How and why did that change?
4- How did Jeff figure out what really happened? What was his evidence?
5- What happened to Thornwall, and why?
D) Flannery O’Connor “The Comforts of Home” 25%
1- What kind of person is Thomas’s mother? What was his father like? How do we know?
2- What kind of person is Star? What does Thomas think of her, and what does his mother think of her?
3- Explain how and why Thomas tries to get Star out of the house: different plans.
4- What does Thomas end up doing, and why does he do it? Why does the sheriff think he did it?
5- What kind of person is Thomas? Why do you think so?
E) Dennis Lehane “Running Out of Dog” 25%
1- What narrative voice is used in this story? Who seems to be speaking, and what are they like? When does this change?
2- “Running Out of Dog” is partly about a community. What is this community like, and how do we know?
3- What murders are committed? Who commits them? What are the means, motive and opportunity for each?
4- What are Jewel, Blue and Elgin like? How do we know?
5- The story ends with the comment “In this world, ‘case you haven’t noticed, you usually pay for your sins. And in the South, always.” Who is speaking? Who in the story would agree? How do you know?

Describe the family health issue and explain its significance to families and community health nursing.

– Identify a current issue related to the health of Canadian families.
– Describe the family health issue and explain its significance to families and community health nursing.
– Explore solutions for the family health issue using a strengths and asset-based perspective
– Discuss implications for family nursing practice; apply the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards; incorporate appropriate RNAO best practice guidelines, and CNO standards
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Do you think that it as any impact or significance in the business world?

Briefly summarize the Belmont Report (Be sure to cite the source used for your summary)
It is clear that the Belmont Report impacts researchers. Do you think that it as any impact or significance in the business world? Explain your answer. Provide source material to support your answer.
Choose one virtue ethics theory. Briefly summarize this theory in 1-2 sentences (Cite your textbook).
Does virtue ethics support the Belmont Report? Why or why not?