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Criminal Justice System—Social Influence
This week’s discussion will continue the theme of social influence on the criminal justice system. For this assignment you will discuss the role of the community and “social control” in corrections.
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research an example of a restorative justice program and describe it for the class. How does it work? What type of offenders does it involve? Is it effective? What is your opinion of the program? Click here to find articles describing restorative justice programs.
What are the aims of restorative justice programs in general? Be sure to emphasize on the victim while answering these questions.
Analyze whether restorative justice programs would be more effective for juvenile offenders than for adults.
Describe the role that “social control” plays in the restorative justice process.
Analyze whether an offender’s community and social network can be more effective than the formal system in “correcting” his or her behavior.

Law Enforcement Function
This assignment will explore the environment in which the law enforcement function is performed. Provide your answers in a Microsoft Word document that addresses the following areas:
Discuss the relationship between neighborhood disorder and crime. What should be the role of the police in dealing with elements of neighborhood disorder, such as abandoned property, inoperative streetlights, and the like?
How would the mission and the structure of a police department or sheriff’s office differ between urban and rural areas?
What is social disorganization and how does it contribute to criminality?
Analyze whether nonconforming behavior a result of poverty. Should poverty or social disorganization be a consideration when an offender is being sentenced?

Your personal statement is a one-page essay that gives veterinary admissions committees a clear picture of who you are and, most importantly, why you want to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. effective personal statement:
Discuss those activities and unique experiences that have contributed to your preparation for a professional program. Discuss your understanding of the veterinary medical profession, and discuss your career goals and objectives.”
Explain a defining moment that helped steer you toward a career in veterinary medicine. Consider using that moment as the focal point of your essay.
Be original and thoughtful: Discuss how you would contribute to the profession and patient care, all of which will help you stand out from other applicants.
As you are telling us why you want to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, explain why you are good candidate for veterinary school. Ask yourself—in a pile of 100 applications, would I enjoy reading my statement? Be sure to convey your passion for veterinary medicine in your statement.
Many of you have had meaningful experiences with animals or veterinarians as children and these are important but should only be mentioned briefly.
give them information that they can’t learn elsewhere, and to help illuminate something about the applicants.

In a minimum of 250 words, please post your beliefs about human nature. In responding to the following prompts, use Gen. 1:26-28, Strachan, and Frederick: (1) Are humans fundamentally good? Bad? What is your basis for arguing for either humans being fundamentally good or bad? (2) What do you believe Gen 1.26-28 means for humanity and the cosmos? What is the purpose of humanity based on Gen. 1:26-28? How is this reflected in the idea of identity as crucial to being made in God’s image? (3) Relying on Frederick, what are the three components making up the image of God? (4) How do they relate to your beliefs about human nature? (5) How do you understand authenticity as reflecting a doxological life? How does glorifying God reflect one’s identity as an image bearer? How does this relate to a behavioral science understanding of human nature? Respond to at least 2 other students in 50 words or more. Worth 50 points. Students need to cite course texts in their post. Please post word count at the end of the post.

Choose a minimum of three short stories from this unit in which a thematic concern provides a deeper understanding into the human condition (human nature, human motivation, how we live our lives, etc.)
Discuss a written essay, analyze how that aspect of the human condition contributes to an interpretation of the works as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. Your analysis must be a minimum of 4-6 pages in length (Size 12 Font, double spaced).
“The Birthday Party” “The Birthmark”
“A Clean Well-Lighted Place”
“Desiree’s Baby”
“A Jury of Her Peers” “The Lamb to the Slaughter”
“The Landlady” “The Possibility of Evil” “The Yellow Wallpaper”
“Young Goodman Brown”
(Click on any short story for access to the digital copy)
Literary Argumentation: 7.A, 7.B, 7.C, 7.D, 7.E

Identify and discuss an example of self-serving bias in a workplace. Describe how you engaged in self-serving bias to explain your own or a co-worker’s behavior, or how a co-worker engaged in self-serving bias in explaining your or their behavior. How did this impact the situation and the relationship?

Discussion Prompt #2

Analyze the attributional patterns you use to explain a mean or disappointing behavior by a good friend and by someone whom you do not like. Analyze how differences in your feelings about the two individuals affect your attributional tendencies.

View your discussion rubric.

Explain how a “researcher acting as an instrument” in a qualitative study
best can ensure the trustworthiness of the data analysis and the conclusions?

Question
22 (25
points)
The
study of how ideas developed over time is a type of conceptual or psychological
historical research. Identify a key concept in your own discipline and describe
in detail the types of primary sources you could use to understand its history,
explaining what each source might add to the study.

Question
23 (25
points)
A
medical researcher is concerned about mistakenly concluding that a new
medication is effective when it really is not. What type of error is the
researcher concerned about making (Type I or Type II)? Describe what the
researcher might do to decrease the likelihood of making that type of error.
Discuss ramifications of your suggested approach for other types of error in
the study.

Question
24 (25
points)
Throughout
your textbook the authors return to the importance of interpreting the findings
of a research project. Explain why this is an essential element in a
high-quality research report.

Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
There are many users, sources, and purposes for health care statistics. One of the significant sources of health care statistics is the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP, pronounced “H-Cup”). As the HCA, you mention this to your new CEO, but he says he is not familiar with it and asks you to put together a short description of it on how you and your colleagues make use of the data and information provided.

You will prepare a 400–600-word description of HCUP for the CEO. Include the following in your description:
1–2-sentence introduction to HCUP, including the agency that administers the project and its purpose
What types of data and reports are provided and who uses this resource.
An example of a report available to anyone on the site
Go to the Reports tab on the Home page. Click on the tab, and then select “HCUP Statistical Briefs – Chronological List.”
From the list, choose a recent brief (the most recent are listed first in the list).
Open and review the brief, and describe what it contains and the types of health care statistics and graphical presentations included in it (e.g., line graphs or pie charts).
Finish by including your thoughts about this Web resource and what you find valuable about it.

Your new staff was very interested to learn about the many online federal and state health care databases and the different types of statistical information available in each database. Like other health care organizations, Choice Hospital wants to maintain its financial stability and improve the quality of patient care. The new CEO of Choice Hospital would like to gain a better understanding of utilization rates and other measures of performance that can be used to track and demonstrate quality improvement. As the HCA, you and your team are asked to conduct preliminary research in the following areas:
Identify databases for statistical information on the utilization rates and other measures of quality performance (e.g., average length of stay [ALOS], patient wait times, and death rates) and select a healthcare statistic.
Define your chosen healthcare statistic and explain how it was calculated.
Explain to your staff the purpose of research questions and how the data obtained from research questions are used for informed decision-making.
Describe hypothesis testing and how it is used in research.
Formulate a hypothesis related to your chosen healthcare statistic.

You are a health care administrator (HCA) for a community hospital named Choice Hospital. As the HCA, you are working with new staff who will assist you with data collection and analysis for tracking and benchmarking performance in several key areas of the facility. As you work with the new staff, you will help them understand the meaning of health statistics and the external resources available for locating health care statistics by completing the following:
Define health care statistics.
Explain the purpose of collecting and reviewing healthcare statistics
Identify 2 organizations that use health care statistics at the local, state, and national levels (e.g., CMS hospital system)
Identify 2 sources that are available to obtain healthcare statistics