Here are my responses to the questions posed: Corporations exercise power over the media through ownership. As the chart shows, just a handful of massive media conglomerates own most of the major news outlets in America. This level of consolidation allows these corporations to influence the types of stories covered and how they are framed. Reporters and editors know their jobs depend on not angering the corporate owners, so they self-censor. Stories that could hurt corporate profits or power are avoided or downplayed. These media corporations have further consolidated their control by continuing to merge and acquire more outlets. For example, Comcast acquired NBCUniversal in 2011, giving it control of NBC, CNBC, MSNBC and many other properties. Disney purchased 21

1. Week 1 Discussion 1
"Corrections: An Overview" Please respond to the following:
· Examine the concept of professionalism in corrections.
Provide your opinion as to whether or not professionalism in the
workplace is a worthwhile area for training. Support your
response with one (1) example of professionalism in
corrections.
· Analyze two (2) types of punishment that were previously
used to deter crime. Determine whether or not these types of
punishment would be effective means by which to deter crime
today. Provide a rationale for your response.
Please reply to the student
Tony GutierrezRE: Week 1 Discussion 1
According to our text, in 1987, Bob Barrington, executive
director of the International Association of Correctional
Officers, said in a discussion about prisons, "correctional
facilities. . . run smoothly and efficiently for one basic reason:
the professional and forward-thinking attitudes and actions of
the correctional officers employed." Professionalism is always
an area that is worthwhile for training. In corrections, when the
staff and correctional officers are acting professionally, then the
work is being done more effectively. This means that safety and
control are more likely being achieved along with many other
positive outcomes. Unprofessional behavior can lead to
problems with inmates, other staff members, and cause a sense
of distrust and bitterness in the correctional department. One
example of professionalism in corrections is to treat the inmates
with a certain level of respect and dignity, even when they may
not deserve it. Inmates will often taunt and disrespect
correctional officers, a true professional will still do their job to

2. the highest standard and maintain order and safety in the
facility.
Two types of punishment that were previously used to deter
crime are:
1. Branding- Branding is a type of mutilation that was used by
Roman society. Criminals would be branded with a mark or
letter that signified their crimes, and they would be placed on
the forehead or another part of the face. This would be used to
warn others that the offender has a criminal history.
2. Public humiliation- Public humiliation was used to humiliate
the criminal. Some received corporal punishments is public or
they had to sit in the stocks were they could be ridiculed, hit
with eggs or rotten fruit, and whipped. This also served as a
deterrent to other people who may try and commit the same
crimes.
I don't believe that either of these types of punishments would
be an effective means to deter crime today. Our society thinks
much differently today than societies that used these methods in
the past. I believe that most people today would consider these
to be "cruel and unusual" punishments. Most past societies
sought to just punish the criminal, and they did not seek to try
and reform him. Our current society believes in punishment and
reform, not just punishment. If you are trying to reform a
person, branding and humiliation is generally not going to help
with that as the branding will make it harder for an individual to
obtain work, and humiliation often brings shame and bitterness.
Week 1 Discussion 2
"Measuring and Comparing Crime" Please respond to the
following:
· Discuss two (2) sources of data upon which your personal
knowledge of transnational crime is based, such as personal

3. experience, conversations with others, academic courses or
books, newspapers or TV news, movies and TV shows, or
Internet materials. Debate the degree to which you can trust
each source to provide accurate, unbiased data. Support your
response with at least one (1) example of transnational crime
from each source.
· You have been appointed head of a United Nations agency
tasked with collecting transnational crime statistics. Determine
the strategy that you would utilize for collecting, compiling,
and disseminating the transnational crime data that you are
seeking. Explain two (2) reasons why your strategy would be
most effective.
Please also reply to the student
Blakely Sawyer
RE: Week 1 Discussion 2
Hello professor and class!
The two sources of data I chose to use for this discussion are:
1. Personal knowledge
2. Internet materials
My personal knowledge of transnational crime was formed
after I ordered a wrist watch from a online retailer, but the
shipped/received product was a counterfeit item. I can trust that
this source is accurate, (because it's me) but now that I have
been a victim of transnational crime I tend to have a bias view
about shopping online for expensive items.
Internet materials have plenty of information about
transnational crime and can be an asset when learning about this
topic. After typing "transnational crime" in a search engine
thousands of articles popped up in my browser. One drawback
to the Internet is the vast amount of information that is
displayed for all to see. Some of this information is false and
some is true, so you have to do your own independent research

4. to find out if the site is reputable or not.
If I were appointed the head of a United Nations agency that
was tasked with collecting transnational crime statistics I would
use a mixture between International victimization surveys, and a
country's uniform crime reports (if available). Using
international victimization surveys would help me gather non-
biased information, that otherwise would be vulnerable to
government screwing, in order to make a country look safer
than it is. I would then compare both UCR data and IVS data to
come up with a true value of that country's crime data.
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Bottom of Form
The prompt is "In an argumentative essay,support, refute, or
complicatethe claim thatthe surveillance of consumersby retail
anthropologistsismanipulative and unethical."
Make it into a Rough Draft 1,000 words that I did in prewriting.
Argumentative Essay Prewriting
Make it to MLA Format
1. In my opinion, I support the claim that, Surveillance of
consumers by retail anthropologists is manipulative and
unethical.
2. Three main reasons that makes me support this claim are:
1. Ease of access to goods and services- Strategic location
of goods make it easy for customers to pick good on their own
without much consultation. Items should be strategically placed
where consumer can easily get access to them in order avoid
surveillance.
2. Increased cost of operations- Surveillance of customers
is an extra duty and responsibility to the operations of business.
Expanding business operation cost with activities that can be
eliminated is not necessary.
3. Privacy in shopping- Some customers might not be

5. wailing to get exposed on what they pick from shelves since
there is believe of intimidation. Especially, ladies may not want
to disclose what they buy to either boyfriends. There is that
feeling that shopping of some items is private and should not be
interfered with.
3. Thesis statement: Having surveillance on stores increases
cost of operations while reducing profit maximization to
business owners due to purchase, installation and personnel to
monitor.
4. Three quotes/ examples to back up my three points are;
“…there are customers who cannot make right decision when
they are aware that they are being monitored…”, “…customers
feel there is no privacy as freedom of choice is being disclosed
to others people…”, “… there is no right of being left alone
when selecting confidential items that do not need disclosure to
others…”
5. Conclusion: Business surveillance is quite good but should
not interfere with customers’ privacy. When business operation
is introduced to interfere with customer rights, it has to be
discussed before being used with all stakeholders.
One of the student told me this: Hi Sheehan, thank you for your
sharing. At first, I am impressed by your thesis statement
because in my opinion, I refute the surveillance of consumers is
unethical. However, I enjoyed reading your three main ideas,
and your chosen ideas support your thesis statement very well.
You show that the surveillance of customers will increase the
cost of operations. That's right because its equipment is
expensive, and the system also requires an amount of people to
follow it and evaluate the data. Based on your the last main
point, you state that the surveillance of consumers reduces the
privacy in shopping. I agree with your opinion because the
feeling of having little privacy while shopping is so
uncomfortable. Overall your prewriting is well organized and
clear. Hopefully, you will work more in your three main ideas
because these ideas are interesting to everyone who looks for
the background of the surveillance of consumers.

6. Need to follow this that you did everything correctly:
Base 1: Unity
1. Is there a clearly stated thesis in the introductory paragraph?
2. Do all the supporting paragraphs back up the thesis?
Base 2: Support
1. Is there specific evidence?
2. Is there plenty of it?
Base 3: Coherence
1. Is there a clear method of organization? (List of items or a
time order?)
2. Are transitions used to connect sentences and ideas?
Base 4: Sentence Skills
1. Are there any rough spots where the sentences do not flow
smoothly and clearly?
2. Are there any mistakes in grammar, punctuation, or usage?
Government Assignment
In a capitalist "democracy" like the United States, the corporate
news media faithfully reflect the dominant class ideology both
in their reportage and commentary, even while claiming to be
balanced in their coverage of events. How do corporations
exercise this power over the media? How have these
corporations further consolidated their control over what we see
and hear? Please answer both questions, and use the chart below
and other sources to help you answer the questions:
http://members.sonsoflibertyacademy.com/sons-of-liberty-
academy-4/module-1-when-you-are-aware/media-consolidation