This document provides information and links to online tutorials and guidelines for assignments and discussions for Grand Canyon University's JUS 520 course. It addresses topics like justice, crime and punishment, restorative justice approaches, communitarianism, and the role of community in the justice system. Links are provided for each week's assignments, which involve writing essays, developing matrices, and engaging in discussions on course concepts.

1. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 1
Assignment Justice in the Community NEW
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Is justice an easily defined concept? Why or why
not?

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What exactly is justice? Is justice a value or a
principle? Is it personal or is it a societal goal?

4. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 2
Assignment Crime/Punishment Matrix NEW
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Develop a crime/punishment matrix flowchart
that would assist someone in determining an
appropriate sentence for specific crimes
committed by a juvenile.
Include a restorative justice module within this
matrix. Where would it fit? How, and why?
APA format is not required, but solid academic
writing is expected.

5. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 2
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Restorative justice programs in the United States
that have demonstrably succeeded are largely
within juvenile justice systems. What is it about
juvenile justice models that afford restorative
justice programs the best chance to succeed?
Support your answer with examples where
appropriate.

6. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 2
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Are the success stories of restorative justice in
juvenile programs accurate in being defined as
successful, or is success being claimed to support
other social and political agendas? Why or why
not? Provide examples where appropriate.

7. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 3
Assignment Justice System Bail-Out NEW
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Consider the criminal justice system in the United
States as if it were a failing business. Is it “too big
to fail”? How would you bail out the system? Is the
application of restorative justice a TARP program
for a bloated criminal justice system or does the
United States need to adopt a more punitive
approach to solving criminal justice issues?
Present your ideas in a PowerPoint presentation
of 20−25 slides, including corresponding slide
notes.
While APA format is not required for the body of
this assignment, solid academic writing is
expected and in-text citations and references
should be presented using APA documentation

8. guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style
Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

9. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 3
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Has the traditional model of criminal punishment
failed in the United States? Why or why not? Would
an even more traditional system deter crime, or is
deterrence no longer a significant aspect of
addressing crime in the United States? Provide
examples

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The construction of new federal penitentiaries
continues. Is the construction of new high security
prisons vital to the ongoing interests of justice in
the United States? Why or why not? Do we have too
few, too many, or just enough prison beds in the
United States?

11. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 4
Assignment Native American and Mennonite
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Native American and Mennonite Approaches
Write an essay (1,250−1,500 words) describing
and defining the similarities and differences
between Native American and Mennonite
approaches to restorative justice. Are there
specific, primary differences between them, or are
they, at their core, more similar than different?
Which elements from each approach do you
believe have the greatest opportunity to positively
impact the adoption of restorative justice
programs in the United States? Why?

12. Prepare this assignment according to the APA
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.
You are required to submit this assignment to
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submitted to Turnitin.

13. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 4
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Given the unique nature and quality of life on a
Native American tribal reservation, justify why
restorative justice can work in a tribal community.
Do the lack of cohesion and the presence, in
varying degrees, of chaos prevent restorative
justice from working effectively? Does the short
term versus the long term impact success? Why or
why not.

14. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 4
Discussion 2 NEW
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Can a focus on peacemaking and
spiritual/emotional recovery such as that used by
the Navajo Nation, work in the nontribal
environment? Why or why not?

15. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 5
Assignment Restorative Justice NEW
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Write an essay (750−1,200 words) exploring the
following: Is the common good, sometimes
referred to as the “general welfare,” more or less
important to you than the distinctions of groups
being tagged as unique, different, or special? Does
providing a distinction as a “special” community
hinder or support instituting a restorative justice
program? Defend your position and provide
examples.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
required.

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17. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 5
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Many people now identify themselves as
something other than simply an American citizen.
Being part of a protected class, a special interest
group, or both, now seems to be a requirement or
expectation for many in society. What then is more
important, an individual as an American citizen, as
a member of a protected class, or as a member of a
special interest group.

18. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 5
Discussion 2 NEW
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Does a community, made up solely of persons who
share a protected class or special interest, make
for a more harmonious community? Why or why
not?Does a community, made up solely of persons
who share a protected class or special interest,
make for a more harmonious community? Why or
why not?

19. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 6
Assignment Crime & Justice NEW
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Crime & Justice
Write an essay (500−750 words) in which you
examine the following: Is it time to do away with
judges handing out sentencing and penalties?
Should community or neighborhood boards or
panels determine a sentence for persons guilty of
crimes? Why, or why not? Are judges
anachronistic, or do they continue to serve an
important role in the system?
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guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in

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Success Center. Only Word documents can be
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21. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 6
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Some Native American cultures embrace the
concept of “banishment” from the tribe as a form
of punishment. Given your understanding of
community and obligation, do you find that
banishment is an appropriate sentence? Should it
be used more frequently or only in more severe
instances?

22. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 6
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Within the United States, whether a judge is
appointed or elected depends largely upon
location. Do you believe it is appropriate for many
judges in the country to be elected? Why or why
not?

23. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 7
Assignment Communitarianism NEW
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Communitarianism
Write an essay (500−750 words) examining
communitarianism. Is communitarianism secular,
or does it require a spiritual connection in order to
ultimately succeed? Why or why not? Can
communitarianism be viewed as liberal,
conservative, or neither? How so? Provide
examples.
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the Student Success Center. An abstract is not
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25. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 7
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Can communitarianism and restorative justice
address serious, violent crime in a moderate to
large-sized community? Would it make a
difference if the community was densely urban,
suburban, or rural? Why or why not?

26. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 7
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“I am not my brother’s keeper” has often been
repeated. But is it accurate? Is not everyone
looking out for each other in a communitarian
society? Why or why not?

27. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 8
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Turf wars have become well known if not
legendary among federal law enforcement
agencies. What is it that motivates federal law
enforcement agencies to compete against each
other so aggressively? How would you change this
culture of competition?

28. Grand Canyon University JUS 520 Week 8
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Is the idea of a collective, community-based
consciousness possible? Why or why not?