1. Assignment: The call for reform of the early juvenile justice system was possibly based on the following: . It was formed out of a feeling of benevolence, as espoused by the Progressive era "child savers". This was to protect children by changing child labor practices, child abuse, runaways, homeless children and new immigrants. . Others claim it was simply a mechanism to control the effects of the Industrial Revolution, such as poverty, urban decay, and crime. . The third possibility was a big business backed conservative influence to control and train the poor to be workers in a newly industrialized society. In your opinion state which one of the three was possibly correct and why. This assignment must be no less than 500 words. You must back your opinion with facts supporting your position. 2. You are a new community police officer assigned with seven other officers to a low income, heterogenous, high turnover, high crime neighborhood. How should you and your fellow officers address the following problems? a. Neighborhood residents, neighborhood business owners, and community leaders disagree about the most important problems of the neighborhood and what to do about them. What should you and your fellow officers do? b. You organize and heavily publicize a meeting to discuss neighborhood problems and their solutions. However, only about 10% to 20% of neighborhood residents attend, and most of them are white and more affluent homeowners who live in the better parts of the neighborhood. Few minorities or renters atend. What should you and your fellow officers do? c. Your precinct captain disagrees with neighborhood residents about the most important problems in the nieghborhood. Your precinct captain's top priority is abandoned cars used for drug dealing. The top priority of neighborhood residents in the overall appearance of the neighborhood. What should you and your fellow officers do? 3. Seek out a site which explains the process by which DNA identification is established. (there is more than one process; choose only one and give a generalized step by step process). Identify research web site. Post your answer via email directly to your instructor. After completing research on (a), give your opinion as to safeguards needed to ensure presented DNA evidence is credible. Post your answer via email directly to your instructor. 4. In John Grisham's 1992 novel, A Time to Kill, the defendant, a black man whose young daughter was viciously raped by two white men , is on trial for gunning down the two men on the courthouse steps in full view of many bystanders. Even thought it was obvious to all the defendant had killed the two men, the jury in the case returned a not guilty verdict, and the defendant was allowed to walk free. This is an example of jury nullification, the power of a jury in a criminal case to acquit a defendant despite overwhelming evidence. The jury can acquite for any reason or for no reason at all, and the d.