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CJA 105 Module 1 Assignment 3 Crime Rate in
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Crime rates are of great interest to policy makers as well as citizens.
After all, who wants to live in an area with a high crime rate? When you
calculate crime rates, you are able to compare cities, states, and
countries of different sizes. For example, suppose city A has a
population of 120,000 and city B has a population of 500,000. The
preceding year, city A had 250 incidents of murder and city B had 400.
On reading this, you may think that you want to live in city A because it
was host to fewer murders. However, when you calculate the murder
rates, you will see that the murder rate for city A is 208 per 100,000
citizens and that for city B is 80 per 100,000 citizens, which is much
lower.
The mayor of Centervale is concerned about the increase in violent
crimes being reported to the police and has commissioned you to study
the crime problem, determine whether the crime rate is worse in
Centervale than other states, and create a report.
Tasks:

To prepare for this consulting assignment, you need to learn more about
crime rates and explore crime rates by state using the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s (FBI’s) Uniform Crime Reports.
Access Table 5 at Crime in the United States.
Select two states to organize and compare to Centervale.
Access the Microsoft Excel worksheet that has been prepared for you to
populate with information. The worksheet has been populated with
crime data pertinent to the state in which Centervale is located.
In the worksheet, organize the data for your two states and the violent
crime (Type 1 offenses) counts for those states and calculate the rate of
each type of crime.
Click here to download the worksheet.
After completing your Microsoft Excel worksheet, prepare a 1- to 2-
page report on the crime rate in Centervale as it relates to your
comparison states.
Go to the web pages for the states you selected and explore the
definitions of crime. (Hint: Search for revised statutes or codes.) Include
these definitions in your report.
Answer the following questions in your report:
How does the crime rate in Centervale compare with the crime rates in
the other two states?
Why is this information important?
How do the definitions of crime vary among the states?
What recommendations do you make to the mayor regarding the crime
rate comparisons?

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CJA 105 MODULE 2 AND 3 ASSIGNMENTS
CJA 105 MODULE 2 AND 3 ASSIGNMENTS
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CJA 105 Module 2 Assignment 2 Training Police
Recruits

Chief Draper has noticed that the behavior of many of his officers
reflects a lack of understanding of many basic criminal justice concepts.
Last week, he received a complaint about a patrol officer with ten years
of experience on the force. The complaint alleged that the officer pulled
over a car for a traffic violation and allowed the driver to leave with a
verbal warning after the driver gave him free football game tickets.
Another complaint involved the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
supervisor. In this complaint, it is alleged that the SWAT team broke
down the door of a suspected drug dealer only to find that it had the
wrong house. The team later found the suspected dealer at another
location and arrested and interrogated him before reading the Miranda
warnings. These are only a few of the complaints being reviewed, and
Chief Draper believes that police recruits need more training on the
following topics:
Discretion
Ethics
Probable cause
Plain view doctrine
Arrest
Good faith exception
Miranda
Reasonable suspicion
Use of force
Racial profiling

Tasks:
Prepare a 12- to 14–slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with your
recommendations of the important points that should be addressed in the
training of police recruits.
Devote at least one slide to each of the ten topics listed.
Use cases to support your explanations.
Use the Notes section to provide for deeper exploration of each topic.
Include a cover slide and at least one slide at the end of your
presentation to reference your sources, formatted in the APA style, that
link back to your in-text citations and support your recommendations.
See your Argosy Handbook or APA materials to properly cite your text.
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CJA 105 Module 3 Assignment 2 LASA 1 Crime
and Ethical Standards

Since you have demonstrated your knowledge about criminal justice so
well, the chief of police has another assignment for you. Chief Draper
wants you to review a specific case and assess the arresting officer's
conduct. To prepare your report, you consider certain factors, such as the
societal factors that may have influenced the suspect's behavior, the role
of the government in terms of protecting both society and an individual's
rights, and the ethical standards that govern law enforcement.
Here’s What Happened . . .
Centervale police officer Lance Marconi responded to a call for service
from a high-end retailer, who reported that an unkempt woman wearing
disheveled, dirty, and torn clothing left the store without paying for
items she selected while shopping in the Misses Clothing Department.
The store manager reported that the woman failed to respond to any
verbal prompts made to her by store associates.
As Officer Marconi drove toward the store, he noticed a woman
matching her description walking along the side of the road, carrying
what appeared to be clothing. Once the officer reached the location of
the woman, he recognized her—Mary Jones—as being an individual he
had arrested several times before for public drunkenness, resisting arrest,
possession of a controlled substance, felony larceny, and prostitution.
Officer Marconi anticipated that this could be a very challenging
situation because Jones did not like law enforcement, tended to be
aggressive, and had, in the past, run as soon as she saw a police cruiser.
Marconi called for backup and asked Jones to stop as he stepped out of
his vehicle. She started to run, but he caught up with her very quickly.
Jones struggled with Officer Marconi on the ground, although he
managed to humanely subdue her and place her in handcuffs. Officer
Marconi called the incident into Communications and placed the suspect

in his cruiser. He then gathered the clothing items dropped by the
suspect along the side of the road. He noticed the items had price tags
displaying the name of the retailer who reported the initial incident to
law enforcement. During transport, Jones yelled and became very
agitated.
When she arrived at the police department, Jones was very upset. She
tried to hurt herself by banging her head on the desk as the officer tried
to interview her about the alleged larceny report. It was clear to Officer
Marconi that Jones was under the influence of drugs, so he discontinued
the interview process. Marconi requested emergency medical services,
and Jones was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Here’s What You Need To Do . . .
After carefully reviewing the case details, prepare a 2- to 3-page report
assessing whether the procedures (both legal and ethical) were followed
appropriately. Use the Argosy University Online Library resources to
find articles that support your assessment. You may also use your
textbook.
Your report should address the following:
1. Select one of the crimes Jones has been previously charged with (e.g.,
public drunkenness, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled
substance, felony larceny, or prostitution).
a. What type of crime is it (misdemeanor or felony)?
b. How is this crime defined in the state in which you live?
c. How might societal factors have influenced this suspect's crimes?
2. Analyze how the purpose of government and the social contract might
protect the rights (e.g., safety and security) of the suspect in this case.

3. Compare the various roles Officer Marconi must play in this case.
Consider that Marconi must enforce the law and protect the suspect from
harm at the same time.
4. Analyze how a law enforcement officer's actions might be influenced
if he or she is arresting an "unsympathetic suspect or victim,"
specifically a suspect or victim who the officer has arrested before or
who engages in a high-risk lifestyle, such as substance abuse, drug
dealing, or prostitution. Justify whether Officer Marconi acted
accordingly.
5. How might the criminal justice professional maintain ethical
standards when working with diverse populations?
6. Once charged, what rights does the defendant, Jones, have?
Be sure to organize your paper into clear and concise paragraphs. You
should read the grading rubric before starting your paper to ensure you
cover all the material appropriately. Include an APA-formatted reference
page that links to your in-text citations.
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CJA 105 Module 4 Assignment 2 Corrections
Systems and Processes

The state legislature has met and decided that the bulk of the budget cuts
will come from the criminal justice system. The head of the Department
of Corrections in Centervale, Eric Clayton, has asked you to help him
prepare a presentation for the state legislature. This has been a tough
budget year, and Clayton must be prepared to explain to the legislature
how each dollar is spent on prison programs. Clayton has asked you to
research the prison programs offered in two other state prison systems so
that he can see how Centervale’s programs compare.
You decide that the best approach is to research the prison system in the
state where you reside and explore the programs that are offered.
Tasks:
Select three of the programs your state uses and explain them by
addressing the following questions for each program:
What is the name of the program, and to whom is the program offered?
How is the program used?
How do inmates enter the program?
What is the purpose of the program?
Would you recommend this program to Clayton for Centervale? Why or
why not?
Submit your report to Clayton in a 2- to 3-page paper. Be sure to cite the
sources of your information by stating the URLs from the state web
pages or from other sources.

Be sure to build in-text citations for the state web pages and create
references for the web pages that link back to your in-text citations.
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CJA 105 Module 5 Assignment 1 LASA 2
Predicting Crime with the Uniform Crime
Reporting System
In your final consulting assignment, the mayor of Centervale and the
city counsel have asked you to help them understand how to better
predict crime rates.
An important part of the criminal system is tracking data to help society
develop a better understanding of crime and to prevent further crime in
the United States. Every year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
releases a statistical report on crime in the United States, called the
Uniform Crime Report (UCR). In this assignment, you will access this
report, familiarize yourself with its functionalities, and analyze the data
to develop a prediction.

All the information you provide is to be presented in a formal 3- to 6-
page paper that properly uses subheadings to categorize information. Be
sure to use specific information from external sources to support your
ideas.
Part 1: Learning the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting System
Access the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting System
athttp://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr and familiarize yourself with
the site.
Using research and data from the site, address the following:
Explain how individual agencies classify information that is compiled
into the report.
Analyze and identify resources public safety officials, like sheriffs or
police chiefs, have to classify or categorize crimes in their cities,
counties, and states.
Discuss the pros and cons of the Uniform Crime Reporting System and
the yearly reports.
Part 2: Analyzing Specific Data
An important goal of the criminal justice system is to use the
information gathered about crimes to understand and predict criminal
behavior. Access the homepage of the UCR (http://www.fbi.gov/about-
us/cjis/ucr/ucr) and complete the following steps:
Select a type of crime to research (e.g., “Violent Crime” or “Property
Crime”). Then, choose a specific crime within one of those categories
(e.g., Violent Crime: Murder).
You will need both national data and your state’s data for the crime you
chose.

Choose your state to research that type of crime: Under “Browse By,”
click “City Agency,” click “Table 8,” and choose a state.
Gather the national data for that type of crime: Under “Browse By,”
click “National Data”; use the tables to answer the questions.
Using research and data from the site and other external sources, address
the following:
Explain how the UCR can help public safety officials predict crime and
present crime rates to the American public.
Based on the data and what you have learned in the course, forecast the
criminal activity for the nation, your state, or a selected city.
Compare the UCR data for the crime you selected with the same
statistical information for that crime in 1950 (you will need to search for
these statistics). Are there similarities or differences or can you infer
from the data that the trends have remained the same?
How can government officials use the crime statistics data from the
1970s to predict crime twenty years later? How reliable are the statistics
in the UCR? Are law enforcement agencies required to report their
criminal incidents for compilation in the yearly UCR?
Include a title page with your name, date, and assignment title and check
for correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and usage.
Provide at least three references (one may be your textbook) in the APA
format that you used in writing your paper (make sure all your in-text
citations link to a reference in your list). You should read the grading
rubric before starting your paper to ensure you cover all the material
appropriately.

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