The document discusses the pervasive issue of excessive use of force by law enforcement within the criminal justice system, emphasizing its historical evolution and contemporary relevance. It highlights the impact of technology, particularly body cameras, in shedding light on police brutality and mentions significant events, such as the death of George Floyd, that sparked widespread protests. Additionally, the document outlines the requirements for an in-depth analysis of this issue, including the identification of contributing factors, effects on the justice system and public, and strategies for change.

1. ISSUES
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3-2 Milestone One: Submit Selection of Contemporary Criminal
Justice Issue
Destiny Nance
ISSUES
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Southern New Hampshire University
In every other nation, the criminal justice system plays a very
huge role in delivering justice and punishing those who break
the law. However, all around the globe, there are several issues
that almost every other justice system is struggling to deal with.
One of the most common issues that are being dealt with is the
issue of inordinate/ excessive use of force by law enforcement.
In the least technical terms possible, the use of excessive force
can be defined as the use of too much force by the police when
dealing with people. In most cases, the use of this excess force
may end up harming the same people that the police forces are
initially supposed to protect. Even though police forces are
punishable by the courts of law for use of excessive force, the
issue remains one of the major issues that affect the criminal
system to date. (Hargreaves‐ Heap, 2002).
In the modern day, people tend to think that excessive use of
force by police officers is an issue of the past and one that no
one should talk about. However, this is not all true as

2. discrimination has not ended but has only evolved. In the old
days, policemen mainly used excessive force on people of color
or even slaves who at that time did not have rights that could
make the officers be punished for doing this. However, in the
modern days, the issue has evolved all over the globe, there
have been cases where policemen have used excessive force on
their subjects regardless of their color. One of the things that
have made the issue keep changing is the advancement of
technology where police officers are expected to wear body
cams that will monitor all their actions while on duty. different
amendments that have been made to the constitution with the
main aim of empowering people of color.
For quite some time now, people have been fighting against the
use of excessive force. However, I believe that recently there
might have been a breakthrough all because of technology.
technology has changed people's perspectives especially by
showing them how brutal police officers can be when they use
excessive force. For instance, in the year 2020, a man named
George Floyd was murdered by a police officer due to the use of
excessive force. The video of the incident went viral and people
came together to protest against the issue. This was one of the
biggest protests where people protested together regardless of
their color, culture, and even location (Hutson, 2009).

3. References
Ajilore, O., & Shirey, S. (2017). Do# AllLivesMatter? An
evaluation of race and excessive use of force by police.
Atlantic Economic Journal,
45(2), 201-212.
Hutson, H. R., Anglin, D., Rice, P., Kyriacou, D. N., Guirguis,
M., & Strote, J. (2009). Excessive use of force by police: a
survey of academic emergency physicians.
Emergency Medicine Journal,
26(1), 20-22.

4. CJ 500 Milestone T wo Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For this assignment, you will submit your in-depth
analysis of the contemporary criminal justice issue that you
have selected. This analysis will identify
factors contributing to the issue by examining the
criminological theories behind it. Specifically, what
criminological theory forms your understanding of the
issue? Indicate the impact of this issue on the criminal justice
system. For example, how does the issue impact law
enforcement, the courts, and corrections?
Address the negative impacts of the issue on the criminal justice
system, the general public, and specific populations. Then,
identify the strategies to influence
change. Be sure to cite any data you have analyzed so far, data
which you will rely upon to provide recommendations to your
criminal justice issue in both the
Module Six Short Paper and your Milestone Three submission
in Module Seven.
Prompt: Specifically, the following critical elements must be
addressed:
II. Issue Analysis
A. Select a criminological theory that informs your
understanding of the issue, justifying your selection.
B. Identify factors contributing to the issue, justifying your
identifications with the selected criminological theory. In other
words, what are the
factors contributing to the issue? How is the identification of
these factors supported by the selected theory?
C. Describe how the issue impacts the criminal justice system,
providing specific examples of how the branches of the criminal
justice system are

5. affected by the issue. For example, how does the issue impact
law enforcement, the courts, and corrections?
D. Describe how the issue impacts the general public, providing
specific examples. Does the issue affect specific populations?
E. Determine the key stakeholders of the issue, identifying both
the key people impacted by the issue, as well as those with the
power to influence
change. Justify your selections.
F. Describe strategies that are currently employed to address the
issue. These strategies may be used in the community with the
issue, or in a
different community with the same issue.
G. Assess the effectiveness of the previously identified
strategies in addressing the issue, justifying your assessment.
How effectively do the
strategies combat the issue, and where are there gaps?
H. How does your previous assessment impact the specific
branches of the criminal justice system? Justify your response.
In which branches are
the strategies most and least effective?
Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should include
reference to recent peer-reviewed articles, be at least 2 pages in
length (in addition to title and
reference pages) and should use double spacing, 12-point Times
New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Use APA style to cite
your sources within the text of
your paper and on the reference page.
Refer to the Criminal Justice Library Tips document for
assistance in finding and citing outside sources. The Problem-

6. Solving Strategies and Sample document
demonstrates how a problem-solving strategy can be applied to
help find a solution to a problem.
Please note that the grading rubric for this milestone submission
is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project
Rubric will include an additional
“Exemplary” category that provides guidance as to how you can
go above and beyond “Proficient” in your final submission.
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8. Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%)
Not Evident (0%) Value
Select Theory Selects a criminological theory that informs
the understanding of the issue, justifying
selection
Selects a criminological theory that informs
the understanding of the issue, but with
gaps in detail, accuracy, or justification
Does not select a criminological theory that
informs the understanding of the issue
11.5
Factors Contributing to
the Issue
Identifies factors contributing to the issue,
justifying identifications with the selected
criminological theory
Identifies factors contributing to the issue,
but with gaps in detail, logic, justification,
or appropriate application of criminological
theory
Does not identify factors contributing to
the issue

9. 11.5
Criminal Justice System Describes how the issue impacts the
criminal justice system, providing specific
examples of how the branches of the
criminal justice system are affected
Describes how the issue impacts the
criminal justice system, but with gaps in
examples, detail, or accuracy
Does not describe how the issue impacts
the criminal justice system
11.5
General Public Describes how the issue impacts the
general public, providing specific examples
Describes how the issue impacts the
general public, but with gaps in examples,
detail, or accuracy
Does not describe how the issue impacts
the general public
11.5
Stakeholders Determines the key stakeholders of the
issue, identifying both the key people
impacted, as well as those with the power
to influence change, justifying selections
Determines the key stakeholders of the
issue, identifying both the key people

10. impacted, as well as those with the power
to influence change, but with gaps in
justification, detail, or logic
Does not determine the key stakeholders
of the issue
11.5
Strategies Describes strategies currently employed to
address the issue
Describes strategies currently employed to
address the issue, but with gaps in detail or
accuracy
Does not describe strategies currently
employed to address the issue
11.5
Effectiveness Assesses the effectiveness of identified
strategies in addressing the issue, justifying
assessment
Assesses the effectiveness of identified
strategies in addressing the issue, but with
gaps in justification or logic
Does not assess the effectiveness of
identified strategies in addressing the issue
11.5
Branches Explains how the previous assessment of
strategies impacts the specific branches of

11. the criminal justice system, justifying
response
Explains how the previous assessment of
strategies impacts the specific branches of
the criminal justice system, but with gaps
in justification or logic
Does not explain how the previous
assessment of strategies impacts the
specific branches of the criminal justice
system
11.5
Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related
to
citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax that
negatively impact readability and
articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax that
prevent understanding of ideas
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Total 100%
CJ 500 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric