The powers enumerated in the U.S. Constitution for each branch of government have shifted over the years as a result of decisions made by the Supreme Court. Using the U.S. Constitution, library, Internet, or any other available materials, list and discuss three ways to achieve greater balance of power among the three branches of the federal government. Be sure to reference all sources using APA style. When commenting to other students’ posts, address the suggested ways they pose of achieving balance among the branches. Why might you agree or disagree with these?  3-4 Paragraphs in APA format You graduated from the college only 1 year ago, and you are now the victim rights advocate for your county prosecutor’s office. When you entered the criminal justice program, you never dreamed that you would have a career helping victims of crimes to navigate the criminal justice system. Your duties include everything from comforting a victim of a sexual assault to helping the families of murder victims. Already, you have had opportunities to help so many people, and this type of work makes you feel proud of what you do. You are so proud, that it is all you speak about to your families and friends. So when Grace, the chief attorney, asks you to do something, you try to do your absolute best. The following assignment is no different. Grace, the chief attorney (CA), asks you to draft a report that she will use in her presentation to the county commission. Her goal is to keep the victim witness assistant positions that currently exist and increase the number of these positions in the future. She knows that providing victim advocacy is a relatively new concept to the criminal justice system and that the commissioners are not familiar with the concept that the criminal justice system should take a more active role with victims. Grace needs you to provide information from 8 of the following 12 areas of discussion:  · Give a definition of victimology. · What is the history of victimology, and how has it developed? · Explain how it is different from criminology, sociology, or psychology. · Who established the first safe houses for battered women? Where and when were these safe houses established? · Who established the first rape crisis centers? Where and when were these centers established? · How has the Civil Rights movement contributed to antidiscrimination efforts and the establishment of hate crime legislation and policy? · What role have children’s rights groups played in highlighting the problems that child victims face in the criminal justice system? · Which organizations might she contact that provide specific advocacy for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and homicide? · What services are not provided by government crime compensation programs? · Explain the need for all states to require mandatory reporting by religious organizations of child abuse by clergy. · How can the media be used to affect change in states that do not yet ...

1. The powers enumerated in the U.S. Constitution for each branch
of government have shifted over the years as a result of
decisions made by the Supreme Court. Using the U.S.
Constitution, library, Internet, or any other available materials,
list and discuss three ways to achieve greater balance of power
among the three branches of the federal government. Be sure to
reference all sources using APA style. When commenting to
other students’ posts, address the suggested ways they pose of
achieving balance among the branches. Why might you agree or
disagree with these?
3-4 Paragraphs in APA format
You graduated from the college only 1 year ago, and you are
now the victim rights advocate for your county prosecutor’s
office. When you entered the criminal justice program, you
never dreamed that you would have a career helping victims of
crimes to navigate the criminal justice system. Your duties
include everything from comforting a victim of a sexual assault
to helping the families of murder victims. Already, you have
had opportunities to help so many people, and this type of work
makes you feel proud of what you do. You are so proud, that it
is all you speak about to your families and friends. So when
Grace, the chief attorney, asks you to do something, you try to
do your absolute best. The following assignment is no different.
Grace, the chief attorney (CA), asks you to draft a report that
she will use in her presentation to the county commission. Her
goal is to keep the victim witness assistant positions that
currently exist and increase the number of these positions in the
future. She knows that providing victim advocacy is a relatively
new concept to the criminal justice system and that the
commissioners are not familiar with the concept that the
criminal justice system should take a more active role with
victims.
Grace needs you to provide information from 8 of the following

2. 12 areas of discussion:
· Give a definition of victimology.
· What is the history of victimology, and how has it developed?
· Explain how it is different from criminology, sociology, or
psychology.
· Who established the first safe houses for battered women?
Where and when were these safe houses established?
· Who established the first rape crisis centers? Where and when
were these centers established?
· How has the Civil Rights movement contributed to
antidiscrimination efforts and the establishment of hate crime
legislation and policy?
· What role have children’s rights groups played in highlighting
the problems that child victims face in the criminal justice
system?
· Which organizations might she contact that provide specific
advocacy for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child
abuse, and homicide?
· What services are not provided by government crime
compensation programs?
· Explain the need for all states to require mandatory reporting
by religious organizations of child abuse by clergy.
· How can the media be used to affect change in states that do
not yet require mandatory reporting?
· Research the clergy abuse in a state of your choice, and
answer the following:
· If mandatory reporting exists, how long has this been a
requirement? What organizations are involved in tracking and
helping the victims with this type of abuse?
· If mandatory reporting does not exist, what alternative
processes exist for reporting clergy abuse?
3-5 Pages in APA format