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Introduction to Administration of Justice |
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Course of Study: transferable to University of California, California State University Concept Paper assignment Paper heading: Title of paper. Introduction to Administration of Justice. Time, days, section, your name, Instructor's name - Dr. Oliver M. Thompson, date of paper. Always include your REGISTERED name on any mail to me, not your email address. Straight mail, no attachments. Title of Paper: Biography, Introduction to Administration of Justice Tuesday. Section #86776. Dr. Oliver M. Thompson January 2, 2007 Each chapter contains will be tested through an on line system, you will be advised when the chapter test will be opened and when it will close. Essay on the following subject areas as assigned by Dr. Thompson. PLEASE NOTE - ALL FACT BASED, SUBJECT MATTER ESSAYS ARE THOROUGHLY ANALYZED BY TURNITIN.COM TO INSURE A LACK OF PLAGARISM. AS SUCH, INSURE THAT YOUR WORK PRODUCT IS PROPERLY CITED AND SOURCED. Write me a story about you: who are you, why taking this class, career aspirations, email address, phone number for contact. 25 points. Due: The United States Constitution as it relates to administration of justice, the American Legal System. Due: Proposition 21 - http://primary2000.ss.ca.gov/VoterGuide/Propositions/21.htm Proposition 36 - http://www.prop36.org/ Proposition 184 - http://www.silicon-valley.com/star2.html Proposition 215 - http://vote96.ss.ca.gov/BP/215.htm Proposition 66 - http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/htThreeStrikesProp66.htm Criminal causation. Is it just a game? http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-videogames12sep12,0,7347205.story?coll=la-home-health FBI report: crime statistical analysis, safe and unsafe cities, uniform crime reports, www.fbi.gov. Due: The geography of crime www.fbi.gov http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/2004/04prelim.pdf Campus security http://www.ope.ed.gov/security What Jeanne didn't know? http://www.securityoncampus.org/aboutsoc/didntknow.html Complying with the Jeanne Clery Act http://www.securityoncampus.org/schools/cleryact/ Local law enforcement website http://www.co.riverside.ca.us/sheriff http://www.riversidesheriff.org/crime/meganlaw.htm LAPD Gave Misleading Crime Data. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-crime30aug30,0,2189107.story?coll=la-home-local LAPD Asked to Explain Crime Reporting Change. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-briefs14.4sep14,1,5208658.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Compton Homicide Toll Keeps Growing. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-compton3sep03,1,2117116.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california. You're Not as Safe as You Think You Are. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-op-crime19jun19,0,5795155.story?coll=la-sunday-commentary. Two Registered Sex Offenders Are Slain. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-vigilante4sep04,1,4869628.story?coll=la-news-a_section The California Law enforcement code of ethics; applicability and significance in the administration of justice in California. Law enforcement code of ethics http://www.riversidesheriff.org/general/law-code.htm. Due: California law enforcement code of ethics - P.O.S.T. - Peace officers standards and training. 1956. The peace officer is the most powerful authority figure in American government. A heavy use of discretion is permitted in performing their job. Based on the proper functioning of the U.S. Constitution. Peace officers profile, they use force, they make pretext contacts; which must be based on reasonable and necessary application. They must adhere to this code of ethics. In this paper you are to critically analyze it, the California law enforcement code of ethics, as to functionality, utility of purpose, idealism, realism, and whether the code is fully applicable to today's society or hopelessly out of date; non functional. LAPD May Relax Its Hiring Rules. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-lapd29aug29,1,4603933.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Pot and police. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-le-subwednesday31.5aug31,1,3220671.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Keeping the Thin Blue Line on Straight and Narrow. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-profile19sep19,1,6567775.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Compare and contrast the operational, administrative and program aspects of the District Attorney offices - Chief Law Officer - Riverside http://www.riversideda.com/ and San Bernardino County http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/da/ . The Chief law officer of the State of California is William Lockyer. Scan and outline the operational, administrative and program aspects of the State Attorney General's office http://www.ag.ca.gov/ag/index.htm, and the U.S. Attorney General's office http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/ . Review and be prepared to discuss Due: Outline a case study on the Riverside Police Department utilizing the Riverside County Grand Jury report - state of morale and administrative review, 1999-2000, http://www.courts.co.riverside.ca.us/grandjury/0rpd.htm. The completed essay should outline a minimum of ten (10) specific concerns generated by the grand jury report. Due: LISTING OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEYS BY SPECIALTY. Critically review and analyze the STATE of California prisons. Due: Gov.'s Rival Offers Prison Plan. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prison7jul07,0,7011278.story?coll=la-home-local Schwarzenegger Wants More Prisons Built. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-prisons27jun27,1,4400475.story?page=1&coll=la-headlines-frontpage Overcrowding Stifles Inmates' Successes. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-prison28jun28,1,3043788.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Inmate Care Is a Mess, Official Says. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-prisons6jul06,1,7289882.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Bill to House Adult Inmates in Camarillo Is Drawing Fire. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-jails1jul01,1,1046645.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Baca Seeks $300 Million for Jail System. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-jails11jul11,1,62420.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Schwarzenegger Aides Sharply Rebuked Over Lagging Prison Reform. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-prisons13jul13,1,5378945.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california 1,600 Brawl at L.A. County Jail Sites. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jail14jul14,0,2715658.story?coll=la-home-headlines State to Assess Whittier Site for a Prison. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-prison15jul15,1,684482.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california State Prisons' Special Master Won't Be a Slave to System. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-hagar16jul16,1,460231.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Crowding at Prisons Has State in a Jam. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-prisons13mar13,1,6502205.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage. The Prison Prosperity Myth. Delano's Grand Illusion; The State Wants to Build a Second Prison in Tiny Delano, Claiming the $600-Million Project Will Make Life Better for Hard-Luck Locals. Believe That if You Want, but the Promised Prosperity of the First Penitentiary Remains a Mirage. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=1&did=158119871&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1115474600&clientId=19745 The Cruelest Prison. A necessary evil?; Pelican Bay State Prison Houses 'the Worst of the Worst' in the Starkest Isolation Imaginable. But These 'Supermax' Units Are Turning Inmates Into Mental Cases, and the Asylum Gate Opens Right Back Onto Our Streets. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=71&did=425335851&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1115482052&clientId=19745 Close the Doors of Youth Prisons. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-vo-carlos7may07,1,7576145.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california. Prisons Weigh Threat of Radical Islamist Gangs. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prisons4sep04,0,4162146.story?coll=la-home-local Easing the Hard Time. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-prison16sep16,0,2506733.story?track=hpmostemailedlink Many L.A. County Jail Inmates Still Held Too Long. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jails9sep09,0,2697326.story?coll=la-home-local
Write an essay, from your view, as to the Future of the Criminal Justice System The People of the State of California v Ivory J. Webb is a significant case in the annals of criminal cases, especially in the Inland Empire pertaining to use of force criminal cases involving California Peace Officers. Your assignment is to keep a web blog on the case from the original charging today, March 7, 2006 through the total case, or the end of this class. You can find pertinent information on this case by logging into the San Bernardino Sun www.sbsun.com , or the Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com. You are to critically analyze the case, both legally (what does the law say) as well as personally (what do I think about this case), through the various segments of the criminal justice system regarding this matter. Due:
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: Write an essay on the
Group Demands Firing of Officers in Beating of Minister at Vigil. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-police31aug31,1,1550204.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Six Fired Youth Prison Counselors Are Reinstated. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-cya31aug31,1,3106928.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Write an essay on the California criminal Courts Trial to open for Okla. judge accused of indecent exposure on bench. http://www.courttv.com/trials/thompson_donald/092305_background_ctv.html Critically review the practice and application of Capital Punishment - the death penalty - in the state of California. Death Row Often Means a Long Life. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-deathpen6mar06,1,1123710.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california. Include in the review and analysis the issue of Capital punishment moratorium as practiced and implemented in the State of Illinois. Another late article of interest - Eroding the Death Penalty http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-ed-death21apr21,1,4663715.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california. Due: Race, Pleas Affect Ohio Death Penalty. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Ohio-Death-Penalty.html . Class sessions: preview the reading assignments. come prepared to discuss relevant issues from the reading assignment(s). Each written paper is valued at 50 points each. If you have any questions about assignments and completion dates, please insure you contact me at your earliest convenience. I am not responsible for your misinterpretation of a class assignment and its attendant due date. Proposition 21 - http://primary2000.ss.ca.gov/VoterGuide/Propositions/21.htm Proposition 36 - http://www.prop36.org/ Proposition 184 - http://www.silicon-valley.com/star2.html Proposition 215 - http://vote96.ss.ca.gov/BP/215.htm Proposition 66 - http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/htThreeStrikesProp66.htm Close the Doors of Youth Prisons. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-vo-carlos7may07,1,7576145.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california. JUVENILE JUSTICE – mandatory life sentences Michigan v Nathaniel Abraham released at 21 years of age http://www.wsws.org/sections/category/news/nath-us.shtml http://www.wsws.org/news/1998/may1998/abe-m7.shtml http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/nov1999/abra-n17.shtml http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/abraham/101999_ctv.html http://www.pww.org/past-weeks-1999/Story%20of%20Nathanial%20Abraham.htm http://www.fansoffieger.com/abrahtrial.htm http://www.aclu.org/CriminalJustice/CriminalJustice.cfm?ID=8771&c=46 http://www.courttv.com/archive/trials/abraham/sentence_text_ctv.html http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060118/METRO02/601180376/1009 Florida v Alex and Derek King Derek resentenced to 8 years, Alex to 7 years. http://courttv.com/trials/king/ Florida v Nathaniel Brazill sentenced to 28 years http://courttv.com/trials/brazill/index.html Florida v Lionel Tate released after 3 years, 1 year house arrest, 10 yrs probation http://courttv.com/trials/wrestling/background.html http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/tatecase02.htm http://www.tgorski.com/news_analysis/lionel_tate_no_clemency_010614.htm http://www.tgorski.com/news_analysis/lionel_tate_sentencing.htm http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,131721,00.html http://www.karisable.com/ymltate.htm http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/26/wrestling.death/ State to Detail Reform of CYA. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cya16may16,1,6674200.story?coll=la-headlines-california.
Guards' Chief Backs but Questions CYA Plan
Class sessions: Each written paper is valued at 50 points each. If you have any questions about assignments and completion dates, please insure you contact me at your earliest convenience. I am not responsible for your misinterpretation of a class assignment and its attendant due date. |
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