The Coatesville Fire Case CJ 101 Unit 8 5/18/15 LeCompte‚ Nicole Kaplan University Abstract This paper is about the Coatesville fires in Pennsylvania in 2008. The fires were being randomly started with no reason. The fires were set by a group of people. The five suspects that were arrested were Robert Tracy Jr who was an assistant fire chief‚ (6 ABC Action News 2009)‚ a 19 year old teenager named Roger Leon Barlow‚ McWilliams who suffered from mental illness‚ George Donkewicz‚
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Cross-Cultural Stereotypes and Communication Wendy Kinsey Kaplan University CJ 246 (section-01) Stacie Haen-Darden July 28‚ 2011 Scenario 1: Asian/Pacific American Using Coining to Heal Seng Chang and Kaying Lor had the couple’s Children taken on April 30 when some employee’s At Sherman Elementary School noticed marks on the children’s bodies. After the family had been in court on Monday‚ the couple been notified that there would be no charges and they would receive their children
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The Last Lap: Escaping the Law By Gabriel Graham‚ and Renn Fiddler. Vrrrrrtttttt‚ GO UP! I took off from the intersection down the street with the eclipse right beside me I heard the turbo scream as It starts to pull away from me as I slam through my gears‚ 1‚2‚3‚4‚- whooop I hear the sirens‚ then the red and blue lights Oh no the eclipse pulled into an alley and I saw the lights go off Now it’s me and the cop I tried to lose him in my Lancer Evo but even with 400 horsepower power I can’t lose
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named Community Informatics (CI). This paper analyzes institutional work which enables the creation of this institution of Community Journalism (CJ) and the process of legitimation which organizations in this field go through by responding to various pressures from the environment. The study is performed by analyzing one of the well-recognized CJ projects in India using the institutional theory lens. The analysis brings across various pressures faced by this new institution and how the policies
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Unit 2 Writing Assignment Alejandra Garcilazo Kaplan College‚ Bakersfield CJ 130 Mr. Fink February 24‚ 2015 Probation over the past decade has become the sentence that is ruled more than any other. With prisons being over crowded‚ probation has been the top choice for qualifying adult violent offenders. Probation population has become almost twice the population of offenders in prison. Today‚ probation is authorized in all states and is an integral part of the criminal justice system
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Classifying Crimes Kaplan University CJ 230 Professor Shipley October 8‚ 2011 When investigating crimes‚ two elements‚ Mens Rea‚ the mental element‚ and Actus Reus‚ the physical element‚ must be present. Mens Rea is “Latin for a guilty mind‚ or criminal intent in committing the act” (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Mens+Rea). Actus Reus is “Latin for a "guilty act." The actus reus is the act which‚ in combination with a certain mental state‚ such as intent or recklessness
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Probation & Parole Coatesville Fire Dept‚ PA Patience Smith CJ 101-02 Kaplan University The most common form of criminal sentencing in the United States these days is probation. Conditions of probation and parole are primary factors that have an effect on a probationers post lock-up life. When determining conditions of probation and parole‚ the offender’s background plays a very vital role in the determination. A probation or parole officer has four functions that helps them figure
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Uses and Purposes of Classification within Prison Facilities Kaplan University CJ 130: Unit 7 Assignment July 2‚ 2013 Classifications systems help minimize the potential for prison violence‚ escape‚ and institutional misconduct. During the past two decades‚ professionals in prisons and those in other correctional systems worked assiduously to improve their approaches to classifying offenders according to custody‚ work‚ and programming needs. As a result of these efforts‚ criteria for
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of cognitive information retrieval for ill-structured managerial problems and its benefits for Jones‚ R. T.‚ & Ryan‚ C. (2002). Matching process choice and uncertainty: Modeling quality management Kaplan‚ R. S.‚ & Norton‚ D. P. (1996). Using the balanced scorecard as a strategic management system Kaplan‚ R. S.‚ & Norton‚ D. P. (2001). Leading change with the balanced scorecard Kaufmann‚ A. (1975). Introduction to the theory of of fuzzy subsets. Klein‚ J. C.‚ & Cooper‚ D. F. (1982). Cognitive maps
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Learning objectives 1. Understand basic control processes in decision-making‚ and develop appropriate control systems to support specific strategies 2. Identify and evaluate appropriate performance measures to properly assess performance 3. Recognise the importance and the impact of effective information systems in supporting decisions concerning evaluation and control 4. Describe the determinants of decision success and understand the decision making matrix 2 Introduction
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