ccjs100 all week discussion latest 2016

Week 1 discussion

Each week, you will have discussions to post and respond to throughout the eight weeks of study (you must have at least two replies to earn an 80%; more replies are encouraged and will result in a higher grade; I expect 4 or more replies for full credit. The discussion posts and replies should be completed by Sunday at 11:59pm each week. Please participate actively in the discussions to gain further understanding of the material; active participation means that you enter the discussions more than once per week to earn full credit. See the Discussion rubric for grading.

Discussion threads are posted in the class information for each week.

Week 1- Discussion Topic #1: After completing the readings for Week 1: Explain the significance of this symbol to the Criminal Justice System. Interpret the meaning of the scales of justice symbol. What is the system trying to balance? Why is this significant to understand the main goals of the Criminal Justice System?

Scales of Justice

Discussion Topic #2: After reading the articles on "Social Construction of Crime" and "Ethics", what are your reactions to these articles? Why are these articles pertinent to the Criminal Justice System today?

Week 2 discussion

Topic #1: After reading "Victims in the System", note one or more points about victimology that stood out to you or that you'd like to explore further. Explain why the item(s) were significant to you.

Topic #2: After reading the Learning Resources for week two, what did you learn about the role of the victim in the Criminal Justice System and victim rights in the system?

Week 3 discussion

Topic #1: After, examining the learning resources on Crime Statistics, what did you learn about crime in the U.S. and data collection? What questions, if any, do you still have about this data?

Topic #2: After reading the learning resources for week three, what did you learn about police training and police-community relations? Were you aware of all the different types of police training that exist, including communication?

Week 4 discussion

Topic #1: After reading the resouces on Torts, did you know what a tort was prior to this course? What did you learn about torts in this section that you did not know?

Topic #2: The reading on sentencing discusses "Determinate Sentencing" in detail. What are your thoughts on this practice?

Week 5 discussion

Topic #1: From the reading on Prisons in the 21st Century, what did you learn about prisons today that you were unaware of prior to this course? Were you surprised about this information? or was it what you expected?

Topic #2: What are your thoughts about Captial Punishment in the 21st Century?

Week 6 discussion

Topic #1: The reading on community corrections notes that "70% of offenders are not in jail or prison but supervised within the community". Did this figure surprise you? What are your thoughts about community corrections?

Topic #2: In the reading on Offender Reentry, the author states, "Between 1973 and 2005, the number of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons increased by over 600%. There are now over 1.5 million people living in America's prisons, translating to an incarceration rate of 496 per 100,000 population (Sabol, Couture, & Harrison, 2007). If the jail population is included, the incarceration rate increases to 751 per 100,000 population and the number of people imprisoned in America totals over 2.3 million".

Discuss your reaction to these figures.

Week 7 discussion

Topic #1: After reading the resources on the "Juvenile Justice System", what did you learn about the Juvenile system that you did not know before this course?

Topic #2: After reading the resources on the "Juvenile Justice System", how is the Juvenile system different than the adult system? Include two or more differences in your discussion. Explain why you chose those particular differences for your discussion.

Week 8 discussion

Topic #1:How have cybercrime and terrorism affected the "Criminal Justice System"?

Topic #2:Share something you learned from this course that you feel will be beneficial in your future studies.