Writing

D week1

1. Do a little digging: What resources are there in your state or local community for suicide prevention? Are the resources adequate, in your view? Why or why not?

How does the sociological imagination help you decide whether or not the resources are adequate? (I live in Chicago, IL)

Reference should be in APA format

Week 5 Discussion

Human Resources

Our textbook presented a number of issues related to human resources in public agencies.  Choose one aspect of the employment process (patronage, unions, diversity, affirmative action, bias in exam process, merit pay and bonuses, veteran’s preference, outsourcing) and explore how these issues have changed over the past fifty years.  

In the past few decades, Americans have seen government shutdowns due to budgetary concerns. Find a relevant, recent and credible news piece (article or video) regarding the most recent government shutdown. Suggested sites on which to find credible news include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, or NPR, just to name a few. Discuss the nature of the impasse, and explore what could have been done differently to avoid the shutdown. Be sure to include a link or attachment of your news piece and cite your source. 

Social Problems

This paper is related to health and social class.  Think about some health issues you or someone you know has recently dealt with. Choose one of these health issues and do the following:

· Determine what the link is between the health issue and social class/social stratification. List and explain these linkages with as much clarity and detail as possible, being sure to bring in material covered in the course.

· Create public policy solutions to deal with the health issue you have chosen. What can be done by government? Citizens? Health care industry?

minimum of 750 words of text with a word count listed.

Computer Crimes: Viewing The Future

A prominent local newspaper in the Washington, DC area has learned through federal channels of the expertise exemplified by your company, XY Investigative Services (XYIS) and would to interview you to discuss the nature and growth of high-tech crime also known as cybercrime, computer crime, Internet crime, and high-tech crime.

• In your opinion, who you believe to be the 3 most important people that a forensic investigator must interview to secure evidence in computer-related crimes and 3 questions you would ask them concerning a high-tech crime.
• Include what you believe to be the top 3 computer related crimes and how you view the future of computer related crimes in 20 years to change.
• Include 3 types of evidence you would initially look for and why, including, but not limited to:
  • Hard Drives
  • Email or text documents
  • Networks
• Respond to one of your classmates in 2 paragraphs on how the forensic interview process can be improved upon by including other key people in the interview process, another procedure of importance or other technology sources to investigate.

You can use this tutorial to help with the completion of this assignment.

Crime Media Essay 

Help

It is strongly suggested that you write minimally 1000 words. Please put your word count at the end of your essay.

Essay Question:

What do you think has the greater potential: the media as a cause of crime or a cure for crime? Why? Make sure you show you understand and explain the social construction of crime and justice. And please use as many examples as possible. Include a discussion and analysis of both sides of the issues, any theoretical explanations applicable, and why one side is more potent than the other. How and what would we change in the future to minimize and/or maximize the impact of the media? Please go into as much depth and detail as possible.