Read the crime report from the "2012 Maryland Crime Report" (file attached 2012 Crime in Maryland), and answer that what validity issues arise from comparing crime figures by county?
Post your thoughts about the crime report to this discussion forum.
Many criminological scholars argue that economic conditions and crime rates are highly intertwined in that as economic conditions decline, crime rates increase. However, in the past few years the United States has experienced an economic crisis and yet, the number of crimes in many areas of the country have actually dropped. Read this article "Puzzling Relationship between Crime and Economy"
Post your thoughts and respond to at least one of your classmate's comments here!
Watch the documentary "Gideon's Army" then answer the following questions:
1. What is your immediate response after watching Gideon's Army?
2. Was there a specific person or moment that stood out to you? Why?
3. Were you aware of the flaws in our system of public defense? What is your personal reaction to learning this and/or how did you personally relate to the story?
4. What, even if anything does the film make you want to DO?
Post your thoughts to this discussion forum. Be sure to return later in the week to respond to at least two other students' posts.
Submit the annotated bibliography for your research proposal.
Explain how you think the threat of terrorism and the hazards associated with terrorism have impacted the practice of emergency management in the United States at all levels of government including federal, state, and local.
•What indicators would you use to measure the following social phenomena? Is there a "best" definition of any variable? Why or why not?
◦Physical abuse of children
◦Drug use among high school students
◦Property offenses against businesses
Is there a "best" definition of any variable? Why or why not?
•Regarding the three concepts above, what issues might prevent researchers from obtaining truthful information about these phenomena?
Many economists and criminologists have argued for an increase in the nation's minimum wage to help those who are disadvantaged get a leg-up in society while others have argued against it. Read some of the pros and cons outlined in the posting "Raising the Minimum Wage:
Pros and Cons
"Which side of the debate do you most agree with? Why?
The majority of the critical infrastructure in this country is owned by the private sector. Why the private sector should comply with the NIPP when it is merely a strategy and not a requirement mandated by law of regulations.
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