Approaches to Managing Conflict

Question DescriptionDiscussion post: For this discussion, consider the potential relationship and conflict issues that might arise between agencies and organizations participating in an emergency management organization. This is most commonly a city with different...

Thinking for a Change

Question DescriptionOverviewThinking for a Change (T4C) is a cognitive-behavioral program sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC). T4C is designed to teach offenders to recognize antisocial thoughts and behaviors and replace those with prosocial...

Popularity of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Question DescriptionntroductionAs noted in your readings, by far the most used standard treatment modality in the criminal justice system is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). According to Patrick Clark (2010):Cognitive behavioral therapy has been found to be...

Probation and Intermediary Sanctions

Question DescriptionAccording to Georgia’s Department of Community Supervision (DCS) website, DCS officers carried an average caseload of 109 cases last year. This means that, at any given time, the average officer had a responsibility to supervise an average of 109...

Jus337 Contemporary Justice Issues

Question DescriptionTechnology may be the future of criminal justice – at least an increased use of it. We have computers for dispatching our first responders. We have data systems with sufficient data stored to truly boggle the mind. We continue to gather data...

Forensic HW

Question DescriptionIn 1993, Glenn Smith , a police officer in Cobb County, Georgia, named his wife, Lynn Smith, as the beneficiary on his $150,000 life insurance policy. When Glenn Smith died soon after, his friends and family were astonished, but the medical...