Required Textbook: Clear, T., Cole, G., & Reisig, M. (2013). American Corrections. (11th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
Please read Chapter 15, watch the video “Released: When Does The Sentence End,” and respond to the following Critical Thinking Questions. You will also respond to 2 of your peers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRMndeQCacY
What factors should a parole board consider when it evaluates a prisoner for release? Suppose that you have been asked to decide whether the department of corrections or an independent agency should have authority over release decisions. Where would you place that authority? Why? Please be sure to use objective info from the chapter and information obtained from the video in order to complete your answer. Given the current public attitude toward criminals, what do you see as the likely future of parole release? Please be sure to mention from the video the name of the policy created by Governor Nathan Deal, which was an attempt to address the issue or recidivism in the State of Georgia, in your response.
The first deadline for posting is Tuesday November 17th by 11:59 pm and the second deadline for responding to your classmates is Thursday afternoon by 12 pm. When responding to a student’s post, be sure to use and address the following:
Your responses should reach beyond a simple “I agree with what you are saying.” Please use the following to begin your post when responding to your peers:
“I learned from you that..”
“I appreciated how you explained….”
I expect everyone to participate and to also engage and encourage everyone. Please make an effort to respond to another student’s post if you find there are multiple responses to one student’s post. We want to respect everyone’s posting. Feel free to reach out to a student if you find their post difficult to follow or if it is limited in information. This is the purpose of the discussion post. We are aiming to learn and to also assist our peers.
Read chapters 21 of the class textbook and review the PowerPoint presentations located in the PowerPoint folder. Once done answer the following questions.
1. Discuss the meaning of mental health illness in the context of societal and cultural norms about behaviors.
2. Mention and analyze emerging models of treatment that offer promise in improving the quality of life for the chronic mentally ill in communities.
3. Mention and discuss the level of prevention in community mental health.
4. Discuss the primary outcome of culturally competent psychiatric nursing care.
APA style (intext citations and references)
Plagiarism FREE
800 words
A minimum of 3 evidence-based references no older than 5 years

No directly quoted material may be used in this project paper.

Assignment 2: Legal Challenges Confronting Private Security Operations: Administrative Searches

Scenario:

You accept a position as the Corporate Security Director for ACME Electronics, a company that manufactures different devices for a variety of well-known brands, including cell phones, cameras, camcorders, stereos, computers, tablets, video games, and more.  At any given time, many of these products are fully assembled and stored at the plant awaiting shipment to the vendors.  Also stored at the plant are the expensive components used to manufacture the devices. 

 During the first week of your new employment, you learn that significant device and component inventory shortages have occurred over the past year resulting in substantial company losses.  You suspect widespread internal employee theft and have begun considering the various physical, procedural, virtual, and other security control options available to address the theft issue.  One of the security controls you contemplate employing is an administrative search procedure, which is often referred to as a package control program.  From your discussions with colleagues in the security profession, you know that some employers have instituted administrative, non-coercive, caretaking search programs that have very effectively mitigated internal theft losses.  You believe that such a program would achieve similar results for ACME Electronics if properly implemented at the ACME facility. 

You meet with corporate attorneys to discuss the feasibility of initiating an ACME Electronics administrative search program because you know these programs are controversial and sometimes result in significant legal issues with considerable potential for civil lawsuits filed against the company and its security operatives.  After a brief introductory discussion with the attorneys, the corporation’s Chief Counsel provides you with a case study dealing with the implementation of a new package control system at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City and asks that you become completely familiar with the legal issues presented in the court case; the legal positions the plaintiff and the defendant advanced to the court; and the court’s ruling and rationale, including the important features of the search procedure instituted by the hospital.  The Chief Counsel also asks that before any further corporate group discussions take place regarding the implementation of an administrative search program at ACME Electronics, you evaluate how this court decision might impact your facility’s security operations and how the results of this court decision would be used in any administrative search policy proposals you make to the corporate executives.   

Writing Assignment:  After reading and evaluating Judge Edward Weinfeld’s opinion in Chenkin v. BELLEVUE HOSP. CTR., NYC, ETC., 479 F. Supp. 207 (S.D.N.Y. 1979), linked below, consider the case in its entirety, particularly the court’s opinion, and respond to the following:

  1.  Write a strong introduction, first stating the purpose of the paper, then providing a succinct recitation of the significant facts in this case.
  2.  Describe the issues related to the search program the court needed to resolve.
  3.  Explain the positions that Chenkin and Bellevue advanced to the court regarding Chenkin’s claim that the hospital’s package control system was unconstitutional.
  4.  Provide details of the court’s ruling and rationale and describe the important features of the Bellevue search procedure cited by the court in rejecting Chenkin’s claims.      

Based on your understanding of the Chenkin v. Bellevue Hospital court case, in addition to the independent research you complete using at least two additional sources, respond to the following in preparation for your follow-up discussions with the Chief Counsel about the implementation of an administrative search program at the ACME Electronics facility:

 

5.As a practical matter, evaluate how this court decision might impact security operations.  Be specific and comprehensive.    

6. Explain how the results of this case would be used in any policy proposals you make to the corporate executives.

Court Case Link: here

 

Note: Other source material relating to different types of workplace searches can be located in the online classroom.  Go to: CONTENT>COURSE RESOURCES>LINKS TO PROJECT 2 RESOURCES.

Format Requirements

  • Paper must be double spaced, 11 or 12 pt font and 1” margins all around.
  • All APA 7th edition format requirements must be followed (cover page, in text citations, reference page). Refer to APA/UMGC – learning resources found in the content page of this course.
  • You must have resources to support your thoughts/opinions/information.  These must be cited both in text as well as at the end of the document. Your paper should not contain direct quotes, sourced material must be paraphrased.
Find an owner’s manual or instruction sheet of at least 5 pages. Re-write the manual, correcting vague language, tone, and any other style issues, including at least 3 (three) types of graphics. explain how to carry out a task safely, effectively, and efficiently.
Instructions should include:
1.title
2.general introduction
3.step-by-step instructions
4.conclusion
answer following questions:
6 Questions to Answer in Introductions to Instructions
1.Who should carry out this task?
2.Why should the reader carry out this task?
3.When should the reader carry out this task?
4.What safety measures or other concerns should the reader understand?
5.What items will the reader need?
suggestions:
1.Number the instructions
›May need two-level system
2.Present the right amount of information in each step
3.Use the imperative mood (“Attach the wire” vs. “You should attach the wire”)
4.Do not confuse steps and feedback statements
›Step= “Insert the disk into the drive”
›Feedback statement= “The system will now update your information”
5.Include graphics
6.Do not omit articles (“a” “an” “the”) (“Locate midpoint and draw line” = Locate the draw line? Or Draw a line?)
6.How long will the task take?
Directions: Answer all parts. Be sure to write complete sentences, double space, set one-inch margins, and use Times Roman 12-point font.  Once again, do not plagiarize, the penalty for which is an “F.” As with the first exam, you must identify sources that you have used, either in parentheses, footnotes, or endnotes.
Also, you should consult the Adobe we have added to Moodle (weeks 9-12) for this exam. They begin under Week 9. Ignore the attendance questions.
Part 1:  In his essay “What is Enlightenment?” (1784), Immanuel Kant explains enlightenment as “man’s release from his self-incurred tutelage.” What did he mean? [See “Kant and Self-Incurred Tutelage,” on the course’s Moodle page] What views did he and the other philosophes advance on three of the following topics: politics, economics, law and justice, sex and marriage, the press, and education? Where possible, be sure to mention relevant books by individual philosophes on the subjects you choose. Why were the philosophes so critical of organized religion? What was Deism and why did so many philosophes embrace it? Briefly explain three important effects of the Enlightenment.
For this part, aim for two to two-and-a half pages.
Part 2: Answer two of the following sets of questions. Be sure to write complete sentences, double space, set one-inch margins, and use Times Roman 12-point font.  Aim for one-and-a half to two pages for each of your answers.  You will note that some of the questions ask you to form opinions on the subject. Do not be intimidated by that.
1.      Identify and explain two important effects of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.  Should the French Revolution be viewed as a success or a failure?  Was Napoleon’s reign largely beneficial or chiefly disastrous for France?
2.      Define conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism in the context of the 19th century. Which of these political outlooks was the most successful, and which one seems most attractive to you? Explain your answer. How have they changed over time (that is, up to the present)?
3.      Why did the revolutions of 1848 fail to have the outcomes that those who rebelled wanted to achieve? Did the revolutions have any positive outcomes?
4.      Why were the 19th-century unifications of Italy and Germany important events? Evaluate Otto von Bismarck as a political leader/statesman. What were the consequences of the methods by which he achieved German unification?
5.      Why was Great Britain the first country to industrialize, and why did it have about a fifty-year head start on other countries in creating an industrial capitalist economy? Explain your view of the beneficial and detrimental aspects of living in a modern industrial society.
Bonus: What, in your opinion, does it mean to be enlightened today?  3 points
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Globalization and Diversity Impact on Healthcare Organizations
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

Explain the attributes of a successful health leader.
Describe issues related to globalization, power, followership, and culture change from a health leader’s perspective.

Course outcome addressed in this Assignment:
HA515-2: Evaluate approaches to leading individuals and teams, and eliciting support from senior principles.
HA515-3: Identify change management practices by discussing change sponsorship versus agency of change theory.
HA515-4: Evaluate leadership strategies essential to successfully accomplish change including interpersonal, organizational, and cultural dimensions.
Instructions
For this Assignment, outline issues related to globalization, power, followership, and cultural change from a health leader’s perspective. Identify at least three major global health issues that have impacted the U.S. health care system, and describe how this has affected and influenced stakeholders.
Relate the global leadership style differences and similarities within the constructs of transformational leadership. Discuss at least three critical elements of culture and diversity on the modern health care organization. Also, provide a table or list of cultural attributes to be cognizant of.
Finally, categorize global leadership differences according to a leader’s use of power, technology, and knowledge management. Provide at least two leadership approaches for implementing change.
Requirements

Your paper must be at least 5 pages in length.
Use a minimum of three academic references.
Cite all references using APA format.



Question Description

Post a thoughtful response to at least two (2) other colleagues’ initial postings. Responses to colleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptable comment are: “This is interesting – in my practice, we treated or resolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds, theory, management principle) and according to the literature…” and add supportive reference. Avoid comments such as “I agree” or “good comment.”

References:

Response posts: Minimum of one (1) total reference: one (1) from peer-reviewed or course materials reference per response.

Words Limits

  • Response posts: Minimum 100 words excluding references.



Discussion 2

We are looking at the differences between research and evidence-based practice. According to (LoBiondo -Wood & Haber, 2014, p. 6), the term research involves systematic, scientific approaches whereas the goal is to answer specific questions about nursing developments. Research further breaks down into two major categories which are qualitative research and quantitative research. (LoBiondo -Wood & Haber, 2014, p. 8)

An example of a research study would be to sit down face to face and interview 20 adults who tested positive for Influenza A, 10 who took Tamiflu and 10 who did not. The research question would be, “What is the relationship between those adults who were diagnosed with pneumonia after testing positive for Influenza A, amongst those who took Tamiflu and those who did not?”

Evidence-based practice is best described by (Stevens, 2013, para. 3) as combining our current knowledge on a particular subject and adding that to our plan of care to improve the outcomes of our patients. In other words, the knowledge and research now exists, we just have to translate the information into our daily practice and possibly keep patients from going through something we can predict may happen, based on what we have already learned.

An example of evidence-based practice would be to find your source, and as (Hoyka & Heese, 2006, p. 348) states, it can be books and journals, among several other materials. As we have been told since day one of writing research papers, not all sources are correct and it is our job to know how to locate reputable ones. To implement evidence-based practice, for example, a patient’s mother may want to know the correlation between her 12 month old child receiving the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine. For the clinical question, I would ask, “In 12 month old children, does receiving the MMR vaccine increase the risk of developing autism?”

To summarize, there are differences between research in nursing and evidence-based practice in nursing. There are times throughout our career that we will use one or both practices to gain knowledge and apply that to our plans of care.

References

(2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Hoyka, L., & Heese, D. (2006). Finding and evaluating sources. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

LoBiondo -Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2014). Nursing Research Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Stevens, K. R. (2013, May 31). The Impact of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and the Next Big Ideas. OJIN18. https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol18No02Man04

LoBiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2014). Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

What ethical and moral responsibility does the government of one country have to people who wish to immigrate from another country? How does this responsibility change, if at all, depending on factors such as

  • the political or economic stability/instability of the immigrant’s home country;
  • the political or economic stability/instability of the country the immigrant is seeking admission to;
  • the legal or illegal status of the immigrant within a host country; or
  • demographic variables pertaining to the immigrant such as his or her wealth, income, ethnicity, educational background, political status, family size, or other relevant variables?

Describe the ethical theory or perspective that reflects the viewpoint you are expressing here. Use at least one academic source in addition to the Mosser textbook that supports your main argument. Be sure to review and observe the class rules on the use of netiquette and show common courtesy to your classmates and instructor before posting your discussion.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required resources and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center resources Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.) and Integrating Research (Links to an external site.).
Guided Response: Think about how concepts like xenophobia and/or xenophilia may apply to this discussion. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

Assignment 1.2: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Part II
Synthesizing and Writing
Due Week 5 and worth 100 points
When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking.
The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
For Part I of the assignment (due Week 3), you read a critical thinking process: “The Believing Game and How to Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful” by Peter Elbow. , reviewed the Procon.org Website in order to gather information, and engaged in prewriting to examine your thoughts.
* Remember that in the Week 2 Discussion, you examined the biases discussed in Chapter 2 of the webtext.
In Part II of the assignment (due Week 5), you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.
Part II – Writing
Write at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.
  2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explain why you selected these specific reasons.
  3. Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.
  4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.
  5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.
  6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue has stayed the same.

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

  • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
  • Based on the guidelines in SWS, “A well-researched assignment has at least as many sources as pages.” Since this assignment requires you to write at least 3-4 pages, you should include at least 3-4 references.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.