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JUS 520 Week 1 Assignment Justice in the
Community For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.com   Justice in the Community   In a paper of
1,250-1,500 words, compare and contrast justice
as you believe it exists now within your
community. Define how you interpret justice to be
displayed in the culture today. Does what is
observed fit what you believe justice should be?
Do you find trust or apprehension when
considering our criminal justice system?
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JUS 520 Week 1 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Is justice an easily
defined concept? Why or why not?
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JUS 520 Week 1 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   What exactly is
justice? Is justice a value or a principle? Is it
personal or is it a societal goal?
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JUS 520 Week 2 Assignment Crime/Punishment
Matrix For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.c
om   Develop a crime/punishment matrix flowchart
that would assist someone in determining an
appropriate sentence for specific crimes
committed by a juvenile.   Include a restorative
justice module within this matrix. Where would it
fit? How, and why?   APA format is not required,
but solid academic writing is expected.   
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JUS 520 Week 2 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Restorative justice
programs in the United States that have
demonstrably succeeded are largely within
juvenile justice systems. What is it about
juvenile justice models that afford restorative
justice programs the best chance to succeed?
Support your answer with examples where
appropriate.
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JUS 520 Week 2 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Are the success
stories of restorative justice in juvenile
programs accurate in being defined as successful,
or is success being claimed to support other
social and political agendas? Why or why not?
Provide examples where appropriate.
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JUS 520 Week 3 Assignment Justice System
Bail-Out For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com   Justice System Bail-Out   Consider the
criminal justice system in the United States as
if it were a failing business. Is it too big to
fail? How would you bail out the system? Is the
application of restorative justice a TARP program
for a bloated criminal justice system or does the
United States need to adopt a more punitive
approach to solving criminal justice issues?
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JUS 520 Week 3 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Has the traditional
model of criminal punishment failed in the United
States? Why or why not? Would an even more
traditional system deter crime, or is deterrence
no longer a significant aspect of addressing
crime in the United States? Provide examples
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JUS 520 Week 3 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   The construction of
new federal penitentiaries continues. Is the
construction of new high security prisons vital
to the ongoing interests of justice in the United
States? Why or why not? Do we have too few, too
many, or just enough prison beds in the United
States?
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JUS 520 Week 4 Assignment Native American and
Mennonite Approaches For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Native American and
Mennonite Approaches   Write an essay
(1,250-1,500 words) describing and defining the
similarities and differences between Native
American and Mennonite approaches to restorative
justice. Are there specific, primary differences
between them, or are they, at their core, more
similar than different? Which elements from each
approach do you believe have the greatest
opportunity to positively impact the adoption of
restorative justice programs in the United
States? Why?  
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JUS 520 Week 4 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Given the unique
nature and quality of life on a Native American
tribal reservation, justify why restorative
justice can work in a tribal community. Do the
lack of cohesion and the presence, in varying
degrees, of chaos prevent restorative justice
from working effectively? Does the short term
versus the long term impact success? Why or why
not.  
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JUS 520 Week 4 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Can a focus on
peacemaking and spiritual/emotional recovery such
as that used by the Navajo Nation, work in the
nontribal environment? Why or why not?
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JUS 520 Week 5 Assignment Restorative Justice
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Wri
te an essay (750-1,200 words) exploring the
following Is the common good, sometimes referred
to as the general welfare, more or less
important to you than the distinctions of groups
being tagged as unique, different, or special?
Does providing a distinction as a special
community hinder or support instituting a
restorative justice program? Defend your position
and provide examples.  
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JUS 520 Week 5 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Many people now
identify themselves as something other than
simply an American citizen. Being part of a
protected class, a special interest group, or
both, now seems to be a requirement or
expectation for many in society. What then is
more important, an individual as an American
citizen, as a member of a protected class, or as
a member of a special interest group.  
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JUS 520 Week 5 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Does a community,
made up solely of persons who share a protected
class or special interest, make for a more
harmonious community? Why or why not?Does a
community, made up solely of persons who share a
protected class or special interest, make for a
more harmonious community? Why or why not?
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JUS 520 Week 6 Assignment Crime Justice For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Crime
Justice   Write an essay (500-750 words) in which
you examine the following Is it time to do away
with judges handing out sentencing and penalties?
Should community or neighborhood boards or panels
determine a sentence for persons guilty of
crimes? Why, or why not? Are judges
anachronistic, or do they continue to serve an
important role in the system?   Prepare this
assignment according to the APA guidelines found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student
Success Center. An abstract
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JUS 520 Week 6 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Some Native American
cultures embrace the concept of banishment from
the tribe as a form of punishment. Given your
understanding of community and obligation, do you
find that banishment is an appropriate sentence?
Should it be used more frequently or only in more
severe instances?
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JUS 520 Week 6 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Within the United
States, whether a judge is appointed or elected
depends largely upon location. Do you believe it
is appropriate for many judges in the country to
be elected? Why or why not?
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JUS 520 Week 7 Assignment Communitarianism For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Communit
arianism   Write an essay (500-750 words)
examining communitarianism. Is communitarianism
secular, or does it require a spiritual
connection in order to ultimately succeed? Why or
why not? Can communitarianism be viewed as
liberal, conservative, or neither? How so?
Provide examples.   Prepare this assignment
according to the APA guidelines found in the APA
Style Guide, located in the Student Success
Center. An abstract is not required.  
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JUS 520 Week 7 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Can communitarianism
and restorative justice address serious, violent
crime in a moderate to large-sized community?
Would it make a difference if the community was
densely urban, suburban, or rural? Why or why not?
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JUS 520 Week 7 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   I am not my
brothers keeper has often been repeated. But is
it accurate? Is not everyone looking out for each
other in a communitarian society? Why or why
not?    
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JUS 520 Week 8 Discussion 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Turf wars have
become well known if not legendary among federal
law enforcement agencies. What is it that
motivates federal law enforcement agencies to
compete against each other so aggressively? How
would you change this culture of competition?
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JUS 520 Week 8 Discussion 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Is the idea of a
collective, community-based consciousness
possible? Why or why not?
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