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JUS 520 Week 1 Assignment Justice in the
Community For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.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.
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JUS 520 Week 1 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com Is justice
an easily defined concept? Why or why not?
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JUS 520 Week 1 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com 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?
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JUS 520 Week 2 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course tutorials
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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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com
Write 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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com C
rime 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?
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JUS 520 Week 6 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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
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Communitarianism 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.
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JUS 520 Week 7 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.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 course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com Is the
idea of a collective, community-based
consciousness possible? Why or why not?
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