Law Enforcement and National Security

Read Chapters 3, 5 and 6 in Defending the Homeland. White, Jonathan R. (2004) Defending the homeland: Domestic intelligence, law enforcement, and security. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Review the Department of Homeland Security Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/; specifically, the Strategic Plan—Securing Our Homeland section, at http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/strategicplan/. Scroll to the bottom of the page to download and review the Adobe Acrobat file. Would a centralized system like the Department of Homeland Security or a decentralized system with deeper community connections better enable the U.S. to operate according to the goals of the Department of Homeland Secu... click for more

Communication Barriers

Choose a type of criminal justice professionals of interest (e.g., police officer, hostage negotiator, forensics examiner, probation officer, parole officer, prosecutor, defense attorney, correctional officer, etc.), and write a description of the following: 1. The communication barriers this professional may face when communicating with one another or with their clients. 2. Some possible strategies to overcome these barriers.

Communication Styles

Resource: Ch. 1 in Effective Communication for Criminal Justice Professionals Grubb, R. E. Jr., & Hemby, K. V.. (2003). Effective communication for criminal justice professionals. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Group. Recognize the importance of communication in the field of criminal justice. Please help me to describe the following: 1The communication process model 2Differences between the four major communication styles 3Benefits of using particular communication styles 4The importance of the communication process in law enforcement.

Rule of Law

There are a variety of meanings for rule of law. Choose two viewpoints among the various concepts of the rule of law and explain your idea of what it means.

Judicial Review/Judicial Precedent

Del Carmen, R. V. (2004). Criminal procedures: Law and practice (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. •Resources: Criminal Procedures: Law and Practice; Web site: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=98-83 •Review Criminal Procedures: Law and Practice, p. 12. •Review Wilson v. Layne, Deputy United States Marshal (1999) found at Web site: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&navby=case&vol=000&invol=98-83. To enter the FindLaw site, you will need to create a login using an email address and a password. Simply click on one of the FindLaw links below to enter the site. You... click for more