Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Friday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Tuesday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Primary Task Response: The Individual Project for this week involves giving a presentation to a city council and city manager in a public forum regarding their consideration of transition from traditional policing to community-oriented policing & problem solving (COPPS). Review the Unit 4 Individual Project and then explain how you would prepare for the upcoming presentation in the city council meeting.

In your response, answer each of the following questions:

• Would you use PowerPoint or other electronic aids in your presentation? If so, which would you use and why. If not, why not?
• What kind of research would you engage in to provide the information and analysis that the city manager and city council have requested? Why?
• Would you meet with anyone as part of getting this presentation ready? If so, who and why?
• Would you make the presentation to the city manager and city council alone, or would you bring others with you to brief and/or answer questions? If so, who and why? If not, why not?

CURRENT CONDITION PAPER

Instructions

To properly understand the concepts in this course and make them meaningful, you must apply what you learn to your life. The place to start is knowing your current condition in the areas of finance, time usage, and talent investment.

• Refresh your memory on the Four Principles of Biblical Stewardship that you read about in the previous assignment (Principles of Ownership, Responsibility, Accountability, and Reward).
• Also read p. 1 & pp. 4-7 of Cramer’s Personal Finance Tips. This resource is located under “course documents” on the e360 course home page.
• Write a 1-2 page paper identifying your current condition of being a good steward of all that God has entrusted to you. To achieve maximum points for content and analysis, the following elements need to be thoroughly addressed.
  • As you currently understand it, explain your current financial condition (do you have issues with credit cards, debt, are you investing, preparing for retirement, spending wisely, etc), how you currently spend your time, and how you currently invest your talents.
  • Identify goals to accomplish within this course in the three areas above.
  • Elements of biblical stewardship that you feel need added to your plans.
  • Use the Paper Writing rubric to guide your efforts and apply the required formatting style.APA formatting is required for this paper.
  • Personal Finance Tips by Cramer
  • ¾The Higher Callingo https://www.theologyofwork.org/the-high-calling/blog/leadership-stewardship-part-1#.VP9SpIHF_30o https://www.theologyofwork.org/the-high-calling/blog/not-ownership-responsibility-leadership-stewardship-part-2#.VP9dv4HF_33https://www.theologyofwork.org/the-high-calling/blog/living-faithful-stewards-fallen-world-leadership-stewardship-part-3#.VP9SrIHF_30

• Part 1: The first section of your paper will be based on research.
  • How prevalent is the incidence of prisoner suicide? Explain in detail.
    • What factors seem to contribute the most to prisoner suicide? Explain in detail, and use scholarly and academic resources to fully support your arguments.
  • What are the characteristics and histories of victims of prisoner suicide? Explain.
  • Where and under what circumstances is prisoner suicide likely to occur? Be detailed in your response, and provide examples to support your arguments.
  • Why are prison officials obligated to address the problem of prisoner suicide?
    • You must research and identify studies of both state and federal inmates.
• Part 2: Develop a policy/program aimed at prevention of inmate suicide in your prison.
  • Identify and describe key correctional departments and others, such as line staff, who should be involved in implementation of the policy and the role they should play.
    • Be specific and detailed in your response when explaining the importance of line staff.
  • The policy should address major components such as:
    • Training
    • Identification
    • Referral
    • Assessment
    • Intervention
  • In your policy, identify the types of records that are to be maintained.
• The policy should reference state and national standards.
• The policy should also reflect staff and budget considerations.

You should research standards set by the American Correctional Association, American Medical Association, and American Public Health Association, National Commission on Correctional Health Care Standards.

New Security Employee Paper

You manage a security team that is responsible for protecting a centralized warehouse that distributes electronic equipment to a chain of electronics stores. You have been tasked with creating a guide for new security employees.

Write a300- to 350-word paper in which you cover the following topic from outline:

•Evidence acquisition and management

Employment Application and Background Check Critique

Obtain an employment application and background check policies and procedures from your employer or a company with which you are familiar.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you identify the strengths and weaknesses of a company’s employment application and background-check policies and procedures.

Answer the following questions regarding the employment application:

oDoes the application provide sufficient information to conduct a background investigation?

oWhat waivers does the application contain?

oWhat waivers not reflected need to be addressed?

oIs the same application used for all positions?

oWhat revisions would you make to the application?

Answer the following questions regarding the organization’s background check policies and procedures:

oWhat checks are conducted?

oWhat is the policy on drug testing?

oIs a credit check standard?

oDo background checks include interviewing previous and current neighbors?

oAre references contacted and interviewed?

oIs the background check procedure in place adequate?

oHow could the process be improved?

oWhat are the EEOC restrictions which includes criminal records in conducting background employment checks?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Difficulties of Defining Terrorism

There is no universal agreed-upon definition of terrorism. Terrorism means different things to different people, governments, and organizations based upon context.

Write a 2-4-page paper in which you do the following:

1. Summarize, with citations, at least four different definitions of terrorism. Note: The definitions must come from sources such as U.S. government agencies (e.g., FBI, DOJ, CIA, DOD, DHS, DOS, DIA, NSA, etc.), international agencies and / or foreign governments (e.g. United Nations, England, Israel, etc.), or terrorism experts (e.g. Bruce Hoffman, Walter Laqueur, Brian Jenkins, Paul Pillar, etc.).
2. Compare and contrast two of the four definitions summarized in Question 1. Provide a rationale for the differences between the two definitions based upon the context of the people, governments, and / or organizations that developed the definition.
3. Select one of the four chosen definitions of terrorism that you believe most accurately defines terrorism. Recommend at least one change or enhancement that you would make to the definition. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Create your own personal comprehensive definition of terrorism. Identify the key criteria inherent in your personal definition, and explain their importance.
5. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.