Sample Essay Questions

Read the case study “Privacy Pressure: The Use of Web Bugs” on page 502 of the textbook, and answer the questions at the end. Be sure to completely answer the questions. You may use outside sources to support your response, but be sure to cite outside sources using APA guidelines. Please include a introduction and […]

1. Freedom of speech and expression are fundamental human rights that are protected under the U.S. Constitution. Commonly, defenses of these rights are grounded in appeals to autonomy (in order to act autonomously, we must have the freedom to express ourselves). Thus, restrictions on our freedom of expression correlate to restrictions on our autonomy. However, […]

The United States criminal justice system has a court system that is modulated in different parts. The Supreme Court is the highest authoritative court in the United States, and for cases to arrive at this court, they must pass through a variety of courts and have a legitimate consequence toward the nation. You also have […]

What is the dual-court system? Why do we have a dual-court system in America? Could the drive toward court unification eventually lead to a monolithic court system? Would such a system be effective? Judges have specific philosophical rationales and sentencing guidelines when providing a judgment over presented facts. If you were a judge, what would […]

Instructional Objectives for this activity: Distinguish between mainstream and deviant cultural behaviors and their impact on microstructures and macrostructures of society. Apply the basic ideas and focus of the following three major theoretical perspectives: the structural-functional paradigm, the conflict paradigm, and the symbolic interaction paradigm. Deviance is simply any act that falls beyond our social […]

Police Unions are widespread within law enforcement agencies now. Not only are law enforcement officers provided with union protection, they also have bargaining rights and employment contracts. In a 1-1.5 page Essay, please respond to the following prompts: Describe how the development of police unions has changed law enforcement. How has law enforcement changed with […]

A crime that has gained recent attention is school bullying. With some of the social media sites that are now used by children, there are many different ways for school violence and bullying to occur. Recently, a federal lawsuit was filed from Mentor, Ohio that gained national attention regarding school bullying. In a 1-1.5 page […]

In this assignment, you will consider how corrections personnel should behave and what procedures they should follow in relation to inmates. Write a standard of behavior for corrections personnel at a prison to follow when interacting with inmates. Include 10 elements in your standard. Describe the ethical reasoning behind each standard. (2-3 sentences each, minimum) […]

In this assignment, you will evaluate two hypothetical criminal cases in terms of inmate release. Imagine you are the authority figure in connection with these cases. Significant overcrowding in the prison system means these two inmates must receive early release; your task is to determine what form that release should take. Scenario A: Inmate A, […]

Research the laws and allocation of resources in your state (LOUISIANA). In a 1-2 page Essay, identify one discrepancy where the State Legislature has passed a law, such as DWI Law or another type of law, but failed to allocate enough money for the criminal justice system to properly execute the law, resulting in errors, […]