CJA 365 Public Stewardship Paper

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper outlining the critical need for public stewardship in budgeting. Detail the needs and methods for training public officials and staff members for ethical public budget preparation and maintenance strategies. Make sure to include:

  • Detail the need and importance of public stewardship in budgeting
  • Ethical requirements for leaders to consider for proper public stewardship
  • Consequences of unethical or poor public stewardship

Consider utilizing a recent current events article for reference to a recent incident of unethical public stewardship of budgetary monies.

Include at least two academic sources in your paper, including one from the University Library.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

I will pay 14.00 including the down payment charge.

Case Study 1: Deviant Behaviors

Donald Sterling, an American businessman and attorney, was the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, a professional basketball franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014. In April 2014, Sterling was banned for life from the NBA after private recordings of him making racist comments were made public. In this case study, you will investigate the manner in which social controls may have helped or hurt Sterling in his fight to maintain ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Read the article titled “Donald Sterling built an empire and an image; words were his undoing”, located at: http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-donald-sterling-20140803-story.html.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Determine whether or not you believe social controls played a significant role in Donald Sterling’s loss of ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. Provide a rationale to support your position.
  2. Debate whether you believe that the social norms for men of Sterling’s age support the use of derogatory language when discussing a member of another race. Next, support or criticize whether the social norms of men Sterling’s age are reasonable in a very “politically correct” society. Provide support for your response.
  3. Argue for or against the theory that an “informal sanction” (i.e., ostracism by peers) would have deterred Sterling’s behavior. Next, specify whether or not the “informal sanctions” would have satisfied anyone who was offended by his comments. Provide a rationale to support your response.
  4. The $2.5 million fine that the NBA imposed on Donald Sterling was a formal sanction for his comments. Considering the fine, elaborate on the primary manner in which this formal sanction carried out the purpose of protecting the players and the league. Justify your response.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Classify risk factors associated with age of onset and future deviant and / criminal behavior.
  • Differentiate between the main theoretical approaches used to address criminal personalities.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues related to the criminal mind.
  • Write clearly and concisely about the criminal mind topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Family relationships and delinquent behavior

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This is your introduction. Your introduction should introduce readers to the main focus of your proposal. Make it interesting. Try to “draw” the reader in…… Make sure you write in 3rd person (don’t use words like I, me, us, we, you, etc.). This introduction should center on your general topic and problem statement. [At the end of a section, maybe write a summarizing paragraph that also provides a transition to the next section.]

Review of Literature:

[Notice that each paragraph is indented]. This section provides a brief history of the problem statement. You should summarize what others have written/studied about the topic. Don’t just list each study. But try to provide a structure of how they relate to the topic as well as to each other….. Remember to focus on the authors (for example, don’t say… in an article, blah blah but rather say Smith (2013) argued that ……..). What did the authors conclude? Or what were the facts? Don’t list the title of the work unless it is famous – readers can get this information from the reference page.

Problem, Theory, Variables, and Hypothesis:

This section will contain a discussion of your problem in the context of theory, variables and hypothesis. You should briefly restate your problem statement and inform the reader of the general theory or theories relating to the problem. Once the theory has been described, you are ready to introduce the specific variables, independent and dependent. [It is best to have a separate heading within this section for each aspect so that the reader can easily identify what aspect you are discussing.]

Problem Statement: This component should describe the problem in simple terms. Remember that you have already discussed this in the introduction section, thus, you are just providing a simple statement so that the reader has a reminder of the general focus.

Theory: This component should provide a general theory relating to the problem. Make the connection in general terms of the problem and the abstract concepts (which will later be your variables).

Variables and Hypothesis:

In simple terms, you need to identify what the independent variable is. Just use 1 sentence and identify the independent variable.

The independent variable is ________________.

If possible, it is best to include the “indicator” of how this variable will be measured.

The dependent variable is structured similarly to the independent variable. In simple terms, you need to identify what the dependent variable is. Just use 1 sentence and identify the dependent variable.

The dependent variable is ________________.

If possible, it is best to include the “indicator” of how this variable will be measured.

 

Hypothesis: This component is the linking of the independent variable to the dependent variable. A hypothesis expresses the “expected” relationship between the two variables in a measurable and testable manner. The key to this statement is wording it so that it can be tested. It is best to use the following structure:

Subjects with ______ are more/less likely to ______ than subjects without _____.

 

 

References

References go on a separate page. The line spacing is called a hanging indent. The reference formats are correct including lack of capitalization in titles except for the first word, lack of quotation marks, and italics for books or journal names. Also note the author’s last name is first on the line and the list is in alphabetical order. You should have at least 5.

Akers, R. (1985). Deviant behavior: A social learning approach. 3d ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Bursik, R. J, (1988). Social disorganization and theories of crime and delinquency: Problems and prospects. Criminology 26:519-51.

Glueck, S. and Glueck, E (1950). Theory and fact in criminology. British Journal of Delinquency. 7:92-109.

Hirschi, T. (1972). Causes of delinquency. Berkley: University of California Press.

Nye, F. I. (1958). Family relationships and delinquent behavior. New York: Wiley.

Shaw, C. R. and McKay, H.D. (1972). Juvenile delinquency and urban areas: A study of rates of delinquency in relation to different characteristics of local communities in American cities, rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Suttles, G. (1968). The social order of the slum: Ethnicity and territory. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Wilson, J. Q. and Kelling, G. (1982). Broken windows: The police and neighborhood safety. Atlantic Monthly, March: 29-38.

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