Challenges Of Court System Administration

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Part 1

The objective of this assignment is to enable you to demonstrate your understanding of problems and opportunities related to court security. Providing for appropriate security is a challenge faced by court administrators in an age of heightened concern about possible terrorism or other forms of violent outbreaks associated with court processes. Given the changes in court workloads as well as the growth in alternative mechanisms for resolving disputes (e.g., pre-trial meetings, out-of-court settlement conferences, informal settlements, or legal strategy conversations and mediations), judicial proceedings have spilled beyond the walls of the courtroom.

Here is a case in point: In the Los Angeles Superior Courts, a case may be called in one of the courtrooms but the judge may decide to order the parties to attempt to settle their differences prior to the case being heard in open court through a settlement conference or mediation. However, in most courthouses, the facilities for such conversations are virtually nonexistent. For example, at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles, benches in hallways, a vacant jury room, or even a corner table in the cafeteria on the first floor are typical venues for these types of sessions. Although normal security procedures are in effect at the building entrances (e.g., X-ray machines, hand wands, armed L.A. County Sheriff officers, CCTV cameras), courtrooms (e.g., court security officers), and for certain secured areas (e.g., electronic card access, CCTV cameras), officers are not on duty nor are cameras evident in every area where out-of-court meetings may occur. Given that many people who access a courthouse on any given day are angry or disgruntled and possibly have histories of violence, the spilling of court-related proceedings into nonsecure areas of the courthouse may be cause for concern from a security perspective. Yet, funds for expansion in security precautions are often limited and under most budget scenarios, court administrators who oversee facility security must manage this new wrinkle creatively.

  • In an essay of 400-600 words, discuss your ideas for how security in a courthouse or justice center needs to be managed when proceedings are going on not only in courtrooms but also in other areas of the facilities, such as vacant jury rooms, attorney conference rooms, benches in hallways, other meeting rooms, the detention area, and even the cafeteria.
  • Include your thoughts about what your general security goals should be as well as your specific recommendations for addressing these types of situations, especially when limited available funds necessitate a clear prioritization of possible options.

Part 2

The objective of this assignment is to enable you to demonstrate your understanding of factors that should be considered in policy development to ensure that legal requirements are met and that best practices in management are applied to court management, specifically. Write an essay of 3–4 pages in which you consider the following questions:

  • How does a court system cope with a “changing of the guard” when a new administration is elected and key executives and managers are replaced, and/or when policy changes direction as a new political party assumes power? 
  • How does a new legal interpretation resulting from a court’s decision on an existing law related to court procedures, and how does the passage of a new law affect court administration? 
  • What kinds of management best practices would you, as a court administrator, implement to ensure appropriate levels of continuity, efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness when significant changes occur that impact the court system? 

Your response to these questions should focus on either the federal courts or a state court system of your choosing to limit the scope of your essay.

APA and in-cite citations for both

Incorporating Kohlberg’s Stages Of Moral Development Into The Justice System

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Assignment 2: Incorporating Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development into the Justice System

Due Week 7 and worth 120 points

Imagine  you are the chief of police. As the chief of police, you will need to  ensure that your law enforcement officers lead ethical careers. In order  to prepare for this assignment, review Chapters 7 through 9 in the  textbook. Then, research Kohlberg’s stages of moral development and find  at least two (2) relevant articles that discuss Kohlberg’s theory,  Means vs. Ends, and Kantian ethics.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1.   Identify and discuss the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral  Development, and explain how you would address each level within your  department.

2.   Explain how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development  to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of  moral development.

3.   Illustrate two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address  self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption.

4.   Identify and discuss at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you  believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill.

5.  Support your position statement with two (2) relevant and credible references, documented according to SWS. (Note: Do not use open source sites such as Ask.com, eHow.com, Answers.com, and Wikipedia.)

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).  The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please  take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
  • Include  a cover page developed in accordance with SWS, including a running  head, page number, the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the  professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page,  revision of the previous assignment, and the reference page are not  included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Recommend ways to use ethics to improve decision making in the criminal justice system.
  • Analyze  various philosophical approaches for ethical decision making, and the  effectiveness and limits of each approach for making ethical choices.
  • Analyze basic questions about morality, norms, and values.
  • Examine the concepts and effectiveness of reward and punishment.
  • Explain why and how the concept of justice is important to the field of criminal justice.
  • Explain Kohlberg’s moral development stages and how they can be applied to issues in criminal justice.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in ethics and leadership in criminal justice.
  • Write clearly and concisely about ethics and leadership in criminal justice using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

Police Response To Familiar Violence Paper

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Assignment Content

write a 3- to 4-page paper in which you discuss the police response to familiar violence and related intimate partner victimization.

Address the following in your paper:

• Police response practices to familiar violence incidents and calls for service

•·Programs in which law enforcement can provide training to employers on preventative measures to protect employees from sexual violence; security precautions that can be put into place to reduce the risk; and, information on community resources for counseling programs, websites, and telephone numbers in the event sexual violence has occurred

•·Mandatory criminal charging in familiar violence cases

•Crime data and trends in familiar violence

•Future approaches to police response in familiar violence incidents

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Describe the function of a victim advocate in a criminal matter involving an adult victim

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Assignment Content

Select one of the following topics:

•Role of Victim Advocate

•Victims’ Rights Legislation

Create an annotated outline of 3 to 4 pages on your selected topic in which you:  For the Role of Victim Advocate:

•Identify the certification process to become a victim advocate in the state in which you reside or in a state with which you are familiar.

•Describe the function of a victim advocate in a criminal matter involving an adult victim.

•Contrast the function of a victim advocate in a criminal matter involving an adult victim versus a criminal matter involving a minor victim.

•Explain how the role of a victim advocate differs from the role of a member of the victim services agency associated with the prosecutor’s office (federal U.S. attorney, state attorneys general offices, or local offices for district attorneys).

For the topic of Victims’ Rights Legislation:

•Provide a brief timeline of victims’ rights legislation at the federal and state levels. For the state level, select the state in which you reside or a state with which you are familiar.

•Explain how the passage of federal legislation on victims’ rights impacts state and local communities.

•Describe the impact of Title IX legislation.

•Explain how the federal Violence against Women Act has impacted the prosecution of offenders at the state and federal levels.

Format your outline consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.