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Influences Within Public Safety or Security Programs

Resources: www.bjs.gov; www.bls.gov; www.fbi.gov; https://www.asisonline.org/ Choose a public safety or security program at the local, state, or federal level that has undergone a significant budgetary change. Some examples include: (State cuts to domestic violence program) (Cuts for prison funding to reduce overcrowding) (Increased funds for technology upgrades) Write a 1,400- to 1,600-word paper about how the political process and changing public policy at the federal, state, and municipal levels influence budgeting. Provide details on how the change came about and its impact on the resulting program. Include the following in your paper: (Identify political, economic, social, cultural, and technological influences that caused the change in the budget.) (Identify the interaction among the federal, state, and municipal levels with regard to your program) (Specify the limits of the agency budget office and how they may try to compensate for those limits.) (Present strategies agencies and politicians might use to justify increasing or decreasing the budget for the program you selected.) (Calculate present and project future costs.) (List various cost control applications)

 

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Field Analysis

The purpose of this assignment is to recognize sociological concepts at play in your lived experience. Keeping a field log of your social and institutional experiences for one day, you will critically discuss how your daily life is shaped and constrained by society. This will allow you engage with many of the sociological concepts learned in class. Writing expectations The paper should be 4-6 typed pages, double-spaced, 12-point font, with 1″ margins. Remember to use APA format to cite and reference your sources. Instructions 1) Observation Create a field log (example). For one day, observe and record the key interactions and institutions in your lived experience. Starting with waking up, who is the first person you talk to? What do you do next- take family members to school, go to the gym, go to work and interact with coworkers? Throughout the day you will take on different roles by interacting with different people and in different situations, and be in contact with different social institutions (education, government, health, etc). Type or photograph your field log and submit it with your written Assignment. 2) Application Try to wait one or more days before starting this step. Revisit your field log and apply sociological analysis to your observations. Describe how our day is shaped and constrained by social norms. Analyze how at least four sociological concepts learned in class (eg. roles, institutions, interactions, impression management, stage theory, emotional labor) apply to your field log observations. This part of the paper should not be focused on the general social norms you described earlier, dig in with specific concepts in this from our text (refrain from using dictionaries). For at least two of the concepts, find and incorporate an appropriate source that highlights how sociologists study this concept in everyday society (for example, emotional labor in the restaurant industry). Not sure what constitutes an appropriate source? See our Announcement on this in the classroom- tips and a learning module are provided there. For example, we discussed gender socialization: In an article by Crespi (2011) that studied gender socialization and gender roles within the family, results showed that a cross-gender relationship between fathers and daughters, mothers and sons has emerged as significant in determining traditional and non-traditional gender attitudes. The research suggested that the relationship with the parent of the opposite sex could be a strong factor in reducing stereotyped attitudes regarding gender roles (Crespi, 2011). *Use a different example in your paper, the purpose here is to show your research skills rather than repeat my research skills.* 3) Reflection Reflect on your role as a larger part of society (i.e. your motives, instincts, feelings, and/or structural constraints). Discuss ways other people affected you and the ways you affected others in the social experiences of your day. Sample Field Log Below is a brief field log to give you an idea of the social interactions and institutions you might look for in your day. With the observations are sample course concepts that relate to the observations. Be creative in exploring and applying concepts- we will all apply concepts differently even if the scenes we observe are very similar. 5:45am: Wake up, interact with children. Gender roles, nuclear family, folkways 6:30am: Interact with spouse and children. Eat breakfast, run, shower.8:00am: Arrive at airport, check in interaction with airline customer service; interaction with TSA. Social structure, bureaucracy, norms, mores, social control 9:00am: Wait with other passengers to board flight; purchase a drink at coffee shop; employees have a tip jar; a family sitting close by is watching the news and commenting on what they think is wrong with other cultures. Emotional labor, ethnocentrism, Piaget’s stages of development 9:30am: On flight with family having a difficult time with small children; flight attendant offers to help them. Emotional labor, gender roles, family12pm: Arrive at destination airport; drive two hours to see extended family. Along the road there are farmers with fruit stands. See homeless person asking for assistance in exchange for work. Poverty, inequality 4pm: Extended family arrives for potluck dinner; look at family photos together and share family memories. Watch evening news- local robbery and assault. Social deviance, material culture 6pm: Stop at church to meet family friend, see a bible study group inside; lots of religious symbols; someone remarks on a new church being built to accommodate a different racial group. Religion, race, monotheism Assignment 3 meets the following course objectives: Apply a sociological perspective to the social world. Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life. Recognize and define social structure and social interaction Explain the reciprocal relationship in the influence between societal and structural factors, individual behavior and the self’s development. Iformation about me, I’m in the ARMY and I’m stationed at Fort Hood, Tx. I have a wife and a daughter and also I have soldiers, I am a sergeant. Follow the rules of this assignment ansure it’s APA format. Also message me if you have any questions and / or concerns

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mechanism

Directions: In 75-150 words explain the various mourning and coping mechanisms outline in the chart below. List references, in proper APA formatting, below. Typical Grief Responses Factors that might complicate bereavement (e.g., age, timing) Signs of complicated bereavement Protective factors Miscarriage Death of child Death of male spouse Death of female spouse Death of parent Death of a friend Death of pet In 100-250 words, answer the following questions: 1) What key factors are shown to complicate the bereavement process? How do we know if someone’s process is being stunted (e.g., symptoms)? 2) What are the factors associated with bereavement among elderly men? Why might husbands and wives mourn differently? 3) Select a cultural or religious view on death and dying. Describe the view from the culture or religion on death and/or dying.

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Pro-Social Behavior

Visit the website of The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, an organization dedicated to altruistic pursuits. Review the information, literature, and downloadable documents. Design your own assignment in which you implement five acts of kindness (pro-social behavior). Use your discretion, common sense, and modesty at all times. Do not put yourself in an environment of potential danger or harm to yourself. Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you describe what you did, how, where, to whom, and what reactions you perceived from others and yourself. What did you learn about prosocial behavior from this exercise in light of the material in this module’s readings and lecture material? Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. webiste: http://www.actsofkindness.org

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Influencing Performance

Prepare a 2-3 page double spaced paper (or 1-1.5 single spaced) titled Influencing Performance. Compose your paper in Microsoft Word. Format your paper and cite ALL sources according to APA guidelines. ​Discuss the following in your paper: How could your organization better enhance individual motivation and performance beyond what it is currently doing. Justify your reasoning. Describe one method effective leaders can use to improve individual and/or group performance in your organization. Include the role of theory in your discussion. Describe an experience in which you felt empowered to use your decision making skills or to express your creativity in your work environment. Support your analysis with a minimum of 2-3 appropriate, using scholarly articles. Use weekly enrichment readings, and library resources.

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Groundswell

Li, C., & Bernoff, J. (2008). Why the Groundswell—and Why Now? Women In Business, 60(4), 29-33. Retrieved from http://library.immaculata.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ofm&AN=510828838&site=ehost-live In OmniFile Full Text Mega database in Gabriele Library. In an initial message of 200-300 words by Day 3, respond to ONE of the following question sets: What does “groundswell” mean to you? Where do you fit into the Social Technographics Profile? Which social media do you belong to or regularly use? Do you foresee yourself changing your profile position? How do you see our society changing between categories in the next five years? Explain the POST process for implementing a groundswell strategy. Why is it an important first step that a company should take? What could be added to it to make it more comprehensive? As you reply by Day 7, identify the likely challenges of a company that is attempting to develop a company-wide corporate intelligence. What factors might inhibit such a goal? What kinds of tactics might company leaders employ to encourage cultural intelligence? Does cultural intelligence have a place in every company? Why or why not?

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PROJECT

The Fig Technologies Executive Leadership Council (ELC) has asked you to compile a report regarding the age demographics within the organization. Your findings are that employees between the ages of 18 to 25 comprise 11% of the workforce, employees 26 to 39 comprise 31%, employees 35 to 55 comprise 34%, employees 56 to 69 compose 18%, and the remainder are age 69 and above. You have been asked to compile a report regarding the advantages and disadvantages of developing a younger workforce in both professional and nonprofessional positions as well as for older employees 65 and above. Be sure to discuss age legislation and how this will affect any decisions the company may face. You must include a minimum of one outside resource for this component. This component of the report should be one to two pages included into the final report. The second part of this assignment is to submit the comprehensive research that you have compiled throughout your consulting contract over the past seven units. You are to provide a comprehensive report of the previous studies. Please add an executive summary of the steps for improving organizational diversity to the report being submitted to the ELC. The executive summary should be approximately half of a page. The report is the compilation of the previous project assignments. Please review these assignments, making any corrections based on instructor feedback. Add any transitions along with headers and sub-headers. Specific headings and sections should include the following: Executive Summary, Fair Treatment of Ethnicities, Benefits of Organizational Diversity, Improving Organizational Culture, Gender and Work-Life Balance, and Age Demographics. Your comprehensive report should include a title page and reference page. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.