Background:

You and your colleagues at the Sierra Club have been asked to submit a report to the US. Senates Committee on Energy and Natural Resources who have been asked to spearhead a national task force on energy, minerals, and the federal lands. Your report to the Committee will consider a variety of issues, including national security (becoming energy self-sufficient and, if possible, self-sufficient for critical non-energy minerals), environmental sustainability (minimizing conventional air/water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and nuclear waste, as well as minimizing the volume of water needed for energy generation and mining), and economic efficiency. In cases where legislation already exists, you have been asked to re-examine and refine the current laws and policies.
What policy will you recommend? Be sure to consider the life cycle of energy and minerals, including extraction of raw materials, generation into usable forms of energy (generally, electricity), tra

The item choosen is Death penalty in the file called "Donohue2014..."

You must read the article titled "death penalty article" and write an analytical text following the instructions below.
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    Summary of the item (or items but in a unitary manner): minimum 800 words.
    Original study of an aspect found in the item (s): minimum 800 words.
    In-depth study of an aspect that is considered missing in the item (s): minimum 600 words.

The paper must consist of a maximum of 2800 words, excluding any bibliography which must contain ALL sources.
!! quotation marks to be reduced in any case to a minimum.

    Particularly appreciated are insights into the Swiss or European institutional context.
    Be careful to prepare a paper in the correct language.

Please use a simple English (not mother language)

Please research and answer the following questions separately. Please cite at least 1 scholarly source when appropriate, and always use quality writing.

1.    How do the versions of centralism differ across the centralized systems surveyed in this chapter?

2.    How do different preventive detention regimes across the countries surveyed in this chapter work?


Textbook:
Morag, Nadav (2011). Comparative Homeland Security Global Lessons (1st ed.) Wiley.
Chapter 1 & 2

BRIEFING ASSIGNMENT FOR NRF, NIMS, AND ICS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS
A new governor has come into office and was told you were the best out there on homeland security and emergency management. This governor is a novice in this area and badly needs to get up to speed quickly. He or she has asked you to provide a detailed briefing to him or her and the executive staff / cabinet heads. Your assignment is to brief the governor and staff on all things they need to know right away regarding homeland security and emergency management. Be sure to cover applicable homeland security and presidential directives, the NRF, NIMS, and ICS. Cover applicable Acts such as the Stafford Act etc. Also, be sure to explain and show the linkage / relationship between local, state, and federal involvement. You want to make sure the governor and staff are ready for any emergency that occurs.

The student will summarize his or her findings in an audio/visual PPT presentation. The student wil

*Ensure that you use the APA referencing system for your assignment with in-text citations
and a bibliography/ list of references at the end. Access online tutorials from the net to guide
your usage of APA. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the APA convention. As
you a university student, please consult various sources on the net to clarify any concepts that
are new to you (in-text citations, academic essay structure, etc.). Assignments that do not have
in-text citations AND an end reference list will not be accepted.*






*Ensure that you structure your academic research essay with an introduction, body and
conclusion.**




**Critically analyze the literature (websites, books, articles, transcripts, etc.). Ensure you
demonstrate critical analysis in the writing of your essay. Access online tutorials that can guide
you to review literature critically.**




**Adhere to the following for

Assessing the role of race in the court system. That is the disparity? What might be the cause of the disparity? Who benefits? Who loses? Within this topic, you should focus your analysis somewhat narrowly on a case study, particular context, or example that highlights your topic inequality.

Watch the two (2) videos and reflect on how the Sixth and Eighth Amendment protections were or can be preserved in each of the videos.
Video 1:CJ in Practice: Judge Sentencing Guidelines
Video 2: Criminal Justice in Practice (scenario) Jury Selection
Then assess the impact that understanding and complying with the Sixth and Eighth Amendments will have on your future career and your ability to do your job effectively.

https://players.brightcove.net/268012963001/Sy9lbkRKl_default/index.html?videoId=ref:cd-crim-anim-CJanim8-CA02554&secureConnections=true&secureHTMLConnections=true&autoStart=false

https://players.brightcove.net/268012963001/Sy9lbkRKl_default/index.html?videoId=ref:cd-crim-anim-CJanim10-CA02556&secureConnections=true&secureHTMLConnections=true&autoStart=false

There are differences between the juvenile and adult court systems. In this assignment, you will choose a criminal case study of your choice or you may use one from the Chronline Website. You will read and summarize the case involving the adult. Then you will examine the case from a different perspective considering how this case would unfold differently if a juvenile had committed the crime.

Read the case information and write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
Summarize the facts of the case.
Examine how the procedure would be different if the defendant(s) were a juvenile at the time that the offense was committed.
Identify and discuss how juvenile proceedings differ from adult criminal proceedings, and discuss the differences between an adult and a minor being charged with the same crime.
Define the waiver process of transferring a juvenile into the adult court system.
Assuming that the defendant in your selected case was a minor being tried as a ju

Based on the three videos listed below, class readings and outside resources, what do you think the future holds for union in the public and private sectors? Do you think unions have lost their effectiveness? Explain your answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP3kYx40IS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HvB2LUx45g

https://www.ted.com/talks/niki_okuk_when_workers_own_companies_the_economy_is_more_resilient

Students should specifically use the Turabian (Author-Date) Style for all citations.

It is often stated that the United States does not have two systems of courts (i.e. State and Federal), rather, we have 51, because each State has its own system and then there is the Federal system.  Discuss two pros and two cons of our current court system and then detail how having 51 "systems" may impact the idea of equality under the court of law in your opinion. Be sure to use resources to back up your opinion.

BookIntroduction to the American Criminal Justice System

https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/ccj230/