In a 10 –12 page paper, identify and analyze the benefits and challenges that are associated with biometric evidence in the criminal justice system. Include at least 3 techniques in your paper, and use at least 2 case studies to support your position. Consider the following questions when drafting your paper:

• How do courts determine if evidence is reliable and valid before allowing it into testimony?
• What is the role of the Frye standard or Daubert standard in determining whether or not the courts will accept biometric evidence?
• What rules does your state use in this regard?
• How reliable is fingerprint evidence? Consider examples of its use in criminal courts.
• How do other biometrics compare to the reliability and validity of fingerprint evidence?
• What are some of the challenges associated with lower forms of biometrics, such as facial recognition, and acceptance as evidence in court?
• What is the role of the expert witness related to biometric evidence in court?

Imagine that you are in training and development for a global organization. You have been tasked with the creation of a cultural diversity training course that all employees will be required to take. Before designing the course, you must consider the ethical and cultural issues of the task.

In an eight- to ten-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), you must address the following:

1. Examine any legal implications in creating a training course that discusses culture. Identify what laws and regulations should be considered.
2. Explain how the demographic diversity of your employees affects discussions of cultural diversity.
3. Examine which ethical implications should be considered.
4. Examine if training can be standardized for all locations in a global organization. Analyze what media is best suited for training in a global setting.
5. Provide recommendations for implementing the training course.

Paper requirements

1. Must be eight to ten pages in length (excluding the title page, references page, exhibits, etc.) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a cover page:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a clearly stated thesis or topic.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
7. Must include a separate references page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

You are the vice president of a human resources department and Susan has been your executive assistant for one (1) year. She effectively completes her given assignments, sometimes ahead of schedule.  Susan has a welcoming personality and is commended on her willingness to help when asked. As a result of her efficiency, Susan often has spare time on her hands.

 

In several conversations, you have spoken with Susan about taking a proactive stance and involving herself in the business to increase her knowledge base. You have suggested she attend strategic planning meetings, shadow other Business Partners, and take professional development courses geared towards human resources.   Susan has not incorporated any of these suggestions.

 

The organization promotes and encourages employee development and has a requirement of 24 professional development (PD) hours for each employee per annual review cycle.  As VP of the department, you have offered to mentor Susan; yet she has not taken advantage of the offer. Given Susan’s capabilities and potential, you want to mutually establish future performance goals and developmental opportunities to enhance her effectiveness and maximize her organizational contributions.

 

Susan’s professional appearance and interaction with co-workers is superb.  When asked to complete a task, she fulfills the assignment willingly and with very few errors.  She is well liked and respected by her peers.  She has impeccable oral and written communication skills. Overall, you are pleased with her performance but want to see Susan take initiative to seek out tasks to complete rather than waiting to be told what to do.

 

As the VP of HR, you have been tasked with a two part assignment. In part one of this assignment you will explain the importance of performance appraisals, analyze the essential elements which should be included and describe how performance appraisals can be used to promote employee growth. In part two of this assignment you will create a performance appraisal for Susan.

 

Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length incorporating both parts I and II.  You can either design a performance appraisal document or use an existing template.  The performance appraisal should be no more than 3 pages of the total page count for the assignment.  Be sure your paper addresses all of the following components:

 

Part I: Importance of Performance Appraisals:

 

Explain how performance appraisals can be used as part of employee development.

Explain why rankings are given to employees and the advantages and disadvantages of including rankings.

Address why organizations should deliver appraisals in a timely manner to employees.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of three different types of performance appraisals. Make a recommendation of which type of performance appraisal is most appropriate for Susan.

Provide suggestions on how the manager can give feedback on a continual basis to the employee to encourage continual development.

Part II: Susan’s Performance Evaluation

 

As the VP of HR, you are providing Susan with feedback on these areas and suggesting ways to develop in the areas where she is not meeting expectations as outlined in the scenario. The performance appraisal directly ties to compensation increases. The appraisal should highlight achievements over the past year; while addressing expectations and setting goals moving forward.

 

The performance evaluation should address the following areas:

Professional Development

Job performance

Communication – internal and external

Professional Demeanor

Working relationships

This assignment presents the analysis and conclusions of each student’s research on their chosen “problem”. It should be at least 8 double-spaced pages, excluding appendices. Key headings and elements to include are described below:

 

INTRODUCTION Provide a clear specification and description of the problem. Remember, your problem should be very specific, recurrent, and likely involve recurring events (see Clarke and Eck’s [2005] CHEERS test to confirm that you are on the right lines). This description should be informed by a review of the literature (below). Review the available literature on your problem, or similar types of problems. This should cover at least 6 scholarly references and perhaps some other sources of information (e.g. newspapers, websites). This should set the stage for understanding the context and causes of the problem.

 

METHODS AND DATA You should identify the data sources you obtained, and the measures and variables you were able to examine. You should also outline the types of analyses you performed.

 

ANALYSIS OF PROBLEM PATTERNS Describe the patterning of the problem. This description should draw on available data and published statistics. You can also fill some gaps in available data and statistics referring to literature that has examined the same or similar problems. You should try to assess:  Who is involved in the problem?  When does this problem occur?  What are the trends in time of the problem?  Are there any strong patterns of concentrations of this problem (on particular people, places, times etc.)  What are some of the apparent causes of the problem? Remember to include some selected tables and graphics, to illustrate key points. Don’t throw loads of these into the main text, just include the critical ones. However, you may use an appendix to present additional tables and graphics. CONCLUSIONS Drawing on the results of the analysis of problem patterns (drawing both on data and existing literature) and assess:  What are the key characteristics of the problem (including its distribution across people, space and time)  What can we identify as likely causes of this problem? (In particular, focus on causes that may be changeable through intervention.)  What, additionally, do you hypothesize might also be causes of this problem, based on the data you have analyzed? (Again, focus on factors that may be changeable through intervention.)  Based on your conclusions, what kind of interventions (policies, programs, or practices) would you recommend to help reduce the problem? In describing these, talk about the agencies or actors who would need to implement your ideas.

 

FURTHER DATA COLLECTION The final part of your assignment should discuss the further steps you would take to find out about your problem, and to help test hypotheses you could not test in your initial study. Remember, you have been limited to relying only on publically available data, often aggregated to counties or states. Maybe you next would want to analyze administrative data broken down to individual crimes or people, or perhaps you would talk to key players around a problem. Or maybe it’s useful to carry out a small survey to find out more. The goal here is not to design a giant research project that will take 5 years to complete. Rather, it is to outline modest data collection and analysis you could do over a few weeks or months with limited resources. Be strategic and thoughtful; don’t throw in the whole kitchen sink.

 

REFERENCES Don’t forget a correctly formatted bibliography.

This assignment presents the analysis and conclusions of each student’s research on their chosen “problem”. It should be at least 8 double-spaced pages, excluding appendices. Key headings and elements to include are described below:

 

INTRODUCTION Provide a clear specification and description of the problem. Remember, your problem should be very specific, recurrent, and likely involve recurring events (see Clarke and Eck’s [2005] CHEERS test to confirm that you are on the right lines). This description should be informed by a review of the literature (below). Review the available literature on your problem, or similar types of problems. This should cover at least 6 scholarly references and perhaps some other sources of information (e.g. newspapers, websites). This should set the stage for understanding the context and causes of the problem.

 

METHODS AND DATA You should identify the data sources you obtained, and the measures and variables you were able to examine. You should also outline the types of analyses you performed.

 

ANALYSIS OF PROBLEM PATTERNS Describe the patterning of the problem. This description should draw on available data and published statistics. You can also fill some gaps in available data and statistics referring to literature that has examined the same or similar problems. You should try to assess:  Who is involved in the problem?  When does this problem occur?  What are the trends in time of the problem?  Are there any strong patterns of concentrations of this problem (on particular people, places, times etc.)  What are some of the apparent causes of the problem? Remember to include some selected tables and graphics, to illustrate key points. Don’t throw loads of these into the main text, just include the critical ones. However, you may use an appendix to present additional tables and graphics. CONCLUSIONS Drawing on the results of the analysis of problem patterns (drawing both on data and existing literature) and assess:  What are the key characteristics of the problem (including its distribution across people, space and time)  What can we identify as likely causes of this problem? (In particular, focus on causes that may be changeable through intervention.)  What, additionally, do you hypothesize might also be causes of this problem, based on the data you have analyzed? (Again, focus on factors that may be changeable through intervention.)  Based on your conclusions, what kind of interventions (policies, programs, or practices) would you recommend to help reduce the problem? In describing these, talk about the agencies or actors who would need to implement your ideas.

 

FURTHER DATA COLLECTION The final part of your assignment should discuss the further steps you would take to find out about your problem, and to help test hypotheses you could not test in your initial study. Remember, you have been limited to relying only on publically available data, often aggregated to counties or states. Maybe you next would want to analyze administrative data broken down to individual crimes or people, or perhaps you would talk to key players around a problem. Or maybe it’s useful to carry out a small survey to find out more. The goal here is not to design a giant research project that will take 5 years to complete. Rather, it is to outline modest data collection and analysis you could do over a few weeks or months with limited resources. Be strategic and thoughtful; don’t throw in the whole kitchen sink.

 

REFERENCES Don’t forget a correctly formatted bibliography.