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Gathering background information on an offender

      As an investigator with the Federal Public Defender’s Office, you are assisting Assistant Federal Defender Lilly Jones with gathering background information on offender Ben Smith, who pled guilty to distribution of a controlled substance (5 kilograms of cocaine). Mr. Smith is being sentenced next month. In a 2–3-page paper, provide an overview […]

Organizational/occupational socialization.

        Describe what is meant by organizational/occupational socialization. How important is First Line Supervisory Training? Explain. Describe a time that you were mentored or acted as a mentor in a business or academic organization. How was your experience? Discuss both positive and negative aspects of that experience. After reflecting on that experience, […]

Criminal sentencing

          Criminal sentencing embraces a number of philosophies and seeks to satisfy sometimes conflicting goals: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation, and restoration. The means to accomplish those tasks have traditionally been comprised of fines, probation, imprisonment, and death. To adapt to the financial, social, and international pressures, the criminal justice system has […]