Media and Crime Log—Entry II

In this module, you will have an opportunity to add to your media and crime log by applying theories presented in this course to media portrayals of crime. The American public is fascinated with crime and therefore, there is no shortage of media depictions of crimes and criminals. In this assignment, you will use the scholarly knowledge you have gained in the course to analyze how the media portrays crime.

You are now familiar with biological, psychological, and sociological theories of crime. In M2: Assignment 2, you wrote a log entry applying psychological theories of criminal behavior to analyze articles or news stories. In this assignment, you will write your second log entry.

Research newspaper or magazine articles related to crime using the print or online news media.

Select two articles or news stories and apply at least two theories from the biological, psychological, and/or sociological perspectives to each article or news story.

Write an analysis of each article or news story addressing the following:

• What is the purpose of the story as you perceive it?
• How is crime or criminal justice portrayed?
• What feelings or reactions are evoked in you by the article?
• How would you explain the reported criminal behavior using the two theories you selected? Explain your choice of theory.

Give complete citation for the selected article and include a digital copy if possible.

Write a 2–3-page log entry in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. 

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Starting a Group

Group therapy represents a large portion of treatment opportunities for clients battling substance use disorders. Groups are an important part of treatment, allowing clients to feel as though they are not alone in facing a problem and that other people have faced similar problems and overcome them successfully.

This particular assignment consists of two parts. For this assignment, assume that you have been working as an individual counselor at a substance abuse treatment center for some time now. Your supervisor has asked you to create a therapy group for a handful of the substance abuse clients that you and the other counselors work with. In order to identify the appropriate clients that can be placed in your group, your supervisor has asked you to prepare a report outlining the important points of the group you are forming:

Part I

Prepare a 1–2-page report detailing the following items in your group design:

Goal(s) of group

Group norms (such as attendance requirements, privacy, confidentiality, relationships with group members, etc.)

Differences between therapy group and self-help groups

Procedure for dealing with disruptive and/or resistant clients

Form(s) of power to be used

Consequences for relapse

Procedure for dealing with a member leaving the group

Part II

For the next part of this assignment, read this passage and address the questions that follow:

As the group leader, it is important to take time to look at some of the issues you may need to be aware of in yourself throughout each of the four stages of group development. For example, the second stage of group development includes an opportunity for clients to challenge or critique you. The way you handle criticism is an issue you need to identify and be wary of how you respond. Keeping this in mind, your supervisor has asked you to do the following:

Reflect on your potential issues for each of the four stages of group development.

Present at least two self-care strategies that you will be able to choose from in order to address these issues as they arise in your career.

Write a 3–4-page paper that includes both parts of the assignment in Word format. Include a title page in APA format. Use scholarly resources, including your textbook to support your ideas. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Question

Determinants of national competitive advantage create the national environment in which companies are born and learn how to compete.

Your business tour around industrial city in your country 🙁 Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan) revealed the following:

Many shops, show rooms, restaurants and hotels among other business and industrial premises bear the following sign boards:

• ‘SHOP CLOSED’
• ‘SHOP ON SALE’
• ‘FACTORY CLOSED’
• ‘CLEARANCE SALE’… etc.
• Factories closed and put on receivership…etc.
• Many companies closed and relocated to other countries… etc.

Required:

1. As a strategy and policy expert, you are required to apply Porter’s model of ‘the diamond of national advantage’ using the four determinants to critically analyze the impact of above scenario on the competitive advantage in Sultanate of Oman. (1000 words)

2. Suggest and critically discuss 4 main strategies together with policies that the government can adopt to enable firms/ business organizations survive in the above environment. (500 words)

*** Words Count = 1500 Words.

*** In-Text Citations and References using Harvard style.

*** MUST include E-library and course materials.

*** I’ve uploaded attachments related to this assignment.

Weekly Short Discussion Board Questions with other Students.

1.Excellence in leadership can be found in every organization, if one looks. It may not be the management, but instead a board member, an employee, or even a volunteer. What do you feel are the most important qualities in a leader for Emergency Medical Services? Discuss how you would go about identifying a leader in your organization. Is there someone in your organization you have already identified as a leader? Discuss your reasons.

American Military History Dicussion Board Question.

2.Do you think the exploration and colonization of the New World was intentionally destructive to Native Americans? Could the European model of colonization have been possible with an alternative approach to avoid such destruction toward another culture? Please explain your answer.

Instructions: This assignment will allow you to demonstrate what you’ve learned after reading this chapter and it will help you prepare for the first exam and other assignments.

For this assignment, you will be recording your very own self-presentation to share with your classmates (see instructions on how to post a video below). After reading Chapter 3 and reviewing the course materials, start thinking about your self-concept. Next, pick an object that you think best describes you. The object can be anything from a bottle of water to a book. Some students like to pick objects that are linked to their passions or hobbies, while others might pick objects of sentimental value. The object isn’t the most important aspect of this assignment, so any object will do as long as you are able to describe your self-concept during your presentation and answer the questions below.

The self-presentation should be 3-4 minutes in length and include the answers to the following questions:

1. After you have picked your object, start thinking about adjectives that you would use to describe yourself with based on the object. With these adjectives in mind, think about when you started seeing yourself this way. What situations reinforce your self-concept? What situations work against this self-concept? Who do you think of when you think of yourself in this way?
2. What is important to your self-concept?
3. How has your self-concept been influenced by social comparison? What reference groups are important to you? How has your self-concept been influenced by reflected appraisal?
4. What are some ways in which you manage others’ impressions of you? What are the benefits of effective impression management?
5. How do you manage impressions online?

JUST WRITE A DIALOGUE THAT I CAN READ OFF FOR 3-4 MINUTES ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS. THE OBJECT I CHOSE WAS A TREE BECAUSE I AM BIG AND TALL. YOU CAN MAKE UP OTHER PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT ME BUT I GAVE YOU THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.