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Developmental Assets

As stated in the required resources for this week, the Search Institute has identified 40 Developmental Assets or “building blocks” of healthy development for young people. These have been broken down in to eight broad categories, and then identified as external or internal values.

First, using the US Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder (http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml), Pew Research Center (http://pewresearch.org/), and theNational Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/) websites, write a short descriptive narrative that identifies the general demographic characteristics of your community based on the latest census. Include items such as average income, household size, and other interesting facts that help paint an accurate picture of your community and schools in relation to the 40 Developmental Assets.

Next, create a table that identifies the eight categories of human development, summarizes the importance of the asset to the development of all youth, and identify at least one existing organization or support model in your community where students can experience this asset. Post your narrative and table in your initial post.

Develop a case study or, preferably, refer to one that is known to you but change names and any specific identifying information that involves a person with an addiction.

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper that addresses the following:

Include details of the history of the addiction.
Include a family, educational, and social history.
Apply SAMHSA’s five objectives for assessment on p. 84 of Foundations of Addiction Counseling.
What assessment measures would you recommend to assess the severity of the addiction? Why would you choose those particular ones?
Have you addressed the full spectrum of problems for which treatment may be needed? Are there additional mental health issues in addition to addiction that need addressing?
What are the recommended interventions?
What family or significant persons would you include? How would they be included?
How will you measure the progress and effectiveness of the plans?
Refer to “A Case Study of William” for guidance, on p. 180 of Foundations of Addiction Counseling.

Evaluate the management practices in an organization

Assess general leadership skills with emphasis on the area of concentration

How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management? What risks or challenges might a manager encounter if he or she has not mastered these objectives? Explain.

“The Investigation of Computer-Related Crime” Please respond to the following:

From the e-Activity, there are general principles that investigators must follow when they respond to any crime scene in which computers and electronic technology may be involved. Suggest at least two (2) general principles for proper evidence preservation for stand-alone personal computers, networked home personal computers, and network server business networks. Provide a rationale for your response.
Discuss the major procedures that investigators must use in order to collect network trace evidence of computer-related crimes. Next, speculate on the primary concern of investigators as they execute the evidence-collection procedures in question, and explain the main reasons why you believe such a concern is valid. Justify your response.

Here is the link associated with top discussion: https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/CIS/170/1148/Week8/Week8eActivity.pdf

Please respond to the following:

According to the text, many repeat violent offenders, even those who commit murder, rape, or assault, receive probation. Defend or critique the granting of probation for all who meet probation eligibility requirements. Support your response with concrete examples.

Please respond to the following:

Describe at least three (3) laws that are designed to protect the environment. Research on the Internet for a company that has allegedly been in violation of environmental laws in the past 24 months. Identify the charges and outcome of the investigation. Was the right outcome obtained? How could the company have more fully complied with the law?

Resource: Communication Research Methods Activity

Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on special issues in communication. Discuss the following in your presentation as they relate to communication:

Diversity
Ethics
Technology
Mass communication

Include how these issues relate to each other. For instance: How do gender differences affect communication? How does technology affect communication between different cultures? Does diversity affect ethical decisions? How does technology affect ethical decision making?

Identify the research approach typically used for each issue by filling out the University of Phoenix Material: Communication Research Methods Matrix.

Include a summary of the matrix in your presentation.

Prepare a 5-6 page report , which describes the uses of business forecasting. You need to include at least one real world example and apply at least two different methods of forecasting presented in Chapter 5. Please present both your raw data and your two numerical forecasting results from your two chosen forecasting methods. APA format and appropriate use of section headings are required. (LO 1, 2, 3, 5)

Hint: You need to collect at least one data series for your analysis in this assignment. Please include the name and the exact formula or Excel/QM function/output of each forecast method you applied to your analysis. For example, if you find GDP data from year 2000 to 2011, then you need to forecast the GDP in the next period, i.e. 2012. You need to select two different forecast methods. For each method, you need to provide the name of the method and your numerical forecast together with the formula or program output you used to get that number. (A verbal description by itself will not receive any credits. Please copy and paste in or attach your Excel Worksheet, which is a must to receive credits for statistical analysis.) Finally, please present your raw data either in a table or a graph. A graph is preferred as you can also illustrate how well your forecast may fit into the actual series. You do need to analyze your own data and cannot simply cite the statistical result published else where.

n order to complete this assignment, use the Internet to research and review financial statements for Exxon and Chevron for the years 2012 and 2013.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

Compare and contrast the limitations and usefulness of the single-step income statement and the multi-step income statement.
Analyze the gross profit, operating profits, and net income of both Exxon and Chevron for 2012 and 2013. Of the two (2) companies, speculate on the main reasons why one (1) company may have been more profitable than the other company.
Compute each company’s price-earnings (P / E) ratio and price-to-sales ratio (PSR). Identify primary estimates or assumptions that could result in overstated earnings, and use the ratio data to compare the quality of each company’s earnings.
Review notes to both Exxon’s and Chevron’s financial statements. Next, identify at least two (2) notes pertaining to the income statement, and explain the main way in which the notes in question could influence your decision to invest in each of the companies. Provide a rationale to justify your decision.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Create a network diagram using an appropriate network diagramming software.
Apply isolation and segmentation strategies to secure network design.
Apply border security controls as part of a secure network design.
Explore the design options that are available for creating an effective DMZ.

Alliance Supermarket and Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems

Read the “Alliance Supermarket” case study in Chapter 10 of your text.

Alliance Supermarkets has been using a point-of-sale (POS) system for some time to track its inventory. The system uses a laser scanner to read the universal product code (UPC) on each item at the checkout container. The UPC is a number that uniquely identifies the product on which it appears. Currently, Alliance is using the UPC information to update inventory records for each item. Although the system has greatly improved the company’s ability to replenish inventory promptly, the company still has some problems. For example, sudden changes in demand for a particular item can catch the company by surprise as it bases inventory replenishment on historical demand patterns. Further, demand patterns and preferences may vary from one store to another depending on the customers served by each, but the inventory system groups all demand information together and treats each store equally. Finally, the manufacturers that make the products stocked by Alliance Supermarkets are always pressuring Alliance to help them target appropriate customers for special promotions and sales.

The chief information officer (CIO) of Alliance realizes that much more could probably be done with the data collected from its POS system. For example, the company could analyze the relationship between each product’s sales and weather patterns. It is even possible to analyze an individual customer’s buying habits and identify instances in which a customer may be persuaded to try a different brand of a certain product.

For this assignment be sure to address the following points:

Study this situation and formulate new and innovative uses of the information from the POS system. Ideally, these ideas should help Alliance better serve its customers by ensuring that adequate quantities of each item are available, that costs are kept low, and that customers are made aware of new products that may interest them.
Describe any information that may help Alliance reduce costs while providing better service.
Propose a new approach that could be used by Alliance by using the purchase information that can be obtained on individual customers.
Assess ethical and privacy considerations of information gathered from the POS system or purchased items.

Biometrics is considered the science of life measurement. Biometrics are classified based upon degree of accuracy and separated into three categories: high biometrics, low biometrics, and esoteric biometrics.

Identify and discuss one high biometric and explain its application to criminal justice.
How would it be used in the real world?
Identify a low biometric and discuss how it could be used alone or in conjunction with the selected high biometric in the real world.
What are some limitations of the selected low biometric?