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Explain the current level of racial and gender diversity in police departments and justify why such diversity is or is not important to effective policing .

In a 2-3 page essay (1 inch margins, double spaced, 12 point font) EITHER (1) explain the current level of racial and gender diversity in police departments and justify why such diversity is or is not important to effective policing OR (2) choose a specific instance of police use of force and using specific criteria justify or condemn it and then explain to what extent it was or was not effected by the militarization of police departments.

What ethical concerns do you have regarding the use of psychological assessments? Provide examples. What do you think about being assessed using the Big Five personality traits test?

1- Describe your current or previous job, how was job performance assessed? In lieu of your own experience, you may also interview someone whose job performance has been assessed. How does it relate to work analysis? Discuss the criteria, the process, and perceptions of fairness. How does this relate to criterion relevance?
2. Do you think an I/O psychologist can do one work analysis for a job and then assume it is done forever? Why or why not? How do jobs change over time?
3. What ethical concerns do you have regarding the use of psychological assessments? Provide examples. What do you think about being assessed using the Big Five personality traits test?
4. How can a test be reliable, yet manifest no validity? What does this answer suggest about the difficulty of making assessments of people for the purpose of employment decisions?

What factors generally contribute to employees not operating ethically in business?

Scenario: An Ethical Dilemma
It’s half-time and the neighbors who regularly get together to watch the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon begin to make their way to the kitchen to refill their snack plates. While the others are out of the room, Carla lags behind to tell her neighbor, Angela, about Jaden, her nephew, and his recent good fortune. Jaden and his wife are about to put down a deposit on their first house. Jaden works for WellCare USA, a multi-state corporation with a center in Baltimore. Carla describes how thrilled the two of them are about the house, especially its location, as it will mean a much shorter commute time for Jaden. Carla goes on to say how very much Jaden appreciated Angela’s help last year in steering him to the open accounting position at WellCare USA. With Jaden just finishing college and the job market the way it was, that accounting position was like a dream come true for him.
Angela, who works in the Human Resources Department at WellCare USA, feels a knot in the middle of her stomach at the news. She is aware that a decision has recently been made by the leadership at WellCare USA to transfer the local accounting operation to Chicago, corporate headquarters, a cost-saving move. The decision won’t be announced for a few more weeks, but even so, Angela knows that Jaden will most likely not be offered a comparable job at WellCare USA or even be asked to move to Chicago to take one of the few accounting positions that will open up there. He is the newest employee to join the group and seniority is always a major factor in downsizing activities at WellCare USA.
1. What is the ethical dilemma Angela is faced with now? What should she do? Explain your answer using the course material to support the reasoning. Make sure to include the page number in the in-text citation.
2. What factors generally contribute to employees not operating ethically in business? When faced with an ethical situation, what steps can an employee take to try to make the most appropriate decision? Be sure to support your reasoning by using the course material. Students may also include external sources. Make sure to include the page number in the in-text citation.
3. How can an organization help employees make appropriate decisions when faced with ethical situations? What steps can an organization take to try to ensure that all parts of the organization operate ethically? Explain your answer using the course material to support the reasoning. Make sure to include the page number in the in-text citation.

Explain why the four steps involved in the controlling function are important. Why is a good understanding of the various ratios used by accountants and managers important to the controlling function?

Discussion #1 Steps of Control – (150 words or more)

Explain why the four steps involved in the controlling function are important. Why is a good understanding of the various ratios used by accountants and managers important to the controlling function? Give specific examples. Respond substantively to two other learners.

Discuss the narrative of Equiano and the ways his story contradicted Enlightenment values.

Review the Introduction Material by Margaret C. Jacob in Section 4 (pages 298-331) in the textbook(the west and the world since 1500, wright state university edition) and read the narrative of Olaudah Equiano (chapter 2)

Write a 600 word essay:

Provide an overview of the Enlightenment.

From the Introduction by Margaret C. Jacob, determine the factors that influenced the development and success of the Enlightenment in England. (Refer specifically to your textbook.)

Discuss the narrative of Equiano (just the chapter) and the ways his story contradicted Enlightenment values (refer specifically to the source material).

Give your opinion of why England, despite the early, positive reception of the Enlightenment there, took so long to end its involvement in the slave trade.

Write a paper that interprets the reasoning of two or more authors on a topic relevant to the philosophy of the human person on Masculism, Feminism, and Egalitarianism in Plato.

Write a paper that interprets the reasoning of two or more authors on a topic relevant to the philosophy of the human person, as we have been studying it this term. In your paper, consider the reasoning of the authors dialectically. That is, do not merely compare and contrast them, but try to show how the lines of reasoning support one another, or critique one another, or lead to another kind of position. Give your own account of the strengths and weaknesses of the reasoning, providing, if you wish, your own reasoned objections. As always, the “Guidelines for the Interpretation of Texts” is your guide and rubric.