...The goals and objectives of the federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies differ in what they can each handle. As a whole, they have the objective to protect and serve the public, but separately, each branch, federal, state, and local handles their own sections of the government services. For example, the federal law enforcement agencies have goals and objectives that involves the protecting of our border, making sure that we are enforcing customs regulations, as well as upholding immigration laws. The state law enforcement goals and objectives are lie with highway patrol, investigations, and emergencies that extend beyond the control and power of local law enforcement agencies (2008, Matrix Group). Whereas, the local law enforcement agencies, their goals and objectives lie in municipal, county, tribal and regional police. The biggest challenges that federal, state and local law enforcement agencies face is following the correct procedure. Procedural Criminal Law are specific rules and laws that govern how criminal laws administered. It sets forth a standard in how situations are to be handled from the investigation stage of a crime, down to the arrest, trial, and the sentencing of the defendant. Due Process also falls under this category, as this is a process that must be followed before a person can be legally deprived of their life, liberty, or property. Due process is a characteristic of law that requires the state and its officers to respect any and all rights...
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...12345) Mid-Term Exam – Review Questions 1) All of these are pitfalls an organization should avoid in strategic planning EXCEPT (Ch. 1) Some pitfalls to watch for and avoid in strategic planning are these: Using strategic planning to gain control over decisions and resources Doing strategic planning only to satisfy accreditation or regulatory requeriments Too hastily moving from mission development to strategy formulation Failing to communicate the plan to employees, who continue working in the dark Top managers making many intuitive decisions that conflict with the formal plan Top managers not actively supporting the strategic-planning process Failing to use plans as a standard for measuring performance Delegating planning to a “planner” rather than involving all managers Failing to involve key employees in all phases of planning Failing to create a collaborative climate supportive of change Viewing planning as unnecessary or unimportant Becoming so engrossed in current problems that insufficient or no planning is done Being so formal in planning that flexibility and creativity are stifled 2) The strategic-management process represents a(n) logical , systematic , and objective approach for determining an enterprise's future direction. 3) Strategic Management is used to refer to strategic formulation, implementation and evaluation, with strategic planing referring only to strategic formulation. 4) Which statement best describes intuition...
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...The Organizational Process: Organizing, like planning, must be a carefully worked out and applied process. This process involves determining what work is needed to accomplish the goal, assigning those tasks to individuals, and arranging those individuals in a decision-making framework (organizational structure). The end result of the organizing process is an organization — a whole consisting of unified parts acting in harmony to execute tasks to achieve goals, both effectively and efficiently. A properly implemented organizing process should result in a work environment where all team members are aware of their responsibilities. If the organizing process is not conducted well, the results may yield confusion, frustration, loss of efficiency, and limited effectiveness. In general, the organizational process consists of five steps (a flowchart of these steps is shown in Figure 1 ): [pic] The organizational process. 1 • Review plans and objectives. Objectives are the specific activities that must be completed to achieve goals. Plans shape the activities needed to reach those goals. Managers must examine plans initially and continue to do so as plans change and new goals are developed. 2 • Determine the work activities necessary to accomplish objectives. Although this task may seem overwhelming to some managers, it doesn't need to be. Managers simply list and analyze all the tasks that need to be accomplished...
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...University of Phoenix Material Anti-Drug Legislation Matrix Complete the matrix by selecting three states to add below Federal. Then, answer each question listed in the first row for each corresponding law. | |Is marijuana |What are the |What are the |What are the |What is the |Is there extreme | | |illegal? |penalties for |penalties for |penalties for |blood alcohol |DWI or DUI? If so,| | | |possession of |possession of heroin?|possession of |level for a |what is the | | | |cocaine? | |prescription drugs?|driving while |punishment? | | | | | | |intoxicated | | | | | | | |(DWI) or driving| | | | | | | |under the | | | | | | | |influence (DUI) | | | | | | | |crime? | | |Federal |No. |Title 21 1st |Title 21 1st ...
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...April 26, 2010 Human Resource Management and the Workplace Human Resource Management requires a careful balance and coordination between corporate policies, local, state and federal regulations, and employee rights within the workplace. This paper will review a few of the principles examined during this course and applied to current work environments. Specifically, this paper will review the effect human resource management has on planning within a company through hiring, planning, and recruitment through the use of compensation and other benefits that are important to employee satisfaction. Discussions within our classroom environment included EEO and affirmative action, human resource development, safety and health, and employee and labor relations. While these are not the only components of human resource management, these are the items we addressed in class. Within my own company, our human resource department is divided among the divisions, with the main corporate office housing the human resource group for the entire company, and a small human resources group in the St. Louis office for the division I currently work for. For purposes of this paper, I will use the St. Louis information, as it is the group I am most familiar with. Additionally, I will address the corporate policies for the United States groups, as those apply to our division. The company I work for was acquired by an international corporation almost 4 years ago. Changes to our HR policies were...
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...aluminum maker based in the United States (U.S.) and operates in eight other countries around the world. The company has business interests in automotive components and the manufacture of packaging materials, bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting (University of Phoenix, 2008). The U.S. market constitutes 70% of the company’s sales. A crisis has arisen from allegations of environmental damages which have led to a person’s illness (University of Phoenix, 2008). This paper will identify key facts, regulations, and legal issues; identify several of Alumina’s values and stakeholders; identify conflicts which constitute ethical dilemmas; summarize legal counsel’s advice on the issues; and evaluate alternative solutions in the context of Alumina’s legal position. Key Facts, Regulations and Legal Issues Five years ago, a routine EPA compliance inspection revealed higher than acceptable levels of a carcinogenic substance, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), to which Alumina promptly responded with a cleanup. The subsequent environmental audit reported the violation as corrected and the company has maintained a good compliance record since then (University of Phoenix, 2008). Alumina has made every effort to be compliant with environmental regulations. Administering environmental laws at the federal level is the Environmental Protection Agency. Since many of the laws provide for both federal and state enforcement, the states also have strong environmental agencies...
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...Expenditures and Revenues Matrix and Summary Federal State Local Major Role Making laws relating to domain of Constitution Collecting revenue Industrial relations Revenue collection Law enforcement Education Municipality administration and development Expenditure Item Transfer payments Social Security Medicare Law enforcement Education Infrastructural and facilities development and maintenance Revenue Item 1 Payroll Taxes Income Tax Property Taxes Revenue Item 2 Income Taxes Transfers Transfers Revenue Item 3 Corporate Taxes Sales and gross Taxes Sales and gross Taxes The Federal revenue sources enumerated above are just some of the means through the US Government makes money. Payroll taxes are federal or state taxes that are withheld by employers on behalf of their employees, along with social security and Medicare taxes. This is computed by the IRS form W-4. This is also commonly known as withholding tax. The other is a fixed or variable charge on the company for hiring a worker; this deduction goes toward contributing to social security. In most jurisdictions, quarterly reporting of withholding taxes by employers is required. This is in addition to the annual filing of taxes. Income taxes, as the term implies, is the tax on an employee’s monthly income. This is usually computed on annual gross income, and then distributed monthly or quarterly. This tax is levied on all income – received and receivable – with some exceptions, considered admissible deductions...
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...Timeline Part I NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document. Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 1 assignment entitled, “Timeline Part I.” NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin. NOTE: Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part I up to 250 words per topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. | Before 1492 | Three different cultures are hunting and gathering of wild plants and animals which food was obtained; fishing, as they used materials available to them to apply methods for catching fish; and cropping corn, squash, and beans were planted which was also used for ritual and spiritual offering. | 2) The effects of British colonization on the Native Americans. | 1600’s | The Native Americans taught the British to survive on land. They introduced the Indians to various diseases that killed them off, they lost their...
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...Act (NCLB), and Common Core State Standards Initiative. I will give a brief summary of each event and how they each impacted the history of education. [pic] The Reformers of the Common School Movement vision was that of schools being the cornerstones of the community. The schools were to be free and opened to everyone. They were to be the place where every student could come together on equal terms, where the high achiever and the low achiever could learn in the same class, use the same text books, and be taught by the same teachers. The common school would have a relationship with the community and its surroundings. They would be controlled, funded, and maintained by the people of the community who took interest and pride in their progress and accomplishments. Public schools today are controlled by the local government and the Federal government and not by the communities in which they are located. Standardized testing and the curriculum in public schools today are controlled by the state and how well a school performs in those areas are determined by the federal government. Local control is a thing of the pass and so is the Common School Movement (Baines & Foster, 2006). [pic] Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was one of the main events at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movements and helped to bring about changes in the desegregation of the public school system as we know it today. In this court case the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregation...
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...have more than 65,000 employees. UHS maintains one of the strongest balance sheets and is rated amongst the highest in the hospital services industry by Moody's and Standard & Poor's” (UHS, n.d.). Organizational functions (such as marketing, finance, human resources, and operations) will be discussed to determine the influence they have on how UHS conducts their daily business. While discussing UHS organizational structure, other organizational structures will be compared and contrasted to UHS. Organizational design (such as geographic, functional, customer-based, product, service, hybrid, matrix, marketing channels, and departmentalization) determines what organizational structure is best for any organization. UHS organizational design will be analyzed to ascertain which design is most appropriate for the organization. The three primary organizational structures are functional, matrix, and divisional. UHS utilizes a central and functional structure and has an established chain of command with deliberate authority of position dependence. Decisions are made from the top down. “The Company's business is conducted by its employees, managers and officers under the oversight of the Board. The Board is elected by the Company's stockholders in accordance with the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, to oversee...
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...Policy Analysis on Education LaKeesha K. Carpenter Dr. L. Saye PAD 520 January 22, 2012 Abstract In this policy analysis I talk about education. Educational systems around the world, and specifically in the United States, have long been awaiting for genuine reform efforts. Technology is often perceived as a panacea, if not as a crucial instrument in any educational reform effort. New understandings, as opposed to mere information, is what schools need to reach in order to transform themselves to new and effective reforms and make current policies work throughout the state and country. The data in this report represent national averages. The experiences, trends, and issues in your local community may vary somewhat from the broad picture presented here. We hope this primer will provide you with sufficient background information about public education to encourage your interest in education issues and your involvement in your local schools. | | | | | Education is needed to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence. Education is needed for humans to make an impact on society, and to make viable decisions and the right moves at the right time. It leads to better jobs and higher income, health and life expectancy, voter turnout, self-worth and dignity. Education trains the mind to think and make the right decisions(2006). Through education knowledge and information is received...
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...study on the Tinker & Tailor Home Security Service business and their current legal issues. Along with discussing the scenario, an explanation of each facet of it, as well as provide examples of each as they pertain to the real world will be included. The scenario focused on in this discussion is the creation of a matrix that lists each business, and compares and contrast personal liability exposure as an owner as a result of the lawsuit. For each business entity, analyze how the liability exposure might be limited as an owner. Examine the best business organizational form for the business that might be owned someday in a personal manner. The overall goal will be to show that through the proper manipulation of various legal aspects, exposure to and protection from legal suit can be minimized. The following quote from Jack Kingston sets the stage for the discussion on legal woes of the Tinker & Tailor Home Security business, “Frivolous lawsuits are booming in this country. The U.S. has more costs of litigation per person than any other industrialized nation in the world, and it is crippling our economy” (Kingston, 2014). To start, exploration of the matrix that lists liability exposure is in order. The issue at hand is that the Tinker & Tailor Home Security Company is being sued for breach of contract, as defined in the Harvard Law...
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...University of Phoenix Material Modern America Matrix Week 3 Week 3: 1960s Part Two Johnson’s Presidency From the following list, choose five events from the 1960s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column. • Medicare • Medicaid • The War on Poverty • The Apollo Program • The Department of Housing and Urban Development • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Tax Cuts for Economic Growth • Job Corps • National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities • National School Lunch Act of 1946 • Wilderness Act of 1964 • Food Stamp Act of 1964 • The Voting Rights Act of 1965 • The Immigration Act of 1965 • The Rolling Stones • The Beatles • Flower Children • Abbie Hoffman and the Chicago Seven • Kent State killings |Event |Identify |Significance |Reference | |Medicare |July 30, 1965, President |The program, which provides |http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnso| | |Lyndon B. Johnson signs |insurance for some 43 million |n-signs-medicare-into-law | | |Medicare, a health insurance |elderly and disabled people, is | ...
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...Matrix Health Care Law Hunger-free Kids Act of 2010 Describe the health care law (75 to 150 words) The Hunger-free kids act is a nutrition program that provides all children with healthy food in school and to low income families. Because of this act schools are playing a larger role in children’s health. Included in this legislation other programs that focus on hunger has come into play such as: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants and Children (WIC), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Summer Food Service Program, After School Meal Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). The programs under the Hunger-free kids act do not have a specific expiration date however, the Congress will periodically review and reauthorize funding that is allocated to the program. Analyze the importance of the law (75 to 150 words) The Hunger-free kids act was a key step for our nation’s toward the effort to provide all children with healthy food and education about healthy food. This program is so important because millions of children now receive meals through the school lunch program and the other programs that are attached to it. There are so many people especially children living in food insecure households and the rate of child hood obesity is at an all-time high. Through legislation there has been improvements and provisions that provide healthier and more nutritious food options, education and to help children...
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...University of Phoenix Material: Week Five - Assignment Does Not Need to be Based on the Learning Team Selected State (however, specific examples need to be included to support the content) Government Comparisons Matrix: (the Reading Material: Chapters 1, 2, and 12 will help students address the key elements) Based on the readings from State and Local Government textbook, review and summarize how each issue is managed at the state, local, federal levels. Responses should be substantive with specific examples. State | Local | Federal | How these entities cooperate | General Responsibilities | - Conduct Elections- Regulate intrastate commerce - Establish republican forms of state and local government- Protect public health safety, and morals- All other powers not delegated to national government or denied by the states constitution Reference:Ann O’M. Bowman, Richard C. Kearney | - Parks and recreation services- Police and fire departments - HHHHHhhousing services- Emergency medical services- Municipal Courts- Transportation services – Buses, subways, taxi regulations, etc. - Public Works – streets, sewers, snow removal, signage, etc.Reference:http://www.whitehouse.gov/our-government/state-and-local-government | - Coin Money- Regulate interstate and foreign commerce- tax imports and exports- Make treaties- Make all laws “necessary and proper” to fulfill responsibilities - Make War- Regulate postal systemReference: Ann O’M. Bowman, Richard C. Kearney | All of these entities...
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