criminal justice 150

Part 4

You are a captain in charge of operations within your police department. As part of your responsibilities, you supervise the human resources department. It has been brought to your attention that a complaint has been filed by one of the department’s female officers alleging instances of sexual harassment by her supervisor. In reviewing the department’s sexual harassment policy, you find that it was written by the previous administration and is not in compliance with the sexual harassment policy guidelines as handed down by recent Supreme Court decisions. You bring this to the attention of your chief, and he has instructed you to do the following:

Key Assignment Guidelines

Complete the following:

Address the following in 1,500–2,000 words:

Provide a draft sexual harassment policy that is in compliance with the latest Supreme Court decisions.

How you would implement a training program for all of the employees related to the revised sexual harassment policy?

What challenges exist to this policy-making process and training implementation? Explain.

Contrast and compare at least 2 established sexual harassment policies.

Choose 1 from your local police department and 1 from your state law enforcement agency.

How are they similar?

How are they different?

Explain in detail.

Do you think that sexual harassment is a common experience among women in law enforcement? Why or why not? Use external research to fully justify your argument.

Be sure to reference all of your sources using APA style.

PART 5
2,000- 2,500 WORDS

Considering what you have learned via your Week 4 Key Assignment, you have a specific situation that has presented itself. It has been brought to your attention that a suspect that has just been arrested has indicated that he is in the process of undergoing surgery to change his gender. Because this is the first time that the staff has had to deal with this issue, they want to know what special precautions or procedures need to be implemented for handling and transporting this individual. Utilizing credible research and recent court cases, respond to the following questions:

Assignment Guidelines

Complete the following:

Identify how you would amend your new sexual harassment policy to address the following:

Add your responses to the final draft of your Key Assignment:

What are some of the significant problems that transgender suspects face in the criminal justice system?

How have the courts responded to this issue? Research current case law on how courts have categorized and placed transgendered inmates in correctional settings.

Identify and describe any special needs of transgendered inmates.

Are there any misconceptions or prejudices against this population within the criminal justice system? Provide specific information to support your position.

Be sure to use only academic or scholarly resources, and reference all of your sources using APA style.