Case Study:

You are the law enforcement official gathering evidence against a suspected online pedophile. The individual in question is suspected of enticing children through online chats, email, and text messaging. Additionally, this individual is thought to be using information obtained through credit card fraud to pay for his online activity and camouflage his identity.

For this project, you are to explain how you would gather evidence on the suspected individual. Thoroughly explain your course of investigation and methods of research, including (but not limited to):

• Description of the use of computer operating system data you would use in investigating the case.
• Your specific investigation relative to how the individual obtained credit card data.
• Specifics in terms of use of identity theft and high-tech crime investigative protocols.
• Method(s) you would employ in email tracking.
• Specifics in terms of chat investigation protocols you would employ.
• Specific techniques for online intelligence gathering you would employ.
• Method or methods you would employ for exceptions to the search warrant requirement to obtain information.
• Procedures you would follow for obtaining a search warrant if necessary.
• Methods you would use to:
  • extract, transport, and store digital evidence from the suspects PC;
  • research and recover computer files deleted by the suspect and;
  • access data files encrypted by the suspect.

As part of your research for this project, investigate prior real-life cases with fact patterns similar to this case study. Include in your paper commentary on how the real-life cases may have impacted the current methods for handling digital evidence.

Note: This Assignment requires outside research. Use at least two credible sources beyond the text material and discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used. You may consult the Kaplan Online Library, the Internet, the textbook, other course materials, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.

The paper:

• Length should be 5 – 6 pages, excluding cover page and references page
• Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained
• Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
• Writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful
• Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
• Appropriate citation style should be followed

The purpose of this activity is to increase awareness of ways in
which language reflects cultural assumptions. You will be responsible
for identifying how each statement may reflect sexist or racist language
tendencies. You and your classmates will also be responsible for
offering alternative wording to reduce potential perceived racist or
sexist connotations. Remember—discussing race, gender, and similar
issues can be challenging—if there is inflammatory, disrespectful or
otherwise inappropriate language within your post I will block it, and
we will have a conference to determine further consequences if necessary.
It is quite likely that some of the statements will be bothersome to
you (as they are to me), and that others will not. As communication
students and scholars we are challenged to think critically about the
world and words around us. In short, this assignment is a practice in
how can we use human communication to authentically and ethically engage
in diversity affirming communication encounters.

Action Item

1. Read the following ten statements.
   • I now pronounce you man and wife.
   • You can tell that they are the good guys because they wear white hats.
   • “And now for breaking news, let’s go to our man on the street interview.”
   • Let’s see if we can’t make something good happen by using a little black magic.
   • I can’t believe Sarah kept her last name when she married.
   • John stayed home to babysit his son while his wife ran a few errands.
   • My friend Ranjet is from India, but he acts like a regular guy.
   • I know a male nurse and a woman pilot.
   • Asian people are really short. Most of the women are about 5 feet, and the men aren’t much taller.
   • Blacks are really confrontational.
2. Conduct
   an analysis on how the language used could be perceived to be sexist
   (suggesting one sex is better or the standard) or racist (suggesting one
   race is BEST or standard). Your analysis shall include:
   • A brief explanation (1-2 sentences) of how each sentence (1-10) could be perceived as sexist or racist.
   • Alternative wording to reduce or avoid the possible sexist/racist connotations.

All assignments must be 12 inch font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, and be double spaced. This assignment must be 3-5 pages in length. The goal of this assignment is to keep you informed! What do you really know? Do you know what is going on in the world around you? As sociologists it is our job to make sure that people are educated about the issues that affect them and the world in which we live. What topics in sociology interest you? Socialization? Research methods? Marriage and Family? Race and ethnicity? Deviance and crime, war? Sex and Gender? Politics? Religion? The topics listed above are all things that we will cover in this class! Your job is to watch the news find out what is going on in the world around you. YOU CANNOT USE A NEWS CLIP YOU MUST FIND AN ARTICLE TO WRITE ABOUT? Give me a description of the story and how does it pertain to sociology? Why did this particular article caught your interest? What is the relevance to sociology? Is there a theoretical perspective would you use to examine this article? The conflict perspective? Functionalist? Symbolic Interactionist? Why did you pick a particular perspective to examine your topic?

Assignment 2: LASA—Identifying Issues of Ethics and Employee Fear/Uncertainty

In this assignment, you will build upon your response to the Required Assignment (RA) in Module 4. You will continue your case study of your chosen organization.

Scenario: Now that you have defined the problem, use behavioral theory constructs to explore how organizational teams might affect the change effort.

Instructions:

• Discuss factors of diversity including various types of diversity likely to be encountered in the organization.
• Identify actual ethical perspectives/approaches within the organization. (Note: Do not identify that something is simply ethical or unethical.)
• Explain how factors such as offshoring and outsourcing may lead to employee fears and uncertainty.
• Discuss how all the previous three items (i.e., diversity, ethics, and offshoring/outsourcing) may lead to conflict individually and in teams. Include the specific types of conflict that may be present. How might even individual conflict affect a team’s performance? Is there a systemic component to this consideration, and if so, how?
• Recommend a manner to minimize, or perhaps alleviate, such fears and uncertainty.

Write an 8–10-page, well-argued case paper in Word format. Be sure to include a summary section. Note: The title page, references, and appendices are not included in the page count.

Apply APA standards to citation of sources. The course book, the trade journal(s) noting the problem, as well as peer-reviewed journal articles are to be used to support your position and theoretical constructs. General Internet sources will not be accepted as references. Click here to download the APA Guide. Use this guide to format your assignment.

Write your responses in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation per APA (6th edition) standards.

By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.

• In your own words, define restorative justice, and provide an example of a restorative justice theory (or theories) in use by identifying a public or private program utilizing principles of restorative justice. Provide the Web site address (URL) for the program.
• Restorative justice as a way of thinking places a different value on the individual victim(s) of a crime. Historically, the jurisdiction (the people, the state, or the commonwealth) is the party represented by the prosecution, and society as a whole is the victim. How do restorative justice concepts treat the individual victim(s)?
• What significant challenges do you think exist with regard to implementing restorative justice theories effectively in state and local criminal justice systems in general? Explain.
• How do you think these challenges can be overcome? Explain.