Lesson 14: Assignment

Please address the four question sets in the order in which they appear, inserting the number of the question set as a heading or in the first line of the response to that set.

QUESTION SET ONE

The Snappy Cookie Company (SCC) has plants in Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois, where it produces snacks and cookies that are sold in grocery stores throughout the U.S. Earlier this year SCC decided to scale back the Chicago plant operations, where it has about 280 employees. SCC plans to start the process with some early retirement incentives, the terms of which have already been approved by its Executive Committee. The incentives, which SCC intends to announce in about 60 days, will be offered to employees between the ages of 60 and 65. The plant roster indicates that 45 employees will potentially be eligible for the incentives. Employees in that age group who happen to apply for early retirement before the early retirement incentives are announced will retire under existing retirement plan terms. Employees in that age group who apply after the incentive announcement will get the enhanced plan terms.

• In light of the course reading, analyze SCC’s early retirement incentive plan of action. Be sure to:

1. State whether SCC’s plan of action raises any legal issues. If so, identify the issues and discuss the laws that relate to them.
2. Describe how SCC should modify its plan of action to avoid those legal issues.
3. If additional information would be helpful to your analysis, identify that information and how it would impact your analysis.

QUESTION SET TWO

SCC wants to get a waiver and release of claims from each employee who accepts the early retirement offer described in Question Set One, which has now been modified pursuant to your suggestions.

• In light of the course reading, describe the terms that need to be included in the waiver and release of claims documents, and identify the law that requires those terms.

QUESTION SET THREE

Because only 10 employees took advantage of the early retirement incentives, SCC is moving forward on the second phase of its reduction in force, which is going to be much larger than originally planned due to an outsourcing deal that SCC has just made with a former competitor. In light of that deal, which will be phased in over the next couple of months, SCC intends to layoff 45 employees this month and another 55 employees next month.

• In light of the course reading, analyze:

1. Whether SCC may have any WARN Act obligations and, if so, explain what it needs to do in order to meet those obligations.
2. If SCC fails to meet those obligations, what liability could it face pursuant to the WARN Act?
3. If additional information would be helpful to your analysis, identify that information and how it would impact your analysis.

QUESTION SET FOUR

The SCC job applications that the Chicago employees filled out contained nondisclosure, noncompete, and nonsolicitation agreements. SCC doesn’t care about the hourly employee commitments but wants to enforce the agreements against its master baker, Herman, who accepted the early retirement incentive offer last month. Under the terms of those agreements, Herman is permanently prohibited from (a) using or disclosing any of the recipes (which are available on the SCC’s website); (b) working in any capacity for any entity (including being self-employed) that produces baked goods in any state where SCC products are sold; and (c) soliciting any current or former customers or suppliers of SCC. SCC has directed its attorneys to go to court to get an injunction enforcing those agreement terms.

• In light of the course reading, analyze:

1. Whether SCC is likely to get an injunction enforcing those terms against Herman (be sure to explain your rationale as to each term.)
2. How the terms could have been modified to enhance their likelihood of being enforced.
3. If additional information would be helpful to your analysis, identify that information and how it would impact your analysis.

Please answer the following questions regarding the attached PDF (100-level psychology class):

1. In the introduction, what is the thesis statement for this paper?

2. In the section entitled “Influence of Mood on Eating Behavior,” does the writer ever give her own opinion? If you think so, point out where she does.

In this section, the author mentions limits to the study by Oliver and Wardle. What are the limits of this study, according to the writer?

3. Throughout the paper, does the author ever advocate for programs or other steps to be taken for the problem she describes in the paper?

4. In the section “Influence of Eating Behavior on Later Moods,” the writer cites only one source. If you were to give her advice on this section, what advice might you give her to help her develop it more effectively? Feel free to search in the library databases for articles on this topic or to suggest key words for her to search on.

5. As a result of having read this article, please write a few sentences about what you might have learned about synthesizing sources.

Correction Systems and Practices

Incarceration rates/Crime Rates

We are now in what some people call the Crime Control Era. Over the past several years, on average, arrests have gone up, prison populations have increased and crime has gone down. This doesn’t hold perfectly year to year but over an average of a few years it does. Does this mean that mass incarceration is the answer to crime control? Research this topic and provide statistics and analysis to show a clear picture of what is actually happening.

Instructions for Writing Your Paper

Write a 2 page APA style paper. Only the body of the paper will count toward the word requirement (title page and references are in addition to the 2 pages)

In your paper, cite at least 2-3 references using the APA style guide format for in-text citation.

Only one reference may be found on the internet. The other references must be found in the Grantham University online library (this includes EBSCO Host and the Gale Criminal Justice Collection).

Please see rubric below.

Case Study 1: Terrorism and the Media

Due Week 4 and worth 100 points

On April 15, 2013, two (2) bombs were set off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three (3) people were killed and over 260 were injured. The initial investigation and manhunt spanned several days after the bombing. The media covered these events live as they occurred and in great detail.

Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the bombing incident, emergency response to the incident, media coverage, and the investigation post incident. In context of the incident, also research the debate between the public’s right to know versus operational security.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Summarize the attack, the initial investigation, and the manhunt for the suspects.
2. Describe the media coverage of these events, and assess the degree to which the media affected the public’s perception of the attack.
3. Evaluate the extent to which the media helped or hindered each of the following:
   1. The immediate emergency response at the scene of the bombing
   2. The investigation of the incident
   3. The manhunt for the suspects
4. Assess the importance of the media’s role as a force multiplier for terrorists.
5. Take a position on the debate between the public’s right to know versus operational security.
6. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain the definitions of terrorism and the criminological and sociological explanations for terrorist behavior.
• Interpret the operational functioning of terrorist groups.
• Compare and contrast the ethical dimension and biases that media afford in reporting terrorism.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in terrorism and antiterrorism.
• Write clearly and concisely about terrorism and antiterrorism using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.