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Case Studies in Criminal Justice PolicyIntroductionThis assignment is intended to allow you to develop strategies and approaches that incorporate theory and research in response to the Riverbend City: Designer Drug Epidemic media piece. Your identified response must address internal and external organizational pressures. In addition, you will prepare this assignment in a report format to illustrate the utilization of theory and research within the functioning of a criminal justice organization.InstructionsBased on your review of the Riverbend City: Designer Drug Epidemic media piece (linked in the Resources), develop a report for the CEO of the Riverbend City Police Department in which you address the following critical elements that align with the grading criteria:Articulate how organizational support strategies to address criminal justice structural problems.Analyze the impact of external political and social pressures on criminal justice organizations.Examine consequences of various types of responses to external pressures on administrative and organizational functioning.Develop methods for introducing innovative criminal justice organizational policies, programs, and protocols.Optional ResourcesIn creating your report, you may choose to use the follow resources:Papers and Reports. This webpage of Microsoft Office templates is available at no cost to the learner. It is linked in the Resources.Forsyth, P. (2013). How to write reports and proposals (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Kogan Page. Check the Capella library for this optional book.Writing RequirementsLength: At least 8 double-spaced pages (excluding the cover page and references list). Include page numbers, headings, and running headers.References: At least 3 peer-reviewed resources formatted following current APA guidelines.Formatting: Use correct APA style and formatting, paying particular attention to citations and references.Font size and type: Times New Roman, 12 points. transcript_river_bend.pdf Unformatted Attachment Preview 5/24/2020 Transcript Designer Drug Epidemic Introduction Like all cities, Riverbend City has seen its share of drug problems. But suddenly, a new drug seems to be everywhere, and it’s a public health and law enforcement nightmare. The city thought it had the right solution, but some in the community think the problem has only gotten worse. How did this happen? How can law enforcement respond? An Unhappy City Hennsey County Court Docket Docket Court Case Name Judge Courtroom Time Matter 34-HC-00063839 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. JOHN LOGAN DIEHL Traxler, Jonathan G. TBD 6:00 PM First Appearance 34-HC-00100571 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. ROBERT DAVIS Traxler, Jonathan G. CC-B224 8:30 AM First Appearance 34-HC-02069135 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. BAHLIL ARED Traxler, Jonathan G. CC-B224 8:30 AM First Appearance 34-HC-05012291 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. ROBERT DAVIS Traxler, Jonathan G. CC-B224 8:30 AM Active Warrant 34-HC-05078989 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. DIEGO RIVERA Carlson, Heather J. CC-A119 9:00 AM Omnibus Hearing 34-HC-06021141 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. CORDELL HULL Tilion, Meriadoc B. JC-3A 9:00 AM Sentencing 34-HC-07123321 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. KEVIN SMITH Coughlin, Jay JH 143 1:30 PM First Appearance 34-HC-087733 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. ROBERT DAVIS Traxler, Jonathan G. CC-B224 8:30 AM Hearing 34-HC-0833348 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. DARRYL CURTIS Diaz, Alicia P. CC-G017 10:00 AM Hearing 34-HC-0854210 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. KERRY FRANCO Rodriguez, Thomas JH 142 9:00 AM Probation Violation Hearing https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 1/9 5/24/2020 Transcript Docket Court Case Name Judge Courtroom Time Matter 34-HC-0854210 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. KERRY FRANCO Zholi, Angelina N. JH 142 9:00 AM Probation Violation Hearing 34-HC-0857626 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. JOHN GOODE Goldstein, Robert J. Ferndale 101 8:30 AM Pre-trial 34-HC-094658 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. RASHAD TURNER KIMBERLEE DUGGS Drumpf, Peter A., Jr. Riverdale 227 8:30 AM Hearing 34-HC-095894 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. LAINIE DEE CYNTH Traxler, Jonathan G. CC-B224 8:30 AM First Appearance 34-HC-0929760 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. JAMES NABORS Quince, Patricia G. CC-C1953 9:00 AM Jury Trial 34-HC-0936635 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. BAHLIL ARED Traxler, Jonathan G. CC-B224 8:30 AM Active Warrant 34-HC-0939271 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. HOLLIE DALE Goldstein, Robert J. Ferndale 101 8:30 AM Pre-trial 34-HC-0939783 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. KAREN ASKAR Geyer, Nancy CC-C857 8:00 AM First Appearance 34-HC-0957297 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. MARK CAESAR Katahdin, Rainaldo JH 141 8:30 AM Arraignment 34-HC-0958640 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. Skinnard Bond O’Malley, Colleen Townsend 323 8:30 AM Hearing 34-HC-1036907 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. DARRYL CURTIS Diaz, Alicia P. CC-G017 10:00 AM Omnibus Hearing 34-HC-1037694 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. EDUARDO RAMON JOHNSON Townville, Felicity Riverdale 229 1:30 PM Pre-trial 34-HC-1056321 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. Jose Sinaloa Drumpf, Peter A., Jr. Riverdale 229 1:30 PM Pre-trial 34-HC-1058057 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. RACHEL DEAN FOX Butcher, Carlotta B. JH 141 1:30 PM Hearing 34-HC-1058569 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. RACHEL DEAN FOX Butcher, Carlotta B. JH 141 1:30 PM Hearing Active Warrant 34-HC-119628 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. JAMES PETHOUKIS Drumpf, Peter A., Jr. Riverdale 227 8:30 AM Hearing 34-HC-1112342 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. ROBERTO DIAZ Katahdin, Rainaldo JH 141 8:30 AM Arraignment https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 2/9 5/24/2020 Transcript Docket Court Case Name Judge Courtroom Time Matter 34-HC-1117841 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. NYATTA RAE WARNER Banks, Anita CC-C857 1:30 PM Probation Violation Hearing 34-HC-1117841 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. NYATTA RAE WARNER Tempelhof, Eric CC-C957 10:00 AM Probation Violation Hearing 34-HC-1119055 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. DANIEL REISER, Jr. Geyer, Nancy CC-C857 9:00 AM First Appearance 34-HC-1121055 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. ROBERT BOWAR JR Johnson, Tim C. CC-G555 8:30 AM Pre-trial 34-HC-1123032 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. JOEL JOSEPH DEE FOSTER Zholi, Angelina N. JH 142 9:00 AM Probation Violation Hearing 34-HC-1128396 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. Lukas Baas Jr. Townville, Felicity Riverdale 227 8:30 AM Hearing 34-HC-1129336 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. RACHEL DEAN FOX Butcher, Carlotta B. JH 141 1:30 PM Hearing 34-HC-1130864 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. JOEL JOSEPH DEE FOSTER Zholi, Angelina N. JH 142 9:00 AM Probation Violation Hearing 34-HC-1131457 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. MADONNA GILMORE Reding, Jeannice M. CC-C1856 9:00 AM Hearing 34-HC-1132707 Crim/Traf Mandatory County of Hennsey vs. RACHEL DEAN FOX Butcher, Carlotta B. JH 141 1:30 PM Hearing Glen Edwards Voice Mail Hey, Max, Glen Edwards. I wanted to get something on your radar, because it’s becoming a problem. The jail is up to about 105 percent capacity, which is not new, but it’s been at or near that level for a month, and that IS new. We’re getting a lot more drug offenders than we’re used to from the downtown district, and that’s pushing against the normal levels at the jail. Do we have any options for increasing capacity in the short term? I don’t need to tell you that a full jail can be a security nightmare. And Hennsey County is already making noises that the city is taking up more than its fair share of capacity. I don’t disagree, but we can’t exactly not arrest people because we know the jail is full. Any thoughts you’ve got on this would be great. Give me a call when you get out of your budget meeting, if you can. Thanks. https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 3/9 5/24/2020 Transcript Email Inbox Subject: Overdoses going up and up and up From: Alan Warnack, RN To: Lurie Boyett Dear Ms. Boyett, Hello. I’m an RN at Riverbend City Medical Center. I work in the ICU, but I sometimes take shifts in the ER. I used to work there full time. I don’t know if I should be writing to you, but there’s something I think you should know. I’ve been working here for 8 years, and I’ve seen my share of drug overdoses. And I know the city has been trying to manage things, but it’s clearly not working. In the last three months or so, we’ve had more overdoses than ever. People aren’t necessarily dying of them, so the state information isn’t showing how many more there are. But whatever you’re hearing about Mad Cow overdoses from the state, you can probably double it, based on what I’m seeing. Is this something the Free Press is looking into? If not, I really suggest that you do. I don’t think the hospital is trying to cover it up, but the leadership doesn’t have the ground-level view we do, and I can’t seem to convince anybody that it’s getting worse instead of better. Sincerely, Alan Warnack How Did We Get Here? KQMS Interviews Liz Mackie Jesse Cann: Tonight, we have a special report on a mother who is grieving. Liz Mackie is the nurse manager of the medical-surgical unit at Riverbend City Medical Center. She’s also a mom…and tonight, she’s mourning the death of her son. It’s a death that she says shouldn’t have happened — and shouldn’t happen to anyone else either. Liz Mackie: [sounding soft and sad] He’s been a good boy since the day he was born. Jesse Cann: Todd Mackie turned 15 last month, and he was a well-adjusted freshman at Lindner Hills High School. Teachers liked him… Tracy Davis: Todd was a dream student. Organized, respectful, kind to other students…really, just the nicest kid. Jesse Cann: …and friends liked him as well. He was on the cross-country team and the baseball team, and he had his life ahead of him. But something else was going on in Todd’s life…something nobody else knew about. Liz Mackie: I guess one of his new friends encouraged him to try it. He met a lot of new people when he started at Lindner Hills High School, and maybe one of them got him involved. Jesse Cann: “It” is Mad Cow, a drug that has some of the same effects of the strongest, most illegal drugs you can think of. But like other so-called designer drugs, Mad Cow is legal. It’s a drug created by tinkering with the chemical structure of illegal plant-derived drugs like cocaine or morphine in a lab. Ecstasy, meth, and GHB are all designer drugs, but there are many more on the market. Tracy Davis There just weren’t any signs. Some drugs, you can tell over time that a student is using them. But with Todd, it was like he was here one day and gone the next. https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 4/9 5/24/2020 Transcript Jesse Cann: This is the second death attributed to Mad Cow in the last month, and people like Liz Mackie want something — anything — done. Liz Mackie: I don’t know what the answer is. But if we can get this awful drug outlawed, at least I can feel like Todd’s death led to something positive. Three Months Later Rick Hilliard Holds Press Conference Rick Hilliard: Good morning, and thank you for coming. I’d like to announce some actions that the Riverbend City Council has taken, and talk about what we hope it will achieve for the city. At last night’s meeting, the council voted to serve a notice of public nuisance on The Talking Yam, which is an establishment on Carlson Street in the downtown district. It was known for selling the legal but extremely dangerous designer drug called Mad Cow. Many things prompted this action. There has been, in the last six months, a significant increase in calls for service in the area immediately around the store. Police have had to respond to numerous incidents of violence and disorderly conduct. First responders have been called to this area a great deal, both for people who are injured in altercations and for people who have overdosed on the drug. After several attempts to convince the proprietor of The Talking Yam to cease and desist his sales of the Mad Cow drug failed, the City Council moved to address the issue by other means. I’ll take a few questions now. Jesse Cann: Mr. Hilliard, what happens now? Does the store have to close down? Rick Hilliard: Not necessarily. The store will close temporarily, and law enforcement carried out that closure about an hour ago. In order to reopen, Mr. Martin will need to comply with some significant requirements from the city, and he’ll have to be monitored for compliance for at least six months if he does reopen. Jesse Cann: Why didn’t the council simply outlaw the drug? Why was it necessary to shut down the business? Rick Hilliard: Designer drugs are tough to outlaw. A drug is legally defined by its chemical structure. But it’s quite easy to produce a drug that differs chemically by only a tiny amount, which is then technically legal because it doesn’t have the exact same chemical structure as the banned drug. In this case, we could see that the problems related to the drug were extremely concentrated in the general vicinity of this store, which as far as we know was the sole supply of the drug in the city. It is our hope that by closing The Talking Yam, we not only cut off the supply but also close down the environment in which the Mad Cow drug is being consumed. Jesse Cann: What can the city expect? Rick Hilliard: Well, folks can definitely expect that the calls for service in this area will go down. We hope that there will be fewer emergency calls, less need for the police to intervene, and so on. This area has been putting up with a lot from the folks who were coming in to get the drug, and with the drug unavailable, we hope the area will see some relief. https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 5/9 5/24/2020 Transcript Now What? Reddit Thread 1293 So tired of hearing about Mad Cow! Submitted 5 hours ago by Noodleboy09 I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am so tired of this damn drug! It’s everywhere! What is going on? Why can’t we get rid of it? all 33 comments [-] Caligula23 14 points 2 hours ago Calm down. People said the same thing about cocaine in the ‘80s, crack in the mid-‘80s, and meth in the ‘90s. There’s always some drug that everybody’s freaking out about. This one will pass, just like all the others. [-] Noodleboy09 132 points 2 hours ago Oh, very reassuring. I wonder: would you talk that way if your son had overdosed on it? [-] Caligula23 13 points 2 hours ago Maybe I wouldn’t. But it would still be true. [-] CrackIsWack 57 points 2 hours ago I wish I knew. People always seem to want drugs [-] Lindamjensen 22 points 2 hours ago And they always seem to go to jail! But it doesn’t help. That dealer at the school they put in jail is already out! [-] TheMayorOfCrazytown 139 points 2 hours ago I’ve been saying this for months: People don’t recover from addictions in jail. And a criminal record just makes it harder to get reputable work or treatment. This is a public health problem, not a criminal problem! [-] Lindamjensen 13 points 2 hours ago That’s stupid. Of course it’s a criminal problem. What, you think all the burglaries and robberies we’ve been reading about are because of the economy? [-] TheMayorOfCrazytown 120 points an hour ago Um, yeah, I do. [-] Lindamjensen 11 points an hour ago Well, that’s stupid. It’s about drugs, you moron! [-] TheMayorOfCrazytown 112 points an hour ago https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 6/9 5/24/2020 Transcript Of course it’s about drugs. It’s about addiction to drugs. If you solve the addiction, you solve the criminal acts that wouldn’t happen without the addiction. [-] Lindamjensen 7 points an hour ago Didn’t you just say it’s about the economy? I’m confused by your confusingness. [-] TheMayorOfCrazytown 98 points an hour ago Try to keep up. News flash: Maybe it’s about both! Ever think a problem might have more than one cause? [-] Lindamjensen 4 points an hour ago Whatever. [-] MeanLady1969 78 points 2 hours ago I heard on WNRT that the cops broke up three parties just last week. [-] Lindamjensen 8 points 2 hours ago Where were they? [-] MeanLady1969 69 points an hour ago All over: Rondo, Lindner Hills, and I think there was one in Shoals, even. [-] Noodleboy09 50 points an hour ago This is out of control! [-] MeanLady1969 65 points an hour ago Well, the cops do what they can. [-] Noodleboy09 27 points an hour ago It’s not enough! [-] CrackIsWack 49 points an hour ago There’s more of it at the school than ever. [-] MattH 174 points 48 minutes ago Is there more, or are they just finding more? They never used to do random locker searches before. [-] CrackIsWack 43 points 40 minutes ago That’s a good point. I don’t know. [-] MattH 176 points an hour ago I wish we could get some kind of drug court going here. Who do we petition to start that? I don’t know anything about how they get those kinds of courts set up, but throwing people in jail doesn’t seem to be helping. Maybe a drug court could. https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 7/9 5/24/2020 Transcript [-] Bobbay! 22 points 52 minutes ago Showing my ignorance: What’s a drug court? [-] MattH 166 points 51 minutes ago It’s a special court that only handles drug cases, and the focus is on getting people rehabilitated. If they keep reoffending they eventually go to jail, but the judge sends people to treatment and I think they usually get their record expunged if they comply. [-] TheMayorOfCrazytown 84 points 43 minutes ago It’s a great idea, and it’s worked in other cities. Why don’t we have one here? [-] MattH 164 points 42 minutes ago Got me. [-] MeanLady1969 58 points an hour ago I think Liz Mackie has been trying to convince people in the justice system that that’s a good idea. [-] MattH 150 points 42 minutes ago Good for her. [-] CrackIsWack 44 points 41 minutes ago Makes sense. I’ve heard her say that other people should have the chance her son never had. [-] Lindamjensen 6 points 38 minutes ago I don’t know. If you can’t threaten people with jail, are they going to rat on their dealers? They’ve got no reason to if they aren’t scared of going to jail! That’s the key, cutting off the supply! [-] MattH 148 points 35 minutes ago I wish that were true, but it’s just not. Cutting off the supply is impossible. Shutting down The Talking Yam was supposed to do that, but I could have told them it wouldn’t. As long as there’s demand for the drug, somebody will take the risk of supplying it. It’s the free market at work! [-] Lindamjensen 4 points 26 minutes ago If you’re talking about a product people get addicted to, there’s nothing free about it. [-] MattH 147 points 24 minutes ago Granted. But the relationship between what people want and the incentive to provide it for them remains the same. https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 8/9 5/24/2020 Transcript Credits Subject Matter Expert: Nathan Moran Instructional Design: Tina Houareau Media Instructional Design: Holly Dolezalek Interactive Design: Anthony Willow Project Manager: Catherine Baumgartner Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/LeadershipProfile/scenarios/CRJ7035_designerDrugEpidemic/transcript.html 9/9 ... Purchase answer to see full attachment