Some examples of positions

Critical Thinking Assignment (90 Points)
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Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.

Option #1
Imagine that you are applying for a promotion or for a position in a criminal justice agency of your choice (one at which you are presently working or one at which you desire to work). Conduct an Internet search for some statistics that pertain to the department (e.g., number of offices, employees, cases handled per year, budget, successes/challenges, positive/negative media coverage).

Complete an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation for the hiring/promoting authority. Using the statistics, you have discovered as a foundation, and analyzing whether there are any gaps or shortcomings in the data you’ve discovered, recommend to the hiring/promoting authority a research project that could be done and/or statistics that could/should be collected. Also emphasize how what you have learned in this course makes you the best candidate for the position. Remember to cite your sources and include a reference list

Some examples of positions are: chief crime prevention officer, police chief, prosecutor, court administrator, presiding judge, public defender, parole/probation director, lead juvenile probation officer, jail/prison administrator, and rehab/social service program director.

Option #2
Many federal agencies have job openings for special agents, crime/financial/intelligence analysts, and a host of other positions that require or prefer individuals with some basic knowledge of statistics.

Imagine that you are applying for a position with an agency of your choice. Conduct an Internet search on that agency. Find some statistics on the agency (e.g., number of employees, offices, cases per year, budget) and incorporate these statistics into an outline. Remember to include sources in proper APA format on your outline.

Record a 3-5-minute oral presentation for the hiring/promoting authority (you can use the recording feature in PowerPoint or another voice recording application to produce an mp3 file that can be uploaded with your outline). Using the statistics that you have discovered as a foundation, present the statistics and discuss how you might be a good fit for a position in the agency (because of your knowledge of research/statistics). Emphasize some of the things you have learned thus far in this course within your presentation.

Submit both the outline and recording of your presentation.

Examples of agencies include:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Links to an external site.)
National Security Agency (Links to an external site.)
U.S. Department of Justice (Links to an external site.)
FBI