What does this mean and how do you think this changes the skill set of those who work in the public sector from the skills they needed a century ago? What do you think about this?

The topics for this weeks Discussion are:1. The text states that due to government’s ever-increasing reliance on “leveraging the activity of a vast and complex network of partners in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors” government managers need to “know perhaps more than they need to do.” What does this mean and how do you think this changes the skill set of those who work in the public sector from the skills they needed a century ago? What do you think about this?2. The chapter introduces a fascinating challenge coming from the next generation of workers about to enter government called the Net Generation. What do you think about the norms and values this new group, perhaps you among them, brings to government based on the way they view the world and are able to access and disseminate information? What can you see to be the benefits and challenges posed by this next generation of workers?3. The text asks “What functions are, at their core, public—for which government has the basic responsibility? As we said earlier, efficiency is not the only goal of public programs; pursuing other important goals, such as equality, typically means making difficult trade-offs. The deepest debates are usually about ends—what should or should not be public functions?” How would you answer these questions based on what you’ve learned in the chapter?4. Do you agree with Herbert Simon that the task of deciding should be the central element of studying public administration? Perhaps even more, as according to Simon, that doing is impossible without deciding? Why or why not?5. One of the large questions surrounding federal budgeting is how should citizens and public officials make decisions about where to allocate money. The text discusses how coming to the answers involves process and analysis but also weighing normative values (noting how often the word “should” comes in to budgetary discussions). What do you think about these normative values in particular? The process and analysis component have an objective aspect but this final one a much more subjective one. As government spends tax dollars is there a necessary discussion that needs to take place involving normative values or not?

Determine the three (3) most important characteristics of an effective criminal investigator and discuss the importance of each characteristic you determined.

Assignment 1: Crime Scene Investigation Preliminary investigations do not necessarily yield enough information to prosecute a criminal case. Despite a thorough preliminary investigation, many cases require a follow – up investigation. Use your textbook, the Internet, and / or Strayer Library to research articles on crime scene investigation. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:Assemble a set of guidelines on conducting preliminary investigation for a criminal case.Propose one (1) strategy that criminal investigators should take in order to conduct an efficient follow-up investigation. Provide a rationale to support your response. Select two major crimes (e.g. sudden deaths, sex related crimes) and compare and contrast the key differences in reporting the two major crimes that you selected.Determine the three (3) most important characteristics of an effective criminal investigator and discuss the importance of each characteristic you determined.Support or critique the argument that the criminal investigation process should maintain the balance regarding freedom of information through media outlets and privacy rights of alleged perpetrators of crime. Provide a rationale to support your response.Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic 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:Describe the major components of and responsibilities involved in the investigative process.Recommend improvements to the criminal investigation process in selected areas. Describe the procedures for the preparation of field notes and the documentation of a crime scene.Use technology and information resources to conduct research in the criminal investigation process.Write clearly and concisely about the criminal investigation process using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

What are the DSM- 5 parameters or considerations for diagnosing Intellectual disability, severe, w/ behavioral disturbance F72 and Schizoaffective disorder F25?

1- What are the DSM- 5 parameters or considerations for diagnosing Intellectual disability, severe, w/ behavioral disturbance F72 and Schizoaffective disorder F25? 2- Describe the neurobiological of Intellectual disability, severe, w/ behavioral disturbance F72. and Schizoaffective disorder F25. (This includes neurotransmitters that cause the problems, neuroanatomical changes in the brain related to the cause of the disease). 3- What laboratories do you need to monitor in this patient? Depakote levels* Depakote can cause toxicity. Thyroid functions…4- These are the Current medication for the patient: Cogentin 1 mg PO BID for EPS px and drooling.Robinul 0.1 mg PO Q 12 hrs PRN for excessive drooling.Haldol 10 mg Q12 hrs, PO, for psychosis.Depakote 750 mg Q 12 hrs PO for mood stabilization. Gabapentin 600 mg TID PO for mood stabilization and anxiety. Do a very short overview on each medication classification, use, side effects to monitor, expected benefits for this specific patient, and contraindications?5- Describe the benefit of behavior therapy in treating this patient with intellectual disability, severe, w/ Instructions:Use an APA 7 style and a minimum of 250 words. Provide support from a minimum of at least three (3) scholarly sources. The scholarly source needs to be: 1) evidence-based, 2) scholarly in nature, 3) Sources should be no more than five years old (published within the last 5 years), and 4) an in-text citation. citations and references are included when information is summarized/synthesized and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards apply. Include the Doi or URL link.• Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources. • Wikipedia, Wikis, .com website or blogs should not be used disturbance F72, and Schizoaffective disorder F25. * all your work will be checked by Turnitin. Instructions:Use an APA 7 style and a minimum of 250 words. Provide support from a minimum of at least three (3) scholarly sources. The scholarly source needs to be: 1) evidence-based, 2) scholarly in nature, 3) Sources should be no more than five years old (published within the last 5 years), and 4) an in-text citation. citations and references are included when information is summarized/synthesized and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards apply. Include the Doi or URL link.• Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources. • Wikipedia, Wikis, .com website or blogs should not be used

explore the differences between the federal government candidates running in this election.

Write a three-page, double-spaced paper in which you explore the differences between the federal government candidates running in this election. Paper submissions must be made on turnitin.com, through our Titanium course site, AND as a hard-copy in class. All papers must be stapled, and must have your name and CWID. Your paper should accomplish each of the following: Using their respective official websites (from Titanium), define what the Democratic and Republican parties stand for, and identify what issue(s) are most important to you in deciding which party you will be supporting in the General election (and explain why coherently and logically). Using the web link I’ve posted on Titanium, identify the current member of the House of Representatives who represents your family’s home. Using other websites posted on Titanium, identify the candidate running against him/her (or the two leading candidates running for the position, if the incumbent is not running for re-election); Using the web link I’ve posted, identify the current Senator representing your state who is facing an election, and the candidates running against them (or if one is retiring, the two leading candidates running for that Senate seat), and Identify the two major party presidential candidates (or another candidate as well, if you prefer – but you must do the 2 major candidates as well). For b, c, and d: what are these candidates’ stands on the issue(s) that you’ve identified as the most important to you for this election? Finally, based on voting behavior patterns we have analyzed in course readings and class, what is your prediction for the outcome of the general election? How will this predicted result affect the issues you care about? you also have to use these resourcesElection Paper web resources The Democratic Party’s Website:https://www.democrats.org/about/our-party To see their position on various issues look toward the menu on the right and you’ll find a list of issue areas, and you can investigate those issues that are important to you The Republican Party’s Website:https://www.gop.com/platform/To see the position on various issues look at either/both the 2012 national party platform (the official position statement on all the issues for the national party) and below that, where they list a more up to date list of key positions that define what it means to be a Republican Secretary Clinton’s Official campaign positions on the issues:https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/ Mr. Trump’s Official campaign positions on the issues:https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions Polls on President Obama and on Congress:http://www.pollingreport.com/obama.htmhttp://www.pollingreport.com/congress.htm Find your member of Congresshttp://www.house.gov/representatives/find/Once you find that member – find their official website using google, and then use that to identify their main issue priority. To find the candidate(s) running against your current member of congress,Look up your member of congress above, then find them on the list of California’s congressional delegation that comes up when you click on the link below. Then, click on their “district number”. That will take you to a page which will tell you the candidate running against the incumbent, or the candidates running to fill the seat that will be vacated once your current member of congress retires.https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California,_2016 If you are from a different state than California, go to this website, scroll down to the 2nd map of the U.S., click on your state, and then find your current member of the house of representatives (which you found through the link above), and click on their district number. https://ballotpedia.org/Legislative_Branch That will take you to a page which will tell you the candidate running against the incumbent, or the candidates running to fill the seat that will be vacated once your current member of congress retires.U.S. SenateFind your U.S. Senator here:http://www.senate.gov/senators/states.htm Then go to this webpage and click on your State to see who is running for re-election, or if there is someone retiring and therefore an “open seat”. Then find out who are the two leading candidates and look up their official campaign websites to see where they stand on the issue(s) that are important to you. For the vast majority of you it’s California: Kamala Harrishttp://kamalaharris.org/issues/ vs. Loretta Sanchez http://loretta.org/

Select a public agency at the state or local level such as the IRS, DMV, or Police, and identify a significant leadership role.

Resource: An online search for effective job descriptionsSelect a public agency at the state or local level such as the IRS, DMV, or Police, and identify a significant leadership role.Analyze the key decisions that this agency needs to make on a daily basis, and the potential resource constraints that impact their service to the public.Develop a job description for the leadership role you identified as if you are responsible for filling this position. Include required skills and abilities that will enable this individual to successfully lead the organization in the fulfillment of its mission and objectives.Write a 350- to 700-word professional email to the Human Resources department defending your need to add this key position to the budget. APA FORMATInclude how the benefits of this position will offset the personnel costs involved.

examine the major issues confronting the two (2) public leaders and their leadership style of responding to the issues in question, and proposed financial reform.

PAD 515 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION “Public Leadership in Public Hospitals” Please respond to the following:Note: Online students, please respond to two (2) of the following three (3) bulleted items.From the weekly readings and first e-Activity, examine the major issues confronting the two (2) public leaders and their leadership style of responding to the issues in question, and proposed financial reform. Propose one (1) leadership theory and two (2) leadership styles that you would apply in order to handle the fiscal situation in question. Provide a rationale for your response. In your response to your peers, predict the potential for success of the proposed theory and styles to handle the fiscal situation, and provide a rationale.From the weekly readings and second e-Activity, analyze the two (2) public leader styles that you consider to be most important to team development. Provide two (2) examples that depict the importance of such styles. Speculate on the degree to which the absence of these styles would impact team dynamics.From the weekly readings and third e-Activity, examine the significant manner in which power struggles, bargaining, and conflict avoidance with medical staff may complicate the ability of a public leader to carry out the role and improve operations within a hospital. Propose two (2) styles that a public leader may take in order to mitigate such issues. Provide a rationale for your response. In your response to your peers, predict the potential for success of the proposed style geared toward mitigating the issues that a public leader faces, and provide a rationale.

Discuss the impact of political processes on policy content in context of the preceding statements.

It is difficult to assess the independent effect of public opinions on shaping public policy. Public policy often differs from national opinion polls, and the Constitution contains no provision for national referenda on policy issues. The public does not have opinions on many policy questions, public opinion is unstable, and decision makers can easily misinterpret as well as manipulate public opinion. Public policy is more likely to conform to elite opinion than to mass opinion. Discuss the impact of political processes on policy content in context of the preceding statements. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.

Discuss how each framework is most commonly used.

Introduction:The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) replaced the former NIST Special Publication 800-37, Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems with NIST Special Publication 800-37 Revision 1,Guide for Applying Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach. The NIST document changed from a certification and accreditation framework to a risk management framework because information security management systems should be regularly reviewed, updated, and maintained. It makes more sense to follow a security life cycle approach (continuous monitoring) versus a single one-time static certification/accreditation approach.For this task, you will be using NIST Special Publication 800-37 Revision 1, Guide for Applying Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach and the attached “Healthy Body Wellness Center Risk Assessment” case study.You have been hired to apply the NIST’s risk management framework to the Healthy Body Wellness Center’s information systems. You know that the organization has recently had a risk assessment completed that includes recommendations for implementing security controls and mitigating risks. In your new role, a team of people will be assigned to help you with the task. The first job you are tasked with is creating a to-do list for the specific tasks outlined in each of the six steps in the risk management framework (RMF).Task:A. Discuss key elements that need to be addressed as part of the risk management framework by completing the attached “RMF To-Do List.”B. Create a white paper that compares the ISO 27002, COBIT, NIST, and ITIL frameworks by doing the following:1. Discuss how each framework is most commonly used.2. Analyze the purpose of each framework design.3. Evaluate the strengths of each framework.4. Evaluate the weaknesses of each framework.5. Discuss the certification and accreditation process for the frameworks.6. Discuss when you would choose to use each framework (e.g., ISO 27002 versus COBIT, NIST, or ITIL).C. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

Summarize the history of the policy. In your summary, explain how the policy raises issues of federalism.

The U.S. government’s expansive role in public policy is caught in a swirl of conflicting cross-currents. On the one hand, popular expectations about government’s responsibility to solve problems often exceed the capacity of state and local authorities to respond effectively. On the other hand, policies developed at the national level may not sufficiently reflect the great diversity of interests across the US to be effective at the local level. Moreover, the search for effective policy is further complicated by theoretical debates about the constitutional framework of federalism (e.g., what limits on national power can be derived from the 10th Amendment?).Select a policy issue that is in the middle of these cross-currents between national, state, and local authority. It must be a policy area other than education (the focus of Discussion One in Week Two). Some examples include: federal health care policy (e.g., Obamacare, Medicaid–not Medicare); federal transportation policy (e.g., federal transportation subsidies); federal highway policy (e.g., federal rules about the minimum drinking age, speed limits, or safety); federal urban planning and renewal policy; federal poverty, welfare and unemployment policies; national security policies that intersect/conflict with local police power; and federal disaster planning and relief. These are only examples. The policy area that you select must have a significant federalism component that requires national, state, and local interaction. It should also involve issues with a strong potential for tension or conflict among different levels of government.Research and write an essay on a specific policy in the area that you select. (Note: The word “policy” is used interchangeably with the word “program.”) Your essay must:Clearly identify a specific federal policy (the policy must raise issues of federalism because it requires national, state, and local interaction and invites tension across different levels of government), and summarize the elements of the policy, including the problem it is supposed to solve or improve.Summarize the history of the policy. In your summary, explain how the policy raises issues of federalism.Analyze the main pros and cons in debates about the policy.Evaluate the pros and cons from two perspectives:The policy’s effectiveness. In your evaluation, clearly explain your definition of effectiveness and how it should be measured or determined.The policy’s consistency with the constitutional framework of federalism. In your evaluation, clearly explain your interpretation of American federalism’s constitutional framework and why the federal policy is or is not consistent with it.Follow these requirements when writing the short essay:The body of the essay (excluding the title page and reference page) must be at least 750 words long.The essay must start with a short introductory paragraph which includes a clear thesis statement. The thesis statement must tell readers what the essay will demonstrate.The essay must end with a short paragraph which includes a conclusion. The conclusion and thesis must be consistent.The essay must logically develop the thesis in a way that leads to the conclusion, and must be supported by facts, fully explained concepts or assertions, and persuasive reasoning.The essay must address all subtopics outlined above. At least 20% of the essay must focus on subtopic six, listed above (your evaluation of the various pros and cons about the policy).Your essay must cite at least one academic article found in the Ashford Online Library and at least three other kinds of sources (e.g., Supreme Court opinions, magazine or newspaper articles, the course textbook, and reliable websites).Use your own words. While brief quotes from sources may be used, altogether the total amount of quoted text must be less than five percent of the body of your essay.When you use someone else’s words, they must be enclosed in quotation marks followed by an APA in-text short citation (author, year, and page) to your source. The in-text citation must correspond to a full APA citation for the source on the reference page at the end of the essay.When you express someone else’s ideas, arguments, or facts in your own words, your statement must be followed by an APA in-text short citation (author, year, and page) to your source. The in-text citation must correspond to a full APA citation for the source in the reference page.The form of the title page, the body pages, and the reference page must comply with APA style. Additionally, the title page must include the course number and name, the instructor’s name, and the date submitted.The essay must use logical paragraph and sentence transitions, complete and clear sentences, and correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar in your online course.The Ashford Writing Center (AWC) has two kinds of tutoring available to you.Live Chat – If you have writing-related questions about a topic before you draft a discussion post or submit a written assignment, you will now be able to chat live with a tutor for a short (up to 20 minute) conversation. Live Chat will be available Monday through Friday from 10:00-11:00 am and 4:00-5:00 pm (PST). AWC Live ChatEmail Paper Review– If you have a draft, partial draft, or even if you’re having trouble getting started, you can complete a submission form and email your paper to the AWC for review.Writing Tutors will do their best to return your paper with their comments within 48 hours, not including Saturdays and Sundays. Please plan accordingly if you would like to receive feedback before an assignment due date. AWC Email Paper ReviewCarefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.