Tentative Unit 1
Tentative Unit 1
(Careers, Employment, Skills, Resumes, Ethics)
MAIN TOPICS TO STUDY:
Gen Z Job Readiness Article
Employability Skills Definition
What are the 3 categories of employability skills, and examples
What is the Skills Gap
What is a Resume
3 F’s of a Resume
Interviews Do’s and Don’ts
Types of Resumes
What is Ethics
Questions about the video: Policing the Police
Difference between Ethics & Morals
Meat Eater VS. Grass Eater
Employability Skills
⭐ What is the definition of Employability Skills?
Employability skills are assets that make a person desirable within the workforce. Additionally, these skills are essential for getting, keeping, and performing well on the job.
Why are they important?
Employability skills are essential, ensuring that workers are equipped for the complexities of their job.
⭐ The Three Categories of Employability Skills
Basic Academic Skills, Higher Order Thinking Skills (Critical Thinking), & Personal Qualities
⭐ The Skills Gap
The belief that knowledge learned in school is different from the knowledge needed to be successful in a job.
Resumes
⭐ What is a Resume?
A resume refers to a genre of persuasive professional writing (persuading an employer to employ you).
⭐ What are the Three F’s in Resume Writing?
Function: Inform the reader about you to persuade them to employ you, give a scholarship to you, etc...
Form: The way your resume is formatted must be in a certain way, varying from job to job. (All resumes should include your name, address, contact information, education, past jobs, volunteer activities, & special skills.
Effectiveness: How well your resume works to carry out its function and form. (Should include all basic information, have a clear purpose, be visually appealing, and grammatically correct.
⭐ What are the Types of Resumes?
Functional: Best for those with little to no work experience, highlight your accomplishments, and list work experience (typically at the bottom).
Chronological: The most popular, concentrates on listing work experience in reverse chronological order
Ethics (Part 1)
⭐ What is the definition of ethics?
Ethics refers to the act of doing the right thing when nobody is looking.
⭐ Ethics VS. Morals:
Ethics refers to what society believes is right or wrong, relating to a belief more external, usually highly regarded within professions, classes, and groups.
Morals refer to what you believe is right or wrong, relating to a belief more internal, transcending society’s beliefs.
Simple Ethics Test:
If you don’t think what you’re doing is right, ask yourself:
Is this legal?
Do you believe this is the right thing to do?
Do you have a gut feeling that what you’re doing isn’t right?
How will this look in the newspaper?
Would your family be proud of you doing this? (Momma Test)
Examples of Unethical Behavior:
Dishonesty
Brutality
Racial prejudice
Violation of laws and regulations
Discourteous conduct
The opposite sex
Accepting gratuities
Keeping It Professional:
The Three A’s of Professionalism:
Appearance
Answers
Attitude
*** If police officers keep these three categories in check, it will lessen the likelihood of them engaging in unethical behavior. Being objective requires you to reflect on your biases and prejudices. ***
Ethics (Part 2)
⭐ Two Types of “Corrupt” Officers:
Grass Eaters (Herbivores): Officers who will occasionally engage in illegal unethical activities such as accepting small favors, gifts, or money.
“Meat Eaters” (Omnivores): Officers who actively seek ways to make money illegally while on duty. (Aggressive)
* Grass Eaters are more chill, only engaging in small, illegal activities, while Meat Eaters go out of their way to make money on the side illegally.
Ellwyn Stoddard: Identified a complete list of illicit activities “corrupt” officers will indulge in: Bribery, Chiseling, Extortion, Favoritism, Mooching, Premeditated Theft, Shakedown, Shopping, Perjury (misconduct), Prejudice (misconduct), Cooping, Frame up, Deception in cases, Abuse of authority, Alcohol and other drug abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic violence at home
The List (Vocab):
Bribery: Accepting cash or gifts in exchange for non-enforcement of laws.
Chiseling: Demanding discounts, free admission, and free food.
Extortion: Threat of enforcement if a bribe is not given.
Favoritism: Giving breaks on law enforcement to family & friends.
Mooching: Accepting free food, drink, and admission to entertainment.
Premeditated theft: Planned burglaries and theft.
Shakedown: Taking items from the scene of a theft or a burglary.
Shopping: Taking small, inexpensive items from a crime scene.
Perjury (misconduct): Lying for officers apprehended in illegal activity.
Prejudice (misconduct): Unequal enforcement of the law with respect to racial and ethnic minorities.
Cooping: Sleeping on the job
Frame up: Planting or adding evidence to a weak case
How often does this happen, and why?
Corruption can occur anywhere, however typically, they happen more often in high drug areas, making illicit cases harder to trace (use of cash mostly).
Some departments have long struggles (NY, LA, New Orleans) where the history of police departments become a part of their culture.
In Georgia, corruption tends to be more localized and limited (Exceptions include Sheriff's officers in the metro area).
How can the government control and reduce corruption?
From TOP to BOTTOM: High Moral Standards, Police Policy/Discipline, Proactive Internal Investigation Affairs Unit, Uniform Enforcement, Outside Review & Special Prosecutors, Count Review & Insight, Citizen Oversight.
Forensics
What is forensics?
Forensics is the study and application of matters regarding the law
Criminalistics VS. Criminology
Criminalistics: The scientific study of physical evidence for legal purposes.
Criminology: The psychological angle of a crime scene, studies the crime scene and considers motive, character traits, & behavior to help interpret what occurred.
What do forensic scientists do in crime labs?
Physical science
Chemistry
Physics
Geology
Biology
Firearms & Ballistics UNIT
Document Examination UNIT
Photography UNIT
Examination of Drugs, Firearms, & Fingerprints
What do CRIME LABS do?
{BONUS: Labs can be run on federal, state, local, and even private consulting businesses}
Toxicology (Drugs, Alcohol, ETC…) UNIT
Latent Fingerprints (Fingerprints that have been left behind) UNIT
Polygraphy (Lie Detector) UNIT
Voiceprint Analysis UNIT
Evidence Collection UNIT
Engineering/Ballistics
Cont. (Fields of Forensics)
Forensic Pathology: Investigate sudden, unexplained, or violent deaths
Forensic Anthropology: The study of the anatomical science of anthropology includes a plethora of subgenres, such as Forensic Archaeology
Forensic Entomology: The study of insects
Forensic Psychiatry: The study of criminal behavior
Forensic Odontology: The study of bite marks & dental identification.
Forensic Engineering: The study of engineer failures - service to catastrophes, may lead to criminal activity, including civil & criminal.
Forensic Cybertechnology: A branch of digital forensic science regarding evidence found in computers & digital storage media.
(Polygraph)
(Voiceprint Analysis)
Federal Crime Labs in Use:
FBI
DEA
ATAF
USPS
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Treasury