Brandi Rivera

I am currently a Quit Coach for Free and Clear. I have also worked for the American Cancer Society as a Counselor and as a Child Support Officer for the Attorney General's Office in Texas. I have a background in Security Management, Police Dispatch and Social Work.
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  • The Criminal Justice System After 9/11
    10/6/2006
    Our criminal justice system has changed since the attacks of September 11, 2001.
  • The National Drug Control Policy
    10/6/2006
    Goals of the National Drug Control Strategy
  • War on Drugs
    8/15/2006
    The War on Drugs continues to leave our prison systems overcrowded.
  • Stress Management Programs
    8/8/2006
    Law Enforcement is an extremely difficult area to be employed in. Officers need to be able to have outlets to release the stress they deal with on a daily basis.
  • Intraorganizational Conflict
    7/26/2006
    What is the role of communication for a Manager to their employees?
  • Managing of Police Organizations and Unions
    7/26/2006
    How do Unions affect Criminal Justice employees?
  • Types of Power in Management
    7/26/2006
    There are five different types of power. Which of these types of power do you believe is most desirable to have? Which is the least? Why? If you could have one of these as your source of power in a leadership position, which would it be? Why?
  • Case Study- Police Motivation
    7/6/2006
    Within all police agencies the challenge to keep officers motivated is not only up to the individual officer, but up to Supervisors.
  • Budgets and the Correction Department
    7/6/2006
    In a Utopian situation, the Govenor is faced with the challege of balancing the budget to make both the public and the Corrections Department satisfied.
  • Case Study - "Time to Dig Out"
    6/22/2006
    This case study focuses on a states budget constraints vs. the need to build more correctional facilities.
  • Communication
    6/22/2006
    Communication within Criminal Justice Agencies has become an important issue. When managers do not learn to communicate effectively with their employees, poor moral, employee absentism and other issues arise.
  • Motivation
    6/21/2006
    Within each agency motivation becomes a concern. What can management do to overcome the challenges of keeping their employees motivated?
  • Rational Sentencing
    6/21/2006
    Who's recommendations should be considered in our Criminal Justice System?
  • Traffic Citation Study
    6/21/2006
    Through an intense research project I was able to discover research information in regards to Traffic Citations.
  • Race Based Jury Nullification
    3/29/2006
    Raced based jury nullification occures when a defendant gets acquited of all charges simply due to the race of the jury or the race of the defendant, not due to the facts of the case.
  • Disparity vs. Discrimination in the Justice System
    3/15/2006
    A true vision of whether our justice system partakes regularly and intentional in discrimination can be seen or if it is disparity without the touch of discrimination. The best thing is to understand the difference between disparity and discrimination.
  • Prison Gangs
    3/7/2006
    The life of a criminal in prison is extremely painful and complex. The following information will give you a glimpse into what their life is like while in prison.
  • Legalization of Marijuana
    3/7/2006
    Marijuana has always been a controversial topic. Whether to legalize or not has continued to be a battle in both government and state politics.
  • Police Discretion
    3/7/2006
    Police have to live and act in a higher standard due to the positions they hold. They have to use discretion in every aspect of their lives.
  • Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations
    3/6/2006
    In order to understand crime we have to be able to understand the criminal.
  • Professional Ethics in Good Samaritan Laws, Civil Disobedience and More
    3/6/2006
    Professional Ethics concerns one's conduct of behavior and practice when carrying out professional work. Apart from codes of ethics; professional ethics also concerns matters such as professional indemnity.
  • The Perfect Criminal Court System
    2/28/2006
    With the changing problems that courts are facing in today's society we need to be able to establish what issues can help create our perfect crimianl court system.
  • Prevention and Occurrence of Juvenile Delinquency
    2/28/2006
    Violent crime cripples our society, threatens personal freedom and frays the ties that are essential for healthy communities.
  • The Jury System as Civic Duty in the United States
    2/28/2006
    In United States courts, the jury is a system by which, in theory, defendants are given a trial that is fair and unbiased.
  • Utopian Society
    2/28/2006
    We all wish for a Utopian society, but what does this type of society really consist of?
  • Social Engineering and Laws
    2/28/2006
    Social Engineering is the art and science of getting people to comply with your wishes.
  • Value of a College Education
    2/28/2006
    In our society a college education is necessary in order to climb the career ladder.
  • Juvenile Justice
    1/26/2006
    According to data collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") for its Uniform Crime Reporting Program, juvenile arrest rates have been declining nationwide from 1994 through 2001.

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