1:34 @H B QX Fhal 100%0 & Case Study 3-Atlanta Public Sc... Welcome to the third and final written assignment for Criminology. This assignment is due at 11:59pm central on Friday, May 3rd. It should be uploaded here in Word or PDF format. | cannot access other formats; if | cannot access your work, | cannot grade it. Files ending in .rtf, .wps, or anything else are not in Word or PDF format. This assignment is based on the information contained in chapters five through nine of our textbook, though you may use information from chapters one through four if needed and relevant. You may cite scholarly or other reputable outside sources as appropriate and necessary, though this is not required. Do not cite information from our textbook. Itis not an appropriate source for any assignment in this class. There is no minimum or maximum page length for this assignment, but you will probably need at least three to four pages to completely address the issues presented. This assignment's fact pattern is based on a real life case (although you probably noticed a few familiar facts in the others), the Atlanta Public Schools standardized test cheating scandal. The information below summarizes the relevant facts, but you can read more about the scandal here: http://www.ajc.com/sews/school-test-scores/#top- stories. For years, the Atlanta Public Schools system had been plagued by low standardized test scores at the city's elementary schools. Following the departure of a previous superintendent, the APS Board of Education hired (the now late) Dr. Beverly Hall to overhaul the system and fix its issues with low test scores. The scores had been so low for so long that a state takeover of the system was a very real possibility. After just a few years on the job, the system's tact e~nnrac had imnrrvuad Ararmatinalhy Dr Uall attrikiotad Save for Later Submit 0) (- & N 1134 @H M (2] - BRSOl 0p 7Y | & Case Study 3-Atlanta Public Sc... For years, the Atlanta Public Schools system had been plagued by low standardized test scores at the city's elementary schools. Following the departure of a previous superintendent, the APS Board of Education hired (the now late) Dr. Beverly Hall to overhaul the system and fix its issues with low test scores. The scores had been so low for so long that a state takeover of the system was a very real possibility. After just a few years on the job, the system's test scores had improved dramatically. Dr. Hall attributed this to hiring better teachers and focusing more resources on test preparation. She also believed that for many years, the community just had low expectations for lower income students and no one ever challenged these students. Following one year's round of tests at the city's elementary schools, graders at the Georgia Department of Education noticed an unusually high number of erased and changed answers on tests from APS schools. After several weeks of news reports and public pressure, the governor hired a former state Attorney General to head up an investigation into the matter. After an investigation lasting several months, former AG Michael Bowers released a final report indicating that the answers had been changed by teachers in an effort to inflate students' scores. "Erasure parties\" at one APS employee's home in suburban Atlanta had also taken place, where teachers spent an entire weekend correcting answer sheets. Now former District Attorney Paul Howard charged a number of APS teachers with racketeering and tampering with official documents. Dr. Hall died of cancer prior to the trial and was never charged. The trial, which lasted seven months, is now in the sentencing phase for a principal considered to be one of the scandal's ringleaders. Her dAafanca attnrnav hace hirad vnii ac an avnart withece tn Save for Later Submit 0) (- & N 1134 @H M (2] - B RN [O[OP 7Y | & Case Study 3-Atlanta Public Sc... Following one year's round of tests at the city's elementary schools, graders at the Georgia Department of Education noticed an unusually high number of erased and changed answers on tests from APS schools. After several weeks of news reports and public pressure, the governor hired a former state Attorney General to head up an investigation into the matter. After an investigation lasting several months, former AG Michael Bowers released a final report indicating that the answers had been changed by teachers in an effort to inflate students' scores. "Erasure parties" at one APS employee's home in suburban Atlanta had also taken place, where teachers spent an entire weekend correcting answer sheets. Now former District Attorney Paul Howard charged a number of APS teachers with racketeering and tampering with official documents. Dr. Hall died of cancer prior to the trial and was never charged. The trial, which lasted seven months, is now in the sentencing phase for a principal considered to be one of the scandal's ringleaders. Her defense attorney has hired you as an expert witness to explain any potential scientific explanations for why the principal participated. Their working theory is that the principal was threatened with termination by APS administrators if she did not help with changing answers. Explain what theories apply to this scenario, why those apply, and whether or not and why the presiding judge should consider them in sentencing the principal. Your work should be 1.5 or double-spaced, and any sources should be cited in APA format. Save for Later Submit 0) (- & N ey -1s L. (2] - BR[Ol 0p7Y | Case Study 3-Atlanta Public Sc... APS employees home in suburban Atlanta had also taken place, where teachers spent an entire weekend correcting answer sheets. Now former District Attorney Paul Howard charged a number of APS teachers with racketeering and tampering with official documents. Dr. Hall died of cancer prior to the trial and was never charged. The trial, which lasted seven months, is now in the sentencing phase for a principal considered to be one of the scandal's ringleaders. Her defense attorney has hired you as an expert witness to explain any potential scientific explanations for why the principal participated. Their working theory is that the principal was threatened with termination by APS administrators if she did not help with changing answers. Explain what theories apply to this scenario, why those apply, and whether or not and why the presiding judge should consider them in sentencing the principal. Your work should be 1.5 or double-spaced, and any sources should be cited in APA format. Additional Content? You can add text and files that support your answers. Add Content Save for Later Submit O <