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Factors that Cause Crime.
In Chapter 1 of Crime Prevention,
the author discusses factors that cause crime. Select a specific crime or
criminal issue. What are three factors that lead to the crime or criminal
justice issue you identified? Identify possible solutions to the crime or
criminal justice issue you selected. Why do you think these solutions would be
effective solutions? Are your solutions cost effective?
SARA Problem-Solving Process.
The Department of Justice published
the pamphlet, Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small Steps. Step
7 addresses the Problem solving process. Discuss the four components of the
SARA model. How does the SARA model contribute to identifying and narrowing the
crime or criminal issue for study? Why is it important to proceed through each
step consecutively and not skip steps?
Journal Article Review: Court Crime
Prevention Programs.
During this course you will submit
three journal article reviews from the Ashford Online Library. You can use this
research in your Final Project due in Week Five. The reviews will addresses
crime prevention strategies through one of the following criminal justice
system components:
a.
Policing Crime Prevention Programs – policing, schools, community oriented
policing (covered in Chapter 7 of Crime Prevention)
b.
Court Crime Prevention Programs – the Courts or sentencing (covered in Chapter
8 of Crime Prevention)
c.
Corrections Crime Prevention Programs – corrections, jails and prisons, boot
camps, rehabilitation, or restoration (covered in Chapter 9 of Crime
Prevention)
There are journal article reviews
due in Weeks One, Three, and Four. For this week, select an article on a
court-initiated crime prevention program. In this review, do the following:
a.
Summarize the article. Which type of crime prevention strategy is being
addressed?
b.
Identify the key findings and recommendations.
c.
Cite the article in APA format. Information on APA is available in the Ashford
Writing center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left
navigation toolbar, in your online course.
Your initial post must be a minimum
of 250 words in length.
Targeting of Crime Prevention
Programs.
Our course text addresses targeting
crime prevention programs towards individuals (Chapter 3), groups (Chapter 4),
or the community (Chapter 5). Select one of these, and address the strengths
and weaknesses of a crime prevention strategy focused at individuals, groups,
or the community. How will the crime prevention strategy contribute to social
and criminal justice?
Problem Analysis Triangle.
The Department of Justice published
the pamphlet, Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small Steps. Step 8
addresses the Problem Analysis Triangle. What are the components of the problem
analysis triangle, and why is it so effective in analyzing crimes and criminal
issues? How does it help us understand and develop crime prevention strategies?
How does it help public officials to present crime prevention strategies to the
public?
Statistical Analysis Presentation.
For this assignment, you can choose
to either create a PowerPoint presentation or write a report depicting your
analysis of historical crime data for a specific category of crime or criminal
issue. Focus your research on one component of the criminal justice system
(i.e., law enforcement, courts, or corrections). The data and charts you
develop may be used in your Final Project. For this assignment, you will:
a. Present national data and trends
based on the FBI – Uniform Crime Report and/or the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) – National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), or another comparable
nationally recognized database, such as The Campus Safety and Security Data
Analysis Cutting Tool. Or, for an international perspective, you may present
data available at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s Crime and
criminal justice statistics.
b. Present local data from a city,
county, or state for three comparable locations in size from three different
regions of the country (e.g., Indianapolis, Austin, and San Francisco). This
information should be found on official government websites.
c. Develop questions you would like
to address based on the data you retrieved. (Note: You do not have to answer
these questions for this assignment.) What crime prevention programs or
initiatives are available to potentially address the crime or criminal justice
issue? (Note: You are working through Step 18 in Crime Analysis for Problem
Solvers in 60 Small Steps.)
If you choose to create a PowerPoint
Presentation, graphically display the statistical data developed for three
comparable cities, counties, or states. Your presentation will incorporate
national statistics for comparison. Your assessment may be in bullet or
paragraph format and will be provided in the notes section of the presentation.
Make sure you standardize your data (usually 1:1000; 1:10,000; or 1: 100,000)
and incorporate the scale in a key for each chart.
If you choose, to write a report,
graphically display the statistical data developed for three comparable cities,
counties, or states. Incorporate national statistics for comparison. You must
include an introduction that presents the focus of the project for analysis.
Your assignment must be at least five pages in addition to the Title Page and
Reference Page. Your assessment may be in bullet or paragraph format below the
graphic display. Make sure you standardize your data (usually 1:1000; 1:10,000;
or 1: 100,000) and incorporate the scale in a key for each chart.
Rational Choice and Deterrence
Theory.
In Chapter 7 of Crime Prevention,
Robinson states that “Rational choice and deterrence theories are two related
theories that help understand why criminal justice – including crime control
and crime prevention activities of police, courts, and corrections – should
help us reduce crime in society” (2012). Answer one of the following questions:
a. How do these theories help us
understand the relationship between criminals and law enforcement, the courts,
corrections, and society?
b. What are some of the results we
would expect to see if these theories are correct in assessing criminal
activity?
c. How would the rational choice and
deterrence theories change the policing strategy of your department if you were
in a police department utilizing traditional policing techniques or a
department utilizing community oriented and problem solving techniques?
Twenty-five Techniques of
Situational Prevention.
Identify a crime or criminal issue
that you believe has a law enforcement solution. Considering the Problem
Analysis Chart (Step 8) in Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small
Steps (assigned reading for Week Two) and the Twenty Five Techniques of Situational
Prevention chart, propose a potential solution to the crime or criminal issue
you identified. Explain how the technique will effectively reduce the
possibility of the crime occurring. If the technique is effective, what is the
expected result on social and criminal justice? You may use this research in
your Final Project.
Journal Article Review: Policing
Crime Prevention Programs.
During this course you will submit
three journal article reviews from the Ashford Online Library. You can use this
research in your Final Project, due in Week Five. The reviews will addresses
crime prevention strategies through one of the following criminal justice
system components:
a. Policing Crime Prevention
Programs – policing, schools, community oriented policing (covered in Chapter 7
of Crime Prevention)
b. Court Crime Prevention Programs –
the Courts or sentencing (covered in Chapter 8 of Crime Prevention)
c. Corrections Crime Prevention
Programs – corrections, jails and prisons, boot camps, rehabilitation, or
restoration (covered in Chapter 9 of Crime Prevention)
There are journal article reviews
due in Weeks One, Three, and Four. For this week, select an article on a
law-enforcement initiated crime prevention program. In this review, do the
following:
a. Summarize the article. Which type
of crime prevention strategy is being addressed?
b. Identify the key findings and
recommendations.
c. Cite the article in APA format.
Information on APA is available in the Ashford Writing center, located within
the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online
course.
Court Initiatives. Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 8 of Crime
Prevention for your initial post.
a. Activity: Three Strikes
b. Activity: Drug Courts
c. Activity: Specialized Courts
Corrections Initiatives. Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 9 of Crime
Prevention for your initial post.
a. Activity: How Much Are Americans
Spending for Corrections?
b. Activity: Restorative Justice
Your initial post must be a minimum
of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required
reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation
in APA style.
Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. For these responses, select at least one classmate
who chose to address an Activity different from your own. In your responses to
their posts, address the following:
a. With respect to your classmate’s
initial post, how do the concepts of re-entry and re-integration of prisoners
back into society affect your selection of a crime prevention program?
b. Does society have a
responsibility to fund and implement programs like these?
c. Do these programs have an effect
on recidivism?
Crime Prevention Initiatives. Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 10 of Crime
Prevention for your initial post.
a. Activity: Crime Prevention.
Medical Focus – Brain Dysfunction
b. Activity: Crime Prevention. Crime
Prevention – Social Capital & Human Capital
c. Critical Thinking: Create a Crime
Prevention Program (Reduce Poverty).
d. Critical Thinking: Re-entry
Programs
Your initial post must be a minimum
of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required
reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation
in APA style.
Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. For these responses, select at least one classmate
who chose to address an Activity different from your own. In your responses to
their posts, address the following:
a. With respect to your classmate’s
initial post, how do the concepts of re-entry and re-integration of prisoners
back into society affect your selection of a crime prevention program?
b. Does society have a
responsibility to fund and implement programs like these?
c. Do these programs have an effect
on recidivism?
Gun Violence. According to Robinson, when we compare America to
countries around the world, America does not have a high rate of crime, but has
one of the highest rates of lethal violence (2012). Discuss three factors that
are contributing to lethal violence. Using the Problem Analysis Triangle
(introduced in Week Two), discuss three potential initiatives to counter gun
violence. What are examples of initiatives outside the criminal justice system
(i.e., law enforcement, courts, and corrections) that can impact crime and
criminal issues? Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length.
Support your post with examples from your required reading material and /or
other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation in APA style.
Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ posts by Day 7. Review the initial posts of your classmates. They
discussed three factors that contribute to lethal violence. Select one of these
factors and discuss what the implications and consequences of the factor are on
social justice in society. Does this factor enhance or detract from criminal
justice?
Focus of the Final Project
The purpose of the Final Project is
for you to demonstrate your understanding of crime prevention programs and the
role crime prevention plays in the overall criminal justice system. You may
select a crime prevention program that addresses law enforcement, the courts,
or corrections; or it may be a comprehensive program that addresses all three.
The program may address the adult justice system, juvenile justice systems, or
both. For the purposes of this assignment assume, you are preparing a proposal
to a city, county, or state governmental body to recommend the implementation
of a crime prevention program within their jurisdiction. You need to
demonstrate the value of the crime prevention program and its effectiveness in
reducing crime thus reducing the overall costs to the jurisdiction or building
value that improves the effectiveness of crime prevention to the community
justifying the additional expenditures.
Your proposal will include:
1. A summary of the jurisdiction
(i.e., city, county, or state) and the portion of the criminal justice System
your proposal is designed to address.
2. An analysis of the current trends
from three comparable cities in population size, utilizing the SARA Model and
the Crime Analysis Triangle. (Note: Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60
Small Steps, Steps 7 and 8). You will compare the data from three
comparable jurisdictions and compare it to national data.
3. A determination of the
appropriate crime prevention strategy for the jurisdiction based on this
analysis.
4. A review of academic literature
and studies on the various crime prevention programs to address the needs of
the community. How does the crime prevention program address social justice
issues of the community?
5. A critical analysis of the
various programs showing their effectiveness in comparable jurisdictions.
6. Your recommendations based on
your analysis and conclusions. Your recommendations must include a funding
strategy for program implementation.
7. Your anticipated outcomes, both
short and long term. How does the crime prevention program affect social
justice within the community?
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