Assessment Description
Utilizing the article attached (citation: Lazzati, N., & Menichini, A. A. (2016). Hot Spot Policing: A Study of Place-Based Strategies for Crime Prevention. Southern Economic Journal, 82(3), 893913. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/soej.12112 )
and conducting your own research, pick below topic and explain how you would implement it most effectively for your own police department:
- Focusing police resources and patrol on high-crime hot spots
Acting as the police chief, create a policy proposal of 750-1,000 words by doing the following:
Create a policy proposal on the chosen topic above.
- Explain how you would implement the policy.
- Delineate why this policy is important.
- Discuss how it could effectively reduce crime or improve community relations with police.
- Explain how and when you would evaluate this policy to determine if it is effective or not, and if it producing unintended consequences.
- Analyze how the implementation of this policy could affect the culture of the police department. What possible pitfalls or benefits may occur to the culture when implementing change to the police department?
Be sure to cite three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content. Use only sources found at the , government websites or those provided in Class Resources that are not older than 2018.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA 7 guidelines.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the attached rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
