Problem Analysis and Response Memo Assignment

Template is attached along with instructions and grading rubric
Problem Analysis and Response Memo Assignment Overview
Problem-oriented policing is a department-wide strategy
aimed at solving persistent community problems as learned in Module 7: Week 7. Police identify, analyze, and respond to the underlying
circumstances that create incidents. Your
ability to be a part of this strategy by way of thoughtful analysis and generating
creative responses is very important. This
assignment will give you the opportunity to analyze a problem and propose a
response as you will in your future profession.
You will analyze the below scenario from Chapter 13 of the Whisenand
textbook. You will then write and submit a memorandum, using the document
template attached for content and format.
Your submission will:
·
Be 1-2 pages in length,
·
Use the current APA writing style guide and
format the document in accordance with the assignment template,
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Not use a Reference list section or
in-text citations,
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Analyze the scenario using the Problem Analysis
Guide from the Whisenand textbook Chapter 13, and
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Propose a response.
Complete only the bracketed information of the template
using the current APA writing style. Do
not change any font or paragraph settings in the template document. The template is single spaced and does not
require additional resource references with in-text citation.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the
Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Scenario
In your department’s jurisdiction, there is an area that consists
of primarily industrial areas with wide multi-lane roadways. During nights and weekends, there is virtually
no activity other than through traffic and nightshift personnel working inside
the buildings. Complaints are starting
to become regular regarding high-speed vehicles in the area.
Business owners report finding heavy acceleration burnout
tire marks, long skid marks, and doughnut­ type skid marks in their parking
lots and on the streets. They also have
been finding numerous beer bottles, trash, and condoms in the area. Graffiti and broken windows are now common
calls for service. Gas runs have
increased during the weekends. Motor
vehicle related thefts and auto part store break-ins are starting to occur more
frequently.
One of that department’s student resource officers turned in
a flyer that advertised a race on Saturday (unknown location) that called for
“Street Racers to Take the Challenge.” The flyer was one of hundreds circulating
through a local high school. The department’s
digital exploitation team has also found similar announcements and postings on
social media. Lastly, patrol officers
went in pursuit of two custom high-performance vehicles in the industrial area,
but quickly lost them after they reached speeds of 120 mph.

Problem Analysis Guide

Actors
·
Victims
o Lifestyle
o Security
measures taken
o Victimization
history
·
Offenders
o Identity
and physical description
o Lifestyle,
education, employment history
o Criminal
history
·
Third parties
o Personal
data
o Connection
to victim
Incidents
·
Sequence of events
o Events
preceding act
o Act
itself
o Events
following criminal act
·
Physical context
o Time
o Location
o Access
control
·
Social context
o Likelihood
and probable actions of witnesses
o Apparent
attitude of residents toward neighborhood
·
Immediate results of incidents
o Harm
done to victim
o Gain
to offender
o Legal
issues

Responses
·
Community
o Neighborhood
affected by problem
o City
as a whole
o People
outside the city
·
Institutional
o Criminal
justice system
o Other
public agencies
o Mass
media
o Business
sector
·
Seriousness
o Public
perceptions
o Perception
of others

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