data analytics and critical thinking skills to a real-world crime problem

This assignment is broken into three
parts as stated below with each part to be submitted by the date
indicated. I prefer the topic be about an issue in the State of California.

Part 1:

The
goal of this project is to apply data analytics and critical thinking skills to
a real-world crime problem, public safety policy, or resource allocation
decision. You will identify a topic of your choice that achieves these
objectives. (Prefer a topic in State of California).

The assignment is to choose a topic for the Data Analytics
project, and submit a
proposal for evaluation.

For this Data Analytics Proposal, please craft a proposal
that achieves the following objectives:

• Summarizes and describes your topic choice
• Describes how your topic choice will apply data analytics and
critical thinking skills to a real-world
crime problem, public safety policy, or resource allocation
decision
• Outlines how this topic will incorporate numerical data, charts
and graphs, and possibly statistical
procedures from the course
• Argues why this topic is useful and practical for your agency
and/or the law enforcement and
public safety professions

The proposal should be a maximum of 1 to 1.5 pages, double
spaced, using standard fonts and margins, and be professionally written.

proposal ready and submitted by: BY
7-25-21

PART 2
Data
Analytics Project Outline

The
assignment is to create a depth-oriented and high-utility outline for
the Data Analytics.

For
this phase of the Data Analytics Project, please craft an outline that
achieves the following objectives:

•
In a project of this length, it is recommended that the final product be
divided into 3-6 substantive subtopics.
•
Create a substantive title for each subtopic. These subtitles will serve as the
subheadings in the
final
version of the project.
•
For each subtopic, summarize the main point(s) that the subsection will make in
a few sentences.
•
For each subtopic, list the evidence and research that will support the main
claim(s) being made.
•
For each subtopic describe any charts, tables, and graphs that might be used to
illustrate the
data.
•
For each subtopic describe any statistical procedures from the course that
might be used to
enhance
the analysis.
Outlines
should be 2-3 pages in length. Feel free to utilize a mix of
sentence-based verbiage and bulletpoints to create an organized and
professional outline. As noted, the main purpose of the outline is to create a
blueprint for the project that positions you to succeed in the forthcoming
writing phases of the project.
Outline ready and submitted BY 7-31-21
PART 3
Data
Analytics Final Project
Quality
projects will demonstrate the ability to leverage numerical data and related
evidence into sound arguments for resources, to analyze the effectiveness of an
existing policy, or propose new strategies and approaches.

Substantive
Requirements

Quality
projects will…
•
Use numerical data to make an argument or evaluation
•
Utilize charts, tables, and/or graphs to illustrate the data
•
Possibly utilize statistical procedure(s) from the course
•
Leverage examples and cases that help bring the data to life and show its
impact on your agency
•
Incorporate various sources of crime data, if applicable to your topic
•
Provide ample empirical evidence and citations as support throughout

Examples
& Possible Directions

These
examples are intended to provide direction and guidance, but should not limit
your thinking.
•
analyze the efficacy of an existing intelligence-led or data-driven policing
strategy possibly
including
an analysis of calls for service, arrests, reports taken etc.
•
create a new intelligence-led or data-driven policing strategy for your agency
with sound empirical
justification
•
conduct an analysis of specialized units and their effectiveness in addressing
community needs
•
conduct an analysis of staffing in general or particular deployment strategies
and their
effectiveness
in addressing community needs
•
analyze your agency’s current deployment structure and the boundaries and
number of existing
beats
•
leverage data to analyze a decision involving resources including personnel,
fleet, and/or
equipment

Format
& Parameters

Your
project can be either a report or academic-style essay.
•
Reports or academic-style essays should by 7-8 pages in length,
double-spaced, using standard
fonts
and margins. Assignments over 8 substantive pages will be penalized. The cover
page,
appendices,
and references page do not count towards the page limit.

Regardless
of format, assignments will be evaluated on organization, evidence,
argumentation, and
writing
quality. All assignments should have a clear introduction that outlines the
main point and provides
a
succinct preview for the audience. Moreover, body sections of the assignment
should be subdivided
into
digestible subtopics with the deliberate sequential organization and
transitions between sub topics.
Lastly,
a conclusion should recap the main point of the assignment and reiterate how
the evidence and
subtopics presented reinforced the core message of the
assignment.
Reports or academic-style ready and submitted BY 8-12-21

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