{"id":24054,"date":"2024-05-03T03:02:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T03:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/implementing-theoretical-perspectives-to-reform-anytown-police-department-a-comprehensive-approach\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T03:02:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T03:02:59","slug":"implementing-theoretical-perspectives-to-reform-anytown-police-department-a-comprehensive-approach","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/implementing-theoretical-perspectives-to-reform-anytown-police-department-a-comprehensive-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing Theoretical Perspectives to Reform Anytown Police Department: A Comprehensive Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Instructions:<\/b>&nbsp;This assignment should be<br \/>\napproximately 6-7 double-spaced typewritten pages. A <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">minimum of 1500<\/b><br \/>\nwords (not counting the title page and references).&nbsp;Use one-inch margins<br \/>\nand 12-point Times New Roman type. <\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">APA format will&nbsp;be observed for this assignment. This<br \/>\nmeans there is to be a title page, as well as a reference page. The assignment<br \/>\nshould be submitted in Word format or PDF utilizing Turnitin. This assignment<br \/>\nis worth 30% of your grade. No late assignments will be accepted. <\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You are a newly assigned Police Chief in the City of<br \/>\nAnytown, U.S.A., which has approximately 120,000 residents.&nbsp;Unfortunately,<br \/>\nyou have inherited a police department that was formerly under investigation by<br \/>\nthe federal government for a major scandal.&nbsp;Six months ago, 8 police<br \/>\nofficers were arrested and convicted for both falsifying police reports and<br \/>\ncovering up citizen complaints involving excessive use of<br \/>\nforce.&nbsp;Consequently, Gallup polls indicate that 68% of Anytown residents<br \/>\ndo not trust police officers in their community.&nbsp; Unemployment has risen<br \/>\n27% and violent crime (e.g., murder, assaults, robberies, etc.) has increased<br \/>\n22% from the previous year. Domestic violence has also experienced a sudden<br \/>\nincrease, which may have caused the growing number of gang delinquency,<br \/>\nespecially in areas of low socioeconomic status. Various quality-of-life issues<br \/>\n(e.g., graffiti, public consumption, disorderly conduct) continually rise as<br \/>\nyour police officers are underpaid and overworked. Sadly, 4 of the 150 sworn<br \/>\npolice officers have died by suicide this last year.&nbsp; Overall, department<br \/>\nmorale is at an all-time low.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As a result, you have been tasked by the Mayor to research three<br \/>\n(3) significant theoretical perspectives covered during the semester in our<br \/>\ntextbook readings.&nbsp; The previous police chief (your predecessor) never<br \/>\nintroduced any of these perspectives to the department, as academia has never played<br \/>\na factor in addressing the systemic issues within Anytown PD.&nbsp; The three<br \/>\n(3) theoretical perspectives must be selected from the list below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Anomie\/Strain<br \/>\nTheory<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Deterrence Theory<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Rational Choice Theory<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">EACH<\/b> theoretical perspectives, you are <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">REQUIRED<\/b><br \/>\nto provide an overview\/description from the textbook <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(a minimum of six (6)<br \/>\ntextbook citations required)<\/b> <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">AND<\/b> assess their value in making a<br \/>\npolicy change. Utilize scholarly materials (<b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a minimum of six (6)<br \/>\npeer-reviewed journal articles required)<\/b> that have empirically assessed the<br \/>\ntheories selected particularly relating to their application in a policy or<br \/>\nprogram.&nbsp;***It is strongly encouraged to use two (2) textbook citations<br \/>\nand two (2) journal articles for each theory discussed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Based on extensive <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">RESEARCH<\/b> and your <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">CRITICAL<br \/>\nTHOUGHT<\/b>, make a decision on whether or not to utilize these theoretical<br \/>\nperspectives in your department as a foundational tool to enhance your agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Lastly, provide a <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">SUMMARY<\/b> of <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">ALL <\/b>decisions<br \/>\nyou\u2019ve made.&nbsp;Clearly state <b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">YOUR <\/b>overall objective as a leader of<br \/>\npolice officers.&nbsp;Remember: your objective should be to reduce the number of<br \/>\ncrimes in Anytown and increase morale within your police<br \/>\ndepartment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">***Be sure to not re-use previously submitted work. This<br \/>\nincludes material from the textbook, unless re-phrased, or outside sources.<br \/>\nThis is to be <u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">new work<\/u>***<\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The textbook is classics of criminology: fourth edition.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructions:&nbsp;This assignment should be approximately 6-7 double-spaced typewritten pages. A minimum of 1500 words (not counting the title page and references).&nbsp;Use one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman type. APA format will&nbsp;be observed for this assignment. This means there is to be a title page, as well as a reference page. 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