Policy Issues Paper

In this assignment option, you will express your thoughts and opinions regarding the content of your selected podcast in a short paper.

Choose one of the three Films on Demand videos located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings: Policy Issues. You may also choose a related video of your choice if the video is approved by your instructor.

http://digital.films.com/play/ZRFSWL

https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/library/transcripts/cja314_r3__week_four_vod.doc

Write a 700- to 1050-word paper addressing the selected topic of your choice. Within your paper, be sure to address the following elements:

• Was the content of your video a personal crime, property crime, or policy issue?

• What causal factors were addressed in the video?

• What policy implications or recommendations were provided in the video to address the crime?

• Were budgetary or financial issues discussed in the video? If so, elaborate.

• What future implications were discussed in the video?

• What other content-specific information is relevant to your selected video?

• What basic elements of the crime served as the basis for your selected video?

• What criminological theory or theories best explains the occurrence of this crime or issue?

   

  Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines; utilizing in-text citations and at least two reviewed references.