Assignment -3

Community Policing-1500 words

1. Define the concept of community policing. Outline the organizational and personnel requirements of community policing.

2. The CPO's agenda is influenced by the community's needs and desires. Explain and make the case that community policing is not just a public relations technique or social work event.

3. Compare and contrast community policing and traditional policing models. Describe the major philosophical dimensions of community policing in your explanation.

4. Discuss the role community policing can play in homeland security. What are some of the pitfalls of a narrow police focus on terrorism.

Investigation of Organize Crime-500 words each question

Explain broadly what official investigations into organized crime have told us. Then select one official investigation discussed in the book and explain what specifically it told us, and whether or not what was uncovered helped shape future investigations, and how.

Discuss the basic qualifications for membership in an organized crime group. Include whether or not you agree with the basic qualifications and why, and if you’d change or eliminate any of them, and why, if you were in charge of one.

In your opinion, explain whether or not you agree with the following statement: “Hollywood glamorizes organized crime to an extent that it attracts more young people and causes more violence that would exist without such focus.” Support your opinion with statistics, news stories, coverage of organized crime shows and movies, and other relevant facts/support. Also include your personal interest (or lack there of) in organized crime and how Hollywood has or has not contributed to it.

Explain how organizational theory helps us understand the concept and function of organized crime.

The Investigation Of White Collar Crime-1500 words

Prepare to debate the Wal-Mart or Microsoft allegations. Choose a side: one side will take the position of the company and the other the position of the government or consumers. What are the pros and cons?

Is the United States losing manufacturing jobs? Examine historical data, taking into account inflation, population growth, and employment in other sectors. Explain how data can be compared offer time.

Examine the history of Amway. Why would its activities be pertinent to topics covered in this chapter? Why are they not?