CRJ 201 week 2 Discussion 1

  

Week 2 - Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

     

Law   Enforcement: Federal, State, Local and Data Driven Policing

Law enforcement agencies exist on federal, state, and local levels. Address the following questions in your discussion post:

• What is jurisdiction? Describe      the difference between federal and local police jurisdiction
• Define evidence-based      practices.
• Then address the following      based on the first initial of your last name 
  • Students whose last names       begin with the letters A – D:       Describe the history of federal policing in the United States. Provide       examples of federal policing agencies. How are federal policing agencies       used to enforce the law? Research and explain the partnership between New       York City and Microsoft Corporation to develop the Domain Awareness       System (DAS). Will systems like DAS be able to reduce crime? If so, how?
  • Students whose last names       begin with the letters E –H:       Describe the history of federal policing in the United States. Provide       examples of federal policing agencies. How are federal policing agencies       used to enforce the law? Research and explain the Minneapolis       Preventative Patrol program. Will programs like the Minneapolis       Preventative Patrol program be able to reduce crime? If so, how?
  • Students whose last names       begin with the letters I – L:       Describe the history of state policing in the United States. Provide       examples of state policing.  How is state policing used to enforce       the law? Research and explain the Hot Spots Policing program in Lowell,       Massachusetts. Will programs like “Hot Spots” be able to reduce crime? If       so, how?
  • Students whose last names       begin with the letters M – P:       Describe the difference between township (village) police, city police,       and county police (sheriff’s office). Are their jurisdictions always       distinct? How is local policing used to enforce the law? Research and       explain the Cincinnati Violence Reduction Project. Will programs like the       Cincinnati Violence Reduction Project be able to reduce crime? If so,       how?
  • Students whose last names       begin with the letters Q – S:       Describe the history of state policing in the United States. Provide       examples of state policing.  How is state policing used to enforce       the law? Research and explain the Operation Ceasefire in Boston. Will       programs like Operation Ceasefire be able to reduce crime? If so, how?
  • Students whose last names       begin with the letters T – Z:       Describe the difference between township (village) police, city police,       and county police (sheriff’s office). Are their jurisdictions always       distinct? How is local policing used to enforce the law?  Research       and explain Operation Cul-de-Sac in Los Angeles. Will programs like       Operation Cul-de-Sac be able to reduce crime? If so, how?

Guided Response: Your initial post should be at least 350 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly or credible (Links to an external site.) resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. Each classmate must be from a different group, other than your own. Responses to your peers should be at least 150 words in length. Remember that this is a discussion. If a classmate or your instructor asks you a question, it is your responsibility to respond.