Scholarly Activity

For this scholarly activity, you will do further research on one of the three projects discussed in your textbook. Please select one of the following: the Chicago Area Project, the Mobilization for Youth, or the War on Poverty.

Within your scholarly activity, include responses to the following points:

• Explain the particular policy you chose and the effect it has had.
• Was it effective in fighting crime, preventing crime, or both?
• From your perspective, what could make this more effective?
• What were the disadvantages to this particular project?
• Explain the policy that influenced this project.

Your scholarly activity must be a minimum of two pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages. You are required to use at least two outside sources; one source must be from the CSU Online Library. All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced.

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