Issues In Criminal Justice PROJECT

Project 1: Case Study

The student will evaluate the presence and efficacy of inter-agency collaboration and cooperation as factors in case outcome.

1. Read the following report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:

Promising Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence

Baltimore Comprehensive Communities Program — Baltimore, MD

Baltimore’s Comprehensive Communities Program   ( http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/html/cd_rom/solution_gang_crime/pubs/PromisingStrategiestoReduceGunViolence.pdf )

2. Read the following report

    The University of Maryland, Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) downloaded from  http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/pubs/20010801.pdf

3. Respond to the following questions:

1. A. Describe the positive aspects of the collaborative initiative
2. B. What partner do you feel is less essential to the initiative and why? (Note “None” is not an option.)
3. C. What criminal justice entity do you feel could have enhanced the success of the initiative?]
4. D. What NON-criminal justice entity do you feel could have enhanced the success of the initiative?

4. Complete Project 1 (Case Study) in the following format:’

1. A minimum of three (3) full maximum five (5) full pages of narrative text
2. Respond to the four questions (a, b, c and d) in item 3 above
3. Support your work with a a MINIMUM of two (2) resources other than the class instructional material. Narrative and Resource page citations must be done in the American Psychological Association (APA) format
4. A cover page (not included in the page count)
   1. Name of the student
   2. Name and number of the course
   3. Date of submission
   4. All other pages will be double-spaced, 1 inch margin, 12 font.
5. The Resource page (not included in the page count) must reflect
   

   Project 1: Case Study The student will evaluate the presence and efficacy of inter-agency collaboration and cooperation as factors in case outcome. 1. Read the following report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Promising Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence Baltimore Comprehensive Communities Program — Baltimore, MD Baltimore’s Comprehensive Communities Program   ( http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/html/cd_rom/solution_gang_crime/pubs/PromisingStrategiestoReduceGunViolence.pdf ) 2. Read the following report     The University of Maryland, Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) downloaded from  http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/pubs/20010801.pdf 3. Respond to the following questions: A. Describe the positive aspects of the collaborative initiative B. What partner do you feel is less essential to the initiative and why? (Note “None” is not an option.) C. What criminal justice entity do you feel could have enhanced the success of the initiative?] D. What NON-criminal justice entity do you feel could have enhanced the success of the initiative? 4. Complete Project 1 (Case Study) in the following format:’ A minimum of three (3) full maximum five (5) full pages of narrative text Respond to the four questions (a, b, c and d) in item 3 above Support your work with a a MINIMUM of two (2) resources other than the class instructional material. Narrative and Resource page citations must be done in the American Psychological Association (APA) format A cover page (not included in the page count) Name of the student Name and number of the course Date of submission All other pages will be double-spaced, 1 inch margin, 12 font. The Resource page (not included in the page count) must reflect