Final Project – Students will complete a project/paper due at midnight on Tuesday, December

4th in module 16. Develop a comprehensive crime control strategy for a specific crime problem

at a jurisdiction of your choice (county, city, college, security company, etc.). Research and

determine a current crime problem. Use the SARA model and create suggestions for new or

improved programs. Report your project in a paper of at least 1500 words (not counting cover

page, abstract, and reference page) in APA format. Use the textbook, the crime control policies

interactive modules, and at least two other sources. Include the following:

Examine and report on crime statistics and qualitative description of the problem.

Explain who owns the problem.

Research and report any existing literature to identify crime prevention strategies that

reduced similar problems elsewhere.

Analyze and report on the criminogenic conditions using environmental theories.

Include at least one chart, graph, or map to illustrate the crime problem.

Research and summarize the current law covering the crime in your chosen

jurisdiction and offer your opinion of alternative ideas or explain why the current

legislation is fine as is.

Include intervention strategy recommendations for police/city action.

Include recommendations for adjudication.

Use terms/lessons from at least five of the interactivities and bold these terms one

time in the paper to assist with grading. Cite the interactivity used in the body of the

paper and list it on the reference page.

Show the SARA model in your paper (Scan, Analyze, Respond, and Assess).

Use the following headings in your paper. You may add sub-headings if you want to.

o Introduction (Give a thorough description of what you will be covering in your

paper)

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o Scan (justify through your research that it is a big enough problem to devote the

proper resources to)

o Analyze (describe the deep root of the problem)

o Respond (remember to respond to legislation, police, and courts)

o Assess (how you would assess your responses to see if they are working)

o Conclusion (A brief synopsis of the results of your project and what might still

need to be considered or investigated further, if anything)