crime prevention
This paper must contain the following four parts: (1) a description of the crime
prevention strategy (developmental, community, or situational) that you have selected; (2) a brief
discussion of the crime problem that you have chosen to be the focus of your crime prevention
strategy; (3) two or three examples of relevant programs that show evidence of effectiveness in
reducing your crime problem; and (4) five research/scholarly sources that you will use in the
final research paper
Part 1 (3 points)
-description of the crime prevention strategy that you have selected
-need to select 1 of the 3 CP strategies: developmental, community, or situational
-need to describe theoretical bases or key ingredients of strategy (general or specific)
Part 2 (3 points)
-brief discussion of the crime problem that you have chosen to be the focus of your crime
prevention strategy
-need to select a crime problem (specific or general: juvenile delinquency is fine)
-some details expected on the crime problem (e.g., latest statistics, recent trends)
-another key here is the theoretical connection between CP strategy and crime problem; for
example, SCP is highly specific, DCP is often more general
Part 3 (3 points)
-two or three examples of relevant programs that show evidence of effectiveness in reducing
your crime problem
-these examples need to relate directly to the selected CP strategy
-some details on the programs expected (e.g., nature of the intervention, who or what the
program targeted, effectiveness demonstrated by % reduction)
-programs that emphasize CJ responses (police, courts, or corrections) are not acceptable
please use subheadings!
below is an example of an OUTLINE”
he best way to think about it is with respect to the parameters of the paper (the grading key is attached). Begin by identifying a crime prevention strategy (DCP, CCP, or SCP) that captures your interest and guides the type of crime prevention programs (for example, like neighborhood watch [NW]) that you wish to use to address your crime problem. For example, if you are interested in NW, then you might want to select SCP. This would be the focus of Part 1 of the paper.
In Part 2, you need to identify and discuss a crime problem that will be the focus of NW. This could be home break-ins or other types of property crime.
In Part 3, you identify and describe 2 or 3 examples of NW programs that have been effective in reducing your chosen crime problem.
