Case Studies – US Law

3 separate documents with instructions 

RESEARCHING THE EFFECTS OF CRIME ON COMMUNITIES

In APA format with at least 3 different refrences, 3-6 total pages in length.

You will first need to select a community with high or increasing levels of crime.

Select three peer-reviewed journal articles related to crime in your selected community to use for this Assessment.

In your analysis, explain the following:

1. In 2–3 pages total:

· Identify the research question in each article. 

· Provide an overview of the independent and dependent variables. 

· Explain the effects of your selected crime on the community studied. 

· Explain how the research findings compare to the existing body of knowledge. (Look in the discussion section of the articles.)

2. In 1–2 pages, explain the limitations of each study.

3. In 1–2 pages, explain the impact the research findings could have for policy and research.

COMMUNITY CRIME STUDY

APA format 2-5 pages in length, references where required

Choose a particular crime that is present in your community. Design a study to examine the effect of the crime on your community from both a quantitative and qualitative approach. Your study proposal should be 3–5 pages long and must include the following:

1. Briefly describe your community and the identified crime issue (prevalence, how long it has been as issue). Identify what is not yet known about the relationship between that particular crime and its effect on the community.

2. Formulate a research question that you could explore in a research study. Your question should be an extension of current research.

3. Select a population and a sampling technique to use for the research proposal. Describe the target population (including size of the population and other demographic and socioeconomic conditions, if known) and how you plan to sample it or whether you plan to use existing data.

4. Define your research variables (independent and dependent). Provide conceptual definitions of the key variables you need to measure.

5. Explain how you would measure each variable.

6. List survey instrument (if used): A list of survey questions that you would need to ask (if you plan to conduct a survey). If you choose existing data, be sure to provide evidence of reliability and validity and a description of the sample, concepts, and measures used in the original study. Also identify any limitations of the existing data.

7. Provide a description of mixed-methods approach taken.

RS001:
Root Causes of Crime

: Analyze root causes of crime

Written Response Submission Form

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Instructions

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…” Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements indicated. Each item contains the

Rubric

that will be used to evaluate your responses.

At the end of the template, you will list the references you used to support your responses.

Item 1

Examine the past 10 years of crime data in the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Identify three crime trends from the data (2–4 paragraphs).

Your Response

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Rubric

0 Not Present

1 Needs Improvement

2 Meets Expectations

Sub-Competency 1: Analyze crime and victimization data

Identify three trends in crime from the past 10 years of UCR and NCVS data. LO1.1: Analyze crime and victimization data to identify crime trends.

Response is missing.

Response describes fewer than three trends, or the description of trends contains inaccuracies or is vague.

Response includes a clear explanation of three crime/victimization trends from the past decade identified from the UCR and/or NCVS databases.

Item 2

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each data source (the UCR and NCVS databases)? Consider their accuracy, coverage, applicability, collection methods, and any other characteristic you think is important to consider. Explain at least two strengths and two weaknesses of the databases (2–3 paragraphs).

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Rubric

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Meets Expectations

Response is missing.

Response is missing.

Response is vague, lacking detail, or contains inaccuracies.

Sub-Competency 2: Assess strengths and weaknesses of criminological data sources.
Explain two strengths of the UCR and/or NCVS databases. LO2.1: Explain strengths of the UCR and NCVS databases.		Response is vague, lacking detail, or contains inaccuracies.	Response provides an explanation of at least two strengths of the databases. The explanation demonstrates thorough consideration of research design, collection techniques, dissemination strategies, and applicability within the field.
Explain two weaknesses of the UCR and/or NCVS databases. LO2.2: Explain weaknesses of the UCR and NCVS databases.	Response provides an explanation of at least two weaknesses of the databases. The explanation demonstrates thorough consideration of research design, collection techniques, dissemination strategies, and applicability within the field.

Item 3

What criminological explanations for your identified crime trends can be derived from the UCR and/or NCVS databases? Describe at least two. Then provide an argument for other factors and variables (biological, social, structural, economic, etc.) that cause or influence your identified crime trends that are not present in the UCR/NCVS data. Reference theoretical and scholarly resources that support your criminological explanations (3–5 paragraphs).

Your Response
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Rubric

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Response is missing.

Response is missing.

Sub-Competency 3: Assess correlative and causative relationships among variables related to crime
What criminological explanations for your identified crime trends can be derived from the UCR and/or NCVS databases? Describe at least two. LO3.1: Infer criminological explanations from UCR/NCVS data.	Response provides fewer than two explanations from the UCR or NCVS databases, presents explanations not relevant to the identified trends, is vague, or contains inaccuracies.	Response includes a detailed explanation of at least two criminological explanations for the identified trends that can be derived from the UCR or NCVS data. Response reflects a thorough understanding of the limitations.
Provide an argument for other factors and variables (biological, social, structural, economic, etc.) that cause or influence your identified crime trends that are not present in the UCR/NCVS data. Reference theoretical and scholarly resources that support your criminological explanations. LO3.2: Justify causal variables related to crime trends.	Response is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete. Response does not adequately explain variables that may contribute to or be risk factors related to the crime trends identified. The response is not supported by scholarly resources, or the resources are not relevant.	Response clearly and concisely explains variables that may contribute to or be risk factors related to the crime trends identified. The response is supported by clear and compelling evidence and/or theoretical perspectives from scholarly resources.

References

Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. A sample citation is provided below:

Livingston, M. (2011). A longitudinal analysis of alcohol outlet density and domestic violence. 
Addiction, 
106(5), 919–925. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03333.x

Mastery Rubric

In order to achieve mastery of this Competency, you must achieve a “2” on every rubric row in addition to meeting the additional expectation indicated in the Mastery Rubric.

Mastery Rubric

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Exceeds Expectations: In-Depth Analysis
LO1: Synthesize multiple, relevant sources and perspectives to explain root causes of crime.	Responses to the items does not use information from relevant sources to demonstrate a thorough understanding of potential causes of crime.	Responses to the items use information from relevant sources to demonstrate a thorough understanding of potential causes of crime.

Professional Skill Building

The faculty Assessor will provide feedback based on the following Professional Skills: Information Literacy and Interpreting Data & Quantitative Fluency. Review the rubric and check your work based on the learning objectives listed. If you are concerned that you will not meet these expectations yet, reach out to your Coach so he or she can work with you to further develop these important professional skills.

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Not Present

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Needs Improvement

2

Meets Expectations

Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions.
LO1: Identify and locate credible sources.	No sources or non-credible sources are present.	Sources are inconsistently credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.	Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
LO2: Analyze information sources.	Analysis is not present.	Analysis superficially applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment and/or analysis is unclear.	Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
LO3: Synthesize information from multiple, credible sources.	Synthesis is not present.	Synthesis demonstrates a vague connection between multiple sources and/or the topic.	Synthesis demonstrates a clear and cohesive connection between multiple sources and/or ideas to support a given topic.

0

Not Present

1

Needs Improvement

2

Meets Expectations

Interpreting Data & Quantitative Fluency: Interpret quantitative data in order to analyze issues and make decisions.
LO1: Identify conclusions from numeric information presented in narrative and/or graphic form.	No conclusions are made based on numeric information.	Connections between conclusions and numeric information are vague or inaccurate.	Conclusions identified are appropriately connected to the numeric information.
LO2: Use both narrative and graphic form to explain the same data.	Graphs and/or narrative is not present.	Supportive connection between narrative and graph is not clearly explained.	Narrative explanation of quantitative data explains the graph and the graph illustrates and clarifies the narrative.
LO3: Use quantitative data as evidence for a decision or recommendation.	Quantitative evidence is not used.	Quantitative evidence does not support or is superfluous to the recommendation or decision.	Argument for a decision or recommendation incorporates appropriate quantitative data as evidence.

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