Week 3 Assignment - Routine Activity Theory: Issues and Policies

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Overview

For this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint that describes programs and potential issues for each of the three Routine Activity Theory elements covered in last week's activity, Elements of Routine Activities Theory.

Scenario

You have been assigned by the police chief to recommend effective crime prevention programs for the community. Choose one of the programs you identified from each of the three Routine Activity Theory Elements on the worksheet you completed last week. You should have one program that addresses Motivated Offenders, one that addresses Suitable Targets, and one that addresses Lack of a Capable Guardian.

Instructions

Prepare an 11-slide PowerPoint presentation (including speaker notes) for each of the three programs, in which you address each of the following elements. Note that except for the Title Slide and the Source List slide, you may organize the remaining 9 slides in the order that you feel best presents the content.

1. Determine three programs that would each address one of the elements of the Routine Activity Theory (Motivated Offender, Suitable Target, and Lack of a Capable Guardian).

• • One title slide.
  • Three program outline slides:
    • One for Motivated Offender.
    • One for Suitable Target.
    • One for Lack of a Capable Guardian.

1. Evaluate a potential ethical issue for each of the three programs.

• • Three slides.

1. Propose policies to address the identified ethical issue for each of the three programs.
   • Three slides.