Wk4.Individual Community Policing Proposal

Wk4.Individual Community Policing Proposal

Your final assignment for this course will be to create a Community Policing Proposal to a fictional community.

Your instructor will be assigning you a fictional community profile this week. You will use this profile to inform the design of your Community Policing Proposal. The final proposal will include the following elements:

* A description of the community and its needs
* A step-by-step implementation plan designed with the specific needs of your community in mind
* A practical strategy that can be used to communicate your community policing model to the community and the law enforcement organization

Part 1

Your instructor will send you a brief description of a community. Upon receiving the community profile, create a name for your community. Provide a written description of the community and a description of the crime issue at hand. You may add unique details to the description of the community or the issue if you think it will benefit your assignment. Submit a written description of the community for which you will be creating a Community Policing Proposal.

Part 2

Describe how federal, state, and local law enforcement work together in criminal investigations. Answer the following questions:

* What is the scanning, analyze, response, and assessment (SARA) model?
* How does this model apply to community policing? Give 2 examples.
* Can the same models for partnerships be used in every jurisdiction? Why or why not?

Pick one of the following communities:

Municipality A

Create a name for this community with the following characteristics:

* Of the people living in this area, 95% are Caucasian; 2% are African American; 2% are Hispanic; 0.5% are Asian; 0.2% are either Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; and 0.3% are American Indian or Alaskan Native, of some other race, or of two or more races.
* 17.96% of the population is over the age of 65. 61.29% are of working age (18–64). 20.75% are under 18, and 5.31% are under 5 years old.
* The median household income for the study area was $42,000, compared to a state median of $50,000, as estimated in the most recent Census American Community Survey. The number of households divided by income categories is shown in the Annual Income Category table. In 2010, 57.16% of households in the study area had an annual income of less than $50,000, compared to 50.24% of people in the state.
* This community has recently experienced a dramatic spike in drug activity.

You may provide additional details about the community if it will benefit your Community Policing Proposal.

Municipality B

Create a name for this community with the following characteristics:

* Of the people living in this area, 72% are Hispanic; 10% are African American; 8% are Caucasian; 6% are Asian; 2% are either Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; and 2% are American Indian or Alaskan Native, of some other race, or of two or more races.
* 20% of the population is over the age of 65. 60% are of working age (18–64). 20% are under 18, and 7% of that population are under 5 years old.
* The median household income for the study area was $35,000, compared to a state median of $50,000, as estimated in the most recent Census American Community Survey.
* This community has recently experienced a dramatic spike in prostitution.

You may provide additional details about the community if you feel they will benefit your Community Policing Proposal

Municipality C

Create a name for this community with the following characteristics:

* Of the people living in this area, 95% are Caucasian; 0.05% are African American; 2% are Hispanic; 2% are Asian; 0.03% are either Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; and 0.02% are American Indian or Alaskan Native, of some other race, or of two or more races.
* 35% of the population is over the age of 65. 50% are of working age (18–64). 15% are under 18, and 5% of that population are under 5 years old.
* The median household income for the study area was $71,000, compared to a state median of $50,000, as estimated in the most recent Census American Community Survey.
* This community has experienced a dramatic spike in personal property damage.

You may provide additional details about the community if you feel they will benefit your Community Policing Proposal.

Municipality D

Create a name for this community with the following characteristics:

* Of the people living in this area, 82% are African American; 0.12% are Hispanic; 4% are Caucasian; 1% are Asian; and 0.1% are either Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, of some other race, or of two or more races.
* 41% of the population is over the age of 65. 30% are of working age (18–64). 29% are under 18, and 5% of that population are under 5 years old.
* The median household income for the study area was $23,000, compared to a state median of $50,000, as estimated in the most recent Census American Community Survey.
* This community has experienced a dramatic spike in gang activity.

You may provide additional details about the community if you feel they will benefit your Community Policing Proposal.