Week 2 – Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 Crime   Prevention and Problem Analysis Programs 

The following discussion is in two parts. While your initial post will be for one of the two, you will be asked to respond to both. In preparation for this two-part discussion, review Chapters 3 and 6 of The Prevention of Crime and all required resources. Participate in the following discussions:

If your last name begins with the letters A-M, provide a comprehensive, primary response to the following discussion topic:

Targeting of Crime Prevention Programs. Our course text addresses targeting crime prevention programs towards individuals (Chapter 3), groups (Chapter 4), or the community (Chapter 5). Select one of these, and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a crime prevention strategy focused at individuals, groups, or the community. How will the crime prevention strategy contribute to social and criminal justice?

Your initial post must be a minimum of 400 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and/or additional sources, using the Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. document for guidance. Provide in-text citations in APA style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and provide APA style references at the end of your initial post, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Common APA References List Models (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  

If your last name begins with the letters N-Z, provide a comprehensive, primary response to the following discussion topic:

Problem Analysis Triangle. The Department of Justice published the pamphlet, Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small Steps. Step 8 addresses the problem analysis triangle. What are the components of the problem analysis triangle, and why is it so effective in analyzing crimes and criminal issues? How does it help us understand and develop crime prevention strategies? How does it help public officials to present crime prevention strategies to the public?

Your initial post must be a minimum of 400 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and/or additional sources, using the Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. document for guidance. Provide in-text citations in APA style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and provide APA style references at the end of your initial post, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Common APA References List Models (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  

Guided Response to Classmates’ Primary Posts: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. For this discussion, at least one of your responses must be to a primary post for the question you did not post your primary response to; for example, if your last name begins with A-M, and you responded to the Targeting of Crime Prevention Programs as your primary response, at least one of your classmate responses must be to the other discussion, Problem Analysis Triangle, and vice versa. Your responses to classmates’ primary posts must be at least 200 words in length.

Using your classmates’ assessments of Targeting of Crime Prevention Programs and your readings as a basis, address the following:

• After reviewing the initial      post, determine which area is targeted – select one of the other two and      discuss a complementary program that addresses the same issue identified      in the initial post which would give a complimentary and more      comprehensive program.
• Challenge your peers by asking      questions that may cause them to add additional information about their      responses in the initial response.

Using your classmates’ assessments of the Crime Analysis Triangle and your readings as a basis, address the following:

• After reviewing the initial      post determine which area is targeted – select one of the other two and      discuss a complementary program that addresses the same issue identified      in the initial post which would give a complimentary and more      comprehensive program?
• Challenge your peers by asking      questions that may cause them to add additional information about their      responses in the initial response.

Using your classmates’ assessments of the Crime Analysis Triangle and your readings as a basis, address the following:

• Which area(s) do you think      would provide the greatest benefit in targeting your crime prevention      initiative selected for your Final Project?
• When trying to determine the      best response to crime, does it help to look at the triangle from      different perspectives before, during, and after crimes?
• How does considering crime from      the perspective of the victim or perpetrator change the assessments of the      Triangle?
• Challenge your peers by asking      questions that may cause them to add additional information about their      responses in the initial response. Continue to monitor the discussion      forum until 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Day 7, and respond with robust      dialogue to anyone who replies to your posts.

You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion.