Discussion Questions

Your supervisor informs you that each criminal justice agency in your community has to develop a new crime fighting strategy for the coming fiscal year that must be based on a crime causation explanation to be presented to the city council for funding your department. Using the library and other available resources, prepare a brief summary of a policy linked to a theory that you would proposed.

In your response, please address the following:

  • The purpose of the policy
  • The theory guiding your policy
  • Anticipated benefits
  • Benefits and disadvantages of your policy
  • The implementation plan

When commenting to other students’ posts, consider the following:

  • Do you agree with the viability of their policy?
  • Do you see any additional advantages or disadvantages to their policy?