You will analyze the below scenario from Chapter 13 of the Whisenand textbook. You will then
write and submit a memorandum to your instructor, using the document template attached for
content and format. Your submission will:
Be 1-2 pages in length,
Use the current APA writing style guide and format the document in accordance with the
assignment template,
Not use a Reference list section or in-text citations,
Analyze the scenario using the Problem Analysis Guide from the Whisenand textbook
Chapter 13, and
Propose a response the police should take.
Complete only the bracketed information of the template using the current APA writing style.
Do not change any font or paragraph settings in the template document. The template is single
spaced and does not require additional resource references with in-text citation.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
CJUS 300
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SCENARIO
In a police department’s jurisdiction, there is an area that consists of primarily industrial areas
with wide multi-lane roadways. During nights and weekends, there is virtually no activity other
than through traffic and nightshift personnel working inside the buildings. Complaints are
starting to become regular regarding high-speed vehicles in the area.
Business owners report finding heavy acceleration burnout tire marks, long skid marks, and
doughnut- type skid marks in their parking lots and on the streets. They also have been finding
numerous beer bottles, trash, and condoms in the area. Graffiti and broken windows are now
common calls for service. Gas runs have increased during the weekends. Motor vehicle related
thefts and auto part store break-ins are starting to occur more frequently.
One of that department’s student resource officers turned in a flyer that advertised a race on
Saturday (unknown location) that called for “Street Racers to Take the Challenge.” The flyer
was one of hundreds circulating through a local high school. The department’s digital
exploitation team has also found similar announcements and postings on social media. Lastly,
patrol officers went in pursuit of two custom high-performance vehicles in the industrial area,
but quickly lost them after they reached speeds of 120 mph.
CJUS 300
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PROBLEM ANALYSIS GUIDE
Actors
Victims
o Lifestyle
o Security measures taken
o Victimization history
Offenders
o Identity and physical descriiption
o Lifestyle, education, employment
history
o Criminal history
Third parties
o Personal data
o Connection to victim
Incidents
Sequence of events
o Events preceding act
o Act itself
o Events following criminal act
Physical context
o Time
o Location
o Access control
Social context
o Likelihood and probable actions
of witnesses
o Apparent attitude of residents
toward neighborhood
Immediate results of incidents
o Harm done to victim
o Gain to offender
o Legal issues
Responses
Community
o Neighborhood affected by
problem
o City as a whole
o People outside the city
Institutional
o Criminal justice system
o Other public agencies
o Mass media
o Business sector
Seriousness
o Public perceptions
