Journal Entry
Your assignment is to submit a Critical Thinking Journal entry on the topic below. Based on the nature of this topic, it is anticipated that a thorough examination will result in approximately 600-800 words for your initial entry (do not submit as an attachment). This specific Journal entry does not need to be in APA format, however, your in-text citations and source citations must adhere to APA formatting standards. Please make sure that you are meeting all of the requirements outlined in the Critical Thinking Journal Instructions to be considered for credit.
Initial Journal Entry:
Based on your readings and research, address the following issues:
1. Research law enforcement agencies that incorporate a crime analysis function into their strategic plan and provide a comprehensive overview of the structure of two (2) different crime analysis units.
2. In your overview, pay particular attention to how each of the agencies utilizes crime analysis in their decision-making processes and include a description of what functions their crime analysts provide.
3. Be sure to include source citations where appropriate.
Discussion Board
Create and describe, in detail, a hypothetical crime problem in a city that encompasses various locations, offenders, victims, and exists throughout the entire jurisdiction.
Identify the crime reduction strategy that you would incorporate to address the problem.
Provide specific details regarding how you would implement the strategy.
Why do you believe that the strategy will be successful?
Incorporate material from your required readings in your post(s).
