Category: Crime and Society

For
this assignment, you can choose to either create a PowerPoint presentation or
write a report depicting your analysis of historical crime data for a specific
category of crime or criminal issue. Focus your research on one component of
the criminal justice system (i.e., law enforcement, courts, or corrections).
The data and charts you develop may be used in your Final Paper. For this
assignment, you will
·      
Present national data
and trends based on the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting( https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr
). and/or the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Data Collection: National Crime
Victimization Survey (NCVS)(  https://bjs.ojp.gov/ ).; another comparable
nationally recognized database, such as The Campus Safety and Security Data
Analysis Cutting Tool on the U.S. Department of Education’s The Tools You Need
for Campus Safety and Security Analysis( https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/
) or, for an international perspective, you may present data available at the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s Crime & Criminal Justice (https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/crime-and-criminal-justice.html
).
·      
Present graphical
statistical crime data for a specific category of crime from three comparably
sized cities, counties, or states from three different regions of the country
(e.g., Indianapolis, Austin, and San Francisco, etc. This information should be
found on official government websites.)
·      
Develop questions you
would like to address based on the data you retrieved. (Note: You do not have
to answer these questions for this assignment.) What crime prevention programs
or initiatives are available to potentially address the crime or criminal justice
issue? (Note: You are working through Step 18 in Crime Analysis for Problem
Solvers in 60 Small Steps. (https://cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/crimeanalysis60steps.pdf).
·       write
a report, graphically display the statistical data developed for three
comparable cities, counties, or states. Incorporate national statistics for
comparison. You must include an introduction that presents the focus of the
project for analysis. Your report must be at least five pages in addition to
the title page and references page. Your assessment may be in bullet or
paragraph format below the graphic display. Make sure you standardize your data
(usually 1:1000; 1:10,000; or 1: 100,000) and incorporate the scale in a key
for each chart.