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Assignment Prompt & Instructions

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– ## SemesterProjectTemplatePartA.pdf

**## SemesterProjectTemplatePartA.pdf**

Semester Project: Part A – The Gap Due by 11:59pm on September 19
[32% of Project Grade – 80 points]

The first part of the project contains the hardest part of the project – deciding on your ‘topic.’ Once
again, in sum, the point of this project is to have you, the researcher/expert, propose and put into
place a community program and/or police training that you believe can improve police
effectiveness in a community of your choice. So…a reform idea to improve some aspect of police
effectiveness in the chosen community.

NOTE: You may not use programs/training that are extensively discussed in the textbook. For
example, body-worn cameras and Operation Ceasefire, to name a couple.

What do you need to do?

1. To help you narrow down an idea for reform, go to the Police Executive Research Forum
site. Read a little bit about who PERF is, then peruse the topics under the yellow tabs at the
top. Be sure to at least read through the information under PERF in the News, Publications,
and Resources. There are hundreds of topics to choose from, so don’t waste any time
reading through the information.

2. Once you have decided what program/training (p/t from now on) you would like to learn
more about – aka, research – then begin gathering information on this p/t as you would if
you were doing a literature review for a research topic.

3. Identify a city/community/jurisdiction that you believe could benefit from such a p/t, then do
a little digging to find out if such p/t already exist. [This is where the PERF site will be
useful.]

a. If the p/t does exist and appears effective in that area, then choose a different area
(or choose a different p/t). Repeat.

b. If the p/t exists and appears ineffective, then your purpose for the project will be to
determine how to modify the p/t to improve police effectiveness. This will require
that you learn as much as you can about the city/community/jurisdiction (for
example crime rates, types of crimes, demographics of the population in the area,
etc.).

c. If the p/t does not exist in that area, then determine why it would be a good p/t to
develop in that area. Then learn about the area as indicated in ‘b’ above.

4. After you have completed the above, you are ready to generate a memo to the Chief of
Police (or other title depending on the type of area you choose). See the format with
directions for each part on the following pages.

Avoid incomplete sentences, spelling errors, and grammatical errors. If you exceed more
than three errors of these types, you will receive a zero on this part of the project. So,
proofread.

< insert date here >

To: < insert name and title of who you choose to send this to >

Fr: < insert your name and title – you can create a title of your liking >

Re: Request to discuss possible implementation/modification (choose one based on point 3 above)

[10 points]
In this first paragraph you will (1) introduce yourself, including your name, title; and (2) clearly state
your reason for sending the memo, including the name of the p/t you are proposing to implement or
modify.

[30 points]
For the second paragraph, you will overview your specific expertise in police effectiveness and/or
evidence-based policing. Stress how you understand the importance of research reflecting the
realities of policing (see the first page of Chapter 1). Elaborate a little on how your research does
this. Again, this will be fiction, but what you say should tie back to what you have learned about the
‘relationship’ between academic research and policing. NOTE: You can make up the title and
expertise – important…you are NOT a student for this project. You are an academic researcher.
So, jazz up your expertise and experience to impress. Do not forget to cite the textbook when
needed. Provide the full citation on the last page of the memo.

[34 points]
Clearly state, once again, the name of the p/t to implement/modify. Clearly state why you believe
this program could increase police effectiveness in the area, OR how the modifications you
propose can improve police effectiveness. This should include some points about the p/t
complemented with information about the community. Provide at least three [supported] reasons
for your claim. These should come from your research of the p/t you chose. For this part of the
project, the sources can all be from PERF. Provide the full citations on the last page of the memo.

[6 points]
Conclude by overviewing your purpose for the memo and requesting a meeting to discuss your
ideas.

Length and Formatting:

• Your final memo should be between 1-1/2 to 3 pages. Stay within this range.
• Use 1.5 line spacing.
• Use one-inch margins.
• Use 11- or 12-point font (use a ‘normal’ font like Arial or Times New Roman).

NOTE:

• No, this is not a typical use of a memo, but it is the format we are using. The information
from this memo will be used as part of the ‘white paper’ you will generate for Part C.

• Citations can be in the format of your choice. The more common is APA. But use what you
are familiar with, just be consistent.

• If you have questions or need clarification, reach out to me.

**## SemesterProjectTemplatePartA.pdf**

Semester Project: Part A – The Gap Due by 11:59pm on September 19
[32% of Project Grade – 80 points]

The first part of the project contains the hardest part of the project – deciding on your ‘topic.’ Once
again, in sum, the point of this project is to have you, the researcher/expert, propose and put into
place a community program and/or police training that you believe can improve police
effectiveness in a community of your choice. So…a reform idea to improve some aspect of police
effectiveness in the chosen community.

NOTE: You may not use programs/training that are extensively discussed in the textbook. For
example, body-worn cameras and Operation Ceasefire, to name a couple.

What do you need to do?

1. To help you narrow down an idea for reform, go to the Police Executive Research Forum
site. Read a little bit about who PERF is, then peruse the topics under the yellow tabs at the
top. Be sure to at least read through the information under PERF in the News, Publications,
and Resources. There are hundreds of topics to choose from, so don’t waste any time
reading through the information.

2. Once you have decided what program/training (p/t from now on) you would like to learn
more about – aka, research – then begin gathering information on this p/t as you would if
you were doing a literature review for a research topic.

3. Identify a city/community/jurisdiction that you believe could benefit from such a p/t, then do
a little digging to find out if such p/t already exist. [This is where the PERF site will be
useful.]

a. If the p/t does exist and appears effective in that area, then choose a different area
(or choose a different p/t). Repeat.

b. If the p/t exists and appears ineffective, then your purpose for the project will be to
determine how to modify the p/t to improve police effectiveness. This will require
that you learn as much as you can about the city/community/jurisdiction (for
example crime rates, types of crimes, demographics of the population in the area,
etc.).

c. If the p/t does not exist in that area, then determine why it would be a good p/t to
develop in that area. Then learn about the area as indicated in ‘b’ above.

4. After you have completed the above, you are ready to generate a memo to the Chief of
Police (or other title depending on the type of area you choose). See the format with
directions for each part on the following pages.

Avoid incomplete sentences, spelling errors, and grammatical errors. If you exceed more
than three errors of these types, you will receive a zero on this part of the project. So,
proofread.

< insert date here >

To: < insert name and title of who you choose to send this to >

Fr: < insert your name and title – you can create a title of your liking >

Re: Request to discuss possible implementation/modification (choose one based on point 3 above)

[10 points]
In this first paragraph you will (1) introduce yourself, including your name, title; and (2) clearly state
your reason for sending the memo, including the name of the p/t you are proposing to implement or
modify.

[30 points]
For the second paragraph, you will overview your specific expertise in police effectiveness and/or
evidence-based policing. Stress how you understand the importance of research reflecting the
realities of policing (see the first page of Chapter 1). Elaborate a little on how your research does
this. Again, this will be fiction, but what you say should tie back to what you have learned about the
‘relationship’ between academic research and policing. NOTE: You can make up the title and
expertise – important…you are NOT a student for this project. You are an academic researcher.
So, jazz up your expertise and experience to impress. Do not forget to cite the textbook when
needed. Provide the full citation on the last page of the memo.

[34 points]
Clearly state, once again, the name of the p/t to implement/modify. Clearly state why you believe
this program could increase police effectiveness in the area, OR how the modifications you
propose can improve police effectiveness. This should include some points about the p/t
complemented with information about the community. Provide at least three [supported] reasons
for your claim. These should come from your research of the p/t you chose. For this part of the
project, the sources can all be from PERF. Provide the full citations on the last page of the memo.

[6 points]
Conclude by overviewing your purpose for the memo and requesting a meeting to discuss your
ideas.

Length and Formatting:

• Your final memo should be between 1-1/2 to 3 pages. Stay within this range.
• Use 1.5 line spacing.
• Use one-inch margins.
• Use 11- or 12-point font (use a ‘normal’ font like Arial or Times New Roman).

NOTE:

• No, this is not a typical use of a memo, but it is the format we are using. The information
from this memo will be used as part of the ‘white paper’ you will generate for Part C.

• Citations can be in the format of your choice. The more common is APA. But use what you
are familiar with, just be consistent.

• If you have questions or need clarification, reach out to me.