Part 1: atlewast 400 words
Identify and Explain the problems that Pawnee is facing within its court system. This is 100% fictional, and you should have some fun with this!
The problem(s) identified should be grounded in real problems. For example, you cannot say that a problem the PPD is facing is that they have hired too many zombies who are eating citizens. This should be a problem that has occurred (and there are records of it occurring). For example, perhaps public trust in the police is at an all-time low due to a few high-profile cases of excessive force, on top of officers exercising speech that may be discriminatory in nature. Or, perhaps crime is at an all-time high within a few select areas of Pawnee; however, traditional forms of policing seem to be having no effect in these areas.
Give a lot of detail herethink about how long it has been a problem, how pervasive it is, etc.
You can identify one to three problemsit is up to you. There is no correct number here; it is just dependent on how specific or big the problems are. Generally, I recommend sticking with one big problem and identifying themes within that problem (for instance, race relations: racial profiling, police-citizen encounters, and use of force).
Part 2:
In order to understand a problem and solutions to the problem, you will need to provide theoretical foundation and a review of past studies that have examined similar issues. For this, you will need to cite at least three peer-reviewed journal articles. Past Literature
How did the researchers of the study define and explain the problem?
What was the main purpose of the study? (Hint: Look at the introduction and the abstract to figure out the primary goal of the study).
Did they use a theory to explain the problem? What theory?
Within their actual study, how were the data gathered? How were the concepts operationalized from the research questions? How were the variables of interest measured? How were the data analyzed?
What were the findings of the study? (Look at the results and discussion section)
What sort of solutions do they provide to the problem? For instance, if they were looking at the effects of prison overcrowding on inmate victimization, they will likely provide some future research and policy implications in the last section (the discussion). Look here to help find potential solutions to the problem youve identified.
Theoretical Foundation
You need to identify a theory that helps to explain either the presence of your problem or to justify your proposed solution to the problem.
You can use either criminological theory (explaining crime and criminality) or criminal justice theory (explaining the CJ system, enforcement, punishment, and/or prevention of crime).
For instance, if you were looking at police-citizen encounters, you might look at defiance theory (criminological theory). The articles you select will likely have some sort of theoretical foundation. If they do notyou probably want to look for some that do!