Learning Team Assignment: Neighborhood Watch Research Study Paper

• Read the following: A small suburb of a large metropolitan area has implemented a neighborhood watch program. The mayor has asked you to determine if the program is having any effect on complaints received about suspicious behavior, deviant behavior, and crime.

Write a 1,750- to 2,800-word paper, addressing the scenario.
Structure your paper as a research study to answer the mayor’s concerns. Address the following elements:

o Explain why you selected this design.
o Choose one or more criminological theories that support neighborhood watch programs. Explain how the theory supports such programs.
o Develop one or more hypotheses and operationalize the concepts.

Format your paper according to APA standards.