Assignment 1: Forensic Psychology

"Effective Policing" Please respond to the following:

• According to the text, the Joint Committee on Police Psychology Competencies has identified four general domains of proficiency that include the assessment domain, the intervention domain , the operational domain, and the consulting domain. Determine the key activities involved in each domain and discuss whether or not you could rank these domains in the order of importance. Justify your position.

• Per the text, social media has become a mainstay in reporting both the commendable and deplorable behavior of police officers. Take a position on whether the presence of social media is having a mainly positive or mainly negative effect on the way in which officers carry out their duties. Provide a rationale for your response.

Assignment 2: Drugs, Gangs and Organized Crime

"Gang Demographics"

• There is no uniform nationwide timeline of street gang emergence in the United States. As discussed in Chapter 1, each of the four major geographic regions saw uneven development of gangs in the history of this country. Serious gangs first emerged on the East Coast in the 1820's followed by the Midwest (Chicago) and West (Los Angeles) regions a century later, and in the South after another half century. In the more recent era, gang activity in America appears to exhibit a more uniform pattern. The National Gang Center (NGC) has tracked U.S. gang activity since its first emergence on American soil.

o After reading Chapter 7, suggest three reasons why the presence of youth gang activity varies across cities of different sizes. Next, propose three ways we can reduce gang activity in cities that are drastically affected. Which of your proposed methods do you believe would be most effective? Justify your response.

o Using your textbook, Internet, and Stayer databases state three features of cities that best explains the rise in youth gang trends. Next, hypothesize two reasons why these factors matter then evaluate the significance of your two selected factors on youth gang activity.