View the following Films on Demand videos:

Drug Control in Central Asia

Child Exposure to Domestic Violence

Choose from the following options in which you will complete your assignment:

Option 1: Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation

Option 2: Podcast

Option 3: Paper

Read the instructions in Policy Issues Assignments document and select one option to complete the assignment.

Format your work consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your work to the Assignment Files tab.

Policy Issues

In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to critically reflect on current issues within the criminal justice system and how they relate to contemporary policy making.

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation

Option 2: Podcast

Option 3: Paper

Option 1: Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation

In this assignment option, you will express your thoughts and opinions regarding the content of your selected video by preparing a short PowerPoint presentation.

Choose one of the two videos located in this week's Required Learning Activities

Develop a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation.

Address the following in your presentation:

• Was the content of your video a personal crime, property crime, or policy issue?

• What causal factors were addressed in the video?

• What policy implications or recommendations were provided in the video to address the crime?

• Were budgetary or financial issues discussed in the video? If so, elaborate.

• What future implications were discussed in the video?

• What other content-specific information is relevant to your selected video?

• What basic elements of the crime served as the basis for your selected video?

• What criminological theory or theories best explains the occurrence of this crime or issue?

Perform external research as necessary to support the content of your video subject matter.

List major points in the slides. Include detailed explanations in the speaker notes section that correlate to each point.

Include videos, audio, photos, diagrams, or graphs as appropriate.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit the Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation assignment.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your work to the Assignment Files tab.

Option 2: Podcast

In this assignment option, you will verbally express your thoughts and opinions regarding the content of your selected podcast.

Choose one of the two videos located in this week's Required Learning Activities

Develop a 7- to 9-minute audio podcast using your computer's audio recording function or an open source audio recording tool from the internet such as Audacity, Power Sound Editor, or WavePad Sound Editor. When recording from your computer, large files may need to be compressed before submitting.

Address the following in your audio recording:

• Was the content of your video a personal crime, property crime, or policy issue?

• What causal factors were addressed in the video?

• What policy implications or recommendations were provided in the video to address the crime?

• Were budgetary or financial issues discussed in the video? If so, elaborate.

• What future implications were discussed in the video?

• What other content-specific information is relevant to your selected video?

• What basic elements of the crime served as the basis for your selected video?

• What criminological theory or theories best explains the occurrence of this crime or issue?

Submit the audio file to your facilitator.

Option 3: Paper

In this assignment option, you will express your thoughts and opinions regarding the content of your selected podcast in a short paper.

Choose one of the two videos located in this week's Required Learning Activities.

Write a 1050- to 1400-word paper addressing the selected topic of your choice. Within your paper, be sure to address the following elements:

• Was the content of your video a personal crime, property crime, or policy issue?

• What causal factors were addressed in the video?

• What policy implications or recommendations were provided in the video to address the crime?

• Were budgetary or financial issues discussed in the video? If so, elaborate.

• What future implications were discussed in the video?

• What other content-specific information is relevant to your selected video?

• What basic elements of the crime served as the basis for your selected video?

• What criminological theory or theories best explains the occurrence of this crime or issue?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your work to the Assignment Files tab.