Assignment 2: Crime Prevention The property crime rate in Centervale has increased by 50% in the past five years. The citizens have been complaining about the rise in property crimes and nothing being done about it. The Centerville City Council approves a new position of Crime Analyst for the Centerville Police Department. Your application is accepted, and your interview date and time are set. You have been asked to prepare a written document containing a crime prevention strategy that you feel would make a big difference in the city’s crime rate. Task: Use the textbook readings, the Argosy University online library, and any other outside sources to prepare a 2–3-page report. In your report: Explain a proactive crime prevention strategy that will most likely substantially decrease victimization in Centerville for all types of crimes, specifically property crimes. Analyze and explain the victimology theory from your prior readings that best fits your strategy and explain how. Also, include which crime victim theory best fits crimes on campus. Explain how the crime rate is determined and define the  dark figure of crime . Include an APA-formatted reference page that links back to your in-text citations and supports your recommendations. Remember, you cannot have only in-text citations or only references. You must have both because in-text citations and references link to each other. Submission Details: Save the report as M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc. By  Wednesday, June 14, 2017 , submit your report to the  M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox . Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Analyzed and explained a proactive crime prevention strategy that will likely decrease victimization in Centerville substantially. 28 Analyzed and justified the victimology theory that best fits your strategy and explained how. 32 Explained how the crime rate is determined and what the dark figure of crime is. 20 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and used accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 20 Total: 100 .

1. Assignment 2: Crime Prevention
The property crime rate in Centervale has increased by 50% in
the past five years. The citizens have been complaining about
the rise in property crimes and nothing being done about it. The
Centerville City Council approves a new position of Crime
Analyst for the Centerville Police Department.
Your application is accepted, and your interview date and time
are set. You have been asked to prepare a written document
containing a crime prevention strategy that you feel would make
a big difference in the city’s crime rate.
Task:
Use the textbook readings, the Argosy University online library,
and any other outside sources to prepare a 2–3-page report. In
your report:
Explain a proactive crime prevention strategy that will most
likely substantially decrease victimization in Centerville for all
types of crimes, specifically property crimes.
Analyze and explain the victimology theory from your prior
readings that best fits your strategy and explain how. Also,
include which crime victim theory best fits crimes on campus.
Explain how the crime rate is determined and define the
dark figure of crime
.
Include an APA-formatted reference page that links back to
your in-text citations and supports your recommendations.
Remember, you cannot have only in-text citations or only
references. You must have both because in-text citations and
references link to each other.
Submission Details:
Save the report as M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
By
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
, submit your report to the
M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox
.

2. Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Analyzed and explained a proactive crime prevention strategy
that will likely decrease victimization in Centerville
substantially.
28
Analyzed and justified the victimology theory that best fits your
strategy and explained how.
32
Explained how the crime rate is determined and what the dark
figure of crime is.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution
of sources; and used accurate spelling, grammar, and
punctuation.
20
Total:
100