Community Policing

Throughout this class, we have learned about various topics and subjects pertaining to how race and ethnic relations affect law enforcement and the community. This final assignment provides you with the opportunity to further explore the topic of community oriented policing (COP) by creating a PowerPoint Presentation.

Community oriented policing (COP) is dependent on having a strong partnership with the various communities that make up a city or jurisdiction. You will create a PowerPoint presentation to provide a demographic picture of the city in which you either serve and/or want to study. Identify the agency and community policing approach within the selected jurisdiction. What groups would law enforcement need to depend on for a strong partnership? What specific organizations would need to be involved (or have been involved) in community policing efforts? You need to be comprehensive when identifying and listing these groups. BCJ 4201, Race and Ethnic Relations 4

The completed PowerPoint presentation should be at least ten (10) slides in length. You will be graded on being unique, interesting, dynamic, and detailed. You should pay close attention to the background and font style that you use. You also should include graphics and relevant pictures that would be associated with your presentation. Think about this PowerPoint Presentation being that something you might show to an audience. You want to keep the audience interested, engaged, and intrigued.

The completed PowerPoint presentation may be filmed, with you as the presenter, and the link provided with the PowerPoint presentation submission. Click here to learn more about creating videos.

If you are unable to record your presentation, you may instead use the slide notes function to explain the content as you would in a presentation.

Your PowerPoint presentation must include proper in-text citations and a reference slide with proper APA formatting. The cover and reference slides do not contribute to the minimum slide count.

Please review the Academic Integrity Policy available through the myCSU portal. Students are encouraged to contact the Success Center at t..d@columbiasouthern.edu, which is a valuable resource to assist with academic writing and APA formatting.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

 

APA Guidelines

The application of the APA writing style shall be practical, functional, and appropriate to each academic level, with the primary purpose being the documentation (citation) of sources. CSU requires that students use APA style for certain papers and projects. Students should always carefully read and follow assignment directions and review the associated grading rubric when available. Students can find CSU’s Citation Guide in the myCSU Student Portal by clicking on the "Citation Resources" link in the "Learning Resources" area. This document includes examples and sample papers and provides information on how to contact the CSU Success Center.

 

Grading Rubrics

This course utilizes analytic grading rubrics as tools for your professor in assigning grades for all learning activities. Each rubric serves as a guide that communicates the expectations of the learning activity and describes the criteria for each level of achievement. In addition, a rubric is a reference tool that lists evaluation criteria and can help you organize your efforts to meet the requirements of that learning activity. It is imperative for you to familiarize yourself with these rubrics because these are the primary tools your professor uses for assessing learning activities.

Rubric categories include: (1) Discussion Board, (2) Assessment (Written Response), and (3) Assignment. However, it is possible that not all of the listed rubric types will be used in a single course (e.g., some courses may not have Assessments).

The Discussion Board rubric can be found within Unit I’s Discussion Board submission instructions.

The Assessment (Written Response) rubric can be found embedded in a link within the directions for each Unit Assessment. However, these rubrics will only be used when written-response questions appear within the Assessment.

Each Assignment type (e.g., article critique, case study, research paper) will have its own rubric. The Assignment rubrics are built into Blackboard, allowing students to review them prior to beginning the Assignment and again once the Assignment has been scored. This rubric can be accessed via the Assignment link located within the unit where it is to be submitted. Students may also access the rubric through the course menu by selecting "Tools" and then "My Grades."

 

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