Community Engagement/Mobilization Paper (750 words)
Applying the concepts of community mobilization, partnership(s) and problem- oriented policing, and utilizing the principles of problem solving, this assignment tasks you to connect with a community member(s) that may know about local crime/social issue which could potentially impact community safety. This might include elders, city officials, clergy, teachers, community organizers, or service-providers. In this assignment, individually, you will interview (electronically, telephone, or remotely a member of your community. Through this engagement, identify a situation or issue – what risk factors were identified, who was or would potentially be impacted, and potential ways that this information would benefit broader community safety and well-being.
This report shall reflect concepts of problem-oriented policing and community mobilization.
Considerations for this assignment:
Contact a member of/or a community – examples are: clergy, business owner, social agency, local government, Municipal contact, community organizations, volunteer community group leaders. You may not use a friend, family friend or relative for this assignment
Have them identify a community issue which related to community safety/crime prevention
- What is/was the issue facing the community?
- Who did they engage with in order to resolve the issue?
- What were barriers to their success?
- What or who assisted in resolving the issue?
- Were they successful in eliminating, reducing or removing the problem?
- What did you learn from the community member and their experience(s)?
- How does this apply to what you learned in class?
- How did this engagement with the community member motivate your work towards crime prevention?
Reference/citation must include two (2) resources from the course material for the purpose of this assignment and be double spaced.
