Assignment 1: Economic Brief Due Week 5, worth 150 points This assignment is aligned to these course outcomes: Explain economic principles and their applications in the real world. Summarize the dif
Assig nm en t E xp ecta tio ns:
Length : A t le ast 1 500 w ord s ( a bou t s ix d ouble -s p a ce d p ages); a nsw ers m ust
th oro ughly a ddre ss th e q uestio ns in a c le ar, c o n cis e m an ner. E ach to pic s h ould b e
dis cu sse d in y o ur e ssa y.
S tr u ctu re : In clu de a tit le p age a nd r e fe re nce p age in A PA s ty le . T he tit le p age a nd
th e r e fe re nce p age a re n ot c o un te d to w ard th e r e quir e d w ord c o unt. B e s u re to
a nsw er a ll q uestio ns. T here s h ould b e c le ar h eadin gs in y o u r p aper th at s h ow s
each s e ctio n y o u a re a ddre ssin g.
R efe re nce s: T hre e to fiv e s ch ola rly r e so u rc e s; in clu de th e a ppro pria te A PA s ty le
i n -te xt c it a tio ns a nd r e fe re nce s f o r a ll r e so u rc e s u tiliz e d to a nsw er th e q uestio ns.
F orm at: S ave y o ur a ssig nm ent a s a M ic ro so ft W ord ( .d oc o r .d ocx), O pen O ff ic e
(.o dt) o r r ic h te xt fo rm at ( .r tf) file ty p e .
S ubm is sio n: S ubm it y o ur a ssig nm en t to th e D ro p B ox
A ssig nm en t:
1. D escrib e c iv il lia bilit y is su es a sso cia te d w it h p olic in g, in clu din g c o m mon s o urc e s o f
civ il s u it s a gain st th e p olic e .
2. E xp la in th e d if f e re nt ty p es o f p olic e c o rru ptio n. W hat s te ps m ig ht p olic e
d epartm ents ta ke to r e duce o r e lim in ate c o rru ptio n a m on g it s o ff ic e rs ? O r d o y o u
th in k c e rta in ty p es o f p eople w ill a lw ays ta ke p art in c o rru ptio n, n o m atte r w hat?
Wh at th em es r u n th ro ugh th e fin din gs o f th e K napp C om mis sio n a nd th e
Wi cke rs h am C om mis sio n?
3. E xp la in h ow th e th re at o f te rro ris t a tta cks a ff e ct A m eric a n p olic in g to day. A re
A m eric a n p olic e a gencie s p re pare d to p re ve n t a nd r e sp o nd to te rro ris m o r d o y o u
th in k m ost d epartm ents a re a s u npre pare d n ow a s th ey w ere b efo re S epte m ber
11 , 2 001? E xp la in .
4. D escrib e r a cia l p ro filin g a nd b ia se d p olic in g, in clu din g w hy th ey h ave b eco m e
sig nif ic a nt is su es in p olic in g. A B ure au o f J u stic e S ta tis tic s r e port fr o m 2 013 is
f o und a t h ttp ://w ww.b js .g ov/c o nte nt/p ub/p df/p bts s11 .p df
