Possible warning signs and the most current methodology for conducting a detailed threat assessment in Juvenile Administration

Fact Pattern You’re employed by a private consulting firm, Juvenile Administration, which specializes in the field of juvenile justice in all of its applications. Your firm is often retained by school districts and municipalities to advise them on the law and to suggest solutions for specific issues and problems in this most important and complex area. Juvenile Administration has just been retained by your local school district, which is interested in revamping many of the procedures that it currently has in place with respect to its administration of various juvenile justice issues. For the purpose of this project, you don’t have to research the procedures being used by your local school district. Assume that the district wants to operate from a clean slate and is interested in a wide array of information that you must supply, even if they’re already employing some of the methods and procedures that your information covers. The managing partner in your firm assigns you as the chief project manager for this client. After many weeks of meetings with the members of the school district’s administrative board, you’ve been able to catalog their concerns into four major categories. Assignment 1: Juvenile Crime Problem Issues The school district wants information on the nature of the juvenile crime problem in your community. They want to know the prevalence of the various types of crimes. They also want to know how their juvenile crime rates compare with other communities throughout the nation. In addition, the district wants to learn about the latest studies and findings on the factors that contribute to juvenile crime and violence, including the economic, social, and familial influences. Finally, some of the school administrators have heard that other school districts are working with the National Crime Prevention Council. They want to find out more about this agency, its methods of operation, the programs it administers, and whether it can be a valuable tool for them to use in addressing some of their problems. Assignment As the chief project manager, you must respond to these issues in a comprehensive and relevant written research analysis. You’re free to use all available research tools, including the FBI Uniform Crime Reports, which should be used for your local community’s crime information. Assignment 2: Safe Schools Issues The school district would like to take all necessary steps to promote safe schools. In this regard, they’re willing to work with law enforcement, community groups, private concerns, and federal and state agencies. The district also wants to target at-risk students who have the potential to perform acts of violence in their schools. Therefore, they want you to advise them of possible warning signs and of the most current methodology for conducting a detailed threat assessment. Finally, the school district is aware of a growing gang problem in the community. They’re interested in understanding the causative factors that drive juveniles to join gangs, the nature and conduct of the gang culture, and any antigang programs and measures they might put into place. Assignment As the chief project manager, you must respond to these issues in a comprehensive and relevant written research analysis. You’re free to use all available research tools. In your report, you must include information on the following items: Safe Kids/Safe Streets, Safe Start, and Safe Future programs School Safety Pyramid Four-pronged threat assessment Gang Resistance Education and Training Teens, Crime and the Community PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS Create a title page with the following information: Title: Juveniles and the Legal Process Your name Current date Prepare two separate essays of about 500 words each, following the instructions given for each assignment. Each essay should have a brief introduction, several paragraphs that cover the required information, and a conclusion. Double-space your essays, with left and right margins of 1 to 1.25 inches, flush left and ragged right. Use a plain 12-point font. Incorporate and properly reference the sources of information obtained from your assignments, as well as from any other sources of information that you deem relevant. To cite your sources, please follow this procedure: Use in-text citations to indicate references to information from outside sources. Include the author’s name and the relevant page number(s) in parentheses. Here’s an example: Human beings have been described as “symbol-using animals” (Burke 3). Prepare a Works Cited page for each essay, listing all of the sources you’ve consulted. Use either MLA or APA format for this page.