Prepare a paper comparing statistics from the two cities and address the following questions as part of your report.
Background InformationCitizens and criminal justice professionals often do little more than guess about crime. Many citizens think crime happens more often than it does. The perceptions of citizens, though likely to affect decisions by government leaders, should not control the deployment of scarce resources. Seasoned criminal justice professionals may have a hunch based on the circumstances they sense and the experience they have had. Programs such as intelligence-led policing depend on data to determine where crime-prevention efforts will be focused. Intelligence-led policing is the use of analyzed information and statistics to make policing decisions. The value of data exceeds the value of a hunch.Instructions1. Review Chapter 1 in the textbook, Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction.Use the link below to access the bookhttps://www100.zippyshare.com/v/qVcvTvKY/file.html2. Pick one of the following crimes:a. Personal/Violent Crimesi. Murderii. Forcible rapeiii. Robberyb. Property Crimesi. Burglaryii. Larcenyiii. Motor vehicle theftiv. Arson3. Using course materials, the Internet, and any other relevant outside resources, find statistics for these crimes in your hometown and in one other city of similar population size for the current or previous year.(I live in Chicago)4. As part of your research, examine the four key demographic factors (age, gender, race, and social class) in the collection of crime data. A good source for crime data is the Bureau of Justice Statistics.https://www.bjs.gov5. When conducting your research, review the Critical Evaluation Checklist for Internet Websites to ensure that you are using only credible sources.6. Prepare a paper comparing statistics from the two cities and address the following questions as part of your report:a. What are the differences?b. Why are they different?c. Have the statistics changed over time? (Use statistics over the past five years for your comparison.)
