Essay on "Zero Tolerance Policing a Comparative Analysis"

Quoted Instructions for "Zero Tolerance Policing a Comparative Analysis" Assignment:

Assign this paper to an American ***** only. This paper should be based on the readings I sent. When writing, make sure you think about what the authors are saying (do not rely solely on someone*****s findings or what they say someone else found). The pape should be based on all of the sent readings and your answer may be referenced using only the name of the authors---for example (Ostrom). However, if you use a direct quote from a reading, you must provide me with the name of the author and the page number where the quote was taken from. If you borrow or use materials that are not sent for this paper, you need to provide me with full citations (author, date, location of article, etc.) for these works. In other words:

1) If you use materials from an article on the reading list I send, you may reference it by using the name of the author or authors if you are paraphrasing something.

2) If you directly quote something from an article that I send, you should reference it by using the name of the author or authors and the page number where the quote may be found. 3) If you use materials from another source, then you must provide me with a full citation (author and date) in the text. 4) As far as putting a reference page on your paper, you ONLY HAVE TO DO THIS IF YOU USE MATERIALS NOT SENT. If you include a reference page you MUST provide me the name of author, title of the article, where the article was found, date, publisher and page numbers. Please make the paper respond to the question being asked and you MUST use the readings sent. You may use other articles outside of what was sent, but when answering the question you MUST use the sent readings if they are applicable. Do not just summarize each of the sent readings. Integrate the readings while developing your answers. You do not need to use materials that are not provided. Your answer must be in your own words. DO NOT use lengthy quotes from the c materials sent. I would expect that the paper be in propper APA format. All work should be saved in RTF format. Opinions are okay. But ONLY IF YOU SUPPORT YOUR OPINIONS with materials sent or elsewhere. This does not mean you may forget about the readings. You should first use the readings and then you may want to add your opinions/experiences to say whether you agree or do not agree with the readings. Paragraphs should be a minimum of 3 sentences and no more than 8. In the first paragraph of any paper you should state what the paper is about, briefly, then use the following paragraphs to make your points. You should end you papers with a concluding paragraph in which you review what you stated in the previous paragraphs and why it is relevant. Flow is important. You must always use citations to develop and defend your arguments in the empirical findings of the assigned readings. You should base your arguments on the evidence you find in as many of the empirical readings as you can. Please remember, failure to use appropriate citation constitutes plagiarism.

Here are a few examples of what your citations should look like:

Citing 1 author - (Smith, 2002).

Citing 2 authors - (Smith & Smith, 2002).

Citing 3 or more authors - (Smith et al., 2002).

Please use APA style in your papers. A great resource if you*****re not familiar with this citation style is:(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01)

With all that said, here is the question you must answer in the paper:

Zero Tolerance policing and other programs aimed at reducing gang involvement and gun availability have become quite popular with some groups. How are these programs a) similar to POP and b) different from POP? When answering this question make sure you discuss the activities that officers engage in when implementing these other programs (and COP and POP), the reasons why these new interventions may or may not be successful, and the outcomes associated with each type of program.

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