Policy Report Assignment

Scenario 1

You work for the Home Office and you have been asked to review current policing practices in relation to:

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• drug trafficking
• human trafficking
• terrorism
• wildlife crime
• cyber-crime

Coursework Further Detail:

There are TWO components of the coursework to be submitted:

1. Write the introduction/background section of the report (500 words): Introduce the background of the policing of drug trafficking/human trafficking/wildlife crime, etc. with reference to key terms such as globalisation, pluralisation of policing, organised crime, etc.

2. Write the summary of the evidence base (500 words):  Identify the scale of the crime problem at local, national, and international level with reference to relevant empirical data. This coursework should include statistical information and make use of graphs or tables to communicate the scale of the crime problem. Consider resources available from the UNODC. You need to reflect on the limitations of the statistics available.

End-of-term assessment:

Write the report – 2,000 words:

Complete the policy report by:

• setting out current policing arrangements at local, national, and international level
• identifying problems with current policing arrangements
• making recommendations for reforms if necessary
• writing the abstract for the report.

You can include the coursework section in the end-of-term essay, so the report can be read in full. However, the coursework sections do not count towards the word count and will not be assessed again.

Scenario 2:

You work for the National Probation Service and you have been asked to review current offender management practices in relation to:

EITHER:                                  

• offenders identified as high risk
• offenders released from short-term imprisonment (under 1 year)
• perpetrators of domestic violence
• female offenders.

Coursework:

There are TWO components of the coursework to be submitted:

1. Write the introduction/background section of the report (500 words): Introduce the background of the offender management of offenders identified as high risk/offenders released from short-term imprisonment/female offenders/perpetrators of DV, with reference to key terms such as privatisation of offender management, rehabilitation, risk management, etc.

2. Write the summary of the evidence base (500 words): Identify key aspects of offender management including empirical data on the size of your chosen offender population, re-offending data, types of crimes committed, etc. This coursework should include statistical information and make use of graphs or tables. You need to reflect on the limitations of the statistics available.

End-of-term assessment:

Write the report- 2,000 words

Complete the policy report by:

• setting out current arrangements for offender management including the different agencies involved
• identifying problems with current arrangements of offender management
• making recommendations for reforms if necessary
• writing the abstract for the report.

You can include the coursework section in the end-of-term essay, so the report can be read in full. However, the coursework sections do not count towards the word count and will not be assessed again.

Scenario 3:

You work for the Council’s Community Safety Team and have been asked to write a report on the harm caused locally by

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

• substance misuse
• crime by young people
• shoplifting.

Coursework:

There are TWO components of the coursework to be submitted:

1. Write the introduction/background section of the report (500 words): Introduce the background of how harm of substance misuse/crime by young people/shoplifting is measured at a local level with reference to different types of harm such as financial, social, personal harm; and critical criminology.

2. Write the summary of the evidence base (500 words): Identify the scale of the crime problem at local level with reference to relevant empirical data. This coursework should include statistical information and make use of graphs or tables to communicate the scale of the crime problem. You need to reflect on the limitations of the statistics available.

End-of-term assessment:

Write the report – 2,000 words

Complete the policy report by:

• setting out the harm caused by substance misuse/shoplifting in comparison to other types of crime
• identifying who is responsible for substance misuse/shoplifting
• making recommendations for addressing substance misuse/shoplifting if necessary
• writing the abstract for the report.

You can include the coursework section in the end-of-term essay, so the report can be read in full. However, the coursework sections do not count towards the word count and will not be assessed again.

Scenario 4:

You work for the Youth Justice Board and have been asked to write a report on the extent of youth gang crime and how it is currently being addressed by Youth Offending Teams (YOT) and the police.

Coursework

There are TWO components of the coursework to be submitted:

1. Write the introduction/background section of the report (500 words): Introduce the background of youth gang crime with reference to the origin and definition of the term and moral panic theory; as well as core strategies employed to control it.

2. Write the summary of the evidence base (500 words): Identify the scale of youth gang crime in England and Wales with reference to relevant empirical data. This coursework should include statistical information and make use of graphs or tables to communicate the scale of the crime problem. You need to reflect on the limitations of the statistics available.

End-of-term assessment:

Write the report – 2,000 words

Complete the policy report by:

• setting out current police and Youth Offending Team strategies at local and national level to control youth gang crime
• identifying problems with current strategies
• making recommendations for reforms if necessary
• writing the abstract for the report.

You can include the coursework section in the end-of-term essay, so the report can be read in full. However, the coursework sections do not count towards the word count and will not be assessed again.

Scenario 5

You work for the United Nations and you have been asked to review current international arrangements in relation to state crime, specifically:

EITHER:

• genocide OR
• crimes against humanity.

Coursework:

There are TWO components of the coursework to be submitted:

1. Write the introduction/background section of the report (500 words): Introduce the background of the international norms of responding to the most serious state crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity with reference to key terms such as human rights, globalisation, the International Criminal Court, etc.

2. Write the summary of the evidence base (500 words): Identify the scale of the most serious state crime with reference to relevant empirical data. This coursework should include statistical information and make use of graphs or tables to communicate the scale of the problem of state crime. Consider resources available from the international non-governmental organisations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. You need to reflect on the limitations of the statistics available.

End-of-term assessment:

Write the report – 2,000 words

Complete the policy report by:

• setting out current international arrangements of dealing with state crime
• identifying problems with current arrangements, in particular the limitations of the ICC
• making recommendations for reforms if necessary
• writing the abstract for the report.

You can include the coursework section in the end-of-term essay, so the report can be read in full. However, the coursework sections do not count towards the word count and will not be assessed again.

Additional instructions can be found on Blackboard

• WORD COUNT – your list of references is not included in the total word count.
• FONT SIZE ~ 12 point
• LINE SPACING ~ Double
• REFERENCING ~ Harvard

Law students may use OSCOLA referencing for their essays.