ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
Application assignments are meant to challenge students to work with the materials that have been assigned for the week. These assignments require students to critically think about a particular topic during a specific week and for students to write a brief response (No more than a paragraph, even less depending on the prompt). Students must respond to all questions in the assignment.
Paragraphs written by students should begin with a topic sentence and follow with supporting statements. It is important to keep paragraphs clear and concise, and that students choose at least one example that helps to make their point. Topic sentences should be very clear that this sentence is what this paragraph is about. Supporting sentences that follow should be related to the topic sentence. Topic sentences are main points that students are trying to make. If a new topic sentence is required, a new paragraph needs to begin.
Paragraphs should include citations if needed. Assessment will be based on the above criteria.
ASSIGNMENT FOR WEEK 1
Read The Philadelphia Foot Patrol Experiment: A randomized controlled trial of police patrol effectiveness in violent crime hotspots and answer the following questions to the best of your abilities:
What was the methodology used to conduct the study?
What was the research design for this study?
Reference Chapter 1 for this assignment. Be sure to apply what you read in chapter 1 to this application assignment.
Link to article: https://blueravenintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/blue-raven-intelligence-foot-patrol.pdf
