Select 1 jurisdiction in your local area as the focus for this assessment.
- Research the predictive-policing techniques used by this jurisdiction and any recent changes they have made, if known. Note: If your local jurisdiction does not provide data on predictive policing, select a different state or use a federal example for this assignment.
Assessment Deliverable
Write a 700- to 1,050-word report in response to your supervisor’s request in which you examine the use of predictive analysis in the policing environment.
Include the following in your report:
- Summarize the goals and objectives of predictive policing and how it works. Summarize your research findings on the current predictive techniques used in criminal justice in the jurisdiction you selected.
- Identify the positive and negative consequences of predictive policing. Summarize the successes and failures resulting from existing or former predictive-policing programs. Explain the effect of predictive policing on police-community relations. Provide specific examples that are relevant to this jurisdiction and are supported by research.
- Advocate for a specific change in the use of predictive policing that will help alleviate 1 or more of the negative consequences of predictive policing in the jurisdiction you selected. Explain your reasoning
Cite at least 2 scholarly sources outside of the assigned readings.
Format your report according to APA guidelines.