Project 1: Case Study

You will evaluate the presence and efficacy of inter-agency collaboration and cooperation as factors in case outcome.1. Read the following report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:Promising Strategies to Reduce Gun ViolenceBaltimore Comprehensive Communities Program — Baltimore, MDBaltimore’s Comprehensive Communities Program ( http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/html/cd_rom/solution_gang_crime/pubs/PromisingStrategiestoReduceGunViolence.pdf )2. Read the following reportThe University of Maryland, Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) downloaded from http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/pubs/20010801.pdf3. Respond to the following questions:A. Describe the positive aspects of the collaborative initiativeB. What partner do you feel is less essential to the initiative and why? (Note “None” is not an option.)C. What criminal justice entity do you feel could have enhanced the success of the initiative?]D. What NON-criminal justice entity do you feel could have enhanced the success of the initiative?4. Complete Project 1 (Case Study) in the following format:’A minimum of three (3) full maximum five (5) full pages of narrative textRespond to the four questions (A, B, C and D) in item 3 aboveSupport your work with a a MINIMUM of two (2) resources other than the class instructional material. Narrative and Resource page citations must be done in the American Psychological Association (APA) formatA cover page (not included in the page count)Name of the studentName and number of the courseDate of submissionAll other pages will be double-spaced, 1 inch margin, 12 Times New Roman font.The Resource page (not included in the page count) must reflect a MINIMUM of two (2) resources other than the class textbook or other instructional material and must be referenced using APA formatting.