Posted: March 8th, 2016

Proactive Community Policing

Unit III Article Review (Article will be provided)

Proactive Community Policing

The findings from criminal justice research help us to understand how theories and concepts can be applied to real-world phenomena. One way to make such applications is to review research which explores one or more key concepts discussed in this unit.

For this article review, you will need to keep in mind that the article examines the technique and use of the Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment (SARA) Model in various forms of law enforcement.

The article review will need to include the following components:
• a brief discussion of the research study’s focus (e.g., purpose for conducting research, research questions and/or hypotheses, methodology);
• a brief summarization of the research study’s key findings (e.g., hypotheses were or were not supported; additional research is needed in a specific area); and
• a brief discussion of the applicability of the research study’s key findings to current and future practices in the field of criminal justice. You may use your direct experience, information from the textbook, and/or information from additional sources to complete this component of the article review.

Each section of your article review must be clearly labeled using the following section headings:

• Research Focus,
• Research Findings, and