Week 2 Assignment Application: Communicating with the Public

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Week 2 Assignment

Application: Communicating with the Public

Criminal justice professionals are tasked with communicating
information to the public. This communication is most often verbal.
But, is the purpose to explain, teach, and/or convey? For example, a
police officer may be interviewed to discuss the high rate of assaults
in a neighborhood park after dark. The officer might want to explain
why the increase in assaults is on the rise, or teach the public how to
avoid being assaulted, or convey the importance of knowing where
assault rates are higher. The message may have one goal or multiple
goals. It is important to keep in mind what the message is attempting
to communicate so it can be communicated in a clear and concise manner.

For this assignment, imagine you are the Police Chief in your town.
You are attempting to make your community aware of a criminal justice
policy that you think is important. Select a criminal justice policy
that you would like to communicate to your town. Record a 2–3 minute
video of yourself informing the community of the policy you selected.
Then consider how the policy might be beneficial for your specific
community.

Submit this video to the Week 2 Assignment submission area by Day 7 of this week. Use the Kaltura Media option available via the mashup tool.
More information about adding video to the classroom is located on the Kaltura Media Uploader page in the course navigation menu.

The Assignment

Record a 2–3 minute video of you conveying a policy message to the public

  • Include in your message:
    • A description of the criminal justice policy you selected
    • An explanation of what you hope to achieve by informing your
      community about the policy you selected (explain, teach, or convey).
    • An explanation of how the policy might be beneficial for your community

To submit your completed Media Assignment(s), do the following:

  • Make sure your video file is saved in one of the following
    formats: flv, asf, qt, mov, mpg, avi, wmv, mp4, 3gp, f4v, or m4v.
    Kaltura will only accept these file formats.

PLEASE REVIEW BEFORE BIDDING. I NEED TO KNOW FOR SURE IF YOU CAN COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNEMNT

Week 2 Learning Resources

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to
scroll down the page to see all of this week’s assigned Learning
Resources.

Required Resources

Readings

  • Johnson, W. A., Rettig, R. P., Scott, G. M., & Garrison, S. M. (2015). The criminal justice student writer’s manual (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
    • Chapter 1 “Writing as Communication”

Media