PUBLIC POLICY ISSUE: HATE CRIME

DEPARTAMENTAL POLICIES: BODY CAMERAS

I. Historical Analysis: To inform your recommendations for the departmental public policy, you will analyze the history of the selected public policy issue, identifying key influential trends, and predict the potential future direction of the state or federal policies in supporting this issue. Specifically: a) Identify key trends, both modern and historical, that have shaped the evolution of the state or federal public policies surrounding your selected public policy issue, justifying your identifications. How have the policies around this issue evolved, and what trends have influenced this evolution? b) Identify court cases that have shaped the evolution of the public policies related to your chosen public policy issue, justifying your identifications. c) How have the previously identified historical events impacted the public’s perception of the relevant state or federal public policies? Provide specific examples. How has public perception evolved in relation to these specified events? d) Predict the potential future direction of the state or federal public policies based on the previously identified historical and modern trends. How might the state or federal public policy continue to evolve? II. Criminological Theory: Now that you have analyzed the related state or federal public policies, you will analyze relevant criminological theory. a) Select a criminological theory that best explains the development of the public policies related to the issue, justifying your selection. Consider how the theory explains the previously identified influence of the trends or court cases on the development of the policies. b) Draw connections between the selected criminological theory and the departmental policy. Where are there specific connections between the theory and the departmental policy? c) Draw connections between the selected criminological theory and the related state or federal public policies. Where are there specific connections between the theory and the selected state or federal policies?