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Question: Your initial post should include applied research. You can use your reading materials (book), or any other outside sources. Provide the reference to your source in the body of your original post, such as providing an in-text citation where the source information is applied, to include a full reference at the end of the post.

Your original post should be two or three paragraphs in length. There is no word count, it just needs to be meaty, and academic - with applied research. You will not see other student posts until you have posted your original response to the question. All 5 weekly discussions will require these described standards. Look at the grading rubric for this assignment as well. Due Thursday Respond to the following: There has been outcry from citizens in response to a crime that was recently made public through social media.

Choose 1 of the 2 options provided and use it for your initial post. Format your reply as if you were part of a public relations team supporting the public information officer (PIO) for a department responsible for reporting the crime and answering to the community.

Option 1: White-Collar Crimes According to social process theories, crime occurs because society imposes a definition of crime on some behaviors. Choose 1 of the following examples of white-collar crimes and their real-life occurrence that may or may not have any identified victims to use in your response: Ponzi schemes: Bernie Madoff or another example Accounting fraud: Enron Corp., WorldCom, HealthSouth, or another example Bribery or extortion: Operation Lost Trust or another example Fraud, tax evasion, conspiracy, or money laundering: Bank of Credit and Commerce International, Tyco International, SunCruz Casinos, Adelphia Communications Corporation, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Stratton Oakmont, ImClone Systems, or another example Identify a social process theory from Ch. 7, "Social Process Theories," of the course textbook that could be used to interpret the example of the crime you selected. What explanation would this theory give for this offense?

Option 2: Public Order Offenses Choose 1 of the following types of public order offenses for your response: public intoxication, drunk driving, overdosing, alcohol or drug-related violence, or prostitution.

Which theory could be used to interpret this behavior? What techniques should law enforcement learn to use for this kind of public order offense?

What kind of policy could be made to ensure a more consistent use of these techniques? Who would need to work together to create this kind of policy?