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.
• If you have not already done so, click the Week 2 Assignment link. Once you have clicked on the link, fill in the Submission field with any pertinent information and attach your Assignment file by clicking on the “Add Mashup” button on the text editor menu bar, and select “Kaltura Media.”
• Then find the media file you saved as "WK2Assgn+first initial+last name" and click Open.
• Add any appropriate comments pertaining to your Assignment(s) in the Comments field.
• Be sure to attach all your media assignments before clicking Submit.
• Finally, click the Submit button to turn in your Assignment(s) for review.

I WILL RECORD THE VIDEO MYSELF SINCE IT HAVE TO BE ME IN THE AUDIO, JUST WRITE THE PAPER AS THE INSTRUCTION STATES AND I WILL RECORD IT IN THE FORM OF A VIDEO MYSELF

Two or three pages with at least three references....

It is important that you cover all the topics identified in the assignment. Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT presenting an explanation from the readings.

To get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for this assignments 1) look at the page limits 2) review and follow APA rules 3) create SUBHEADINGS to identify the key sections you are presenting and 4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors.

 REMEMBER IN APA FORMAT JOURNAL TITLES AND VOLUME NUMBERS ARE ITALICIZED.

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

• Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). The Art of Effective Communication. Baltimore: Author.