Individual Assignment: Personal Perception of Organized Crime Paper · Write a 700 paper, describing your personal perception of organized crime upon entering this course. Identify any assumptions on which your perception is based, and answer the following questions: o How would you describe or define organized crime? o How does your perception compare to the definitions in the readings? o What characteristics do you think are associated with organized criminal behavior? · Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Review the descriptions of the ten special populations addressed in Chapter 1 of your course textbook. Identify what you feel are the three most vulnerable populations based on: Statistical data/trends. How did you use data to determine the three most vulnerable populations? Explain your thought process. The World Health Organization’s formal definition of “health”. How are the physical, mental, and social aspects of health compromised in these three vulnerable populations in comparison to the others? Your initial contribution should be 250 to 300 words in length. Your research and claims must be supported by a minimum of two scholarly sources beyond your course text. Use proper APA formatting for in-text citations and references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

The first of your two written assignments for the course will provide a beginning framework that you will utilize in the development of your Final Project: a proposal for a community-based program in your area. For this first written assignment, you will select one of the vulnerable groups identified in the text that will serve as your target population of interest throughout the duration of your next written assignment and Final Project. Choose one among the following groups from Chapter 1: Vulnerable mothers and children Abused individuals Chronically ill and disabled people People diagnosed with HIV/AIDS People diagnosed with mental conditions Suicide- and homicide-liable people People affected by alcohol and substance abuse Indigent and homeless people Immigrants and refugees Groups for special consideration (you may propose a different vulnerable population at the consent of the instructor)