Problem Solving: Planning, Analysis and Evaluation case study

Introduction

The City of London is home to one of the world’s finest police departments. The city probably experiences just about any kind of problem that you can imagine. In this Case Study, we will examine a problem common to many cities: unwanted graffiti. It is ugly and expensive. Can you compose a response plan to help the leadership in London?

Task

Prompt: Compose a response plan to the graffiti problem for the leadership of the city of London. You should focus on police activities, but you can mention civilian efforts, too.

Your data source is the attached description of the problem written by an investigative committee in London. You should also research how other cities handle this problem.

Process

Step 1: Preparation

1. Review the CILO 3 rubric below that will be used to assess your answer.
2. Compose your response in any text editor (e.g. MS Word, or Google Docs) and spell check and grammar check it. Your Response Report should include:
   1. Your analysis of the problem based on the case study information and your insights,
   2. Several alternative solutions to the problem, and
   3. A comparison of the alternatives with the pros and cons of each.
3. Use APA citation and reference format to refer to your sources.

Step 2: Submission

1. Click on the title of this assignment to open it.
2. Either paste your text into the text editor box by clicking WRITE SUBMISSION or attach a PDF version of your essay file by clicking BROWSE MY COMPUTER.
3. [Optional] Add Comments and/or excuses in the text box for your professor.

Assessment

Your essay will be assessed using the CILO 3 rubric shown below. All assessments will be completed by the course professor. This assignment is worth 6% of your course grade.

Your answer will be evaluated for plagiarism automatically using SafeAssign. Answers with significant amounts of plagiarism may receive a significantly reduced grade for the assignment along with a warning.

Notes:

1. An “insight” is a deep understanding of the problem.
2. “The literature” means the published research by experts.
3. For this assignment, “MOI engagement” should be interpreted as the laws and resources available in London..

Deadline

Midnight on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. If you have a medical excuse, email your instructor as soon as you return to class and include the excuse in the comments when you submit your work.

You can expect to find your grade in Blackboard within one week.