Crimes Against Public Order, Safety, and Security
As a law enforcement officer and member of the Vice Squad, your duties include investigating and enforcing crimes including narcotics offenses, gambling, pornography and obscene material, and prostitution. As part of your duties and responsibilities as an officer in the Vice Squad, you must become familiar with the types of crimes and offenses against public order.
Your discussion post of 200 words should focus on the following:
What is a public order crime?
How do public order crimes differ from other types of crime as defined by the legal system?
Are these types of crimes viewed as “victimless crimes”? If not, who are the victims, and how can the quality of life in a neighborhood be improved by investigating and enforcing laws for such crimes?
In your own words, post a response to the Discussion Board, and comment on at least 2 other postings. You will be graded on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.
Assignment Criteria
Student’s main post meets or exceeds the following requirements:
• Responds completely to all of parts of discussion question. (7 points)
• Communicates content information accurately and/or logically (6 points)
• Delivers a thoughtful response demonstrating insights and reflections (5 points)
• Connects to both key content concepts and personal experiences (5 points)