Description
Case Studies
Human trafficking is a growing concern for both policymakers and researchers. Read Social Control, Trade Openness and Human Trafficking (Links to an external site.) to see how Jiang and LaFree use a macro-level social disorganization perspective to study the issue.
In order to understand the problem of human trafficking, read the case studies of victims in the presentation above. Consider the following questions: How are the cases similar? How are they different? Can one policy address all the cases? Note: This is a two part assignment. You will submit your action plan at the end of week 3 AND post it in the discussion forum for a peer discussion during week 4.
PART I
For this assignment, you will write an action plan that addresses one of the case studies presented in this module.
An action plan is written so that a plan or solution can be converted into action. To write your action plan choose one component of the criminal justice system ( courts or corrections). Describe how that component could address the particular case study you have chosen.
Your action plan should answer the five questions What? When? How? Where? Who?
You should also include the resources that will be required to address the problem and any potential barriers that may arise.
One way to analyze a problem and develop a solution (or goal) is to break it down into steps:
- Define the problem. Evaluate the situation and determine if there is just one problem or are there more?
- Collect and analyze the data. Once the problem is identified, analyze the data (research) available that are related to this problem.
- Clarify and prioritize the problem(s). If there is more than one problem, prioritize the problems and focus on the most important problems first.
- Write a goal statement for each solution. Propose a specific goal that is clear and focused and provides specific information on the behaviors associated with the goal. Basically, the goals will indicate who will do what, when, and how.
- Write an action plan that addresses the problem and converts the goal into a process.
(The Seven Steps, n.d., p.1)
