Politicians want to show that they have made progress in addressing certain problems while in office, and the crime problem is no exception. The president of the United States has appointed you to lead a crime task force. Your mission is to design a strategy to address two crime problems:
the most difficult crime problem to address
the easiest crime problem to address
The president wants to show his effectiveness by solving at least one crime problem, hence, his interest in solving the easiest crime problem. The president believes that this will increase perceptions of his success in office. At the same time, the president recognizes that the most difficult crime problems to solve are often the most serious, and wants to communicate his commitment to trying to address these problems as well, hence, his interest in developing a plan to deal with the most difficult crime problem, a plan that the president can describe to the American people as part of an ongoing effort.
You will write a report in which you present your recommendations to the president. Consult your textbook index for a list of crime types. Think about the information on the different crimes and select one crime that you believe is the most difficult to address and one crime that you believe is the easiest.