Executive Summary
USE PROPER APA THROUGHOUT. FOLLOW ALL THE DIRECTIONS ABOUT AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. PAPER MUST BE 5-6 PAGES (DO NOT GO BY WORD COUNT). INCLUDE SUBHEADINGS BETWEEN SECTIONS. REFERENCE ARE ATTACHED AND INFORMATION ON EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES IS ON THIS LINK https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/a… PLEASE FOLLOW EVERYTHING IT SAYS! THANK YOU!
Imagine this scenario: You have been hired by the National Center for Victims of Crime to prepare an Executive Summary on the many impacts of crime victimization. The Executive Summary will be distributed to every state’s office of victim services to inform their planning for victim’s services.
The Assessment:
Research via the Walden Library and the Internet to find three scholarly resources that focus on crime and victimization, specifically statistics of major crimes. Visit the National Center for Victims of Crime website listed in this module’s Learning Resources.
Using the Walden Writing Center “Basics Executive Summaries” as a guide, write a 5- to 6-page Executive Summary in which you complete the following:
- Provide an overview of crime and victimization in the United States and include current statistics of at least three major crimes (UCR Part I Crimes).
- Identify and describe three direct impacts of crime on victims and their families. Discuss whether these are short or long-term impacts.
- Explain which crimes have higher reporting rates and which crimes have lower reporting rates.
- Identify methods for improving rates of reporting for underreported crimes.
- Discuss how using statistics and improving reporting rates can lead to social change.
Required Readings
Book Excerpts
Daigle, L. E. (2018).
Victimology (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.
- Chapter 3, “Consequences of Victimization” (pp. 32–46)
Victimology, 2nd Edition by Daigle, L.E. Copyright 2018 by Sage College. Reprinted by permission of Sage College via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Articles
Dredge, R., Gleeson, J., & Garcia, X. (2015). The development and validation of the Social Networking Experiences Questionnaire: A measure of adolescent cyberbullying and its impact.
Violence and Victims, 30(5), 798–812.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Englebrecht, C., Mason, D. T., & Adams, M. J. (2014). The experiences of homicide victims’ families with the criminal justice system: An exploratory study.
Violence and Victims, 29(3), 407–421.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Ferrão, M. C., & Gonçalves, G. (2015). Rape crimes reviewed: The role of observer variables in female victim blaming.
Psychological Thought, 8(1), 47–67.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
McGovern, D. (2013). The therapeutic potential of victim impact statements for sexual violence.
Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand, 5(2), 21–30.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Victim Support (2014, December 9). Suffering in silence: Children and unreported crime. Retrieved from
https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/sites/default/fil…
Websites
Cudy, A. (2018, January 17). Brussels exhibition shows ‘no outfit prevents rape.’ Retrieved April 17, 2018, from
http://www.euronews.com/2018/01/17/brussels-recrea…
News.com.au. (2017, October 22). Woman who was gang raped as a teenager calls to stop victim blaming. Retrieved April 17, 2018, from
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-af…
Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Common assignments: Executive summaries. Retrieved March 13, 2018, from
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/a…
National Center for Victims of Crime. (2012). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from
http://victimsofcrime.org/home
National Center for Victims of Crime. (n.d.). Child sexual abuse statistics. Retrieved April 17, 2018, from
http://victimsofcrime.org/media/reporting-on-child…
Media
TEDx. (2015, September). Why women stay silent after sexual assault [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/ines_hercovich_why_women…
Optional Resources
Good Morning Britain. (2017, April 25).
Judge’s rape comments spark outrage and accusations of ‘victim-blaming’: Good Morning Britain [Video file]. Retrieved from
The Spinoff. (2017, May 1).
New Zealand rape survivors—In their own words [Video file]. Retrieved from
