Finding Solutions to Flash Robberies. 

Late in 2021 a series of high-profile robberies occurred across the country. In each instance, dozens to hundreds of individuals enter a retail store en masse to steal goods. The losses per robbery can number $30,000-50,000 and the total estimated losses from organized retail theft can number in the billions of dollars per year. In addition, flash robberies generate substantial fear among staff and regular customers since they tend to occur during regular business hours. 

Your task is to: (1) characterize the problem of flash robberies; 

(2) consider whether and how flash robberies are organized crime; and 

(3) propose practical solutions to flash robberies that meet the demands of the multiple interests

involved.

GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCING A SUCCESSFUL PAPER

This research project is NOT a standard class paper. Simply restating the arguments made by media and other researches will earn you a D.  You need to push the envelope and try to come up with novel solutions. However, your grade will reflect in part whether you have thought about existing technological, economic, political, social and constitutional constraints. Do

not neglect these issues in your paper.

ITS TIME TO PROVE THAT YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO COMPETE IN THE REAL WORLD.

I want you to assume that you are producing serious recommendations for government officials, trade groups or retailers. Your paper should therefore be scientifically convincing as well as compelling for professional in the target audience. 

Note that this project is a LIBRARY RESEARCH PAPER. Common sense may be useful in when seeking inspiration for how to best mitigate police use of force. However, you MUST also back up your ideas and perspectives using information gathered from acceptable SCIENTIFIC SOURCES. There is no minimum or maximum number of sources you need to use. You should ask yourself whether you provided enough support for your arguments. 

ACCEPTABLE SCIENTFIC SOURCES

Acceptable scientific sources are sometimes hard to identify. One important type of acceptable scientific source is an article from a peer reviewed journal. Peer review means that the article has been evaluated by two or more experts in the field. The reviewers have checked to make sure that the authors of the paper have used state-of-the-art theory and methods and are not inadvertently (or deliberately) misleading the reader. Publication in a peer reviewed journal does NOT mean that the paper is necessarily correct, nor that the reviewers necessarily

agree with the arguments in the paper. It only means that the paper can be read as an honest presentation of perspectives and data. Books and book chapters from reputable publishing houses and University presses are generally also peer reviewed, but not with the degree of intensity of journal articles. You should be a bit more cautious in accepting what is said in these sources. Authors have much greater freedom in a book to present ideas, opinions and data that might not pass peer review.

DUBIOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE SOURCES

All other information from the web should be treated with skepticism. This means information from websites such as wikepedia.org, britannica.com, joesacriminal.com, latimes.com, etc., are DUBIOUS or UNACCEPTABLE as scientific sources. Web pages and blogs are not peer reviewed by experts in the field and therefore they are under no obligation to use state-of-the- art theory and methods, nor are they required to be honest. In fact, it is not unreasonable to expect that blog authors are simply interested in attracting as much attention as possible. 

Mainstream newspapers such as the LA Times do hold themselves to a higher standard than bloggers. However, the journalistic standard is one of confirmation from multiple sources, not scientific accuracy. Thus, if two or more people confirm the same outlandish story, then it is fit to print. If you see something in a news story that attracts your attention, you must back up the claims with information or data from other sources.

Note: The current project focuses on a very recent events and it is likely that some of the information you will find will be from open web sources (e.g., news stories). You can use such information, but need to approach it with appropriate caution.  One final unacceptable source: Lectures. If you hear something intriguing in lecture, you must find acceptable scientific sources that back that up. Do NOT cite, for example, Brantingham, Lecture 15!

PAPER FORMAT 

Your paper MUST adhere to the following formatting guidelines:

• 5 page maximum, EXCLUDING references, tablesandfigures.
• Double-spaced,12ptfont
• 1 (inch) margin stop, bottom, left right (not more not less)
• Citationsandreferencesinanacceptablescholarlyformat such as APA. Do NOT use footnotes for citations.
• It is recommended that you write your paper working from a point form outline. Make sure you have all the pieces of your argument together before you start turning it into prose.

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