GALLEGO,RICHMOND D.
Evaluating Community Policing Initiatives
1. Assess the Sampling Methodi
- Evaluate the appropriateness of using convenience sampling in this context.
What are the potential biases and limitations of this method? How might the non-
random selection of neighborhoods and survey participants affect the study's
findings?
ANSWER: The sampling method used in this study is convenience sampling, which
is not the best choice. It only surveys residents who visit the police station or
attend neighborhood meetings, which means it might overestimate how satisfied
people are with the program. Also, choosing neighborhoods based on how easy
they are to access instead of how representative they are limits the study's
results.
2. Evaluate Data Collection Tools and Process:
- Critique the use of online and paper surveys and the choice of interview
participants. Are These methods effective in capturing a comprehensive view of
community perceptions? What improvements could be made to ensure a more
representative sample and higher response rate?
ANSWER: The data collection tools and process could be improved. The low
response rate of the surveys (only 150 out of 500) is a problem. To get more
responses, the department could use different ways to give out the surveys, like
through community organizations, schools, and local businesses. They could also
give incentives like gift cards or raffle entries. And only interviewing people who
have been to police-community meetings doesn't give a full range of opinions.
Using a stratified sampling method based onthings like age, gender, ethnicity, and
neighborhood would be better.
3. Analyze the Data Collection Process: Consider the impact of the low response
rate on the validity and reliability of the survey data. How might the limited
number of interviews affect the depth and breadth of the qualitative insights.
gained? What steps could be taken to address these issues?
ANSWER: The low response rate on the surveys makes the data less reliable. The
department should do follow-up surveys or interviews with the people who didn't
respond to find out why and get their feedback. And with only 10 interviews, it's
hard to get a good understanding of what people think. Having more interviews
or using focus groups would help.
4. Suggest Improvements - Based on your analysis, suggest alternative or
additional data collection methods that could provide more reliable and
generalizable results. How would these changes enhance the study's ability to
assess the effectiveness of the community policing initiative? To make the study
better, the department could use a combination of sampling
ANSWER:To make the study better, the department could use a combination of
sampling methods like stratified random sampling and snowball sampling They
could also use other data collection methods like observational studies and focus
groups. And to get more people to respond, they could use recruitment strategies
like going door to door having community outreach events, and using social
media.
FAJARDO BRYAN D.
Evaluating Community Policing Initiatives
1: The sampling method used in this study is convenience
sampling, which is not the best choice. It only surveys residents
who visit the police station or attend neighborhood meetings,
which means it might overestimate how satisfied people are with
the program. Also, choosing neighborhoods based on how easy
they are to access instead of how representative they are limits
the study's results.
2. The data collection tools and process could be improved. The
low response rate of the surveys (only 150 out of 500) is a
problem. To get more responses, the department could use
different ways to give out the surveys, like through community
organizations, schools, and local businesses. They could also give
incentives like gift cards or raffle entries. And only interviewing
people who have been to police-community meetings doesn't give
a full range of opinions. Using a stratified sampling method based
onthings like age, gender, ethnicity, and neighborhood would be
better.
3.The low response rate on the surveys makes the data less
reliable. The department should do follow-up surveys or
interviews with the people who didn't respond to find out why and
get their feedback. And with only 10 interviews, it's hard to get a
good understanding of what people think. Having more interviews
or using focus groups would help.
4.To make the study better, the department could use a
combination of sampling methods like stratified random sampling
and snowball sampling They could also use other data collection
methods like observational studies and focus groups. And to get
more people to respond, they could use recruitment strategies
like going door to door having community outreach events, and
using social media.
