Assignment:
OVERVIEW
This Conflict Resolution: Part 1 - Problem Description Assignment will require you to identify a criminal justice professional or inter-group conflict issue that is important to you. Although the criminal justice professional or inter-group conflict you choose should be important to you, this project is not an op-ed article. Rather this is an advanced exploration of causes and solutions of a criminal justice professional or inner-group conflict. You should read all five Conflict Resolution Assignments before beginning the first Conflict Resolution: Part 1 - Problem Description Assignment, and you should choose a topic that will enable you to create a detailed action plan.
If you are using a real situation, please use pseudonyms for the agency name and the names of the individuals in the problem you describe.
INSTRUCTIONS
Items to include are outlined as follows:
• Length of assignment is 5 to 8 pages
o Excluding title page, abstract, reference section
• Format of assignment is the current version of APA
• Number of citations - See Research below.
• The Problem Description - This should support your assertion that the situation you have identified is indeed one in which both a conflict is present and could benefit from a conflict resolution intervention.
• Detailed Background - this is needed to provide detailed background information and context related to the conflict.
• Examples of Manifestation - specific examples of how the specific conflict manifests itself should be provided. The paper should also review how the conflict escalates and deescalates and the interpersonal or social psychological facets of the conflict.
• Previous Efforts of Resolution - You will need to review any previous efforts to resolve the conflict.
RESEARCH
Research will primarily be based upon an actual organization. There will be few, if any, academic references in this paper. However, research may incorporate multiple viewpoints of complex issues. A complete and accurate reference section is provided. Main arguments are correctly supported with research, as needed.