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In your reply post: Critically examine the posting and scenarios developed by your peer and provide a substantive critique of their submission below. Are there additional issues that should be considered and included in the process?
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One crime that the city of Omaha faces is theft crimes.

The steps in the SARA model are the following:

Scanning and defining the problem

According to statistics provided by the Omaha Police Department one of the most reported and/or responded to crime is larceny-theft, in the quarter covering April 2020 through June 2020 there were 2,463 reported crimes that fit in this category. This number is compared to the next highest reported crime of aggravated assault that was at 615 cases during the same period. Although the number of cases to date are lower than what it was in 2019 in the same period, in 2019 the number was 3,165, there is no questions about the fact that larceny-theft has been and continues to be an issue for the city of Omaha.

Analyzing data to understand the opportunities that create the problem

Hypothesis: People are finding ways of engaging in theft at a higher rate in Omaha, NE because there are more opportunities that present themselves, these opportunities could be lack of surveillance, gaining trust of an individual or agency, and/or lack of law enforcement presence.

Responding to the problem using both police and non-police methods

After determining hot spots, the Omaha Police Department should dispatch more patrol officers to that area. Additionally, agencies and individuals in hot spot areas should invest in surveillance equipment as well as ensuring that their homes and area in close proximity are well lit. Victims of cooperate theft by an employee should put in place software that alerts at the first transaction that appears suspicious so that it can be investigated immediately.

Assessing whether the response worked

The city of Omaha releases their crime statistics on a quarterly basis which means that every quarter after implementing the suggested response(s) the department would be able to determine of the implemented changes are having an positive effect on the issue of theft.