Take some time to explore this crime mapping tool for Los Angeles (https://www.crimemapping.com/map/ca/losangeles) or use one for your hometown or a city near you.

How might a criminologist use the earlier mentioned or similar crime mapping tool to prevent and reduce crime? If you used your own, provide it. 3 paragraphs. Learning Resources Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus. Required Readings Benko, J. (2015, March 29). Big home: The strange and radical humaneness of Norway’s Halden Prison. New York Times Magazine, 10, 44–51. Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases. Walden Writing Center. (n.d.). Common assignments: Critique/analysis. Retrieved March 5, 2018, from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/assignments/annotatedbibliographies/critique Required Media LUXS Report. (2014, February 16). Luxury prison: Serving time with amenities [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgujwijPwxo Criminal Justice Databases Walden Library. (n.d.). Criminal justice databases – Best bets. Retrieved March 5, 2018, from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/criminaljusticeresearch#s-lg-box-1525266 The following journals are excellent resources in which to locate peer-reviewed articles on criminal justice topics: The Journal of Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Policy Review Justice Quarterly Criminology and Public Policy Criminology Optional Resources Fellner, J., Parker, A., & McFarland, M. (2014). Nation behind bars: A human rights solution. Retrieved from https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/2014_US_Nation_Behind_Bars_0.pdf