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Learning Businesses’ Role in Reducing Inner-city Crime: An MIS Project. Presented at the Fourth National Business School Inner-City Leadership Conference April 28, 2000, Kansas City, MO By Denise Nitterhouse, MBA, DBA,
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Learning Businesses’ Role in Reducing Inner-city Crime: An MIS Project Presented at the Fourth National Business School Inner-City Leadership Conference April 28, 2000, Kansas City, MO By Denise Nitterhouse, MBA, DBA, Assoc. Prof., School of Accountancy, College of Commerce, DePaul University
IC Businesses & Public Safety • Business needs PS: Workers & customers must be willing to live, work & do business • Safe passage for Customers & Employees • Property safe from vandalism, theft & burglary • Public Safety Players • Traditional: gov (police, fire, courts) • Current: joint effort (community policing) • Gov, NPO/Rel, Residents, Business (???) • Future: improve knowledge, skills & cooperation
Business & Public Safety • Historically • Limited business role in PS • No business education/ knowledge of PS • Currently • Business roles available • Limited business knowledge & participation • Future -- needed for CIC • Business plays an active role in IC public safety. • Business educators help business leaders see, understand and play that role.
Public Safety Problem Solving (PSPS) Project • Instructor • Instructions for project structure & requirements • Create discussion group (DG) for each crime. • Students • Discuss ideas in discussion group • Conduct research on Internet & in person • Present research cites & summs in DG • Write report on proposed solutions & submit elec
Components • Instructor or course website • PSPS Instructions • PSPS Examples • Electronic research tools • Internet = any browser • Electronic publications DB = library or commercial • Electronic Learning Platform • Discussion group for each crime type • Mechanism to easily submit final report
Project Impact • Current • www.depaul.edu/~dnitterh/mis340 • 240 undergrad bus stud per year in Chi • Future • Publishing - Get the word out to • The business community • Business educators • Teaching • Use in other schools UG MIS • Deliver in CE form to existing managers