Overview
You have been assigned to incorporate community policing and engagement initiatives, such as those found in Chapter 14 of Community Policing Today, into the current departmental structure. You must include training in these new initiatives, as an ongoing function as well as for compliance and oversight.
The first part of the assignment requires you to identify three specific initiatives to add to the department and then identify where they will fit into the organizational structure. You will need to explain what type of training and support will be necessary for these initiatives. USE THE CHART THAT IS ATTACHED FOR THIS PART !!!!
The second part of the assignment is to revamp the department’s recruitment and hiring process to attract and hire new officers who have the necessary traits to accomplish both the traditional policing function and the expanded community initiatives. Using the information from Chapter 12 of your Community Policing Today text, identify the important skills needed in these new officers and describe the process you will use to evaluate these skills.
Instructions
Write a 5-7 page paper in which you:
Identify three specific community policing initiatives to add to the department.
Determine what type of training and support will be necessary for each of these initiatives.
Select where each initiative will fit into the organizational structure.
Justify why these three initiatives will enhance the department’s relationship with the community.
Identify the important skills needed in recruiting new officers who can perform both traditional policing and the new community policing initiatives.
Explain how you would evaluate and measure these traits and skills.
Use five credible, relevant, and appropriate sources to support your writing. Cite each source listed on your source page at least once within your assignment.
Category: Advanced law
Scenario
Your department has been involved in several high-profile use of force incidents that have resulted in community unrest. You have been tasked with improving your department’s use of force policy.
Preparation
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) has researched and recommended 30 Guiding PrinciplesLinks to an external site. for use of force policies. From this list, identify the five principles that you believe are most vital to restore the community’s faith in its police department. Review Chapters 10 and 14 from your Community Policing Today: Issues, Controversies, and Innovations text for additional information.
Instructions
Complete a 5-7 page report in which you:
Identify five guiding principles that will most effectively update your use of force policy.
Detail the steps necessary to incorporate each selected principle into current organizational operations.
Include details of what would be needed for each principle, such as training, equipment, or policy oversight.
Explain how you will communicate these changes to the community.
Suggest 2-3 specific methods to communicate results of these changes to the community.
Use five credible, relevant, and appropriate sources to support your writing. Cite each source listed on your source page at least once within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
You may use 30 Guiding PrinciplesLinks to an external site. and your Community Policing Today text for two of your sources, but you must provide at least three additional sources to support your selected initiatives.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Review strategies to address contemporary challenges in police operations.
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Overview
You have been appointed by the chief of police to represent the police department in communicating with a newly formed civilian police oversight board. Board members have no law enforcement experience and are very vocal about defunding the police and potentially eliminating the police department entirely. They are concerned with a lack of information from the department when a use of force incident occurs.
Using the IMPACT model, detail each of the six steps that you would use to establish communications with the board, address their concerns and emphasize the importance of law enforcement to the community. The chief and administration have committed to make changes in the department’s policies and training to include de-escalation, crisis intervention, and body cameras for all officers. Part of your mission is to communicate these changed to the new board while establishing trust and transparency.
Preparation
Review the six steps of IMPACT Model from your textbook, Law Enforcement Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management: The IMPACT Model:
Identify and manage emotions.
Master the story.
Promote positive behavior.
Achieve rapport.
Control your response.
Take perspective.
Instructions
Using the IMPACT model, develop a 5-7 page plan for addressing the conflict with the civilian police oversight board, in which you:
Define the conflict between the board and the police department.
Use the IMPACT Model to address the conflict.
Explain at least three initiatives that the department can incorporate to help resolve the conflict.
Use five credible, relevant, and appropriate sources to support your writing. Cite each source listed on your source page at least once within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
You may use the two required textbooks, Law Enforcement Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management and Community Policing Today, for two of your sources, but must provide at least three additional sources to support your selected initiatives
NO PLAGARISM !!!! NO PLAGARISM !!!