Proactive Law Enforcement Issues And Best Practices

DB 3

Write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

As the 21st century approaches, changing societal issues and priorities present new challenges to the law enforcement community. Society demands remedies to rising crime rates, drug use, and traffic fatalities/injuries, and communities want increased police visibility. However, law enforcement agencies, in most cases, are expected to do this with current or static resources and budgets. As a result, law enforcement administrators are searching for new ways to do business and for more efficient and effective uses of existing resources. Proactive law enforcement is an effective tool that can assist in meeting these new challenges.

Based on your reading in the text and credible research from the Internet, respond to the following:

What major characteristics identify the proactive police agency?

If you had to prioritize the changes needed within the police department to convert from a reactive form of policing to one that is more proactive, what would your priorities be?

What do you see as the greatest impediment to implementing a proactive style of policing?

What do you see as the greatest benefit of implementing a proactive style of policing?

IP 3

4–6 pages

As the United States invests more resources into security and protection, all levels of law enforcement are affected. After each national crisis, regardless of whether it is natural or man-made, numerous researchers point to the mental health of all of those individuals involved. Police officers, by the very nature of their jobs, are some of the first to respond to disasters. It is no surprise that emergency responders become a major focus in the mental health field after such events.

Based on your reading in the text and credible research from the Internet, respond to the following:

How can you ensure that information about available mental health resources and psychological assistance is provided to first responders? Explain in detail.

What types of communications and information management systems can you utilize to ensure that psychological assistance is provided for first responders? Explain in detail.

Be very specific in your application plan, and support your response with scholarly and academic resources.

How would you implement a performance management system? Explain in detail.

You will need to ensure that communications channels are two-way.

Be specific, and fully justify your response.

As a manager, how will you allow complaints to be communicated? Explain.

How will you store and organize that information so that complaints are addressed appropriately? Explain.

Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.