Community Policing

 Prompt: For this short paper, you will explore alternative approaches to counterterrorism. Over the years, counterterrorism experts have categorized counterterrorism approaches in five different categories. These categories include coercive, proactive, persuasive, defensive, and long term. For many years, the American strategy has been primarily coercive in nature. However, it is important to understand that a…

  Leading in Diversity Leaders are challenged to lead in diverse cultures. In a 2-3 page paper, develop a strategic plan for how you would lead in a culturally sensitive and intelligent manner. Compare and contrast your plan with a current leader in your organization or one regarded nationally. 

Jury for Criminal Trials This week’s discussion will focus on the jury. The Constitution specifies that a criminal trial’s jury be impartial, but contrary to popular belief, does not specify that it be comprised of the defendant’s “peers.” During jury selection, the attorneys use peremptory challenges to dismiss potential jurors that seem to be unsympathetic…

 Imagine you are firefighter working in a public education program. You have been tasked with giving a presentation to a group of 10-year-old children. Explain what fire is to them and how fires start and grow. Differentiate between fire and combustion. 

Police Officers Police officers receive extensive training, and police administrators usually bring advanced formal education to the job. However, there are times where the police must react to events outside their control. This occurs on the day-to-day level of the patrol officer as well as at the leadership level. This week’s discussion will examine this…

  Victimization data is gathered from various sources such as the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and National Crime Victim Survey (NCVS). Give a brief overview of the UCR and NCVS. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this data.     Uniform Crime Report (Links to an external site.) National Crime Victim Survey