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JADM260 Community Policing

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 POLICE ROLE IN A CHANGING SOCIETY

Examine the role of police officers in relation to their functions in various situations. Has the role changed over the last few decades?

DQ2 DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY

Examine the definition of community and the historical development of police-community relations. What are a few ways of improving community relations in the content of culture?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

List and describe the different categories of communities found in your neighborhood. How can these different categories be an asset to law enforcement in furtherance of community policing?

DQ2 THE POLICE ORGANIZATION

Given the duties ascribed to a police officer and its organizational relationships, what are some of the human challenges faced by today’s police officers?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 JOB-RELATED STRESS

Some police officers have difficulty dealing with the hectic circumstances associated with the high-stress of police work. Coping with problems associated with being a police officer and the traumas they see, is a concern. Should the police department deal proactively or reactively with personnel displaying psychological signs of stress?

DQ2 POLICE DISCRETION

Discuss the boundaries of police discretion. Where is the line drawn? What offenses preclude discretion? Are there exceptions?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 COMMUNITY POLICING

Is community policing a new program or a change in philosophy?

DQ2 THE MEDIA

Discuss whether or not media organizations have political leanings. If so, what are the bounds of propriety regarding fundamental fairness issues?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND THE POLICE

Identify how special populations, such as youth, the elderly, the handicapped, and the homeless, pose challenges for the community and the police.

DQ2 CULTURE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Identify ways in which law enforcement is challenged by a multicultural society.

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 DILEMMAS OF DISSENT AND POLICE RESPONSE

Discuss the conflict between the right to dissent and the need to maintain order. What are ways in which police respond to protect the public in peaceful dissent while preventing violent dissent from occurring?

DQ2 VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Discuss the case of the Fort Hood Army officer who killed the soldiers. What could have been done to prevent this incident, if anything?

JADM260 Community Policing

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CRIME

Relate the necessity of community involvement to develop collaborative solutions to the problems of crime and disorder in the rapidly changing climate of the new millennium. What do you propose would build community involvement and improve crime rates?

DQ2 HOMELAND SECURITY

Can we continue to have community participation and also promote Homeland Security? If so, how?