Paper Assignment
Paper I
YouTube Video: "*BREAKING* WIDESPREAD POLICE CORRUPTION - Drug Planting - Murder West City, UT 4-23-2013"
o Television news reporting on possible officer corruption.
Task
1) Discuss the implications of possible officer corruption in this incident. How does Brady v. Maryland enter into this case? How might the police handle this incident? How has CompStat changed policing today? What has remained the same?
2) What are the benefits and drawbacks of the centralized and decentralized models of state law enforcement? Which would you choose and why?
Paper II
"Gloucester County (New Jersey) Police Academy"
YouTube Video: "*GCC Police Academy - Full Length Video"
Task
Discuss what this video shows about a police academy. Do the tasks appear to be job related? What must be done to prepare you for an academy?
What-If Scenario
1) Your department has embraced the philosophy of community policing. You are expected to be more "community oriented" in your policing activities. While on patrol you see some young kids vandalizing a vacant property. What would you do?
2) Is there such a thing as a police culture?
3) How are law enforcement agencies addressing the issue of family and conflicts between personal and professional demands of law enforcement?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.