LEA312 Week 5 Final Paper

Each student will submit an eight- to ten-page paper (exclusive of title and reference page) on a topic from the list below. The student should be creative in choosing a topic that peaks their interest and can be sufficiently supported with research, data, and substantiated theory or application and allows them to illustrate their critical thinking and writing skills developed throughout the course.

 Problem-Oriented Policing
 Leadership Effectiveness in Community Policing
 Maximizing Law Enforcement Operation Effectiveness
 Building Community Support for Policing Efforts
 Community Policing Models
 Leadership Dilemmas Encountered in Community Policing
 The Effectiveness of Community Policing
 Organizational Development to Enhance Community Policing
 Budget Constraints in Community Policing
 Grant Funding of Community Policing Programs
 Exercising Community Involvement in Community Policing Efforts

The purpose of the Research Paper is for the student through the use of research and the exercise of critical thinking skills to examine current problems, issues, and factors that influence community-oriented policing models both now and into the future. The emphasis of the paper should center on the importance of the topic with regard to law enforcement administration, leadership, and management of successful community policing organizations. At a minimum, the student’s research and information shall include the following:

1. A consolidated thesis statement identifying the direction and focus of the paper. 

2. A detailed description of the history and development of the topic.
3. A comprehensive discussion of the impact or potential impact on community policing effectiveness.
4. A critical analysis of the topic with regard to community policing.
5. An assessment of the topic’s effectiveness in addressing organizational and administrative issues within the
   community policing model. A statistical analysis is included, if applicable.
6. A discussion on the future effects to community policing and discuss how it will be possible. 

LEA312 Week 5 DQ 2 The Future of Community-Oriented Policing

1. The Future of Community-Oriented Policing. Based on the textbook, compare two future concerns or issues regarding research, problems, or benefits with current situations in these areas. What factors will initiate these changes throughout the future? How will this affect or change community policing at the officer-level? 
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LEA312 Week 5 DQ 1 International Policing

1. International Policing. After reviewing the analysis from the text, compare and contrast the methods between two of the listed international styles of community policing and a style of community policing employed in the United States. In your opinion, what are the reasons behind the differences? Would your selected international styles work in your community? Why or why not? 
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LEA312 Week 4 Quiz

1. The first police experiment that would move the practice of policing evaluation into the transitional stage was the:

2. Which of the following is not one of the ten principles of community-oriented police chiefs?

3. When the police chief acts as a coordinator of information between government agencies, between departmental divisions, and between the police and the public, he or she is acting in the role of:

4. The program where police chiefs and upper level management are afforded the opportunity to receive corporate training with many of the large companies and businesses is called operation:

5. At the turn of the century, a new management technique was developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, which would later be applied to policing. What is the name of the management style?

6. President Clinton’s campaign slogan, “100,000 Cops” had nothing to do with community-oriented policing

7. President Johnson established what commission?

8. RCPI stands for:

9. The three types of survey evaluation methods are mail surveys, interview surveys, and telephone surveys.

10. Which of the following programs was geared toward taking former soldiers being separated from the military and making them police officers?

LEA312 Week 4 DQ 2 Evaluating Policing

Evaluating Policy. Thoroughly explain the importance of the community policing evaluation process, two forms of evaluation used in determining policing effectiveness, and how the evaluations are used by the administration. How does the community policing evaluation process differ from that used in evaluating traditional policing? In your opinion, does the evaluation process properly identify successful implementation or areas of concern? Why or why not? 

LEA312 Week 4 DQ 1 Ten Principles

1. Ten Principles. In reviewing the text, the author identifies Ten Principles of the Community-Oriented Policing Chief. Selectfour of the principles, in rank order, that you deem to be mostimportant for the Chief’s success. Provide your opinion as to why these principles are most important. Does the importance of these selected principles change over time based on the established implementation of community- oriented policing? 
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LEA312 Week 3 Research Paper Draft

Research Paper Draft. Review the Research Paper instructions found in Week Five of the online course or under the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide. The Research Paper is due in Week Five. To help with the preparation of the research paper, complete the following and submit it to your instructor for feedback.

1. Topic: Select a topic from the list provided in the Research Paper instructions.
2. Thesis: Develop your thesis statement. This will become the point or perspective you will argue or prove
   in the paper. Please visit the Ashford Writing Center for information on how to develop a solid thesis.
3. References: The paper must have at least five additional reference resources, two of which must be from
   the Ashford Online Library. All others must be obtained from a professional journal, document, or book
   which is supported by accepted research standards.
4. Analysis: After drawing up an initial outline of the subjects you plan to discuss regarding your Research
   Topic, expand your analysis on several of your outline topics in order to identify the direction and focus of your paper for the instructor to provide feedback. This should provide two to four pages of “draft” analysis in paragraph form.