Adopt a Police Department
***Does not need to include an abstract***
Using the Los Angeles Police Department, assume you are the chief/commissioner of the police department. What theory of police leadership would you apply here? What leadership principles will you use? Assume you need to communicate the major problems of the department (conflict between the minority races and the officers, lack of trust between the officers and communities and issues of officer integrity within the department) Describe how you will do so, what strategies/tactics you want your staff to employ and how much discretion you will grant them.
This paper should be about 1,100 words and incorporate at least five (5) scholarly journal articles reflecting what the literature says about police leadership, management and or communication. The paper will be assessed based on the identification and application of leadership principles, APA formatting and mechanics/grammar/proofing.
All journal articles used to construct this paper:
1. cannot be more than 15 years old;
2. must be cited in the text of the paper and properly referenced in APA style;
3. must be submitted electronically as PDF or WORD. There are no exceptions to this rule; and
4. Each article MUST be, at least, seven pages in length.
NOTE: ABSOLUTELY NO QUOTED MATERIAL SHALL BE USED IN YOUR PAPER. THE ASSIGNMENT MUST BE PARAPHRASED IN YOUR OWN WORDS WITH PROPER PARAPHRASE CITATIONS. i.e., (Ruiz, 2008). There must be at least one paraphrased citation in each paragraph of the paper letting the reader know the source of the information contained in that paragraph. Even if a student uses properly cited quoted material in any paper, it will be subject to an automatic 20% reduction in grade. This penalty does not substitute for any sanction that may be imposed for students found in plagiarism
