Final Ideas

1. What is respectful policing, and how does it affect the accountability and legitimacy of police officers?
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

2. What are the three enduring features that English heritage contributed to American policing? Do you see these features in your local police department? Explain.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

3. There is a lot of emphasis on de-escalation training for police officers today, particularly with discussion of police shootings. Are such tactics appropriate for all encounters with people? Offer a situation in which de-escalation tactics are most appropriate and a situation in which they are not appropriate.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

4. What is affirmative action, and how does it relate to reverse discrimination in the realm of law enforcement?
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

5. In his study of the Los Angeles Police Department, Steve Herbert identified six different factors that shape police officer behavior. Briefly describe each one. Then, discuss which one you feel is most influential to police officer behavior.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

6. Discuss possible reasons that the D.A.R.E. program continues to be used in classrooms across the country.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

7. Explain the importance of the broken windows theory in understanding community policing.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

8. Explain how police departments can assist in the reduction of gun violence in the United States.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

9. Traditional drug supply reduction strategies have never proved to be effective. What are two reasons for this failure?
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

10. What is community policing? What are the roots of community policing? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of this type of policing.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

11. What are the factors that limit patrol officer discretion? Which one do you feel has the most influence over arrest decisions? Explain.
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.

12. According to the case of Tennessee v. Garner, what is the difference between the fleeing-felon rule and the defense-of–life standard? How do use-of-force policies, especially deadly force policies, impact police legitimacy in communities?
Your response must be at least 300 words in length.