Critical Issues in Policing

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on critical issues in policing. Include the following in your paper:

Discuss the history of policing as it relates to communication with the public.

Compare the historical interactions between police and a homogenous American society with today’s interactions between police and a multicultural society.

Explain potential problems in the current structure and design of police departments as it relates to building trust with the community.

Discuss the critical issues that police managers have encountered historically and compare them to today’s critical issues of immigration, use of force, technology and policing in a multicultural society.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Individual Research Task

Landmark Case Presentation

In this module, present your research findings on the landmark cases related to competency to stand trial (CST), criminal responsibility, the right to receive mental health treatment, the right to refuse psychiatric treatment, coercion to mental health treatment, and civil commitment and treatment of sex offenders.

Tasks:

Create a case report for each selected case, including the following headings:

Title and Citation: Provide the title of the case and in which court the case is involved.

Type of Action: Describe the type of the case.

Facts of the Case: Describe the key facts in the case with roles and responsibilities of forensic psychology professionals.

Contentions of the Parties: Explain the relevant points in the contentions of the parties.

Issue: Describe the issue from the viewpoint of the psycholegal question at hand.

Decision: Explain the decision in the case with implications, present and future, for the practice of forensic psychology.

Reasoning: Explain the reasoning provided by the trial judges or justices to arrive at the decision and dissenting opinions, if any.

Rule of Law: Describe the rule of law with regard to the practice of forensic psychology.

Click here for a sample case report, which you can also use as a template to write your individual case report.

Write the case reports in not more than a 6-page Microsoft Word document.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

You may refer to the following links for additional information:

Landmark Cases of the US Supreme Court

Supreme Court of the U.S.

FindLaw

Google

US Supreme Court Center

Submission Details:

By the due date assigned, save your report as M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the Submissions Area.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria  Maximum Points

Described the facts of each case accurately and critically analyzed the roles and responsibilities of forensic psychology professionals in each case.

Explained the contentions of the party and highlighted the relevant points.

Described the issues clearly with regard to the psycholegal question at hand.

Critically analyzed the decision based on the issue and relevant points in the contentions and explained implications, present and future, for the practice of forensic psychology.

Critically analyzed and accurately explained the reasoning by the trial judges or justices and any dissenting opinions

Accurately described the rule of law with regard to the practice of forensic psychology.

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.