Consider what you have read about police work, the above video, and the discretion that police officers have. Answer the following questions:
Watch the above TedTalk: I Love Being a Police Officer, but We Need Reform
Baltimore Police officer Lt. Colonel Melvin Russell instituted a series of reforms aimed at winning back the trust of the community and lowering the violent crime rate.
Consider what you have read about police work, the above video, and the discretion that police officers have. Answer the following questions:
- Summarize Lt. Colonel Russell’s primary message. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
- Imagine that Lt. Colonel Russell is lecturing to the San Diego Citizens’ Police Academy about the patrol function. Someone asks, “Lt. Colonel Russell, do your officers enforce all of the laws all of the time? If not, which laws are always enforced, and which ones are not? How do you believe he will respond? How might he fully explain the use of police discretion to the group?
Your response should be 1 page min. (1.5 pages max), double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12pt font.
Rubric–5/5
2–Directly and clearly addresses each component of the question. Ideas are logical, well conceived, and developed with sufficient support from course material.
1.5–A minimum of one substantive page. Follows guidelines. Correct grammar and spelling with no errors.
1.5–Includes correct APA citations and work cited.
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