Assignment 3 Leadership Personal Issues and the Rules of Law
Law enforcement in America has seen drastic changes over the past one hundred years, from the educational requirements of officers to the interpretation of the Bill of Rights. Law enforcement officers today are expected to perform their duties at a very high level of professionalism and morality. Unfortunately, when officers don’t perform at this high level, it is their commanders who ultimately may be held responsible for their actions. Use your textbook, the Internet, and/or Strayer Library (https://research.strayer.edu) to research credible sources on the aforementioned issues as they relate to law enforcement operations and management.
Write a 5- to 7-page paper in which you explore the constraints on the police in democratic societies and assess the management and leadership challenges. Cite real-world examples to strengthen your discussion and illustrate your points. Address following in your paper:
1. Examine the change in requirements that police hiring agencies have had for potential candidates over the last 50 years and discuss the effects on law enforcement organizations. Support or critique the current requirements.
2. Examine two areas in which federal courts have placed limits on officer’s constitutional rights due to the nature of their work and explain the reasoning.
3. Identify three constraints placed on law enforcement and examine how these constraints affect how law enforcement conducts their operations.
4. Examine two current events in which police supervisors were held criminally liable for their officers’ misconduct and explain the reasons why.
5. Use at least four quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references should follow the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). This format is different than other Strayer University Courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Illustrate the constraints on the police in democratic societies to include personal issues and practices, the rule of law, general principles of accountability, ethics, and civil liability.
· Assess management and leadership challenges in police organizations and recommend solutions that foster an ethical work environment.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in law enforcement operations and management.
· Write clearly and concisely about law enforcement operations and management using proper writing mechanics.
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Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200
Assignment 3: Leadership Personal Issues and the Rules of Law
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Examine the change in requirements that police hiring agencies have had for potential candidates over the last 50 years and discuss the effects on law enforcement organizations. Support or critique the current requirements.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely examined the requirements that police hiring agencies have had for potential candidates. Did not submit or incompletely supported or critiqued the requirements.
Insufficiently examined the requirements that police hiring agencies have had for potential candidates. Insufficiently supported or critiqued the requirements.
Partially examined the requirements that police hiring agencies have had for potential candidates. Partially supported or critiqued the requirements.
Satisfactorily examined the requirements that police hiring agencies have had for potential candidates. Satisfactorily supported or critiqued the requirements.
Thoroughly examined the requirements that police hiring agencies have had for potential candidates. Thoroughly supported or critiqued the requirements.
2. Examine two areas in which federal courts have placed limits on officers’ constitutional rights due to the nature of their work and explain the reasoning. Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely examined two areas in which federal courts have placed limits on officers’ constitutional rights due to the nature of their work. Did not submit or incompletely explained the reasoning.
Insufficiently examined two areas in which federal courts have placed limits on officers’ constitutional rights due to the nature of their work. Insufficiently examined the reasoning.
Partially examined two areas in which federal courts have placed limits on officers’ constitutional rights due to the nature of their work. Partially examined the reasoning.
Satisfactorily examined two areas in which federal courts have placed limits on officers’ constitutional rights due to the nature of their work. Satisfactorily explained the reasoning.
Thoroughly examined two areas in which federal courts have placed limits on officers’ constitutional rights due to the nature of their work. Thoroughly explained the reasoning
3. Identify three constraints placed on law enforcement and examine how these constraints affect how law enforcement conducts their operations.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely identified three constraints placed on law enforcement and examined how these constraints affect how law enforcement conducts their operations.
Insufficiently identified three constraints placed on law enforcement and examined how these constraints affect how law enforcement conducts their operations.
Partially identified three constraints placed on law enforcement and examined how these constraints affect how law enforcement conducts their operations.
Satisfactorily identified three constraints placed on law enforcement and examined how these constraints affect how law enforcement conducts their operations.
Thoroughly identified three constraints placed on law enforcement and examined how these constraints affect how law enforcement conducts their operations.
4. Examine two current events in which police supervisors were held criminally liable for their officers’ misconduct and explain the reasons why.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely examined two current events in which police supervisors were held criminally liable for their officers’ misconduct. Did not submit or incompletely explained the reasons why.
Insufficiently examined two current events in which police supervisors were held criminally liable for their officers’ misconduct. Insufficiently explained the reasons why.
Partially examined two current events in which police supervisors were held criminally liable for their officers’ misconduct. Partially explained the reasons why.
Satisfactorily examined two current events in which police supervisors were held criminally liable for their officers’ misconduct. Satisfactorily explained the reasons why.
Thoroughly examined two current events in which police supervisors were held criminally liable for their officers’ misconduct. Thoroughly explained the reasons why.
5. Cite 4 references.
Weight: 5%
No references provided.
Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.
Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 8 errors present.
7-8 errors present.
5-6 errors present.
3-4 errors present.
0-2 errors present.
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