LEA439 Week 5 Final Paper

Focus of the Final Paper

Select three of the major topics covered throughout the course. Then, analyze the impact these topics can have on the administration of the law enforcement organization. The topics for analysis include:

 Boston Police Strike of 1919

 Budget considerations by labor and management 

 Communications and the media

 Community opinions and support
 Collective bargaining
 Ethical considerations for police political involvement  History of police labor unions

 Interest-based problem-solving method  Labor relations
 Office politics
 Pay, benefits, and pension trends

 Police labor-management models  Police Unionization
 Political endorsements
 Politics and police administration

The Final Paper must identify the main issues within the selected areas of reference, depict the new learning that has occurred throughout the course, and relate specific, current, and/or relevant experiences from your past or current workplace and/or organization that demonstrate applicable learning and understanding. The emphasis of the Paper should be the expression of gained knowledge and learning. 

LEA439 Week 5 DQ 2 Pay, Benefits, Pension Programs, and Effective Recruitment

1. Pay, Benefits, Pension Programs, and Effective Recruitment. In light of recent political and public fallout regarding labor unions, discuss the actual and potential effects on police pay, benefits, and pension programs within a selected state of your choice. Additionally, explain two (2) current factors affecting recruitment, hiring, or retention and describe how these evolving issues will impact recruitment and hiring. 
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LEA439 Week 5 DQ 1 Cooperation in Building Safer Communities

1. Cooperation in Building Safer Communities. Briefly describe the four steps towards developing safer communities that police labor and management can take together. Identify and describe two or three difficulties that can be anticipated during implementation of this four-step process. How would you suggest enacting this process in a fiscally restrictive environment? 
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LEA439 Week 4 DQ 2 Disarming the Political Grenade

1. Disarming the Political Grenade. Analyze the political and social effects of racial profiling within law enforcement. Conduct research and find at least two scholarly resources on this topic. Then, conduct a brief comparative analysis between criminal profiling and racial profiling. Identify the concerns brought forward by the community and the American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U.) regarding racial profiling. Provide your opinion on how law enforcement should allay these concerns. 
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LEA439 Week 4 DQ 1 Interest-Based Problem Solving Method

1. Interest-Based Problem Solving Method. Complete an analysis of the Interest-Based Problem-Solving Method. Describe how this method seeks to balance the needs of the parties involved (i.e., the community, political leaders, police management, and the police union). Are there limits to the application of this method within various types of negotiations? What, if any, are they? 
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LEA439 Week 3 DQ 2 Collective Bargaining

1. Collective Bargaining. As collective bargaining regarding public employees pay, benefits, and pension obligations agreements have become a significant issue across the United States, complete a comparison of the three models of collective bargaining. In your analysis, identify which model(s) are more advantageous to either labor or management and why. How does the reduction of employee rights in several states affect law enforcement? What impact does the inability to strike have on the collective bargaining process? 
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LEA439 Week 3 DQ 1 Perils of the Police Chief

1. Perils of the Police Chief. Identify the options that communities have regarding the influence, support, or removal of a politically appointed Police Chief. How influential can the community, labor union, or political leadership be in supporting a chief who is under fire by opposition supporters? Conduct research and cite an example that is not included in the assigned readings. 
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LEA439 Week 2 Elected and Appointed Leadership

Elected and Appointed Leadership. Compare and contrast elected and appointed law enforcement positions. With regard to law enforcement labor-management relations, identify and explain three major issues that must be addressed by leadership during the labor-management negotiation process. Compare and contrast the differences between elected and appointed leadership positions and explain the impact on law enforcement labor-management relations issues in relation to each position. Finally, discuss how the form of government (i.e., council, mayoral, or managerial) differs in terms of the influence that may be applied to an elected versus appointed leader. 

LEA439 Week 2 DQ 2 Confrontational vs. Cooperative Models

1. Confrontational vs. Cooperative Models. Compare the confrontational and cooperative police labor-management models. What organizational circumstances are necessary for each model to be successful? What organizational or community situations make one model more appropriate than the other? Which model do you prefer? 
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LEA413 Week 5 Final Paper

Focus of the Final Paper
Assume that you are a member of a team that is conducting an investigation. Select one type of investigation from the list below.

 Robbery
 Assault
 Sexual assault 

•   Theft and/or burglary
•   Drug offense
•   Organized crime
•   White-collar crime
•   Computer crime
  Answer the following questions in relations to your selection:

1. Describe in detail the type of investigation you are conducting and for what type of crime. (Describe a crime scene – This can be completely of your own making, taken from a documented crime, a television show, or a book you have read on a specific crime. Get creative).
2. Prepare a detailed plan that outlines the investigative and management steps your investigation will go through, from the beginning (when the crime was reported or discovered) to the end (when the perpetrator will be convicted).
3. Discuss the steps that are involved, who is involved, and what role they play. Be sure to identify the role of the primary officer at the crime scene investigation, police management, further investigating officers or agencies, and the prosecution.
4. Analyze the unique attributes this particular crime has and how you will deal with these issues in the investigation. (For example, is the crime scene underwater? How do you investigate? Did the robbery involve a weapon? How do you investigate?)
5. Discuss the specific laws you must adhere to in order to create a flawless report for the prosecutor.
6. Identify the specific issues you must deal with in the investigation of this particular crime (e.g., media exposure,
   community acceptance, other agencies involvement and cooperation, chain of evidence, trial testimony)? 

LEA413 Week 5 DQ 2 Conflict in Investigation

1. Why is there sometimes conflict and tension between police, prosecutors, and corrections? Why is there often tension between state, federal, and local authorities?
2. In regard to the investigation and prosecution of a case, what are some of the costs of tension?
3. Without making major changes in the system, what could be done to alleviate tension and conflict in
   order to create a better working relationship? 

LEA413 Week 5 DQ 1 Investigative Roles

Investigative Roles. There must be a working relationship between police, police management, investigators, and prosecutors in the investigation of a crime, especially in high profile crimes. Each member of the investigation team plays an important role. Taking this into consideration, respond to the following questions:

1. What it the role of the primary officer at a crime scene investigation?
2. What is the role of police management?
3. What is the role of further investigating officers?
4. What is the role of the prosecutor?
5. In your opinion, which team member has the most responsibility in seeing that the investigation comes to a successful conclusion? Why? Please support your answer. 

LEA413 Week 4 White Collar Crime

White-Collar Crime. White-collar crime has come of age. Instead of confidence swindles, and stings, computers are the tool for the new-age criminal. Address the following in your paper:

1. Describe three of the new-age crimes termed “white collar crime.”
2. Identify and discuss criminal investigative techniques employed in the white-collar crimes you described.
3. Explain the similarities and differences of white-collar investigation techniques compared to other crimes.
4. Identify the unique attributes of the investigation of white-collar crime.
5. In addition to the suggestions presented in Criminal Investigation, explain how society can work to
   prevent this type of crime. What does our text suggest? 

LEA413 Week 4 DQ 2 Investigating Computer Crimes

Investigating Computer Crimes. Chapter 16 of your text discusses computer crimes and the challenges they present to investigators. Provide a couple of examples of computer crimes and explain how they differ from traditional crimes. Describe the unique challenges computer crimes present to
investigators. Your discussion of challenges should include identifying and investigating the crime as well as seizing evidence. You should also address relevant constitutional issues. Lastly, discuss ways in which computer crimes, and the investigation of such, might impact law enforcement policy

LEA413 Week 4 DQ 1 Organized Crime and Criminal Investigation

Organized Crime and Criminal Investigation. Respond to the following questions:

1. What are the attributes of an organized crime group?
2. What is R.I.C.O.? What types of groups have been prosecuted under R.I.C.O.?
3. How are criminal investigations of organized crime different from that of other criminal investigations?
   How are they similar? 

LEA413 Week 3 Outline of Final Paper

Outline of Final Paper. Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five of the online course or in the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide. Then, visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course. Review the “Sample: Outline.” Format your outline for the Final Paper according to the “Sample: Outline.” (NOTE: In the “Sample: Outline,” it states that the thesis statement is the last one to three sentences of the introduction. 

LEA413 Week 3 DQ 2 Theft and Burglary Investigations

Theft and Burglary Investigations. Burglaries are the silent dread of everyone who has a lock on his or her door. Burglary can take many forms and the investigation of burglaries requires attention to detail. Analyze bothof the burglary cases below and address the corresponding questions for oneof them.

1. A 54-year-old woman was arrested outside of a business after a silent alarm went off, alerting an officer in the area. The officer found her prying at a side door using a crowbar.
   •   What should the primary investigation consist of?
   •   Should the officers/investigators handle this differently than a typical burglary case due to the sex
     and age of the perpetrator? Why or why not?
   •   What actions would you take as an investigator? Why?
2. There have been a series of thefts of expensive convertibles in the community. The thefts are occurring during the day. No witnesses or victims have any suspect information. In one case, the owner unknowingly observed his car being driven away, but did not realize it was his own convertible until he reached his garage to find it gone. None of the cars have been recovered. Cars are not stolen on days when there is snow on the ground. At one scene, officers found some type of debris that was consistent with parts of a convertible top.
    What actions would you take as an investigator? Why? 

LEA413 Week 3 DQ 1 Sexual Assault Investigation

Sexual Assault Investigation. Sexual assault can be the afterthought or primary motivation in burglaries. Home burglaries that are interrupted may result in a sexual assault. It then becomes necessary to process the crime scene for both rape and burglary.

With regard to the sexual assault, what are the primary steps in crime scene investigation? Considering the types of sexual assault victims below, are there certain considerations for these victims? Explain what they are. How would the crime scene differ for each type of victim? How would it remain the same?

1. Female rape victim in her own home
2. Male victim of sexual assault
3. Juvenile victim of sexual assault
4. Elderly victim of sexual assault (65 and older) 

LEA413 Week 2 The National Drug Control Strategy

The National Drug Control Strategy. The three core principles of the National Drug Control Strategy are:

 Stopping drug use before it starts: education and community action
 Healing America’s drug users: getting treatment resources where they are needed  Disrupting the market: attacking the economic basis of the drug trade

Taking this into consideration, address the following questions:

1. Select and explain which core principle you believe is the most effective. Explain the ways in which this principle is put in to action today.
2. Identify the programs or services that are being used to create an effective policy. Discuss whether or not these programs and services are effective.
3. Select and explain the core principle you believe is the least effective. Explain the ways in which this principle is put in to action today.
4. From an investigative perspective, compare and contrast the ways drugs crimes are investigated and prosecuted.

The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding reference and title pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two academic resources, one of which can be found in the Ashford University Library, to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course. 

LEA413 Week 2 DQ 2 Robbery

Robbery. Chapter 11 discusses common robbery and specialized robbery and the criminal investigative techniques involved in solving them or prosecuting suspects. Analyze both of the robbery cases below and address the corresponding questions for one of them.

1. Three of the fifteen convenience stores in your community have been robbed within the last month, all between 11:00 p.m. and midnight. The suspect, who was captured on security videotape in two of the robberies but wears a ski mask over his face, is apparently responsible for the robberies. His modus operandi is to enter the store when it is empty, point a gun (revolver) at the clerk, and demand all the money in the cash register. The suspect speaks with a stutter and had difficulty speaking during one of the robberies. The clerks all said they smelled alcohol on the suspect.
    What criminal investigation actions should be taken?
    What considerations should be noted for the perpetrator and the victims?  Is this case solvable? Should it be pursued? Why or why not? 

LEA413 Week 2 DQ 1 Constitutional Issues and Criminal Investigations

Constitutional Issues and Criminal Investigations. There are several constitutional issues that impact criminal investigations. Two of these are the exclusionary rule and Miranda warnings. Analyze one of these two statements and address the corresponding questions.

a. The exclusionary rule is necessary to ensure that people’s rights are protected against unreasonable search and seizure and to make sure that criminal investigations are ethical.

 Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why or why not?
 What is the exclusionary rule and how is it used? How does it help or hinder criminal

investigations? 

LEA413 Week 1 The Justification for Warrantless Searches

The Justification for Warrantless Searches. Warrantless searches are important for law enforcement and criminal investigations because it makes it possible for police officers to gather evidence that might otherwise be lost or endanger the safety of others in society. Select two types of warrantless searches from the list below.

1. Stop and frisk on the street
2. Warrantless search of ethnic minorities within five miles of U.S. borders
3. Search incident to a lawful arrest
4. Automobile searches
5. Sobriety checkpoints
6. Searching through someone’s luggage at the airport
7. Consent searches 

LEA328 Week 5 Final Paper

The purpose of the Final Paper is to analyze and explain the similarities and differences between traditional policing and COPPS as well as infer the future of police leadership. Within the scope of the paper the student will be required to address the following:

􏰀 Compare and contrast Traditional Policing with COPPS. What is Traditional Policing? What is COPPS? What are the similarities and what are the differences between the two? What is the philosophy of each? 

• Explain the successful leadership traits that are inherent in each and how they overlap. What are leaders looking for from their employees within each style?
• 􏰀  Identify and describe the leadership and motivational theories applicable to each. Discuss how these theories are applied practically in police work today.
• 􏰀  Compare how leadership, management, and supervision are different and/or similar in Traditional Policing and COPPS.
• 􏰀  Choose two modern crime issues and explain how each style of policing would handle these issues. Which style is more effective for each issue, and why? Would a combination of styles be more effective? Why?
  Choices for crime issues:
  • -  Incidences of rape on a college campus
  • -  Multiple home robberies throughout a middle class neighborhood
  • -  Gang infighting
  • -  Drug use/abuse by affluent teenagers
  • -  Prostitution in a low-income residential neighborhood
  • -  V andalism of inner-city schools
  • -  Possible terrorist activity/cell
  • -  High speed car races on city streets
  • -  Juvenile crime
  • -  Bullying in schools
  • -  Domestic disputes
  • -  Natural disasters
  • -  Major accidents
• 􏰀  Which style of policing is more practical and effective for today’s world, or would a combination of both work? Explain why.
• 􏰀  How will both styles need to change and/or be implemented in the future to create successful supervision and leadership of police? 

LEA328 Week 5 DQ 2 Homeland Security and Policing

Homeland Security and Policing. Write a response to the following prompt:  

1. What are the six main officer vulnerability issues when dealing with homeland security/confronting terrorirsts? Why are these issues a problem in terms of safety of the officer?
2. List the initial steps that should be taken when responding to a terrorist or major event and how can COPPS assist in these situations either before, during, or after the event?

LEA328 Week 5 DQ 1 Modern Crime Issues and Supervision

Modern Crime/Issues and Supervision. Write a response to the following prompt:

1. Describe the nature of one of these potentially deadly situations and problems that confront police officers
   and their leaders:
   􏰀 Domestic violence
   􏰀 Drug abuse/use/trafficking
   􏰀 Gangs
   􏰀 School violence
   􏰀 Crimes in progress
   􏰀 Gun ownership
   􏰀 Critical incidents
   􏰀 Natural disasters and accidental calamities
2. What are the roles of the police officer in the chosen situation and what are some strategies/tactics employed by supervisors and police officers in dealing with this issue? 

LEA328 Week 4 DQ 2 Organization of Large Police Departments

Organization of Large Police Departments. Write a response to the following prompt:

1. Identify and explain the three main operational units existing within large police departments and the primary functions of each type of unit.
2. How does a supervisor or manager manage each of the three main types of units in a large policedepartment, and what is the manager’s primary function/responsibility in each?

LEA328 Week 4 DQ 1 Deploying and Scheduling Personnel

1. Deploying and Scheduling Personnel. Write a response to the following prompt.
   1. Identify the most favored and least favored shift schedules in the U.S. for police personnel. Explain the
      advantages and disadvantages of those three that are the most prominent.
   2. Compare permanent shifts versus rotating shifts, including advantages and drawbacks of both.
   3. What is the role of police unions in shift scheduling?
   4. What impact does shift work have on family members? Do you think family should be considered in
      making decisions regarding which shift an officer should be employed on? Why or why not?