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.