Scenario You’ve just been asked by your police chief to serve as the department’s community relations officer specializing in terrorism. You’ve built a tremendous relationship with a diverse community, and many of the community leaders have asked that you be appointed to this position. Your assignment will include recommending to the chief ways to effectively establish, maintain, and improve the relationship with the community to prevent and respond to terrorist activities. You’ll be presenting your ideas to the chief and her executive staff before you release your report to the committee leaders. Be aware that several of the department’s deputy police chiefs have had major clashes with the community leaders on policing strategies that would involve joint efforts of the community and police and may look to derail your ideas. Instructions Write a 5- to 6-page essay that includes the following: A brief history of the philosophy of community policing The common problems faced by the ethnic and racial groups of the community Overt steps that can be taken by the department to establish relationships with the community to identify possible terrorist targets and actors Strategies for building realistic and functional partnerships with the community as they relate to terrorism Efforts that should be instituted to install sensitivity training for all police officers Methods for directly bringing the public and the police together to report suspicious activity prior to actual terrorist acts A clear and direct line of communication between citizens and senior staff in the department Terrorism prevention strategies to be implemented in partnership with the community, with specific reference to lone wolf terrorists Support your narrative with examples and/or illustrations. Be sure to cite your sources in APA format. Remember, you must include Edges of Radicalization and at least two other sources from the article library. You’re free to conduct additional research and cite additional sources. Writing Guidelines Type your submission, double-spaced, in a standard print font, size 12. Use a standard document format with one-inch margins. (Do not use any fancy or cursive fonts.) Include the following information at the top of your paper: Name and address Student number Course title and number Research project number Read the assignment carefully and address the issue(s) suggested. Be specific. Limit your submission to the topic or issues mentioned. Include a reference page that lists websites, journals, or any other references used in preparing the submission. Proofread your work carefully. Check for correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. Grading Criteria Your project will be graded based on the following criteria: Explained the history and philosophy of community policing (5 points) Explained and listed some of the problems faced by the ethnic and racial community (10 points) Explained specific steps recommended to establish realistic community relationships (15 points) Explained how to build realistic and functional partnerships within the community as related to terrorism (10 points) Explained the importance of sensitivity training for police officers (10 points) Analyzed the methods that should be used to bring the public and police together, including a process to establish clear and direct communication between the citizens and senior police staff (10 points) Explained and listed the counterterrorist strategies to be implemented in the department (15 points) Written components (15 points) Format and references (10 points)
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