Assignment Details
Unit 2 – Individual Project (100 points)
Due: Tue, Jul 8 |
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Assignment Details
In Week 2, you will be provided with five topics involving mental health and law enforcement. You will have two assignments, a Discussion Board (DB) and an Individual Project (IP).
You will select 1 of the 5 topics for your IP. Note that you will use 1 of the remaining 2 for your DB selection. The IP may not be the same topic as the DB topic you select. You can select the topics for either assignment in any order (i.e., the topic for the IP may be selected first or the DB topic may be selected first, as long as they are not the same topics for the assignments).
Selecting 1 of the 5 topics, you will be required to submit a 600–850 word minimum for your IP. Your paper should be an analytical essay, a persuasive/argumentative essay, or a reflective essay. Please ensure that your references are formatted in APA format and that each reference is cited at least one time in the text of your paper in proper APA citation format. The word count for your paper will not include the references or the title page. You are encouraged to do research on the topic for other sources.
The following topics come from the reading assignments for this week and are all located in the AIU online Library:
Topic 1: Exploring How Administrative Police Culture, Relational Police Culture, Threat to Job Security and Public Stigma Impact Law Enforcement Officers’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Seeking Mental Health Services and Create Barriers
Coyt, H. M. (2020). Exploring how administrative police culture, relational police culture, threat to job security and public stigma impact law enforcement officers’ attitudes and perceptions of seeking mental health services and create barriers. https://aiuniv.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/exploring-how-administrative-police-culture/docview/2478769334/se-2?accountid=144459
Topic 2: Suicide Exposure in Law Enforcement Officers
Cerel, J., Jones, B., Brown, M., Weisenhorn, D. A., & Patel, K. (2019). Suicide exposure in law enforcement officers. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49(5), 1281–1289. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12516
Topic 3: Investigating Barriers to Mental Health Care in Law Enforcement Officers
Johnson, S. F. (2016). Investigating barriers to mental health care in law enforcement officers [Dissertation, East Tennessee State University]. https://aiuniv.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/investigating-barriers-mental-health-care-law/docview/2021116159/se-2?accountid=144459
Topic 4: Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Police Officers Seeking Psychological Services
Wheeler, C., Fisher, A., Jamiel, A., Lynn, T. J., & Hill, W. T. (2018). Stigmatizing attitudes toward police officers seeking psychological services. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 36, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-018-9293-x
Topic 5: Improving Police Interventions During Mental Health-Related Encounters: Past, Present and Future
Wood, J. D., & Watson, A. C. (2017). Improving police interventions during mental health-related encounters: Past, present and future. Policing and Society, 27, 289–299. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2016.1219734
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