CRJ120 WEEK 2 Module 2 Homework Assignment Introd

CRJ120 WEEK 2 Module 2 Homework Assignment
 Introduction to Law Enforcement

1	What are the elements and purposes of the basic organizational structure of a police agency? Diagram these basic elements.


2.	What are the roles and functions of police executives, middle managers, and first-line supervisors in a police agency? Describe the police agency as a bureaucracy.




3.	Assess the roles of the police executive using the Mintzberg model of chief executive officers. Give your own conclusions on what would be the ideal executive officer and how this would work out in the real world. 



4.	Go on the Internet and research how New York City's Compstat process functions; then describe its potential promise in other jurisdictions. 



5.	Describe the styles of the local police in America as it evolved after the adoption of the early British model of policing. 



6.	Describe in general terms the kinds of skills and knowledge that are imparted to police trainees during their academy training. Identify the typical subjects that are found in a police academy curriculum and explore its strengths and weaknesses. 


7.	Explain the police subculture-its choices, recruitment and all necessary steps to complete in order to become a sworn police officer.