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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the required reading for this week. The very nature of law enforcement often requires police officers to make immediate decisions, but not all decisions should be made without considering the evidence. You can look at the headlines almost anywhere and find a police chief or sheriff responding publicly to some hot-button issue. There can be significant repercussions to making a public statement without complete information. However, the longer they wait the more pressure and accusations of hiding something there can be. Consider the competing perspectives that a police chief is subjected to following a critical incident. Also consider the constraints from a human resource management position and the impact an inaccurate statement can make on a police officer’s career.

Identify a recent critical incident (within five years) in which the chief or sheriff made immediate and significant statements about a personnel issue. Your initial post should provide a summary of the case or situation as well as the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the situation. Then, analyze the impact of the chief or sheriff’s decision to make a statement: Did the chief or sheriff act lawfully and within the constraints of human resource guidelines? Use specific examples and remember to cite your sources. Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length.

Required Resources

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Peak, K., Gaines, L., & Glensor, R. (2016). Managing and leading today’s police. Challenges, best practices, case studies (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu

· Chapter 5 Human Resource Management: The Foundation for an Effective Police Department

· Chapter 9: Ethics and Accountability: Building a Culture of Integrity and Trust

Articles

Biddle, R. E., & Biddle, D. A. (2013). What public-sector employers need to know about promotional practices, procedures, and tests in public safety promotional processes: After Ricci v. DeStefano. Public Personnel Management 42(2), 151-190. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026013487046

· The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information on factors that contribute to how law enforcement leaders make decisions and will assist you in your Decision-Making discussion this week.

Brunet, J. R. (2008). Blurring the line between public and private sectors: The case of police officers’ off-duty employment. Public Personnel Management, 37(2), 161-174. https://doi.org/10.1177/009102600803700202

· The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information on law enforcement personnel issues as well as the issues supervisors must consider and will assist you in your Decision-Making discussion and your Personnel Actions in a Law Enforcement Organization assignment this week.

Buntin, J. (2016, November 2). Dallas police chief caught between reform and a hard place (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from https://www.policeone.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles…

· This article describes some of the issues one leader faced while trying to make changes and will assist you in your Decision-Making discussion this week.
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Rushin,S. (2017). Police union contracts. Duke Law Journal, 66(6), 1191-1266. Retrieved from https://dlj.law.duke.edu

· The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic Search Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information on how collective bargaining agreements may impact how law enforcement leaders make decisions and will assist you in your Decision-Making discussion this week.

Recommended Resource

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CCappitelli, P. (2016, January 8). 7 of the biggest issues facing law enforcement in 2016 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from https://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/6…

· This article provides information current issues facing law enforcement leaders, all of which may contribute to decision making and may assist you in your Decision-Making discussion this week.
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