Critical Issues in Policing

Resources: Weekly readings, University Library, Internet

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on critical issues in policing.

Include the following in your paper:

• Discuss the history of policing as it relates to communication with the public.
• Compare the historical interactions between police and a homogenous American society with today's interactions between police and a multicultural society.
• Explain potential problems in the current structure and design of police departments as it relates to building trust with the community.
• Discuss the critical issues that police managers have encountered historically and compare them to today's critical issues of immigration, use of force, technology, and policing in a multicultural society.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Include a minimum of 3 scholarly references both in the body of your paper as in text citations and on the references page of your assignment.