In the wake of public outcry regarding misconduct by police officers there have been calls for policing reforms.

In the wake of public outcry regarding misconduct by police officers there have been calls for policing reforms. Some of the discussion regarding these reforms proposes a redesign of some aspects the policing mission. This could include significant changes in the tasks that are assigned to law enforcement officers. Some examples of these changes might be differential response to mental health issues, substance abusers or the homeless. Officers might also be trained to use de-escalation techniques when dealing with people in crisis or who are resisting their enforcement actions. There might also be additional training for officers to recognize implicit bias when dealing with minority members of the community. These changes might be met with skepticism or resistance by police officers.

•    Using the concepts and ideas from this week’s Read section what theories might help to inform ways to properly motivate your officers to accept these changes.  •    Discuss specifically how you would motivate your officers to accept and embrace these changes. Include ways that you would motivate both the rank and file officers, first line supervisors and command staff.  •    Using the concepts and ideas from this week’s Read section discuss ways these “jobs” or tasks might be redesigned or restructured. •    Once these changes are implemented discuss how you would evaluate or measure their effectiveness.