As your agency tries to rebuild a positive relationship w

CJCB 302 21st Century Policing Course Project

Final Project, CJCB 302: 21st Century Policing

Your law enforcement agency has had an incident where community trust in the organization has been severely damaged.

As your agency tries to rebuild a positive relationship with the community you serve, your command staff has asked you to prepare a report that does the following:

1. Discuss each pillar of 21st Century Policing in the following context: a. For each pillar, discuss how your agency has successfully implemented programs,

policies or ideas that address 21st Century Policing. Explain how the programs, policies or ideas affect police/community trust.

b. For each pillar, discuss the opportunities for improvement that you see in your department. Explain how those weaknesses may be impacting your agency’s legitimacy.

Recommended minimum word count for Section 1: 1000 words.

2. Identify an area where your agency has an opportunity to use concepts from 21st Century Policing to implement a program, policy or idea that may increase the community’s trust in your agency. Please be sure to answer the following questions in your proposal:

a. Fully explain the program and which pillar it relates to. b. How would you implement the program? What resources will you need? c. What do you expect the outcome of the program to be and what challenges do you

forsee? d. How will this program address or improve police legitimacy in your community? e. Why do you think the program will be successful? Are there examples of similar

programs that have been implemented?

Recommended minimum word count for Section 2: 600 words

3. Utilize at least three resources (studies, surveys, news articles from credible sources) to back up

your work in the above sections. For example, is there a program evaluation that shows another department has been successful with a program similar to what you are proposing?

The paper should be typed in 12-point type and should be formatted using APA style as a guideline for both general content and citations. Citations must be present for any reference material used.

Project Rubric:

Section One: Total of 20 points possible

Learning Outcome Exceptional 7- 10 points

Average 3-6 points Developing 0-2 points

a. Strengths for each of the six pillars are identified with discussion of how these affect the legitimacy of the organization

Student addresses strengths for each of the 6 pillars and thoroughly discusses the implications of these

Student addresses at least 4 of the 6 pillars and/or fails to thoroughly discuss implications

Student addresses fewer than 4 strengths of each pillar and/or does not discuss implications clearly or thoroughly

b. Weaknesses of each of the six pillars are identified with discussion of how these affect the legitimacy of the organization

Student addresses opportunities for improvement/ weaknesses for each of the 6 pillars and thoroughly discusses the implications of these

Student addresses opportunities/weaknesses for at least 4 of the 6 pillars and/or fails to thoroughly discuss implications

Student addresses fewer than 4 opportunities/weaknesses of each pillar and/or does not discuss implications clearly or thoroughly

Section Two: Total of 60 points possible

Learning Outcome Exceptional 13-20 points

Average 7-12points Developing 0-6 points

a. Identify an area where your agency has an opportunity to use concepts from 21st Century Policing to implement a program, policy or idea that may increase the community’s trust in your agency.

Student displays creativity and innovation in proposing new program, policy, or idea. Thorough discussion addresses which pillar of 21st Century Policing it relates to.

Student proposes new policy but does not thoroughly or clearly link discussion to 21st Century Policing pillar.

New policy is incomplete, imprecise or underdeveloped. Lack of thorough discussion linking program to 21st Century Policing pillar.

b. Discuss program implementation and resources needed.

Student links program implementation to 21st Century Policing principles and demonstrates clear explanation of resources necessary, potential outcomes, and challenges.

Student describes implementation but does not clearly link to 21st Century Policing principles. Student addresses implementation considerations partially.

Student does not clearly or thoroughly link implementation to 21st Century Policing principles or fails to address implementation considerations.

c. Identify how the program will impact police/community relations.

Student clearly articulates how the program will impact legitimacy, using examples from other agencies and applying principles of 21st Century Policing.

Student articulates impact, but does not justify reasoning.

Student does not articulate the program’s impact on police/community relations.

Section Three: Total of 20 points possible

Learning Objective Exceptional 14-20 Average 7-13 Developing 0-6 Use at least three credible sources to justify ideas and statements.

Student utilizes three credible sources to back up ideas and cites

Student utilizes at least two sources or may not provide proper citations.

Student does not utilize sources or citations in their work.

those sources when used.