An empirically based 15-page Final Research Paper, due in the final week, will identify a challenge, problem, issue that impacts the relationship between the police and the community and explore policy, practice and programming that can help to resolve the problem and improve the relationship between the police and community, fostering cohesion & cooperation through effective communication. Â Utilizing the Strategic Plan assignment as a jumping off point, students will now dig even deeper into the problem and strategies of reform to improve the strain between the police and the community. Some of the material and content from the strategic plan can be used in the final paper.Â
APA 7th edition format is required. Format should include; Title page with running head, Times New Roman, 12-point, Double Spaced, with Level One Headings at a minimum, 15- page minimum not including Title Page & References (minimum of 8 Empirical resources are expected).
Text and Empirical Articles that MUST be used to inform your  Final Paper
Hunter, R. D., Barker, T. D., & de Guzman, M. C. (2018). Police Community Relations and the Administration of Justice. Pearson. ISBN-13: 978-0134548043Â
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
Empirical ArticlesÂ
Choi, K., & Lee, J. (2016). Citizen participation in community safety: A comparative study of community policing in South Korea and the UK. Policing & Society, 26(2), 165-184. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1080/10439463.2014.922087
Staggers-Hakim, R. (2016). The nation’s unprotected children and the ghost of mike brown, or the impact of national police killings on the health and social development of African American boys. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 26(3-4), 390-399. Â Â Â Â Â Â doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1080/10911359.2015.1132864
Nalla, M. K., Mesko, G., & Modic, M. (2018). Assessing police-community relationships: Is there a gap in perceptions between police officers and residents? Policing & Society, 28(3), 271-290. Â Â doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1080/10439463.2016.1147564
Charbonneau, A., Spencer, K., & Glaser, J. (2017). Understanding racial disparities in police use of lethal force: Lessons from fatal police-on-police shootings. The Journal of Social Issues, 73(4), 744-767.
doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1111/josi.12246
Giwa, S. (2018). Community policing in racialized communities: A potential role for police social work. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 28(6), 710-730. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1080/10911359.2018.1456998
Posick, C., & Hatfield, H. (2017). Putting H.E.A.R.T. into policing: A 21st century model for effective and fair policing. Policing, 40(1), 128-140. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1108/PIJPSM-07-2016-0113
Weitzer, R., Tuch, S. A., & Skogan, W. G. (2008). Police-community relations in a majority-black city. The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 45(4), 398-428. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1177/0022427808322617
Nadal, K. L., Davidoff, K. C., Allicock, N., Serpe, C. R., & Erazo, T. (2017). Perceptions of police, racial profiling, and psychological outcomes: A mixed methodological study. The Journal of Social Issues, 73(4), 808-830. Â Â Â Â Â Â doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1111/josi.12249
Morin, R., Parker, K., Stepler, R., & Mercer, A. (2017). Behind the Badge: Amid protests and calls for reform, how police view their jobs, key issues and recent fatal encounters between blacks and police. Pew Research Center. https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/01/06171402/Police-Report_FINAL_web.pdf
Links to an external site.Â
Kuraz, D. L. (2005). Best Practices Guide: Strategic Planning: Building Strong Police-Community Partnerships in Small Towns. International Association of Chiefs of Police. https://www.valorforblue.org/Documents/Clearinghouse/IACP- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Strategic_Planning_Small_Towns.pdf (https://www.valorforblue.org/Documents/Clearinghouse/IACP-%09Strategic_Planning_Small_Towns.pdf)