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Suggested Supervisory Research Topics:

1. Leadership in a law enforcement organization

2. Promotional process

3. Selection/Hiring process

4. Morale and motivation

5. Discipline

6. Policy and procedures

7. Dealing with the marginal employee

8. Stress in law enforcement and the supervisory/management response

9. Organizational structure

10. Communication in law enforcement

11. Liability issues

12. Collective bargaining/Unions

13. Training/Education

14. Performance evaluation

15. Law enforcement budgeting

16. Citizen complaints

17. Disaster preparedness

18. Planning

19. Community policing

20. Time management

Research Paper • Select a topic on a supervisory/management issue impacting law enforcement or the criminal justice system. • The topic is your choice, but must relate to this class. The best place to look for a topic is the Table of Contents in your textbook. • The paper will be a minimum of 1500 words, written, and formatted according to APA guidelines. • Proper content, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are expected. • You must dedicate a portion of your paper to the Saint Leo University core value of responsible stewardship. • A minimum of five (5) references are required (Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable reference for academic assignments). 3 • You will submit your Research Paper Topic to the classroom Assignment box for instructor approval during Module 2 (this is a non-graded requirement). • You will submit your final Research Paper to Chalk and Wire in Module 7. • IMPORTANT: The Research Paper you submit for this class CANNOT be the same in whole or part as any assignment that you have previously submitted while attending Saint Leo University. Save your file in the following format: LastName.FirstName_AssignmentTitle (for example: Smith.John_ResearchPaper).