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Hello Elias,
Thank you for your contribution to this week’s forum. You did a great job answering this
discussion and it was a pleasure to read. You brought up an excellent point that both articles
raised concerns. Despite the strict regulations in China, there is still a high level of cybercrime.
The strong mistrust in authority in Morris’ article is not helping the crime rate but aiding it. It is a
lot like parenting. A firm hand can be great in certain aspects but too firm and your child will
rebel. As for the children, if they do not feel heard, supported, and protected by adults around
them they will not seek their help when needed. Again, the same is true in parenting. So how do
you fix these problems? What can law enforcement do to keep everyone safe?
The overly strict restrictions or the “hey we are here if you need us approach” is not
working officers must do more to keep the peace. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be
called sons of God” (English Standard Version, Matthew 5:9, 2001/2023). There are three ways
law enforcement can improve relations and better protect its citizens: keeping transparency,
collecting and using information about the community to understand their needs, and community
policing. In order for the police to be open and transparent, they need to inform the public of
what they do, as well as how they handle certain situations of critical importance. Effective
policing relies heavily on community trust. In addition to improving community interactions and
enhancing communication, good police conduct promotes shared responsibility for crime
reduction (The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, n.d.). Three key concepts must
be understood and taught by police departments in order to repair and strengthen community
relationships: procedural justice, bias reduction, and racial reconciliation. The combination of
these concepts creates an environment where police and citizens can form effective partnerships
(The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, n.d.). All law enforcement must establish
a solid foundation of trust with the community. Chiefs, sheriffs, and officers of all ranks are
included. This trust does not have to be something that is only considered in times of crisis. It is a
process that takes time to develop. Community relations must be maintained during every phone
call, every interaction, during special events, during times of tremendous loss and suffering,
during the school day, whenever the uniform is worn, and even online (Littrell, 2020). A well-
known cop can do all possible to foster trust, but if his or her social media pages reflect a
different presence, whether prejudiced or not, residents will lose faith in him.
Thank you again for providing your research to this week’s discussion board. I look
forward to seeing what you have to say in future discussions.
God Bless,
Heaven
References
English Standard Version. (2023). Open Bible. https://www.openbible.info/topics/police
(Original work published 2001)
Littrell, C. (2020). 5 critical occasions for agencies to connect with the community. Police1.
https://www.police1.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/5-critical-occasions-for-agencies-to-
connect-with-the-community-2CFmjkBEEKjZNErA/
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. (n.d.). Building trust. COPS OFFICE.
https://cops.usdoj.gov/buildingtrust#:~:text=Police%20departments%20can%20repair
%20and,bias%20reduction%2C%20and%20racial%20reconciliation.
Elias Magana
Hello Class,
The article “Internet Development, censorship, and cyber-crimes in China”
makes it very clear that the Chinese government has some of the strictest
regulations on internet use and goes to great lengths to censor material
(Liang & Lu, 2010). What I find most interesting about this is that even with
all of these regulations they still have high levels of cybercrime crime, with
6,633 incidents being only 20% of what they were able to investigate in
2006. This information can be useful in shaping policy by providing us with
the information that the methods used by the Chinese government are
ineffective. Time would be better spent developing methods that use
evidence-based policing (Koziarski & Lee, 2020).
The article ‘“Snitches end up in ditches’ and other cautionary tales” can also
affect the development of criminal justice public policy because it brings
forth the fact that there is much distrust of criminal justice organizations
(Morris, 2010). Criminal justice organizations should be doing more to gain
the trust of the community so that people are not afraid and know they can
rely on the police. As a criminal justice leader or school safety leader, I would
act in two ways. I would do things to promote safety and trust within the
school so that students felt comfortable speaking with teachers and
administrators. Being aware that students are afraid to come forward about
fights, I would also take a zero-tolerance policy on fighting in order to
discourage students from fighting in the first place.
I believe that the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) should be a
concern to criminal justice leaders because it also shows that there is a
mistrust of criminal justice organizations. Respondents to surveys sometimes
are more open with an interviewer or can even respond anonymously
(Bachman & Schutt, 2021). This has provided researchers with many crimes
and details of those crimes that have never been reported to the police. This
would be concerning for several reasons, but a criminal justice leader should
want his community to feel like they are able to report things to the police
and will be taken seriously. While this is of concern, it can be an advantage of
the NCVS over the Uniform Crime Report/National Incident-Based Reporting
System. This is because we can get very specific information about
victimizations from the surveys and maybe understand the reasons the
victimizations were not reported to law enforcement.
References
Bachman, R., & Schutt, R. K. (2021). Fundamentals of research in criminology
and criminal Justice. SAGE.
Koziarski, J., & Lee, J. R. (2020). Connecting evidence-based policing and
cybercrime. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &
Management, 43(1), 198-211. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-07-2019-0107
Liang, B., & Lu, H. (2010). Internet development, censorship, and cyber-
crimes in China. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 26(1), 103–
120. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043986209350437 Links to an external site.
Morris, E. W. (2010). “Snitches end up in ditches” and other cautionary tales.
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 26(3), 254–272.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1043986210368640
Hello Madeline,
Thank you for providing your research to this week’s discussion board. It was a pleasure
to read. I agree that both articles shine a light on potential gaps in criminal justice public policy. I
could not agree more with what you had to say about Morris’ article. It was very concerning but
is something that is seen time and time again. As you mentioned, a larger effort needs to be made
in the school systems to better educate them in what is tattle-telling versus reporting for safety. I
also agree that children should not feel like they are on their own to handle all situations. More
effort should be made to make them feel safe enough to speak up. My daughter is learning this
lesson in school right now. She has bullies and fears speaking up. Every time she told an adult at
the school, the bully knew it was her and treated her worse. Consequently, my daughter has
decided to keep it to herself from then on until she comes unglued at home. This situation will
only escalate if further action is not taken. So how do you fix a broken system? What would you
do to make a whistle-blower feel protected and safe to tell?
Blowing the whistle on corruption or misconduct can help to discover, investigate, and
prosecute a violation that might otherwise go unreported (Nicholls et al., 2021). The findings in
Nicholls et al. (2021) research shine some light on this subject, making it clear that organizations
need to educate, support, empower, protect, and reward those who snitch or blow the whistle on
wrongdoings and corruption for more people to be willing to speak up or blow the whistle. More
research is needed to be sure, but it is perceived from a policy perspective that this combined
approach and more consistent protection, in general, will give the best feedback (Nicholls et al.,
2021). Building a good foundation of trust with the community is imperative for all law
enforcement. This includes chiefs, sheriffs, and officers of all levels. This trust needs not be
something that is only thought of in the moment of a dire situation. It is something that takes
time to develop. Community relations are important to upkeep during every call, every contact,
during special events, in times of great loss and tragedy, during the school day, any time the
uniform is worn, and even in an online presence (Littrell, 2020). A known officer can do all the
good to build trust, but if his or her social media accounts express a different presence, may it be
biased or otherwise, the citizens will lose trust in him or her.
Thank you again for your thought-provoking post this week. I look forward to reading
your thoughts on future discussions.
God Bless,
Heaven
References
Littrell, C. (2020). 5 critical occasions for agencies to connect with the community. Police1.
https://www.police1.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/5-critical-occasions-for-agencies-to-
connect-with-the-community-2CFmjkBEEKjZNErA/
Nicholls, A. R., Fairs, L. R., Toner, J., Jones, L., Mantis, C., Barkoukis, V., Perry, J. L., Micle, A.
V., Theodorou, N. C., Shakhverdieva, S., Stoicescu, M., Vesic, M. V., Dikic, N.,
Andjelkovic, M., Grimau, E. G., Amigo, J. A., & Schomöller, A. (2021). Snitches get
stitches and end up in ditches: a systematic review of the factors associated with
whistleblowing intentions. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631538
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