week 6

543 discussion 1 300 words

Provide the meaning of the use of force, describe the importance of the use of force continuum in policies, and discuss whether you believe the public from a novice perspective understands the different levels of force used and the reasoning behind their use. Cite past or current examples and/or cases to support your discussion points.

Textbook

Ross, D. L. (2023). Civil Liability in Criminal Justice (8th ed.). Taylor & Francis. https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9781000844719

543 discussion 2

Prepare and submit your Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) draft to allow for discussion and feedback from your classmates and the instructor. The responses will help as you fine-tune your SOP for final submission.

Sop that you completed for me

Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Procedures

Given the increased application of BWCs, agencies have come to appreciate the need for a clear operating procedure that includes when to turn cameras on and how to handle the assets and/or evidence of the recording. Use of proper body-worn camera procedures ensures that police and the public are both well protected, with an objective record of police interactions, giving Criminal Investigations a positive tool to locate a pattern of police conduct and reducing disputes over what occurred during a police intervention (Haque, 2025). 

This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be used to ensure that consistent practices are followed when using, activating, managing, storing, and reviewing recordings from body-worn cameras. The SOP will detail officers' duties before, during, and after they come in contact with the public, mandatory activation requirements, when they should and should not stop, citizen privacy concerns, evidence preservation, supervisor review, officer equipment maintenance, and documentation requirements. It will also give instructions on how to react to machinery slipups, request packing up video footage, and be compliant with the relevant state and federal rules and regulations for digital evidence and public records.

Furthermore, the SOP will define how supervisors will be audited, how employees will be trained, retention plans, and the consequences for any employee who fails to adhere to it. These procedures will help to standardize the process and ensure that recordings are appropriately secured, available for investigation and are not able to be accessed, altered or disclosed. The uniformity of body-worn camera procedures boosts constitutional policing through increased officer accountability, better evidence management and fair investigative practices, and by reducing community distrust of police.

With this ongoing shift in citizens' expectations towards openness in policing functions, there is a vital need to have in-depth operational processes or policies that give police agencies a degree of transparency and accountability while maintaining privacy protection (Irvita & Asriani, 2025). A robust and developed Body-Worn Camera SOP offers officers clear expectations throughout their operations, ensuring that civil liability is limited, professional expectations are improved, the integrity of evidence is upheld, and best practices in policing serve to enhance public confidence and the confidence of officers.

References

Haque, N. (2025). Mitigating Police Use of Force Through Interpersonal Communication: NYPD Body-Worn Camera Analysis (Doctoral dissertation, Keiser University).

Irvita, M., & Asriani, A. (2025). Transparency and accountability in the justice system: Building public trust and justice: The Role of Public Trust in Fair Law Enforcement. Priviet Social Sciences Journal, 5(4), 26-40.

Professor comments on last assignment

“Note: My only suggestion for the future SOP is to try and avoid paragraph form. For example, the definitions could be separated by title, bullet points, individual sentences, etc. Most policy is broken down into segments, but not paragraphs like you would see in a paper.:

526 d1 250 words ( 3 sources minimum)

Provide two examples of management behaviors that would probably be unethical but legal, and three that would probably be illegal but ethical.

Remember to support your initial post with at least one scholarly or business publication resource.

Textbook

Dessler, G. (2023). Human Resource Management (17th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780137927357

526 d2 250 words ( 3 sources minimum)

Why do employees join unions? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a union member? Next, explain in detail, using your own words, each step in a union drive and election.

Lastly, would you join a union? If so, why?

Remember to support your initial post with at least one scholarly or business publication resource.

Textbook

Dessler, G. (2023). Human Resource Management (17th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780137927357

Case study

Read the Application Case: Enron, Ethics, and Organizational Culture (Dessler, Ch. 14).  After reading the case, complete the questions below. The text of your case study submissions (not including your reference page) should be at least 1.5 pages long (maximum 3 pages). See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies.

Based on what you read in this chapter, summarize in one page or less how you would explain Enron’s ethical meltdown.

It is said that when one securities analyst tried to confront Enron’s CEO about the firm’s unusual accounting statements, the CEO publicly used vulgar language to describe the analyst, and that Enron employees subsequently thought doing so was humorous. If true, what does that say about Enron’s ethical culture?

This case and chapter had something to say about how organizational culture influences ethical behavior. What role do you think culture played at Enron? Give five specific examples of things Enron’s CEO could have done to create a healthy ethical culture.

Remember to include at least two scholarly and/or business publication resources to support your position.

Textbook

Dessler, G. (2023). Human Resource Management (17th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780137927357