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Week 2 - Interactive Assignment No unread replies. 9 9 replies. Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have  until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will  reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your  responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the  Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be  evaluated.    Management/Leadership Impact on Morale  Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, read Chapters 6  and 7 in your textbook to learn more about the theories of leadership  and motivating employees to improve morale. In addition, watch the  Leaders as Servants (Links to an external site.)Links to an external  site., Qualities of Strong Leaders (Links to an external site.)Links to  an external site., and Role of Humanity in Business (Links to an  external site.)Links to an external site. video segments below.You must  research three additional professional resources on the City of  Baltimore crime rates and the leadership of the Baltimore Police  Department for this assignment. (Access the MSCJ Professional Resources  guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for  assistance with finding appropriate resources.)  It is reported that the Baltimore City Police Department is experiencing  a terrible morale situation. Some of the department’s  officers have  been seen in disguise on YouTube in which they discuss how morale and  motivation of law enforcement is so deficient that law enforcement  officers are choosing not to respond to calls for assistance in a timely  manner. Crime rates are on the rise due to a lack of motivation by the  officers to implement crime prevention initiatives, community policing,  or even daily required operations.  Leaders as Servants (Links to an external site.)Links to an external  site.   Qualities of Strong Leaders (Links to an external site.)Links to an  external site.   Role of Humanity in Business (Links to an external site.)Links to an  external site.  For this assignment, you will take on the role of an expert law  enforcement consultant hired by the Mayor to assist the Chief of Police  in determining how to fix the morale problems within the city's police  force, improve community relations between law enforcement and the  citizens, and decrease crime within the city. Formulate a one-page  memorandum addressed to the Mayor that addresses the following.  (Information on writing business memosPreview the documentView in a new  window, as well as a business memo templatePreview the documentView in a  new window and a sample business memoPreview the documentView in a new  window are provided for your convenience.)  Apply theoretical concepts of leadership to the situation in the  Baltimore City Police Department. Propose changes that may improve employee morale by motivating law  enforcement to perform their duties as required to decrease crime in the  city. Develop a plan for implementing the proposed changes, including the  timeline and steps necessary to execute the recommendations. Create the memorandum in a document format, attach it to your initial  post, and submit to the forum