Task #1: Please answer each of the following questions. Ensure that your responses are at least 1-2 paragraphs in length for each question. You may include examples from the text; however, please include APA citations as necessary. Please visit the Acad

Policing America

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PART I: SHORT RESPONSE

Question 1

According to Peak (2012), police stress arises comes from diverse perspectives such as monthly and daily shift rotation as well as alterations of the body rhythm which can cause substantial stress in a police officer. Stress can have a major impact on an officer’s work such as physical ability. External stress which ranges from dealing with notorious and bad scene of crime they have witnessed can have impact on them especially when in a crime scene.

In addition, a police officer under stress can have difficulty in dealing with notorious gangs that have raided almost every major town across the globe. Lastly, Peak (2012) argues that stress can affect not only an officer’s physical disorder but emotional which makes them less productive in the line of duty.

Question 2

Stressors according to Peak’s over thirty years of academic and community policing are inevitable in the line of duty of a police officer. According to research by Peak (2012), six stressors originating both internally and externally to the police organization include distress of abrupt and monthly shift changes as required by law enforcement agencies. According to this research, police officers endure substantial challenges that cause them stress due to unanticipated working hours as well as conditions and this has been identified as a leading cause of stress in police officers. Secondly, Peak argues that inability to have enough feedback in decisions making is another major cause of stress in America’s policing.

Thirdly, it has been identified that there are interdepartmental problems which are often caused by internal politics promotions, as well as favoritism. Fourth stress element includes constant threats by superiors from police department which are subjected to threaten an officer's positive self-image. Meager pay and low working morale are number five and six respectively which makes six stressors originating both internally and externally to the police organization.

Question 3

The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal law which was established to regulate and ensure over time payment regulations, minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, as well as ensuring working labor standards are followed to the latter in regards to private and federal employees.

The Act articulates that those who work overtime have the right to compensation and this defines how it has affected policing in America. Over the past, law enforcers have been known to spend numerous time working late after their duty hours are over and this Act has helped ensure that these officers are compensated for their hard work.

Question 4

The three models of collective bargaining include meeting, binding arbitration, as well as conferring. Once they have come to agreed decision, they begin the process of binding arbitration as will be shown in the graph below.

Question 5

According to Peak (2012), protections generally afforded by state-level police officers bill of rights include notification of police officer’s questioning and investigation as well as being provided with possible outcomes, minimal levels of procedures in the event a police officer is accused of wrong doing, as well as unfair disparity in rights accorded to any other citizen in accordance to bill of rights.

Protections generally afforded by state-level Police Officers Bill of Rights articulates that, any law enforcement officer have the right to have a counsel present during an interrogation if they are under investigation. This is done to pave way for reasonable and equal rights that many officers have been denied over the years. Lastly, it is documented in the bill of act that investigations as well as questioning of law enforcement officers shall be conducted under a certain period of time and that such officers ought to be in duty during the investigation unless otherwise.

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PART II: JOURNAL ACTIVITY

Meeting

Binding Arbitration

Conferring