25 Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement: Mistakes and Prescription

Inductive logic/Comstock
Acknowledgments
Foreword

Part I Communicational Training and the Lack Thereof

Issue 1: Concerning Power and Authoritarianism
Scenario 1: It Is All About the Power
Scenario 2: I Must Show Off My Power in a Threatening Sort of Way
Scenario 3: Eliminating a Powerful Threat

Issue 2: Don’t Hesitate to Communicate, but Proceed with Caution
Scenario 4: Yes, Speak! It Is Okay
Scenario 5: Observational Speech
Scenario 6: Filters, an Altered State of Perception
Scenario 7: I Misunderstood
Scenario 8: I Knew She Would Cry
Scenario 9: He Was a Gangster
Scenario 10: What Is Going On?
Scenario 11: I thought I Understood

Issue 3: Humiliation
Scenario 12: Control I believe
Scenario 13: Public Humiliation
Scenario 14: Powerful Humiliation

Issue 4: Public Perception and Fear
Scenario 15: Pull Over Already!
Scenario 16: What Should I Do?

Issue 5: Teamwork, but I Thought We Were a Team?
Scenario 17: Us vs. Them
Scenario 18: Leads
Scenario 19: Hit and Run
Scenario 20: Brotherly Love
Scenario 21: Powerful Competition

Part II Problem Solve, and Persuade with a Genuine Attitude

Issue 6: Style and Effectiveness: Your Attitude
Scenario 22: Traffic Stop or Bust
Scenario 23: Mean Old Cop
Scenario 24: You’re Under Arrest

Issue 7: A Negotiating Behavior
Scenario 25: Do Not Fear to Negotiate
Scenario 26: I Like My Music Loud
Scenario 27: Halloween

Issue 8: Mediate/Conflict Resolution
Scenario 28: Cheerleading
Scenario 29: Rake Your Own Leaves
Scenario 30: Paintball
Scenario 31: Spanish Lesson

Part III Humanize Oneself

Issue 9: Need Identification
Scenario 32: I Was Robbed
Scenario 33: I Need My Insulin

Issue 10: Humanize Oneself Through Community Affairs
Scenario 34: Friend or Enemy?
Scenario 35: The Carnival

Issue 11: Community Policing
Scenario 36: Community Policing or Window Dressing

Part IV Ethical Dilemmas

Issue 12: Physical Aggression and Verbal Abuse
Scenario 37: Lessons with Punch
Scenario 38: Irritation
Scenario 39: Um Good
Scenario 40: We Got Your Number
Scenario 41: The Bully

Issue 13: Corruption
Scenario 42: Overall Theft
Scenario 43: It’s All About Me, Man!
Scenario 44: No One Will Know
Scenario 45: Boom Boom!
Scenario 46: Sneaky
Scenario 47: The Categorical Imperative

Issue 14: Gratuities
Scenario 48: Great Dog Gratuity
Scenario 49: The Favor
Scenario 50: Lock and Load
Scenario 51: Beef and Cheddar
Scenario 52: Nickels and Dimes Investigator Frenzy

Issue 15: Fourth Amendment Violations
Scenario 53: I was Ready This Time
Scenario 54: Probable Cause, Duh
Scenario 55: Privacy Not Illegal Embarrassment

Issue 16: Lying and Policing an Accepted Practice
Scenario 56: The Cabana Boy
Scenario 57: But My Parents
Scenario 58: Huh, Immunity?
Scenario 59: Subject Preparation

Issue 17: Stop and Frisk
Scenario 60: What the Heck?
Scenario 61: Casual Conversation
Scenario 62: Engagement Party
Scenario 63: Graham vs Conner

Issue 18: Inappropriate Discretion
Scenario 64: Happy Birthday
Scenario 65: Puppies for Sale
Scenario 66: I’m a Cop
Scenario 67: Blow Horn
Scenario 68: Leads Computer

Issue 19: Ticket Quotas
Scenario 69: I Gotta Make My Quotas Tonight

Part V An Officer’s Personal Life: Is It Really Worth It?

Issue 20: Media Criticism
Scenario 70: Bad Day
Scenario 71: The Movies
Scenario 72: The News
Scenario 73: The Radio

Issue 21: Family Communication
Scenario 74: My Second Wife Is Leaving Me, Too?

Issue 22: Partner Communication
Scenario 75: My Partner Sucks!

Issue 23: Negative Energy
Scenario 76: I Need to Get Drunk

Issue 24: Administrative Stress
Scenario 77: The Chain of Command: Now Everybody Knows

Issue 25: Badge It: An Everyday Part of Life
Scenario 78: Bars
Scenario 79: Concerts
Scenario 80: Anywhere I Go
Scenario 81: Ticket? Yeah Right!

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