Crisis intervention in law enforcement can take
many forms. Police are called to respond to potential suicide, individuals
with mental illness, unruly children, armed citizens, fights, and many
other potentially dangerous situations. In recent year, law enforcement
officers have been criticized for their response to many of these crises.
Whether or not this criticism is warranted, it is imperative that law
enforcement agencies follow evidence-based practice when establishing policy.
The only way to ensure this happens is to conduct empirical research that
identifies crisis intervention problems and offers potential solutions to help
inform the law enforcement response. This assignment offers you the opportunity
to identify a problem in area of crisis intervention and propose research that
would study the issue. The criminal justice field typically operates under
theoretical approaches from the social sciences as well as leadership and
organizational management disciplines. You will consider this as you develop
the research proposal. For example, if your chosen topic is police use of
force, you may choose to look at the concept of group dynamics or a theoretical
approach from the field of sociology or psychology that focuses on officer
characteristics and their impact on use of force incidents. It is important to
underscore your research proposal from within a theoretical perspective that
can direct and inform your proposed study.
Instructions
You will write a research paper on the
topic identified in your Research Paper: Topic Selection Assignment. The
completed research paper shall be a minimum of 10 to 12 pages and must follow
current APA guidelines. The page count does not include the title page,
abstract, or reference section. It must include 8-10 sources with at least 1
source being the Holy Bible. Acceptable
sources for references include the textbook, the Bible, and peer reviewed
journal articles such as the ones from the Liberty University library. You
should have a specific section in the paper dedicated to a synthesis of your Christian
Worldview and your topic. You
will implement critical thinking in the paper. This includes relating the
research proposal topic to its implications for law enforcement crisis
intervention. You will discuss how study results can
inform policy and practice.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality
via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
