Homework: The Impact of Forensic Psychology Professionals and Diversity Training On Police Organizations
1) Evaluate the impact of diversity training by forensic psychology professionals-s pecifically, respond to the difference it can make and evaluate its value.
2) Analyze how the provision of diversity training impacts the police department as a whole. Be specific and provide examples.
3) Support your responses with references to the Learning Resources and the research literature.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Readings
i. Course Text: Psychology and Policing
a. Chapter 3, "Recruitment, Selection and Training"
ii. Book Excerpt: Rostow, C. D., & Davis, R. D. (2004). Defining the fitness-for-duty evaluation. In C. D. Rostow & R. D. Davis (Eds.), Handbook for psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations in law enforcement (pp. 65-71). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
iii. Article: Coderoni, G. R. (2002). The relationship between multicultural training for police and effective law enforcement. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 71(11), 16-18. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
iv. Article: Love, K. G., & DeArmond, S. (2007). The validity of assessment center ratings and 16 PF personality trait scores in police sergeant promotions: A case of incremental validity. Public Personnel Management, 36(1), 21-32. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
v. Article: McGrath, R., & Guller, M. (2009). Concurrent validity of the candidate and officer personnel survey (COPS). International Journal of Police Science and Management, 11(2), 150-159. (Review from Week 2). Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
vi. Article: Simmers, K. D., Bowers, T. G., & Ruiz, J. M. (2003). Pre-employment psychological testing of police officers: The MMPI and the IPI as predictors of performance. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 5(4), 277-294. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
vii. Article: Steinheider, B., Wuestewald, T., & Bayerl, P. (2006). The effects of participative management on employee commitment, productivity, and community satisfaction in a police agency. Conference Papers-International Communication Association, 1-42. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
viii. Article: Wang, Y. R. (2006). Does community policing motivate officers at work and how? International Journal of Police Science & Management, 8(1), 67-77. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
ix. Article: White, M. D., & Escobar, G. (2008). Making good cops in the twenty-first century: Emerging issues for the effective recruitment, selection and training of police in the United States and abroad. International Review of Law Computers & Technology, 22(1-2), 119-134. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
x. Government Document: U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Facts about the Americans with disabilities act.