There are both large and small local departments serving the U.S. public throughout the nation. The manner in which these departments serve their community has a lot to do with the size of the local population, area of responsibility, and amount of officers that have the responsibility to serve that community. For this assignment, you are to take a local police (could be yours or any other local agency in the country) department or sheriff's department and respond to the following:
- Discuss the city or county for the department that you have selected (population, demographics, economics, known industries).
- Discuss the police department (size, demographics of officers, technology available).
- Define the different type of services or functions that the department provides for its community.
- Do you feel that the law enforcement organization is adequate for the area which it serves? Explain.