Assignment: Conflict
Suppose you are an active member of a community blog site that focuses on current events. The administrator of the blog has contacted you and asked you to write a blog on recent national events involving law enforcement agencies. The title of the blog is to be "Conflict and Power."
Preparation
Search the Capella library and the Internet to locate resources that address the dynamics of power and conflict (in particular, with relation to law enforcement), the relational theory of power, perceptions of power, and how things such as gender, culture, and ethnicity can affect that perception.
Requirements
Complete the following:
1) Describe the factors or conditions that contribute to conflict situations between law enforcement and citizens.
2) Explain how perceptions of power may contribute to conflict situations between law enforcement and members of a community. Be sure you consider the perceptions of both the police and individual citizens.
3) Use the relational theory of power to explain how perceptions of power affect the ability to resolve police-community conflict.
4) Identify strategies you believe might be effective in reducing or resolving conflicts between police and communities.
5) Choose one strategy and determine the likely outcome.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.
1) How does gender relate to power dynamics in conflict?
2) Do you think that men and women perceive power differently in conflict situations? If so, in what ways?
3) Can perceptions of power contribute to conflict, or help resolve conflict?