Police Department Organization Presentation
Complete the following CJi Interactive activity.
Ch. 5: The Police: History, Structure, and Functions
Police Organization
Create a 12- to 15-slide presentation, with speaker notes, that analyzes police department organization. Include the following in the presentation:
Identify major organizational theories associated with policing.
Describe the organization of police agencies at the local, state, and federal level.
Describe the civil service system and how it affects police organization.
Select a city and imagine you are the police chief of a local agency in that city.
How would you organize the department?
Would it have many specialized units? Why? Which specialized units would it have?
Would decision making be centralized or decentralized?
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.