essay question Police legitimacy has been described as the publics’ belief that the police perform their job well, that they are honest and that they can secure public confidence in their ability to...

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Police legitimacy has been described as the publics’ belief that the police perform their job well, that they are honest and that they can secure public confidence in their ability to perform their job (Hinds & Murphy, 2007). Choose three of the below topics and explain how they contribute to the legitimacy of police within our community.         1. Discretion

2. Communication        3. Customer service        4. Community policing        5. Procedural justice        6. Policing diverse communities

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102314 Assignment 2 Briefing Paper(1) Essay question Police legitimacy has been described as the publics’ belief that the police perform their job well, that they are honest and that they can secure public confidence in their ability to perform their job (Hinds & Murphy, 2007). Choose three of the below topics and explain how they contribute to the legitimacy of police within our community. 1. Discretion 2. Communication 3. Customer service 4. Community policing 5. Procedural justice 6. Policing diverse communities STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE 1. Choose THREE (3) from the following topics introduced in Weeks 4 to 8 (lecture recording, required and recommended readings) 1) Discretion 2) Communication 3) Customer service 4) Community policing 5) Procedural justice 6) Policing diverse communities 2. Begin writing your review essay 1) Introduce your work, including ♣ An overview of your approach to the topic, including identifying each of the chosen 3 topics ♣ An outline of the key issues relating to each of the chosen 3 topics 2) Provide a critical discussion of the literature relating to police legitimacy (see your notes from step 3) 3) Provide a critical discussion of the importance of your chosen 3 topics for effective policing and the contribution each makes to the legitimacy of police within our community (see notes from step 4) 4) Conclude your work with a summary of the key points identified in your essay, with particularly reference to your findings from step 4 M A R K I N G CRITERIA FAIL 0-49% 0-14.9/30 PASS 50-64 % 15-19.4/30 CREDI T 65-74% 19.5-22. 4/30 DISTINCTI ON 75-84% 22.5-25.4/3 0 HIGH DISTINCT ION 85-100% 25.5-30/25 1. Ability to summarise the key issues raised in the academic literature which relate to the meaning of police legitimacy; why it is essential for policing and what can occur in terms of police-community relations if police legitimacy is not achieved. (6 marks) 2. Ability to identify and discuss the importance of any three of the following topics for effective policing; Discretion; Communication; Customer Service; Community policing; Procedural justice; Policing diverse communities. (6 marks) 3. Ability to critically discuss how each of the chosen th ree topics contribute to the legitimacy of police within our community (6 marks) 4. Ability to clearly express the arguments (free of spelling/ grammatical errors) and structure the work according to academic conventions (6 marks) 5. Ability to accurately reference in the body of the review essay AND in documenting the source material correctly in a reference list (6 marks)