Walker began the text with the notion that police were in a state of “National Crisis� and in need of new strategies to improve public trust and legitimacy. At the end of our journey, Walker identifies a number of recent “best practices� in policing as the foundation for a “New Conversation� about police reform. He presents a “roadmap for the future� of police reform around principles, policies and practices. These three terms are identified as necessary to achieve professional, respectful and lawful policing.
For the final essay, select one practice from each of Walker’s three areas–principles, policies, and practice–and discuss how each may impact the future of police accountability and reform. Provide the reader an in-depth, comprehensive analysis of each best practice. Consider the strengths and weaknesses of each of the three practices. Will the practice have limited success as many of the past or will the practice endure the challenges of an undetermined future?
Use information from the text and independent research for your topics. Make sure to include examples from agencies in your discussion. You should include at least 5 outside sources.
Your essay should be free of grammatical and spelling errors, and resources must be cited properly using APA-style in-text citations. Additional formatting requirements are as follows:
- Times New Roman 12 pt font
- Double spaced with no extra spacing (between paragraphs, lines, pages, etc.)
- 1 inch margins on all sides
- Title Page
- Reference Page, using APA Style, 6th edition
- At least 5 outside sources
- 8 – 10 pages, excluding Title and Reference pages