A630.1.4.RB_StevensEric
In the video that I just watched I can clearly relate to some of the representations that the art showed. In both my present and past agency that I have worked for it showed a real representation of the video. An example from my past agency is when mobile computers were introduced into our patrol cars to give us access to immediate information that would better serve the needs of the officer. This new introduction of technology was a blessing for many of the younger officers including myself that would allow me to perform better at my job. I now had access to a system that would allow me to instantly run a check on a subject and have a photograph of a potential wanted person. This gained resistance from the older officers who said they performed the job for years without this technology and did the job with just as much effectiveness.
This in my mind was a perfect example of the video that I watched showing how law enforcement was evolving toward the future. The older officers were the pessimists who believed that things did not need to be changed. This change was frowned upon and resisted because these older officers had to learn a new tool in law enforcement. When the older officers realized that their resistance was not going to stop the movement of change these officers only accepted the change but not embraced it. They were now forced to move along with the movement with disgruntled attitudes.
The next concept that I can say that I have observed in law enforcement in my present agency was the sheriff came out with core values of the organization and a new vision statement. This was a concept which many felt would cause law enforcement officers to be handicapped in an increasingly violent city. The city of Jacksonville is the murder capital of the State of Florida based upon statistics compiled by the Florida Department of Law enforcement (FDLE). These new core values and vision statement stated in general that law enforcement should develop a community based policing attitude where the sheriff’s office relied on the citizens for help in combating crime. These ideals were resisted by officers because they felt the traditional tactics of policing were taken away and a kinder, gentler police force was asked to police the violent sections of the city/county. The same resistance was met where officers did not want to change and accept the perceived policing goals of the administration. Ultimately these changes were accepted because the need for the department as a whole had changed.
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