Essay Assignment Requirements ( I chose Atlanta PD as law enforcement not under federal review- open for suggestions)For each essay assignment there are goals and requirements that must be met in

Topic 1 Benchmark Assignment - Law Enforcement Organizational Culture

Assignment description and guidelines:

In this assignment you will evaluate the following aspects of a law enforcement agency.

1. Leadership

2. Mission

3. Overall Operational – System

4. Subgroups

5. Accountability

In order to successfully complete this assignment, please review the guidelines for completion listed below.

• Research and select a law enforcement organization that has not been under federal review.

• Compare/Contrast either the NOPD or the LAPD with the policing agency that has not been under federal review. To begin this process:

  • Review the consent decrees for the New Orleans Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department.

  • NOPD - http://www.nola.gov/getattachment/NOPD/About-Us/NOPD-Consent-Decree/NOPD-Consent-Decree-7-24-12.pdf/

  • LAPD - https://www.justice.gov/crt/us-v-city-los-angeles-consent-decree-introduction

  • Pay attention to the policing data and the annual master training plan reports.

  • http://www.nola.gov/nopd/nopd-consent-decree/

  • Review Chapter 2 in your textbook.

Write a 1,250-1,500-word essay in which you:

• Compare and contrast the policing agency under review with the agency you have chosen that is not under review.

  • Differentiate between the managerial skills in each agency. Discuss management skills in the group culture.

  • Describe the differences between the two departments that cause one to be under review and the other to not be under review.

  • Evaluate the behaviors and attitudes within each agency.

  • Examine the tasks that are delegated and the alignment with the organization’s mission statement.

  • Explain how law enforcement activities and documentation of each department were either in compliance or were non-compliant.

  • Explain what the department under review can learn from the department that is not under review.

• Analyze a subgroup within each of the two departments and compare the cultures of those two subgroups.

• Describe how specific aspects of each subgroup's culture contributes positively or negatively to the culture of the department as a whole.