CJ 790 1-3 Journal: Topic SelectionFor this assignment, you will read the two scenarios provided for your capstone project and then select one scenario and one of the provided cities to research. You
Cities I select from the following list:
Oakland, CA
Scenario A: Law Enforcement
You are in a leadership position in a fictitious organization located in the city you selected. The Woke field Police Department is the fictitious police department in your selected city. This police department has been thriving for a long time, but due to the recent rise in scrutiny of the police, morale among employees has dropped. The drop in morale has led to numerous issues in the department. The Woke field Police Department has 196 officers, and its jurisdiction spans 22 square miles. The Woke field Police Department receives funding from the city and is allotted an annual budget of $40 million. The department typically accumulates an additional $1.5 million from grants and forfeitures from the previous fiscal year, for a total budget of $41.5 million. The bulk of the budget is spent in two main areas: employee benefits and salaries. Employee benefits account for $15 million of the annual budget, whereas salaries and wages account for $20 million of the annual budget.
The department has currently maximized its spending because of a lack of forfeitures and grants due to a decrease in officer productivity. The forfeiture revenue dropped $500,000 from the previous fiscal year, and this has left little to no funding for personnel items and benefits such as new vehicles, department maintenance, and training opportunities for road patrol officers. You are a recently promoted lieutenant within the Woke field Police Department. As a lieutenant, your job is to supervise, plan, and coordinate the operations and planning of law enforcement activities, including the role of watch commander. You will provide a strategic planning proposal to the chief of police that will solve an external issue occurring in the city while also considering the internal issues occurring within the organization.
The Woke field Police Department’s mission statement is the following:
To commit to a high level of police services and protection for the citizens of Woke field through the early detection and reduction of crime, an organization of concerned professionals will provide realistic services to the surrounding community in a caring, empathetic, and sensitive manner. The Woke field Police Department will encourage positivity while protecting life and property within the city of Woke field.
