Reference no: EM133618210
Assignment:
There are several scientific studies that have been done and reported on in regard to time factors, thought processing and bodily movements. All of these items effect how the use of force looks and what the final results are. Why is society apparently unwilling to accept scientific findings in regard to police use of force and the dynamics involved in a use of force situation?
Why does the news media blow such incidents out of proportion before they know any facts?
Why are so many "academics" so apparently willing to judge against Law Enforcement without critical thinking?
When the facts of an incident are provided why are we as a society so cynical and doubt the truth of them?
How is the current narrative against the police negatively affecting society as a whole?
How is the current narrative against the police affecting how police work is being conducted?
Is the current narrative causing the loss of good officers from the profession?
What has changed in the last 5 or so years that has caused the policing profession to go from a very high approval rating to a very low and dismal approval rating with the public?
What can Law Enforcement do better to relate positively to the community and once again gain their trust?
What can the Community do better to relate positively to Law Enforcement and mitigate officers beliefs that they are "hanged if I do, and hanged if I don't"?