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Learning Objectives

2-1:  Identify the influence of English roots of policing on American policing

2-2:  Describe the influence of technology on the evolution of early American policing

2-3:  Summarize the issues facing policing during the Political Era

2-4:  Explain the effect on policing of the changes implemented during the Reform Era

2-5:  Describe the relationship between the social upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s and the increased emphasis on research on police effectiveness

2-6:  Identify aspects of the community policing model and problem-oriented policing

2-7:  Evaluate at least three contemporary policing strategies in terms of their effectiveness

2-8:  Describe the challenges facing contemporary police departments

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How Katrina Sparked Reform in a Troubled Police Department
This Atlantic article analyzes how NOPD was filled with corruption and is now evolving into a reformed police department following a DOJ investigation.

1. What does this article reveal about consent decrees, accountability, and oversight for police departments?
2. How can other police departments in need of reform adopt tactics used to reform NOPD?

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President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing Recommendations 
This Department of Justice letter documents the findings and recommendations of the recently-established President's Task Force on 21^st Century Policing

1. Why was the President's Task Force on 21^st Century Policing created?
2. How can the Department of Justice support implementation of these recommendations on a local level?
3. What do you think the outcomes of the recommendations will be? What opportunities and challenges might police departments face?