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Learning Objectives

3-1:  Explain the importance of organizational structures in police departments

3-2:  List the duties typically associated with the operations division

3-3:  Describe the influence of Organizational Substructures, such as geography and scheduling, on the operations of police departments

3-4:  Explain a few strategies police organizations can use to handle change favourably

3-5:  Evaluate the extent to which police departments have become “militarized” and the implications of this

3-6:  Identify the pros and cons of collective bargaining in police organizations

3-7:  Describe the purported advantages of accreditation in the field of policing

Web Link 1
Ferguson and the militarization of America’s police 
Al-Jazeera story documents the use of military tools in Ferguson, Missouri.

1. What does this article reveal about police militarization in the U.S.?
2. How did the use of military tools and tactics affect the relationship between Ferguson residents and police?
3. Do you know of other examples of police using military tactics? What have been the outcomes?