Topic: History of Policing
The essay should address the following questions:
What are your thoughts on the natural evolution or the natural changing nature of police responsibilities?
Do you believe that reforming and/or defunding are part of the natural changing nature of policing? Are they in a continuum of change instead of existing on opposite ends, as portrayed by the media and politicians? Explain
Do reforming and defunding ultimately have the same goal (i.e.: safer community, protection, etc.? Explain
Offered resources (use to your preference, though recommend to reference):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vgh-r_pPxQ – History of Policing (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9w841nrIBg – What does defunding the police really mean? (Video)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/what-happens-when-police-are-forced-to-reform/ – What happens when police are forced to reform? (Article)
https://youtu.be/0nUMi622nAI – Reforming the police (Video)
Rubric below:
Explanation of the issues
4 pts
Context and Assumptions
4 pts
Position (Perspective, thesis, hypothesis)
4 pts
Organization (Following the structure of a traditional essay)
4 pts
Mechanics, Convention, Syntax (Grammar, language, word choice)
4 pts
Required formatting (Minimum word requirement)
4 pts
Total:
24 pts
Note: It would be appreciated if the reflection taken was in support of Policing.