CTU Unit 5 Memorandum From Chief of Police to Police Department

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For this assignment, you will revisit the general order (attached), and do the following:

  • Amend the general order to include caution, techniques, and skills authorized for use in obtaining statements from special populations (e.g., children, elderly, and the mentally challenged).
    • What special training, demeanor, and other conditions should be considered by the police department interviewers?
    • Do not forget about proposing possible themes on how to approach certain populations when seeking their information.
    • Read the literature, and do some scholarly research to develop your addendum to the earlier general order.

Your assignment should be submitted as a memorandum from the chief of police to the entire department as a supplement to the original general order. Your memorandum should include sections for the following special populations (at a minimum):

  • Children
  • The elderly
  • The mentally challenged

The high performer might also suggest other special populations to consider, if any.

Total 1250 - 1500 words

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Running head: GENERAL ORDER PROPOSAL General Order Proposal Student Name Colorado Technical University 1 GENERAL ORDER PROPOSAL 2 General Order Proposal The recent negative media coverage along with the resultant Community activist campaign directed at the police department has painted a negative image of the police department. It emerged due to the current interrogation techniques practiced at the detective’s bureau. As a result of this a general order will be formulated to address the current state of affairs. The general order will aim to discuss Miranda warnings and the waiver of rights form, the use of recording equipment, the taking of notes, the formulation of a plan and the access of information concerning the subject and the incident. Therefore it can be asserted that the creation of a general order will help in correcting the prevailing interrogation malpractice that has been reported at the police department, detective bureau. The first issue to be addressed is that of the issuance of Miranda warnings and abandonment of rights form. To improve the interrogation practice at the police department, it will become a mandatory requirement for there to be reading of Miranda rights to all the suspects. The legal and ethical considerations behind this directive are to offer the provision for the suspect to avoid self-incrimination (Law Info, n.d.). This rule was instituted by the Supreme Court that was meant to inform the suspects of their rights before any police questioning could be conducted. The next step will be that of the presentation of the waiver of rights form which will aim to protect the interrogators from any criminal liability as a result of the various interrogation techniques employed. The issuance of the waiver of rights form will be passed combined with the complete communication of the legal implications that the acceptance of this form will hold. The legal and the ethical considerations and implications behind the issuance of this form will be geared towards protecting the suspect from self-incrimination. Also to ensure GENERAL ORDER PROPOSAL 3 that the suspect is interrogated using the techniques that are in line with the contemporary legal regulations. The second method that will be used for improving the present interrogation practices in the police department will be that of using audio and video recording equipment. The idea behind the use of this equipment will be to ensure that the activities conducted during the interrogation were within the legal and ethical specifications. Many states, for example, the recent case of the State of Illinois required that all interrogations and interviews of homicide cases ought to be recorded (Reid, n.d.). This move will be vital in protecting the accused of illegal and unethical interrogation techniques. The legal and ethical considerations and implications of recording of the interrogation would offer the transparency and necessary hindrance that would help in protecting the suspects from illegal interrogation techniques that would harm their welfare and infringe on their rights. The third method that will be used is that of taking notes. This method will be vital in the recording of the events that ensued during the interrogation process. The taking of notes will help in maintaining an open, and transparent environment whereby all the activities that ensued in the interrogation are recorded with perfect detail (Law Info, n.d.). The legal and ethical implications of this activity are that it will help in protecting suspects from interrogation techniques that occur off the record and as a result, are not subject to judicial scrutiny. This will be an essential step in rebuilding the public perception of the police department that had been tainted due to the media coverage and mass activism that ensued due to the reports of interrogation misconduct. Fourth, the method proposed to help in improving the interrogation process is that of developing a plan. This method will aim to follow a detailed interrogation process that has been scientifically verified as being effective, and that is within the limits and bounds of legal and GENERAL ORDER PROPOSAL 4 ethical considerations. The method entails mentioning the various stages that take place during the interrogation and defining the various activities that will be conducted during these stages. It will aid in preventing the use of techniques that are illegal and unethical that may be brought about by an unstructured, and uncoordinated approach. Therefore a detailed plan will guide the interrogation process and will be essential in safeguarding the rights of the suspect. This move will help to improve the police department’s image and to restore public confidence in the institution. The fifth method that will be used to restructure the interrogation process is that of the proper acquisition of information regarding the subject and the incident. This step will help the bureau’s detectives to avoid erroneous confinement and interrogations of individuals who may be innocent and not implicated to the crime (Williamson, 1993). This is a necessary step in preventing the wrongful interrogation processes that would lower public confidence in the department and stain the image of the institution. Without the correct information about the subject and incident of the reported crime, the integrity of the interrogation process would be undercut. This would ultimately bring innocent convictions and the unjust treatment of innocent personages detached from the crime itself (Williamson, 1993). This move will help to reform the public image of the police department that had been damaged by the negative media coverage and community activist criticism that resulted from the illegal interrogation practices. In conclusion, recent negative media coverage and the resultant Community activist campaign directed at the police department that emerged due to the current interrogation techniques has prompted the devising of a general order that will help in correcting this tainted image. The general order will address several issues which are namely first the issuance of Miranda warnings and abandonment of rights form, second using audio and video recording GENERAL ORDER PROPOSAL 5 equipment, third method that will be used is that of taking notes, fourth is developing a plan, and fifth is the proper acquisition of information regarding the subject and the incident (Williamson, 1993). This five steps will form the general guidelines that will be necessary in the creation of a general order that will help that will help to rebuild the tarnished public image of the police department that occurred due to the misconduct in interrogations that were reported in the media. GENERAL ORDER PROPOSAL 6 References Law Info. (n.d.). Miranda Rights: The Who, What, Where, When and Why. Retrieved March 9, 2019, from https://resources.lawinfo.com/criminal-defense/miranda-rights-the-who-whatwhere-when-and-wh.html Reid, J. E. (n.d.). Electronic Recording of Interviews and Interrogations. Retrieved March 9, 2019, from http://policelink.monster.com/training/articles/1879-electronic-recording-ofinterviews-and-interrogations Williamson, T. M. (1993). From interrogation to investigative interviewing; strategic trends in police questioning. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 3(2), 89-99.
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Running Head: MEMORANDUM FROM CHIEF OF POLICE TO POLICE DEPARTMENT 1

MEMORANDUM FROM CHIEF OF POLICE TO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Student Name
Colorado Technical University
Name

MEMORANDUM FROM CHIEF OF POLICE TO POLICE DEPARTMENT

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Memorandum from the chief of police to the police department
The recent negative media coverage along with the resultant Community activist
campaign directed at the police department has painted a negative image of the police
department. It emerged due to the current interrogation techniques practiced at the detective's
bureau. As a result, the following memorandum has been prepared to give a general order will be
formulated to address the current state of affairs. The memorandum will aim to discuss Miranda
warnings and the waiver of rights form, the use of recording equipment, the taking of notes, the
formulation of a plan and the access of information concerning the subject and the incident.
Moreover, it will contain the techniques, skills, and precautions that ought to be employed when
interviewing special groups that include children, the elderly and the mentally ill. Therefore it
can be asserted that the formulation of this memorandum will be a critical step in improving the
interrogation practices and aid in correcting the prevailing interrogation malpractice that has
been reported at the police department, detective bureau.
The first issue to be addressed is that of the issuance of Miranda warnings and
abandonment of rights form. To improve the interrogation practice at the police department, it
will become a mandatory requirement for there to be reading of Miranda rights to all the
suspects. The legal and ethical considerations behind this directive are to offer the provision for
the suspect to avoid self-incrimination (Law Info, n.d.). This rule was instituted by the Supreme
Court that was meant to inform the suspects of their rights before any police questioning could
be conducted. The next step will be that of the presentation of the waiver of rights form which
will aim to protect the interrogators from any criminal liability as a result of the various
interrogation techniques employed. The issuance of the waiver of rights form will be passed
combined with the complete communication of the legal implications that the acceptance of this

MEMORANDUM FROM CHIEF OF POLICE TO POLICE DEPARTMENT

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form will hold. The legal and the ethical considerations and implications behind the issuance of
this form will be geared towards protecting the suspect from self-incrimination. Also to ensure
that the suspect is interrogated using the techniques that are in line with the contemporary legal
regulations.
The second method that will be used for improving the present interrogation practices in
the police department will be that of using audio and video recording equipment. The idea
behind the use of this equipment will be to ensure that the activities conducted during the
interrog...


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