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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: MEMORANDUM FROM CHIEF OF POLICE TO POLICE DEPARTMENT 1
MEMORANDUM FROM CHIEF OF POLICE TO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Student Name
Colorado Technical University
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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...