Textbook:Introduction to Homeland Security: Policy, Organization, and Administration1st Edition, 2015Oliver, Marion, and HillJones & Bartlett Writing assignments are judged on the quality of the response in regard to the question. Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to writing assignments. However, students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit writing assignments that fall in the following ranges:•Undergraduate courses: 400 words per question. Citation StylesThe majority of your response should be your own original writing based on what you have learned from the textbook. However, students may also use outside materials if applicable. Be sure to provide a citation and a reference for any materials used, including the required textbook. The following points are designed to help you understand how to provide proper citations and references for your work:•Sources are listed in two places.•The first, a citation, is briefly listed within your answer. Thisincludes identifying information that directs the reader to your list of references at the end of your writing assignment.•The second, a reference, is at the end of your work in the list of references section.•All sources cited should follow APA style and provide enough identifying information so that the reader can access the original material

You have been assigned to incorporate community policing and engagement initiatives, such as those found in Chapter 14 of Community Policing Today, into the current departmental structure. You must include training in these new initiatives, as an ongoing function as well as for compliance and oversight.The first part of the assignment requires you to identify three specific initiatives to add to the department and then identify where they will fit into the organizational structure. Refer to the Police Department Organizational Structure [PPTX]. You will need to explain what type of training and support will be necessary for these initiatives.The second part of the assignment is to revamp the department’s recruitment and hiring process to attract and hire new officers who have the necessary traits to accomplish both the traditional policing function and the expanded community initiatives. Using the information from Chapter 12 of your Community Policing Today text, identify the important skills needed in these new officers and describe the process you will use to evaluate these skills.InstructionsWrite a 5–7 page paper in which you:Identify three specific community policing initiatives to add to the department.Determine what type of training and support will be necessary for each of these initiatives.Select where each initiative will fit into the organizational structure.Justify why these three initiatives will enhance the department's relationship with the community.Identify the important skills needed in recruiting new officers who can perform both traditional policing and the new community policing initiatives.Explain how you would evaluate and measure these traits and skills.Use five credible, relevant, and appropriate sources to support your writing. Cite each source listed on your source page at least once within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides. You may use Community Policing Today for one of your sources, but you must provide at least four additional sources to support your selected initiatives.This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:Propose a working business model for the police department of the future.

To successfully complete this assignment, you will need to:Refer to: The video, Psychology, Criminality, and Incarceration in America (30:19).The textbook readings for the first three weeks of the course.An Overview of the First Step Act. This resource provides a thumbnail description of 2018’s First Step Act. This Act's purpose is to: improve criminal justice outcomes, reduce the size of the Federal prison population, and to create mechanisms to maintain public safety.The First Step Act of 2018: An Overview [PDF]. This resource provides a more detailed overview of the First Step Act's effect on inmates and their families.Use the Strayer University Library to conduct research on the four functions of corrections. The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice library guide is a good place to start your research.According to your textbook, the United States has experienced a corrections explosion over the past 40 years, despite a decrease in serious crime during this same period. Consider statistics such as these. Since 1980, the:Number of people on probation has increased by nearly 300%.Prison population has increased by more than 400%.Federal imprisonment rate has increased 500% (Schmalleger, 2021).Even though we are in the midst of a period of mass incarceration in the United States, we know that incarceration doesn’t work. Consider this quote from the video, Psychology, Criminality, and Incarceration in America: "Prisons don't work. People do not get corrected in today's prisons. Convicts come out worse than when they went in and are even a greater threat to society than before" (Lary, 2010). The Bureau of Justice Statistics has evidence supporting this sentiment. The 2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism states an estimated:68% of released prisoners were arrested within 3 years.79% within 6 years.83% within 9 years (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2018).This assignment will give you the opportunity to:Explore the U.S. correctional system's role. Is it to punish those involved? Or is it to rehabilitate them?Consider the correctional system's current state in terms of punishment or rehabilitation.Analyze specific improvements that appear promising.InstructionsAfter reviewing the resources provided in the overview, you are to write a 2–3 page paper in which you:Distinguish among the four functions of corrections: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. Be sure to illustrate the distinctions with current and/or historical examples.Summarize the arguments for and criticisms of each of the four corrections functions.Explain the current state of each of the four corrections functions in the United States.Select a minimum of three corrections improvements included in the Psychology, Criminality, and Incarceration in America video that appear promising and explain why you think so.Use three sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate.Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment.Access the Strayer University Library or review library guides for help with research, writing, and citation.