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Question: Write a narrative essay (minimum 1000 words) in which you address and discuss the questions and statements listed below. Use at least three scholarly sources and remember to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the READ and ATTEND sections in your essay. Include your in-text citations and list your sources in APA format at the end of your essay.

Describe the two basic units that exist in most police departments and what functions are performed by each unit.
Identify and discuss the five broad strategic or organizational approaches currently operating in contemporary policing. Explain how private security officers differ from public police officers. Summarize, in order of application, the four strategies used in the SARA model of problem-solving policing. Compare and contrast tactical and strategic intelligence and illustrate how they are derived through the intelligence cycle.
List the various methods of patrol that exist and identify which method(s) is/are most common and most effective. Why?
Critics argue that a rigorous selection process needlessly produces a smaller eligibility pool. Proponents maintain that more stringent guidelines will enhance how selected officers perceive themselves and how they will behave toward the public. Which position do you side with and why?
Suppose that the governor of your state appoints you to serve on a criminal justice task force that will deal with improving recruitment practices in law enforcement. What areas would you focus on? What changes would you recommend for implementation? Explain the basis for your responses.