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Conduct research on the impact police liability has on law enforcement policies and procedures through the Internet and the Ashford Online Library. Then, based upon the assigned readings and your own research, discuss the following:

How are these types of policies and procedures, which limit liability, developed within departments?

Research and analyze two (2) statutes (state or federal) addressing law enforcement liability and/or their ability to conduct law enforcement activities.

Assess two (2) available options for limiting the department or agency's liability.

How would these options affect law enforcement effectiveness?

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.

Based on Overweight Officer Returned to Work (Links to an external site.) and this week's assigned readings, discuss the importance of physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle as a law enforcement officer. In your discussion, address the following:

Why is physical fitness important in a police officer's development and subsequent career?

What restrictions in training objectives would an overweight police officer encounter in weaponless self-defense and martial arts training within a police academy?

What regulations are imposed on police agencies with regard to physical fitness requirements after completion of initial training?

What civil liability, if any, does the agency face if an officer does not maintain a level of physical fitness required of a situation where significant injury or death occurs to a civilian or fellow officer as a direct result of the officer's level of fitness?

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.