CH 2 Personal Questions Assignment

Chapter 2: The History of the Police in America
Each student shall answer the following questions and prepare a one to two page typed document, and double spaced.  All questions are to be properly numbered.  DO NOT CUT AND  PASTE, use your own words.

Many claim that the police have become more militarized in the post-September 11th Era?  Do you agree?  Why?

Why it is important to study the history of policing in America?

As law enforcement agencies have traditionally not been demographically representative of the communities they serve, what can they do to recruit more minority applicants?

Police agencies must embrace technology in order to thrive. What new technologies can law enforcement agencies use to help them perform their duties better?