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CJA/454 Malfunction Junction Case Study

This case study assignment explores legal issues and law enforcement strategies related to the Malfunction Junction incident.

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    MALFUNCTION JUNCTION 1 Malfunction Junction Case Study CJA/454 Many times in our communities the people within those communities have trouble getting along. This can come by their actions in social settings or in private settings but for whatever reason it is human nature to disagree. Often people disagree with how they feel a society should behave or how they should have to behave within the confines of that society. In order to protect the innocent people who live within that society laws were invented to protect them from those who would choose not to behave in a manner that society deems fit. As time has passed our law enforcement officers have changed and evolved to adapt to our society as it has changed and evolved. In this paper we will take a look into problems that could arise from traditional thinking officers and supervisors still working in the organization from the case study. We will use the seven elements of police organizational structure described in our chapter, and answer where it appears that this would be needed to reorganize an agency, and especially to accommodate COPPS. We will try to anticipate that the officers’ workload would be reduced or increased under the new COPPS strategy. We will attempt to explain different types of information that could be used to evaluate the progress of our communities policing initiatives. The use of the S.A.R.A. Process to approach the challenge The S.A.R.A. process is one that could be used to address any problem. S.A.R.A. stands for scanning, analysis, response, and assessment. These are put into place so

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    MALFUNCTION JUNCTION 2 that communities and police can combine resources to do their best to eliminate and/or reduce the problems that are found in their city. Scanning means to identify the problem that exists. Analysis means to learn the problem’s causes, scope, and effects. Response means acting to alleviate the problem. Assessment means to determine whether the response that was initiated worked. Each of these steps listed work together to attempt to try and solve problems. When you use the Scanning phase the members of the group describe the symptoms of the problem and review the important information. This would work in the fashion of describing the problem as specifically as possible. How the problem began. Which persons are affected by the problem? How you know a problem exists. Based on the information that you have gathered, you then create a hypothesis. You determine what you feel is causing the problem and you decide which part of the problem will create the most difficulty. In the phase for analysis the members will gather all of the data and information they can to better understand the factors that help create the problem. In order to do this the following questions are generally asked: Who is involved? What happens before the problem occurs? Where is the problem occurring? What else is happening or not happening while the problem occurs? What are the consequences? How often does this occur? Who is harmed? How will you gather and report data concerning the problem? What resources are available to help?

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