Effective Communication Strategies for Law Enforcement Officers

School: Southern New Hampshire University - Course: CJ 205 - Subject: Accounting

CJ 205 Module Three Practice Activity Template Crafting Communications Joshua Kinsey Module 3-1: Crafting Communications September 17, 2022 SNHU DR. Fruchtman NumberOriginal CommunicationCommunication MistakeNew Communication ExampleAn officer is negotiating with a suicidal subject.The officer tells the subject "Go ahead. You're not going to do it anyway." "Go ahead. You're not going to do it anyway.""I am Officer [name]. Can we talk about this?" 1A patrol unit is dispatched after a 911 call inwhich a concerned citizen related she observedtwo Middle Eastern-looking males pull into agas station and park in the rear of the building. They exited their vehicle and took out what appeared to be "rugs." After the rugs were laid out, the men knelt on them and began kissing the ground. Officers observed the behavior upon arrival and approached the men to ask what they were doing. The men, who quickly became agitated, stated, "Couldn't you hear us? We were only praying!" One officer then stated, "You're speaking another language. For all I know you just said, 'SEE THOSE OFFICERS OVER THERE? LET'S KILL THEM!'" The men now demand that a supervisor respond to the scene."For all I know you just said, 'SEE THOSEOFFICERS OVER THERE? LET'S KILL THEM!'""I am Officer Kinsey. You were speaking another language that we couldn't understand, can you explain to use what is going on?"

NumberOriginal CommunicationCommunication MistakeNew Communication 2Tweet from the director of the Chicago PoliceOffice of Communication and News Affairs:"CPD investigating several incidents followingfireworks at Navy Pier. Reports of a shootingare not accurate. A man punctured his leg afterrunning into a table, 3 were stabbed followingan altercation on the pier & 16 people arehospitalized after being trampled during the exit." "CPD investigating several incidents followingfireworks at Navy Pier. Reports of a shootingare not accurate. A man punctured his leg afterrunning into a table, 3 were stabbed followingan altercation on the pier & 16 people arehospitalized after being trampled during the exit." "CPD is currently investigating several incidents following fireworks at Navy Pier. The reports of a shooting are not accurate. 20 individuals are been seen for various injuries as a result of the fireworks incident at Navy Pier." 3Officers respond to a call of a stolen vehicle(license plate #CJ20500, black 2011 4-doorHonda Civic). When they arrive, the femalevictim (Jane Doe) tells the officers that she gothome from work at 5:15 p.m. and legally parked her vehicle directly in front of her apartment building located at 555 W. University St. When she went to leave for work the following morning around 7:00 a.m., the vehicle was gone. There are no witnesses. Their report simply states, "Mrs. Doe got home from work at 1715 hours and parked her car in the apartment. When she went to leave for work the next morning it was gone." Their report simply states, "Mrs. Doe got homefrom work at 1715 hours and parked her car inthe apartment. When she went to leave forwork the next morning it was gone."Their report stated, "Mrs. Doe stated that she parked her vehicle in front of her apartment building [Insert Address here] at 17:15 hours when she got home.