You are the public information officer for a medium-sized metropolitan city police department. The police department is fictitious, but the geographical location will be in an environment that you select (i.e., New England, East Coast, West Coast, Gulf Coast, plains, mountains). You may have a border city with Mexico or Canada.

You have been tasked by the chief of police to explain the functions of the 5 levels of the police organization in your city. They include patrol operations, the investigative unit, command and staff section, the training division, and special teams. Your audience will be the newly elected city council. The chief expects you to put the department in a good light because upcoming budget considerations for the police department are being made by the city council next week.

There are a number of law-enforcement-related resources that are not found in academic journals that may be utilized as references in this assignment. It is critical that when you make a statement of fact in your presentation that you cite the reference you obtained the information from in the text of the paper, and that the reference is included in your reference page.

Describe the function and makeup of the patrol division. Explain the importance of patrol deployment and its function.

Assignment Guidelines

• Address the following in a white paper of 3–4 pages to the city council:
  • What is the function of the detective/investigative bureau? Explain.
    • Describe why they work in business attire instead of uniforms and what their function is.
  • What is the leadership role of the command and staff administration of the police department? Explain.
  • What is the function of the training division? Explain.
    • What are 2 methods that the training division uses to keep the police department safe from civil action? Explain in detail.
  • Select 2 special teams in the police department, and detail their roles in supporting the city police mission