Journal entry

Your assignment is to submit a Critical Thinking Journal entry on the topic below. Based on the nature of this topic, it is anticipated that a thorough examination will result in approximately 600-800 words for your initial entry (do not submit as an attachment).

This specific Journal entry does not need to be in APA format, however your in-text citations and source citations must adhere to APA formatting standards. Please make sure that you are meeting all of the requirements outlined in the Critical Thinking Journal Instructions to be considered for credit.
Initial Journal Entry:

 

Much of what we know about police-citizen interactions comes from media reports, which many believe are sensationalized to boost ratings. These interactions are an important component of community accountability and engagement, therefore we should carefully analyze actual statistics, and determine the accuracy of media coverage.
Click on the link below to interpret data provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2018 – Statistical Tables, and address each of the following issues.
Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2018 – Statistical Tables (ojp.gov)

Based on your readings and research, address the following issues:
Provide a comprehensive overview of the data presented from the context of police-community relations. Use actual data references in your response.

Do not copy and paste data tables in your postings.
Based on your findings, do you believe that the media portrayal of police-citizen encounters is accurate? Explain and support your position.
Aside from the data provided above, you must utilize at least one (1) additional source, specifically related to media coverage of police encounters.
Be sure to provide source citations where applicable.
Discussion Board
For your Course Summary Assignment, provide the following information by attaching it as a .docx file.
This course summary assignment is an opportunity for you to provide substantive reflections and insights, as well as address some specific points about the material covered in this course.
The format and style in which you present your information are up to you, as long as it is coherent and logical. There is not a minimum or maximum length, but an expectation that your submissions will be thorough, yet concise, utilizing proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Although there may not be a right or wrong answer to the topics, I will be looking for the thoroughness and depth of your posting, the contextualized application of the material to the real world, and how well you present your information.

Provide substantive reflections and insights about what you learned in this course from your readings/videos, journal postings, peer discussions, and written assignments, relating them to your personal and professional beliefs and experiences.
Don’t simply repeat your postings or provide an overview of all of the course material or an account of your time spent learning. Think more abstractly about how the course expanded your knowledge of the subject matter and the value of the experience.
Submit a brief summary of one specific learning object in this course (i.e.

Discussion, Critical Thinking Journal, Written Assignment, Project, etc.) in which you learned something significant, practical, and useful that you did not know or completely understand prior to your research and submission.

Identify what that particular element was, why you chose it, and how it can be incorporated into a real-life situation or environment.
Discuss any additional thoughts, reflections, and introspects that you have about the material in this course.

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