Detective Casey Case

Introduction It seems like every time the news is on, one of the headlines is about a police shooting. Media coverage can go on for days, weeks even sometimes years covering these kinds of cases; however, most of the media’s coverage is based on the victim and their backstory. What seems to be left out of the news report is how the officer is handled by his own department following the devastating event. In this case regarding Detective Casey, it is as simple as his department failing him, in their lack of communication and empathy.
Question One The important concerns of this case are highlighted by Detective Casey’s department failing him when he did nothing wrong. The fact that after the shooting Detective Casey received minimal contact arguably when he needed it most in sense of validation is unacceptable. To have his worker’s compensation claim denied is also extremely concerning. Corruption is a word that is fair for this situation. The fact that the compensation attorney intentionally had given Detective Casey the wrong information regarding the timeline he had to make a decision of whether he would return to the force or not is extremely concerning.
Question Two A management communication practice
Communication(s) refers to an organization; as where communication refers to the individual. In this case there was no communication with Detective Casey the individual; instead the departments focus was more on the act of communications with organizations such as the public and the media and informing them about the case. If I was in the position of Detective Casey’s commanding officer, I would recognize that one of my detectives has been through a traumatic event. Therefore, I as the commanding officer would personally make sure Detective Casey was being treated fairly by all who were handling his case and I would be in constant contact with him as