Police Officer as Sociologist
# Title Role of Police Officer
1 Cultural translator Police officer attempts to lessen misperceptions between parties and to build trust between them.
2 Peace publicist Police officer attempts to redirect resources to improve social life in a more efficient manner.
3 Assessor of novel ideas Police officer points out the pleasures gained by misconduct so that a better understanding of why people engage in conflict may be realized.
4 Defender of the language Police officer describes hurtful actions as they really are, without trying to sugarcoat them.
5 Thoughtful advocate Police officer lets the facts of the data speak for themselves (objective analysis).
6 Peace scholar Police officer performs a literature …show more content…
Because each individual on the community team has unique skills and performs special functions, each person’s contribution is essential for social success via interagency collaboration. In other words, organizations do not need to become one big melting pot. Instead, the team needs to resemble a mosaic. In the mosaic model, each organization retains and adds its own unique strengths to the team for overall success. This same argument applies to various team sports (e.g., football, baseball, soccer, hockey, basketball, …show more content…
In other words, the team is greater than any single player. In addition, the Duluth model promotes equal gender relationships and creates a means to end violence toward women and children (Rivett, & Rees, 2004).
The aim of the Duluth model is to generate a coordinated community response to change the legal system to better promote the health of society (Duluth Model, n.d.). The goal is to change the practice of local professionals so that they will work effectively together to promote the safety of individuals-in-need. In other words, the health of victims is the highest priority and offenders are required to receive treatment.
However, getting agencies to work together can be difficult. First, there may be communication problems. Agencies need to keep each other informed about the process so that the entire problem involving both victims and offenders can be addressed. Indeed, there must be a case manager to ensure that each agency is performing its function. Second, workers may put their personal agendas over that of the victims. Finally, the way each worker is rated on his or her performance review may affect how each person performs his or her duties. Thus, the agencies need to develop an overall plan that meets the model’s goal.
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