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Instructions |
Reflective Essay on Interview (1-2 page) |
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What did you learn from your interview?
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Did you gain new insights into the failures or break downs of various roles during this incident from a non-police perspective?
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What steps can be taken to rebuild the relationship between law enforcement and the community they serve?
· Students will conduct ONE interview with one of these suggested school employees: superintendent, principal, emergency manager, school resource officer, school teacher.
· This person will need to be screened and approved by the instructor.
Students will need to create a short request report answering the following questions for approval PRIOR to interviewing.
If students do not have access to school leadership, CID will connect them with an ISD volunteer.
· Interview Candidate Name, Current Employer, Title, and a brief Job description
· Reason(s) the Candidate is being considered for interview.
· Potential Learning Outcomes from interviewing this Candidate.
· This request must be submitted to the
Candidate Request Assignment
to be reviewed
PRIOR to conducting the interview.
Candidate Request
Capt. Carol Coates
Occupation: Rocky Ford Police Department Captain – Emergency Management coordinator
Reason considered for interview- Captain Coates has been an officer for many years and has a very blunt and honest delivery, therefore I will get the real information.
Potential Learning Outcomes– Rocky Ford is a small jurisdiction with a high crime rate and limited personal and financial resources. I would like to know what they would do if an incident occurred in their jurisdiction and what they are doing to prepare for a major incident like the Uvalde Incident.
YOU CAN ADD THINGS- This is just some general information –
2022 Population
3,850
2022 Poverty Rate
46.1%
022 Median Household Income
$31,418
In 2022, Rocky Ford, CO had a population of 3.85k people with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $31,418. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Rocky Ford, CO declined from 3,876 to 3,850, a −0.671% decrease and its median household income grew from $29,822 to $31,418, a 5.35% increase.
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What did you learn from your interview?
The administration is out of touch with the needs of the police department. The police department has not had a consistent chief for many years. There has been no one to advocate or lead the police department therefore they have fallen behind in many areas- poor pay and national police shortage keeps good officers from applying, when you are short staffed no one can go to training, with no training you make bad choices and then the community does not trust you.
OBSTACLES identified
Police Budget – 1.1 million includes everything
Police Dept- 1 capt, 1 SGT, 5 Officers (each has less than 4 years police experience)
School Buildings built in approx. the 70’s – Updated buildings and security needed.
Training of Officers needed Active Shooter – Police, Fire Dept, EMS.- get everyone on the same page- the response will be better and more lives saved.
Official training of citizens/ school employees
Equipment is needed- ballistic shields and helmets. Tactical vests, drones
Ways to help relationships with community-=
Community outreach/community policing that is meaningful
Empower the community get them to invest
Hire officers who are educated (they are less likely to have use of force and complaints) – therefore you must pay the officers competitively – have enough officer to have good response times
Consistent enforcement of the laws- with transparency
