Dynamics in Police Force Progress Presentation

Introduction

The power point presentation forming the basis on which this personal reflection is done; is about progress the police force has made in the UK in the past 2 decades in various aspects of their operation. The developments made are as a result of the need to achieve effectiveness (Grossman et al, 2017). Our group consisted of 6 members (edit appropriately). We did an intensive and extensive research on the topic and structured notes which have been compressed into the Power Point presentation. We explored and implemented various research and study methods which are explained in the body. We mustered teamwork and group dynamics to achieve the best work. The analysis of what we did revolves around it.

We understood the significance of the virtue of loyalty. Loyalty as one of the tenets of group dynamics is important. We knew that once we saw and appreciated the value of our group, attached loyalty to it; we had a far greater motivation to succeed. Consequently, we stood a higher chance of turning in the best instance of the work required of us. One major drawback to this analysis method group dynamics is that we had no say in what behavioral component of each member we desired. As such, we really had no choice on the type of members we were bundled together with. We had to find a way to see the best in each other and work together (McEwan et al, 2017).

The second stage was Storming in which is characterized by a more casual sub-grouping within the group by trying to find partners with same attributes. We then began in-depth sharing. Thus was to find our bearings in the group and find the best path of progress thereafter. Of course, the imminent fear of wanting to control the group was confirmed when two sub-groups who thought that they had found their bearing were involved in a conflict. The third group was a little slow in grasping what was required of us and voiced their concern (Bell et al, 2018).

The third stage was Norming which is always characterized by more concern for what is needed and that has been done. The third sub-group, whose members had little clue of how we would go about the task came out as the voice of reason. They challenged the others who had understood to mind the deadline ahead so that work may be done and submitted in time. They reprimanded them for the conflict and requested them to catch them up on developments they had found in the storming phase. Tension cooled off. Each sub-group whose members understood the question contributed one person to help coordinate the discussion. Explaining the tasks in details helped bring everyone at par and feel included. This fostered a sense of belonging. Now with some leadership in place, we designed norms that would help in effective running of the group. Norming stage was effective (Dinh & Salas, 2017).

In the performing stage, it is very important to recap that all the members were actively involved in the assignment. We made it clear that the leadership were nothing more than coordinators. This would help create harmony of functions and save time in the process. Leaders could not veto any guidelines without input of everyone (Forsyth, 2018). In other words, they were regarded as equals who could be confronted and challenged with facts. With constant collaboration with the lecturer based on our findings, we did not hesitate to redefine our objectives or operation norms to achieve the ones we already had. In this stage, we were actually doing what we had set out to do. We found out most of the reforms and therefore, performing stage was a success (Pham, 2017).

The first four stages involved a series of conflicts and conflict resolutions. They drew members closer and further; back and forth (Lacerenza et al, 2018). Such like experiences have a huge impact on the Adjourning phase. We were glad about the quality of work we had done and the insight we had gained into the working of police reforms in the last two decades. The conflicts we had had in the latter stages were objective and were always resolved amicably and had no negative bearing on the terms of our parting. We cannot say that the first conflict in the storming stage really had an impact on the parting status. This was the adjourning stage (Carroll et al, 2017).

Our task group was charged with compiling a report on how the police have become more professional by reviewing the of police leadership and training. Our group had 6 members, who actively participated in the task. The leadership in close consultation with members found a way of establishing relevant talents of members and delegating specific objectives. We remember that delegation helped us cover the project faster compared to other groups in the class. The leaders understood the concepts of division of labor and specialization. The member with the fastest typing speed was documenting every step of the discussion (Carter et al, 2015). After, we being delegated different responsibilities, each member went ahead and did a thorough research and made comprehensive notes which they came to the group discussion with. Here, the final step of assessing suitability of information gathered to establish coherence of thoughts and reliability of sources used was done (Chin, 2015).

The Power point presentation is a brief summary of the work we did summarized into main points. We drew greatly from Neyroud P. (2011) Review of Police Leadership and Training London.

Police reforms and effectiveness of their progress is a wide field of academia. We chose to sub-divide the topic and address various aspects separately. We did new police legislations, introduction of austerity measures (and relationship when adjusted to capture inflation.), gross police revenue spending, strength associated with the police force, issues of police accountability, the reliability and integrity of the police complaints system and force structure. There is a breakdown of the positions of some parties when it comes to police reforms legislation. This approach helps paint a clear picture of plight of the police from various players (Kerns, 2019).

Adoption of collective framework for learning and career development is included in the Power point presentation. The task group wants to highlight the significance police administration is attaching to this undertaking. We felt that including more savvy officers is a move by the administration to keep advanced criminal masterminds in check. This and Increase in partnerships between the police, private practice and learning institutions are closely related as they help improve experience of the police officers (Planas-Lladó et al, 2018).Together, these points were addressed by the same member. Delegating related points to the same member reduces chances of redundancy. Also, it helps sustain a healthy flow of thoughts. Sometimes, the progresses made were so rapid that some changes involve more than one step of advances. The inclusion of PCCs in the new stricter police complaint system was proposed with plans to do away with IPCC. It was implemented but shortly faulted and later called a “failed experiment” by report compiled by Independent Commission on policing. As a result; Green Party, Labour and Liberal Democrats have pledged to do away with them. Local Police Boards was proposed by the Liberal Democrats as favorable replacement (McLeod & Herrington, 2016).

As none was offered, the task group could not find an explanation as to why Structure of the police force has faced challenges and threats that stopped it from being changed by way of top-down mergers in positions. It faced strong opposition when proposed by Prime Ministers Theresa May and Cameron despite being cost effective. The task group saw it very important to include this development because of statements by some former top police officers who proclaimed that resources as previously allocated have been significantly drained. The resources which are getting limited with time have a large part to play in police reforms. Police funding is from varied sources and even then, they cannot suffice needs of the police. This necessitates austerity measures. Note that as an austerity measure, spending has dropped by 8% which jumps to 14% when inflation is factored in (Hough & Stanko, 2018). Continue your journey with our comprehensive guide to Left Realism in Explaining Crime and Deviance.

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