grand canyon JSU515 week 3 Communities and Police Department Structure

n a paper of 1,250-1,500 words, address the following:

Define the need for policing within a community.

Describe the typical police department organizational structure and the officers' roles within that structure.

Choose two differing police department structures and explain how their communities/environments define their structure (e.g., large metropolitan versus small town).

Include such items as demographics, economic drivers, history, location, etc.

Provide a comparative analysis including concrete examples to further support your argument.

Your paper must be supported by four to five sources.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.