Write a 3-5-page blog post that explains how individual perceptions of power can create conflict situations
between law enforcement and members of a community. Use the relational theory of power to explain how
perceptions affect the ability to resolve conflict. Then, identify a conflict resolution strategy and predict the
outcome.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
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Competency 1: Identify variables within structures or institutions that can promote conflict. -Describe the factors
that contribute to conflict between law enforcement and members of a community.
Competency 2: Apply theoretical perspectives on conflict. -Use the relational theory of power to explain how
perceptions of power interfere with the ability to resolve conflict.
Competency 3: Apply appropriate strategies to reduce or resolve conflicts. Identify conflict resolution strategies
for law enforcement—community conflicts.
Competency 4: Analyze the impact of conflict on relationship building in face-to-face, virtual, cyber, and group
communication. Explain how perceptions of power contribute to conflict situations.
Competency 5: Evaluate the outcome of proposed strategies of conflict resolution. Determine the outcome of a
conflict resolution strategy.
Suppose you are an active member of a community blog site that focuses on current events. The administrator
of the blog has contacted you and asked you to write a blog on recent national events involving law enforcement
agencies. The title of the blog is to be "Conflict and Power."
Preparation
Search the Capella library and the Internet to locate resources that address the dynamics of power and conflict
(in particular, with relation to law enforcement), the relational theory of power, perceptions of power, and how
things such as gender, culture, and ethnicity can affect that perception.
Requirements
Complete the following:
Describe the factors or conditions that contribute to conflict situations between law enforcement and citizens.
Explain how perceptions of power may contribute to conflict situations between law enforcement and members
of a community. Be sure you consider the perceptions of both the police and individual citizens.
Use the relational theory of power to explain how perceptions of power affect the ability to resolve police—
community conflict.
Identify strategies you believe might be effective in reducing or resolving conflicts between police and
communities.
Choose one strategy and determine the likely outcome.
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