The assignment (12 pages):

• Evaluate the impact of diversity training by forensic psychology professionalss pecifically, respond to the difference it can make and evaluate its value.
• Analyze how the provision of diversity training impacts the police department as a whole. Be specific and provide examples.
• Support your responses with references to the Learning Resources and the research literature.
  

Learning Resources

Readings

• Course Text: Psychology and Policing
  • Chapter 3, “Recruitment, Selection and Training”
• Book Excerpt: Rostow, C. D., & Davis, R. D. (2004). Defining the fitness-for-duty evaluation. In C. D. Rostow & R. D. Davis (Eds.), Handbook for psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations in law enforcement (pp. 6571). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
• Article: Coderoni, G. R. (2002). The relationship between multicultural training for police and effective law enforcement. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 71(11), 1618. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Article: Love, K. G., & DeArmond, S. (2007). The validity of assessment center ratings and 16 PF personality trait scores in police sergeant promotions: A case of incremental validity. Public Personnel Management, 36(1), 21-32. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Article: McGrath, R., & Guller, M. (2009). Concurrent validity of the candidate and officer personnel survey (COPS). International Journal of Police Science and Management, 11(2), 150159. (Review from Week 2). Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Article: Simmers, K. D., Bowers, T. G., & Ruiz, J. M. (2003). Pre-employment psychological testing of police officers: The MMPI and the IPI as predictors of performance. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 5(4), 277294. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Article: Steinheider, B., Wuestewald, T., & Bayerl, P. (2006). The effects of participative management on employee commitment, productivity, and community satisfaction in a police agency. Conference Papers-International Communication Association, 142. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Article: Wang, Y. R. (2006). Does community policing motivate officers at work and how? International Journal of Police Science & Management, 8(1), 6777. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Article: White, M. D., & Escobar, G. (2008). Making good cops in the twenty-first century: Emerging issues for the effective recruitment, selection and training of police in the United States and abroad. International Review of Law Computers & Technology, 22(12), 119134. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Government Document: U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Facts about the Americans with disabilities act. Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-ada.html

For this assignment, review this weeks Learning Resources. Then search the Internet to educate yourself on the concepts behind developing a professional Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Also, refer to the Walden Writing Center with regard to APA formatting for PowerPoint presentations (http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). Finally, review a variety of online stress management presentations to determine what types of activities you would like to include and the best way to present those activities to your chosen population.   

The Assignment (1625 slides)

• Create a PowerPoint presentation of the stress management techniques you developed in Week 5 for the population you selected in Week 3. In 1625 slides, your PowerPoint presentation should:
  • Describe the relationship between stress and health
  • Explain the influence stress might have on the health of your chosen population
  • Describe the stress management techniques you selected for your Week 5 stress management handouts
  • Explain how to apply the stress management techniques you are presenting
  • Explain how and why these techniques work for your chosen population and the common stressors they face
  • Describe tips on how to successfully incorporate these techniques into the lives of your chosen population