Memo
The audience for this policy memo is a senior local government official, who has executive authority to direct a law enforcement agency that is relevant to the subject at hand (e.g. police chief, sheriff, senior judge, director of parole and probation services). The executive is familiar with institutional details, but has a legal or practitioner background.
You must read both articles provided and answer the following questions in the memo:
- What is the “big” problem this paper addresses?
- What specific question does this paper seek to answer?
- What data do the authors use? What do they do with the data?
- What do the authors find?
- How do the findings change our understanding
of the “big” problem?
Must be in MLA format, no plagiarism, cite sources, 2-3 pages max.
Requirements: 2-3 pages max
Answer preview
The study on de-escalation training utilizes data from published and unpublished empirical assessments. Engel, McManus, and Herold, 2020 utilized the data from the systematic searches to define de-escalation training. Most of the empirical studies used did not present a definition that could be integrated into the research. Besides, the studies’ nature provides exploratory data; hence, a broad inclusion criterion was applied for eligible studies. They allowed all studies that assessed de-escalation training despite the level of scientific rigor or research design used. The data found in the other research was used to determine whether eligible studies met the causal order and had comparable control groups. Although 64 studies were identified, only three were deemed suitable in the systematic review (Engel, McManus, and Herold, 2020 pg no. 737).
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