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cjustice
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Posted: Tue Aug 19th, 2008 06:52 pm | 1st Post |
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All Union Institute and University Fall 2008
(Includes Session I, Session II and Semester Learners)
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Discuss how what you have learned thus far will impact your career. For those of you currently in government service, take the lead. Tell your future colleagues how you see what you are learning having a direct impact on what you are doing now. For those of you whose careers are yet in the future, how as what you have learned changed what you think about your potential career? Recall that you are to, at a minimum, make one original post, and then respond to one other person.
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jholtunion
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Posted: Fri Sep 26th, 2008 04:25 am | 2nd Post |
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| The most important thing that I've learned so far during my time in the class was the importance of organizational development and how it relates to my current profession. Learning the different methods of conflict resolutions has given me the tools needed to communicate with members of all ranks. I am able to recognize different leadership styles which helps me understand the role of leaders in my organization.
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jholtunion
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Posted: Fri Sep 26th, 2008 05:10 am | 3rd Post |
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| The classes that I'm currently taking made me realize how most departamental institutions coincide no matter how different their roles are from one another. I understand that sometimes diversity helps promote social integrity and that it helps accomplish the common goal might it be within an institution or the entirety of a community. These classes help me become aware of my aspirations regarding my profession if I choose to pursue it long-term.
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flimaunion
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 03:12 pm | 4th Post |
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John in response to your quote I like what you put down about Organizational Development you've learned the most from. Specifically different methods of conflict resolution and recognizing different leadership skills. There are so many things that we've learned from these classes that relate to PUA 402 and 450. In our Department a successful leader needs to be good at conflict resolution. Unfortunately we have more mediocre leaders than outstanding leaders.
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flimaunion
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Posted: Tue Sep 30th, 2008 03:18 pm | 5th Post |
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| I've learned so much from the classes thus far in Organizational Development and in Business. Government, and Society. I've been on the LAFD for over 16 years and have seen significant 'change' in our Department as it relates toOrganizational Development. The fact that we have a new Chief, old lawsuits from the prior Chief, along with additional internal and external forces have compelled the Department to change. As far as Business, Government , and Society I've enjoyed reading the history of successful and failed leadership over the years. I have four kids in school and I can relate some of the history I'm learning to my kids schooling and to my job on the LAFD. I have witnessed unethical decisions by high ranking chief officers on our Department and it has motivated me to get involved and help OD it or 'change it'.
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Calvin
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Posted: Fri Oct 3rd, 2008 07:17 am | 6th Post |
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The latest technology does not only impact my career in fact, it changes the way we handle things and solve problems in our field. It is because up to now, task likes patrolling in Iraq or Afghanistan, we still need to do that in person which means we actually need to send out a squad to walk around dangerous areas. However, by having the latest technology, what we can do is to send out an UAV, ULV to observe the surroundings, analyze the data, or even having a data interchange, and then take necessary actions. By doing so, we don’t need to send out those valuable lives to do something which can actually be done by latest technologies. When time goes by and technology moves further, we can actually have all the computers, servers get hooked up all over the world, gather and analyze information from battlefield, and only by a click; we can be combat support in a war thousand miles away, in returns it will decrease the number of troops and save soldiers life.
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cmuirunion.
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Posted: Sun Oct 5th, 2008 07:25 pm | 7th Post |
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| Technology is vital the being an truly effective law enforcement agency. The text clearly demonstrates that public safety is no longer just a bunch of people driving around in police cars. We must be open minded and adaptable to change as technology drives the future of law enforcement. Departments must put aside a substantial amount in their budgets or apply for multiple grants in order to equip themeslves with the right tools for the right job.
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cmuirunion.
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Posted: Mon Oct 6th, 2008 03:06 am | 8th Post |
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Technology has change dramatically since I first started 18 years ago. I remember the patrol car had a five channel radio, a shotgun, and a lightbar control box...that's it. Nowadays a patrol car is filled to capacity with electronic gizmos and contraptions including cameras, hundreds of radio frequency's including thos of allied agencies, video cameras, globa positioning, computers, and a cadre of other bells and whistles. That is just the patrol car, other technological advances in law enforcement are too many to list in a posting.
The key things is just to remembers that technology is vital and we must always adapt to understand it. The youth of today are raised surroundec by technology and it will only get better as time goes on.
Be flexible!!!
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teemason
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Posted: Sat Oct 11th, 2008 06:26 am | 9th Post |
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| I have learned that being professional is the key to success. The law enforcement field is always changing and I know from experience that knowledge is also very important because it can always be used to your advantage. The California Department of Corrections has started updating their technology within the last year or so, its actually amazing. We have been told that within the next five years, the department will fully be converted to computer systems.
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teemason
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Posted: Sat Oct 11th, 2008 06:43 am | 10th Post |
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| I also feel the same way about my department. I'm in limbo. I know ther has been a lot of unethical decisions that has been made by higher ranking staff. The comadre is no longer there. My department is very political and its not about helping people or rehabilitaiton. I dont know what its about.
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Calvin
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Posted: Tue Oct 14th, 2008 07:17 am | 11th Post |
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I mean I am just curious. Not only from my experience but also experience from my friends, family members, or people I know why we always have mediocre leaders in stead of those outstanding leaders. From my experience, those “mediocre” leaders are actually quite experienced and know about Organizational Development concept likes that. However, may be standing at different point of views, especially when cost kicking in, some of the outstanding leaders just become loss track, and they turn to one of those “mediocre” leaders. I believe there is no such thing as a perfect leader. However, I guess as a successful leader, when cost, turn over rate,…things like that come in; he or she has to be really careful about what the task or goal is. For example, cost is always the thing that we want to address to. However, it shouldn’t be always the case that cost is our first priority. It is because at most of the time those “mediocre” leaders just forget actually good or responsibility workers are our long-term asset, too. Therefore, as a successful/outstanding leader, he or she should not let the cost make he or she becomes a “mediocre” leader, but instead, he or she should set different criteria when making different type of decisions.
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jmadia-Davis2008
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Posted: Fri Nov 21st, 2008 11:36 pm | 12th Post |
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| For those of us that have worked in law enforcement over the last twenty years, it is clear that technology dominates our workplace more every year. The changes I've witnessed have been dramatic. This course takes all of the primary technology solutions that have become common and explains them in a user-friendly manner. This is invaluable for current and future supervisors that are or may supervise functions using technology. We don't always have the luxury of supervising functions that we worked at the line-level. Understanding the job functions, objectives and directing employees can hard enough in that situation. When those employees are using technology that we may or may not understand, the challenge is far greater. I have learned new information on technologies I thought I already understood and I have been exposed to new ones. Whether I'm using technology, training others to use it or supervising employees that utilize technology, the course has had a positive impact on my career and given me ideas to improve my agency.
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skuhn-davis2008
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Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 12:26 am | 13th Post |
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gwadedavis2008
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Posted: Sun Nov 23rd, 2008 12:01 am | 14th Post |
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| A single person working alone will accomplish only a miniscule amount of work compared to the amount that a team of people can accomplish. A leader must therefore constantly work at developing cohesiveness and cooperation amongst team members. Last edited on Sun Nov 23rd, 2008 12:05 am by gwadedavis2008
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jhartdavis2008
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Posted: Sun Nov 23rd, 2008 01:17 am | 15th Post |
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| This class has taught me about technolgies I thought I knew. It has opened my eyes more now as to how a computer actually works. When I came on 24 years ago, we had pencil and paper only, no cell phones, Laptop computers, no cad system, it was pretty much pin maps to locate crime. With life everything changes, including technology. It has been a godsend to have what we have now and I can only imagine what the future has for all of us. I am looking forward to the time we can actually have real time crime numbers, the current Compstat is still 24 to 72 hours behind depending if you work weekends. The book covers early technologies and should be updated soon, with todays computers and educated minds it is obsolete by the time we see it on the street. With CSI, Movies using futuristic crime analysis, it is only a matter time before we can actually predict crime and when and who will do it. Scarry Huh.................
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tmurrelldavis2008
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Posted: Sun Nov 23rd, 2008 10:44 pm | 16th Post |
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What I have learned is that I will always have to keep studying and learning to keep up with technology and the changes in law enforcement. Navigating the type and cost of new technology and weighing whether it will be obsolete or can be upgraded necessitates a strong grasp of the field.
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jmadia-Davis2008
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Posted: Mon Nov 24th, 2008 06:32 am | 17th Post |
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| Great point. We have to keep up with the rapid pace of the changes in technology. It is not enough to learn the basic concepts. It requires constant updates on your training.
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M.Marhaba2008
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Posted: Tue Nov 25th, 2008 03:44 am | 18th Post |
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The thing I have learned in this class that will most impact my career is the exposure to many different informational resources. I have also learned details about technology that I had no clue about. Knowing what resources are available is so important to solving problems and crimes. This class has taught me about other options in accomplishing those goals. I also found our lecture in the last class very interesting about Community Oriented Policing. Currently this strategy of policing is very popular in my police agency and highly promoted. Hearing an opposite perspective was good insight and gave me plenty to think about.
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M.Marhaba2008
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Posted: Tue Nov 25th, 2008 03:54 am | 19th Post |
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| I really agree with your post. As a supervisor it is very important to know the technology resources available and how to utilize them to insure your subordinates are thorough in their work product. It is also essential to keep updated with technology as well for the same reasons.
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tmurrelldavis2008
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Posted: Tue Nov 25th, 2008 03:58 am | 20th Post |
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| predict crime? minority report!
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