400-600 word thread answering the Discussion Board question assigned from the readings. Threads require a minimum of 3 properly formatted citations. 1 being a Biblical reference.

Topic: Increasing the minority applicant pool

• Why is it important for law enforcement agencies to have a diverse work force?
• What are benefits from having a diverse police presence?
• What are intentional actions that police leaders can take to increase minority applicants?
• What are the organizational culture issues that need to be resolved prior to having a truly diverse force?

250–400-word reply to 2 classmate’s threads. Each reply requires a minimum of 1 properly formatted citation. Each reply must be completed by you, the individual student. Additionally, each thread and reply must reflect a solid Christian Worldview through the use of at least 1 Holy Bible reference.

Responding to a classmate’s thread requires both the addition of new ideas and analysis. A particular point made by the classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in order to move the conversation forward. Thus, the reply is a rigorous assignment that requires you to build upon the thread to develop deeper and more thorough discussion of the ideas introduced. As such, replies that merely affirm, restate, or unprofessionally quarrel with the previous thread(s) and fail to make a valuable, substantive contribution to the discussion will receive appropriate point deductions