Race and Prejudice Summative Assessment Option 1: Police Chief Role-Playing

You are the police chief in a small town that just experienced a police killing of an innocent, unarmed Black man. The community is calling upon you to make serious reforms in your department to prevent future situations like this from occurring. Write a persuasive letter of 500 words to the officers in your department implementing two specific policies or reforms. Address the following in your letter:

What reforms or policies are you proposing?

Why are these reforms necessary?

How will these policies or reforms help prevent these situations in the future?

What do you expect your officers to do as they implement these policies or reforms?

How will these policies or reforms change the way your officers interact with the public?