By observing others - consciously understanding how communicationoccurs - you willthink about how you communicate and bemore aware of the messages you send.

Go to "Interpersonal Communication Skills" Links to an external site.

Read the main article, and follow additional links on the web page for further reading of your interest.

Answer the following questions in approximately half a page per question:

• How can elements of interpersonal communication affect the interaction between police officers and citizens?
• Consider a scenario in which you respond to a citizen report for a burglary. The citizen is distraught and is questioning why police are never around when you need them. How can you interpret/respond to this situation using what you know about personal communication?
• Noise has a special meaning incommunication theory. Give an example of a time when noise affected...how can this be explained according to communication theory?

Take the Jung Typology Test Links to an external site. And obtain your 4-letter formula according to Carl Jung's and Isabel Briggs Myers' typology.

The Jung Typology Test is a free tool to identify how people see the world and make decisions. Most police departments use this test in the application process.

Respond to the following prompts in approximately half a page per prompt:

• Identify your personality trait and summarize what you agree and disagree with about the findings.
• Based on your Jung Typology Test results, identify your personality type and discuss how it can impact your job as a criminal justice professional. Do the results concern or encourage you?