foundation knowledge needed to understand the distinctive character and responsibilities of public sector administration in a democratic society.

skills and theoretical knowledge needed to redesign public sector organizations, staff and delivery systems; as well as develop an understanding of the importance of cooperative and collaboration across unit lines and with external and community partners.

foundation skills and abilities needed to address the essential issues of human resources management to build a strong and effective team in the public sector through: effective hiring, staff development, staff evaluation, staff discipline and performance correction and dismissal.

Should members of bureaucracies should resist unethical orders given from their superiors, or are they obligated to follow those orders to retain their legitimacy vis a vis the public?

For example: let's imagine a police officer who was overseeing a peaceful, legal protest was given orders by their sergeant to use force to disperse that protest. Should that office resist or disobey this unethical order (the right to peacefully protest is given in the First Amendment)? Or are you nervous about police officers disobeying orders?

Another example: the NYPD used to engage in a tactic called 'Stop and Frisk' in which members of the public where stopped absent reasonable suspicion, and partially on the basis of race. Should members of the NYPD have refused to engage in this tactic, even before a court ordered it ended? Seehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop-and-frisk_in_New_York_City(Links to an external site.)

Answer this question in 600-1200 words, drawing explicitly on the course readings. Consider how Thompson, Weber, Nass, and Arendt would answer this question in your paper. You should cite your uses of the readings for this class, and largely stick to the readings for this class.