guidingprinciples1-1.pdf Pages 79-87

While this document addresses police use of force, the decision-making model on page 81 applies to decisions in daily life. This week, you will give an example of how you can personally use this model to make your own decisions. In place of "Consider police powers and agency policy," substitute "What is my authority (workplace vs. personal life), rights, and responsibility?"

Some examples of decisions include: should I drive to work/school in bad weather? I have a sore throat and congestion. Should I go to work/school? I have a relative with a seizure disorder who continues to drive despite medical advice. What should I do? The PERF decision-making model can be applied to each of these scenarios.

This week, you will write about a non-law enforcement problem and apply the PERF decision-making model. Describe the issue and summarize how you can use each of the six boxes.