Topic 1:Missing Child

Officer Susie Que is a rookie police officer, and her field training officer (FTO) is Corporal Billy Boswell. It is 2:15 a.m., and they receive a BOLO (Be On the Look Out) that a child was abducted 5 minutes ago from a house 10 blocks away from them. There were two men in a vehicle, and they apparently chloroformed the 2-year-old child. When the parents heard the commotion and came into the child's room, they saw through the window two men driving off.

There were not many cars on the road, and when Corporal Boswell saw two men in a car coming from the direction of the abduction, he pulled them over. He ordered both men out of the car and told Officer Que to pat down the driver while he patted down the passenger. Officer Que initially hesitated, but when the corporal told her to do it a second time, she did. Officer Que discovered a concealed gun. Corporal Boswell then ordered the driver to open the trunk, and when the driver refused, he told Officer Que to take the keys and open it. She did, and they discovered the child.

In the incident involving Officer Que and Corporal Boswell, do you feel either officer acted improperly? Give specific reasons to justify your answer. In your response, please consider each of the officer's roles in the incident and the information set they acted upon. What impacts were realized based upon their decision making?

Topic 2:Gratuities

What is a gratuity? What are the arguments for allowing gratuities? What are the arguments against allowing gratuities? If you were a chief of police, what type of policy (if any) would you have concerning gratuities?