Many criminal justice professions require candidates to possess strong oral and written communication skills. The essence of communication is the conveyance of a message from sender to receiver. Often times you will find that there is interference that may hinder your communication with the receiver. In the communication process, the parties involved engage in certain unconscious behaviors that direct the flow of communication. There is a step by step process that can be broken down into a communication model. The process begins with the sender. The sender of the message is the party who had an original idea to pass along. The sender breaks down the message into concepts that can be accepted by the receiver. Between the sender and …show more content…
The persuading style of communication involves information-sharing and acceptance techniques. Interviewing is an example of the persuading style. It is really a matter of a police officer is attempting to persuade someone to reveal information that may be against his or her best interests in a court of law. The problem-solving style of communication is a very beneficial and productive method. “Police officers attend crime watch meetings and community awareness meetings in an effort to resolve not only the problems with crime but also with situations that foster an atmosphere for criminal acts to occur” (COMMUNICATION: WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH, Chapter 1pg 7). The benefits of using different communication styles are the different responses that you get from each one. I believe that persuading style is one of the most effective because interrogation officers often get a witness to admits something that they never saw and get the accused to admit a crime that they may have not ever committed. One problem with the persuasive style of communication is that it is not always productive. Communication exists on two levels: verbal and nonverbal. The importance of communication styles in Law Enforcement Verbal communication is not only comprised of the spoken word but of the written word as well. Reports, memoranda, and directives are all vital to the transmittal of information within a law enforcement agency. Verbal communication is very important due to the many reports
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Communication is a two-way process that takes practice and time to be fully effective and is very important in every aspect our personal and professional lives. We communicate every day of our lives both verbally or nonverbally. The process of verbal communication is the exchanging information by transmitting an idea, send that idea, receive feedback, understand the idea and the feedback and provide feedback to the person who sent the message. The main components of communication are context, encoder, message, medium, decoder, and feedback. The context could be social, chronological, cultural, or physical. The individual sending the message will
The persuasion is an aspect of the intercultural communication. It is any ideas or action of telling someone to do what we belief. There are three styles of persuasion in differences cultural. There are quasilogical style, presentation style, and analogical style. The quailogical style of persuasion practices by among of Western culture. In this style, the preference is to use the fact and statistic from the expert as evidences. The persuader should connect the logical
The understanding of those barriers to which prevent information from being received can allow for better communication throughout the department.
Communication enables human beings to interact in a meaningful way. It is hence a vital component of coming up with the meanings of situations so as to derive the intended conclusions.
Communication involves the exchange of messages and is a process which all individuals participate in. Whether it is through spoken word, written word, non-verbal means or even silence, messages are constantly being exchanged between individuals or groups of people (Bach & Grant 2009). All behaviour has a message and communication is a process which individuals cannot avoid being involved with (Ellis et al 1995).
Formal communication is the channel that usually follows the chain of command. This chain is often ran by formal orders, detectives, and written memorandums. In the police organization these forms provide a sense of order and security. Using excessive or exclusive communications however have certain disadvantages. One disadvantage in strict adherence to formal channels can be both time and personnel consuming. Memorandums must be drafter carefully ad must go through the chain of command for endorsements and then must be forwarded to the correct personnel according to departmental policy. Another disadvantage of formal channels is what effect this can have on free flow of information. Using formal channels will require a written record and many people hesitate to put their thoughts in writing because they are intimidated, afraid of losing their job, etc., which restricts the flow of information. However, using formal communications makes it possible for the officers to receive new directives and information concerning crimes rather quickly. Formal communication is less confusing and establishes a paper trail for legal purposes, if the need arrives (Wallace & Roberson, 2009).
Communication is primarily an exchange of information, ideas, or thoughts. This paper will focus on the process of verbal and nonverbal communication as well as the components of each. It outline the formal and informal channels of criminal channels. This paper will also list the different barriers to effective communication within a criminal justice organization. Finally it will cover strategies that can be implemented to overcome communication barriers within criminal justice organizations.
It is my opinion that police training is very specific focusing on situational containment which involves quickly and forcefully apprehending criminal suspects. Although police training does include aspects of communication, the general intent is to establish authority over the person in question. This is done by communicating the impression of overwhelming force and aggression. I would contend that these two factors are the main principles of police training, whether it be verbal or physical interaction with the suspect. This approach is understandable for the law enforcement profession is fraught with danger and the
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This was a very short semester, but I did learn quite a few things. The chapters I was more interested on were 4-6. Chapter 4 dealt with communication skills which are a very important aspect in Law Enforcement without it we would be lost. Communication is the simple process of which information is transferred from one person to another. (Hess & Orthmann, 2012, pg. 103) Some people excel at it because they were born being very sociable, others have a hard time trying to get that message to others. Practice can fix this problem over time, so there won’t be any barriers or problems getting that message send in time to get the proper help fast. Next it was Chapter 5 this chapter described all the decision-making strategies, and problem-solving
This paper, will discuss the processes of verbal and nonverbal communication, including associated components of each, the differences between listening and hearing regarding communications. Also covered will be the formal and informal channels of communication that may be used within criminal justice organizations and implemented strategies used to overcome communication barriers therein. Verbal and nonverbal communication are the two main divisions of communication, and each specific realm deals with its own unique subject matters, symbols, behaviors, and processes.
Communication helps police officers get their jobs done behind the scenes. One way police officers communicate is through effective writing; it is communication that the public does not see, but it is still very important. The public does not see police officers filling out the stacks of paperwork inherent in their job, but nevertheless, this
Communication is important to most professions and human relations in general. When it comes to a career in the Criminal Justice field, you must have great communication skills. Possessing these skills can keep you out of bad situations, and might even save your life. Communication can be verbal or non-verbal and to be able to do your job well, you need to know how to overcome potential communication barriers.
Communication is an essential element in how police officers conduct their jobs without resorting to the use of force. (Cordner, 2016) When it comes to the selection process for an applicant with good communication skills, the method I would propose to use is discretion. Police officers deal with tense and dangerous situations on a daily basis, adding to the problems created by discretion. This means decisions often have to be made quickly, which in turn can place citizen's families, reputations, freedom and the worst case scenario, the civilian or the officer's life at stake. To put it mildly, it is extremely crucial as to if the officer can make a wise, intelligent and caring decision quickly. Such as the case with a police administrator.