Inclusion and Diversity

Question 1

You are in Johnson County in the deep South. The Sheriff, Jim Jones has had a murder, and the FBI has come in to claim jurisdiction. It appears that this suspected perpetrator is a serial killer who has been crossing state lines. Sheriff Jones has a force of all Caucasian officers. He is also known for his propensity to denigrate minorities. The FBI force consists of Caucasian officers, Asian-American officers and African-American officers. The lead investigator is of Asian descent. Sheriff Jones has to work hand-in-hand with this lead investigator. He has shown that he is not happy about the situation.

Assignment Guidelines

• Address the following in 3–4 pages:
  • What effect would this have on his leadership role with his officers? Explain.
  • What effect would this have on his interaction with another agency? Explain.
  • Would this have an effect on community relations and cooperation with the community with the FBI? Explain.
  • If this attitude continued and Sheriff Jones held back pertinent information from the FBI that caused the perpetrator to flee the area, would this behavior cause moral problems within Sheriff Jones’ department? Why?
    • How would it have an effect on the officers?

Question 2

For this discussion, you will analyze social and biological diversity and your perceptions of race. Based on the module resources and your own research, write an initial post that addresses the following:

• Explain how genetics contribute to human diversity.
• Explain two new concepts you learned about race and diversity.
• Discuss how the concept of race has shifted from biological to social. Do you agree with this shift? Why or why not?