Each agency has a particular legal environment, rules, and constitutional provisions, so these parameters require consideration. Atlanta Police is not an exception and contains interesting cases in the history of its existence up to now. Every employee must abide by the Code of Ethics and must contend with non-consensual rules such as self-segregation, the construction of a new training center, and complaints about focusing on serious offenses.
The constitutional provisions’ primary objective in the agency’s work is to ensure its competence and effectiveness in carrying out the necessary tasks. The Atlanta Police Department must adhere to the Oath and provide data on crime from open sources where information is current (Evans et al., 2021). The Code of Ethics is also important to an agency employee, as each civil servant must respect certain canons in performing their duties. This means that an employee is required to execute tasks by the laws and regulations of the Atlanta Police Department, and that is what ensures job stability.
An interesting regulation issued by the Atlanta Agency is related to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and has been implemented at this stage. For example, the introduction of self-segregation rules made it possible to track and draw conclusions about domestic violence statistics. Case law is that data for Atlanta only includes serious offenses committed by the perpetrator, while in other agencies, details are described by victims (Evans et al., 2021). This is subject to appeal, for example, by the FBI, as only some entities understand this approach to data recording.
The improvement of the quality of training of employees is an essential point in the work of Atlanta Police, so it was recently decided to build a police training center. However, the plan is still under discussion, as it provoked protests over the residents’ opposition to the logging, where a training complex is to be built (Kelly et al., 2023). The police expelled the protesters but were forced to reconsider implementing this rule due to an adverse reaction.
In conclusion, the Atlanta Police Department is trying to comply with all the standards of ethics and the Oath but needs public satisfaction in fulfilling its obligations. However, agency regulations are interesting to investigate, especially during the acute phase of coronavirus propagation. Despite the preponderance of severe misconduct cases, the Atlanta Police Department continues to operate and perform its duty.
References
Evans, D. P., Hawk, S. R., & Ripkey, C. E. (2021). Domestic violence in Atlanta, Georgia before and during COVID-19. Violence and Gender, 8(3), 140–147. Web.
Kelly, M. L., Ryan, E., & Kenin, J. (2023). Protests against proposed Atlanta police training facility escalate. NPR. Web.