Refer to the marking criteria and grade descriptors (below), which provide additional – important – information on how you will be assessed.

Instructions:
You must complete one of the following options.
Each option contains a number of tasks. Read all options fully and be sure you are clear on the tasks you need to complete for your selected option.
Carefully read the Essential Notes for each option. The instructions here are mandatory.
Refer to the marking criteria and grade descriptors (below), which provide additional – important – information on how you will be assessed.
Your response must be in essay format and demonstrate APA7 referencing style.
All assignments should be 2000 words +/- 10% [use the marking criteria to judge which tasks should get more attention in your assignment].
You may use sub-headings to help keep track of each task, but these are not mandatory.
OPTION 1:
Is it important that police are held accountable for “good” actions/behaviour as well as “bad” actions/behaviour? Why/why not?
Is it important that there are both internal and external accountability mechanisms for the purpose of holding police accountable for “good” work/behaviour?
Essential Notes
You must use academic journal articles AND/OR books to support your responses.
Do not rely solely on information provided in the study modules or internal police documents or legislation.
You must provide a definition or explanation of ‘being held accountable’ that is based on, but may extend, information provided in Module 2.
If you refer to ‘being accountable’ in your answer, you must provide a definition of it that is based on, but may extend, information provided in Module 2.
OPTION 2:
How does institutional racism differ from personal or individual racism?
Is it fair for individual police officers to be held accountable for engaging in practices identifiable as institutional racism? Why/why not?
What can individual police officers do to address institutionally racist practices/behaviours?
Essential Notes
You must use academic journal articles AND/OR books to support your responses.
Do not rely solely on information provided in the study modules or internal police documents or legislation.
You must provide a definition or explanation of ‘being held accountable’ that is based on, but may extend, information provided in Module 2.
If you refer to ‘being accountable’ in your answer, you must provide a definition of it that is based on, but may extend, information provided in Module 2.

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