Video One: Can Volunteers Protect Communities?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67XKF7CkHLQ

Is this a "Police-Public Relations" or "Police-Community Relations" program? Explain why.

In a sense, it is. While the people in question are volunteers and are thus not members of the police force. Even so, the volunteer force is a manifestation of a group that has at least somewhat good intentions when it comes to the crime rates involved.

Is this the answer in these tough fiscal times?

It can be given that having more and more police on hand costs money and this is not the easiest thing to do when budgets are stretched thin due to recession, over-use of resources and so forth.

Is this a good idea? Yes? or No? Explain why.

Only if it is properly limited and controlled. It can be good in that the volunteers can be extra sets of eyes and ears and this can in many ways replace the need to do simple patrols. However, there are some things that only the police could or should handle include armed standoffs, investigation of crime scenes and so forth. It is most certainly true that volunteer forces do not become vigilante groups that cannot or will not act within the confines of the law. There are certain...

However, those groups must be implored to know what they should do, what they should not do, what they can do (legally) and what they cannot do. A better solution would be volunteer police officers that donate their time but are fully-sworn officers. Those sorts of officers can be leveraged when things get hairy.
Videos Two: TLC's Women in Policing & Women with Guns and Badges

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKzAfbVg81M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1-4qtCy1no

1) What is your perspective and experience with woman police officers?

2) Does the public treat women officers differently?

3) Should the physical requirements for females be the same as their male counterparts?

4) How could more females be solicited into a career in law enforcement?

5) What are your own thoughts/feelings/ideas about the videos?

Video Three: Police Department Voicemail (Note: Audio Only)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eSySq2KFU0

1) Does this represent an accurate view of policing?

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