Many police organizations seek input from external and internal actors when developing their organizational guidelines (policies and procedures). Some seek advice from the community and most, if not all, seek input from police employees. When developing these guidelines, police administrators must consider the value of these actors' input as well as determine if the organization needs specialized units and positions.

Do you agree that criminal justice organizations should seek and gain recommendations from the community and other police personnel? How would you as a police administrator seek this information from these officers to help guide you in writing your policies, procedures, and rules? How would you as a police chief determine if your agency needs policies written which detail specialized police units and positions? How would you insure that officers within these units follow policies/procedures specified for these unique units/divisions? Lastly, how can police administrators when developing organizational guidelines take community interests into consideration and yet remain impartial and objective?