Structure Table of contents $(1$ mark$),$ relevant title $(1$ mark$),$

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mbered headings, subheadings $(1$ mark$),$ source

$(1$ mark$),$ list of references $(2$ marks$)$

$6$

$1.$ Introduction Brief introductory notes on what strategic planning

and systems approach are

$5$

$2.$ Strategic planning Provide a practical example from your work

environment that links each requirement of strategic

planning with the strategic outcome.

$(1$ mark per example for each requirement$)$

$8$

$3.$ Strategic plan Explain the characteristics of the strategic plan and link

the characteristics of the strategic plan to your

strategic plan$/$work environment.

$(5$ marks for the explanation of characteristics and $5$

marks for their application$)$

$104.$ Systems approach Explain the four elements of the systems approach.

$$ Input $($resources$)$

$($Explain each of the resources and propose how the

resources will contribute to effectively achieve the

performance indicator.$)$

$(4$ marks for the explanation and $8$ marks for the

proposal of the contribution of the resources$)$

$$ Transformation processes $($managerial process,

systems$)$

$[$Provide three $(3)$ examples of managerial

processes$/$systems to manage resources to

effectively achieve the performance indicator.$]$

$(3$ marks per example that is provided$)$

$$ Outputs $($products or services$)$

$[$Identify three $(3)$ relevant services$/$products that

will result from the use of resources to effectively

achieve the performance indicator and propose

the application thereof.$]$

$(3$ marks for the identified services$/$products and

$2$ marks per service$/$product for their application$)$

$$ Feedback $($reaction from the environment$)$

$[$Provide two $(2)$ methods of how you will measure

the public$$s perception $($reaction from the

environment$)$ to establish whether the

performance indicator had been achieved and

propose the application thereof.$]$

$(1$ mark per feedback session provided and

$2$ marks per session for application$)$

$36$

$(12)$

$(9)$

$(9)$

$(6)$

$5.$ Recommendations Based on the three topics you discussed, provide five

$(5)$ recommendations to your senior management for

improvement of the public perceptions of your

policing$/$law enforcement agency$$s effectiveness.

$5$

$6.$ Conclusion Summary of answer and critical concluding remarks

regarding the focus of this discussion