Evaluating Strategic Impact

In searching for a scientific approach to policing, political and social advocacies may influence my action or decision. Their actions may devalue my action, change my attitude, among other challenging behaviors. However, as the director of the department of justice, I may prevent the advocacies from influencing my decision by the use of devil advocacy approach.  Since this is a strategic decision which may give rise to heated debates and disagreements, the devil advocacy approach will challenge, criticize, and oppose the ideas of advocacies (Adam & Humphreys, 2008). The devil's advocacy approach will create a point-counterpoint and this will enable me to persuade them that my decision is rational. I may convince them that in choosing the policing approach, I have used logic and an objective insight before arriving at the conclusion.  Second, I will use a grievance process-this means that I will capture their attention and convince them that due to in crime, the policing strategy that I have selected is better than their proposals (Adam & Humphreys, 2008). I will provide the political and social advocacies with information, supportive data, and research facts for my recommendation.

 The research replication is important in the improvement of police science by repeating a study using different subjects, the researchers are able to build scientific knowledge, provide valid and reliable results and empirical generalizations (Ledford & Gast, 2014).  In addition, replication is important as it gives the researches an opportunity to evaluate research, gain confidence, assess both internal and external validity, avoid error and bias, gain statistical power, and provide significant scientific results.  Finally, researches will focus on the real world situations, avoid misconceptions and provide legitimate results.

 

 

References

 

Ledford R. Jennifer., & Gast L. David. (2014). Single Case Research Methodology:

Applications in Special Education And Behavioral Sciences.  Rutledge

 

Adam, F., & Humphreys, P. (2008). Encyclopedia of decision making and decision support

technologies. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference.