Bilger,
Burkhard. “Beware Of The Dogs.” New
Yorker 88.2 (2012): 46-57. Academic
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Premier. Web. 4 Nov. 2013.
This article is a credible source
for my research because it is written by a well-published writer and published
by a long-standing, respected New York news source. Burkhard Bilger has been published in
anthologies eight times and has won many awards for his works. The article was published in one of The New Yorker’s magazines last year
(2/27/12). The author’s main goal in
this article is to inform his audience about the dogs in the New York Police
Department and what they do while in the police force. The publishing source for this article originally
planned on targeting an elite readership, but due to the magazine being created
by a group of editors and writers who came from the middle-class, it instead
focused on reaching a sizable audience of middle-class readers with upper-class
aspirations. This audience would be
interested in this topic if they want to learn more about the police force that
the majority of the citizens live under and what the police are doing to make
New York safer, while possibly agreeing with this author’s perspective on the
topic because it has an accurate depiction of the NYPD and its work with K-9
units. The author incorporates a
personal story, statistics found through research, quotes from multiple
experts, and quotes from some of the police officers who work with these dogs
as evidence. This evidence builds
credibility because the personal story and quotes helps to illustrate the
author’s point and it has some variance while incorporating many different
outside sources through the use of quotations from the experts. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and
research, I agree with this author because he illustrates the dangers these
police dogs have to deal with and how much training they must sustain in order
to be enlisted into the academy, which helps my argument for the need of more
recognition given to these dogs. I think
this article is important to include in my essay because it strengthens my
argument and sheds a new light on the use of police dogs through personal experience.
Rouhib, George. "Implementing a Canine Unit in a Small Police
Agency." . N.p., 19 Sept 2003.
Web. 7 Nov 2013. <http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/PoliceStaff/Patrol,
Operations, Tactics/Implementing a Canine Unit in a Small Police
Agency.pdf>. PDF file.
This
article is a credible source for my research because it is written by a police
lieutenant and was published into a university’s police program. Lieutenant George Rouhib has been with the
Fraser Department of Public Safety for many years and has written a couple of
articles about improving small town police academies. The article was published in the Eastern
Michigan University’s School of Police Staff and Command ten years ago
(9/19/03). The author’s main goal of
this article is to explain the benefits and risks of implementing a K-9 unit
into a small town. The publishing source
for this article would generally target other small town police
departments. This audience would be
interested in this subject if the police department is unsure about
implementing a canine into their academy and would probably agree and disagree
with this author’s perspective on the topic because his viewpoint was based
solely on his own department. Statistics
and personal experiences are used as evidence in this article. This evidence builds credibility by
incorporating personal experience into the article, but it is limited because
there isn’t much of a variety of types of evidences nor are there a lot of
outside sources. Based on my own
opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because the
advantages of implementing a K-9 unit significantly outweigh the
drawbacks. I think this article is
important to include in my essay because it supports my argument while giving
me a few counterarguments to incorporate within it.
Handy, William F., Marilyn Harrington,
and David J. Pittman. "The K-9 Corps: The Use Of Dogs In Police
Work."
Journal Of
Criminal Law, Criminology & Police Science 52.3 (1961): 328-337. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 6
Nov. 2013.
This article is a credible source
for my research because it is written by an expert and published in an academic
journal. William Handy is a Junior
Research Assistant at the Social Science Institute at Washington University and
Marilyn Harrington is the Editorial Consultant for the research projects at the
institute. The real expert is Dr. David
Pittman, who is an Associate Professor at Washington University and is the
Sociological Consultant to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and has
written extensively on criminological studies.
The article was published in the Journal
of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science over forty years ago
(9/1/61). The authors’ main goal is to
inform the audience about the history of the canine corps in police work in
Europe and in the United States and to give an outlook on what the K-9 units
look like today. This article would
target other academics who are in the criminology field and who may have
questions about the past use of dogs in the police force. The authors use statistical research within
their article. This evidence builds
credibility because of the extensive use of outside sources, but is also
limited because of the lack of variety in the types of evidence. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and
research, I could respond to the viewpoint of the authors by incorporating
their historical evidence into my paper as a background to the use of police
dogs. I think this article is important
to include in my essay because it makes me think more about how police dogs
have changed over the last forty years, and I can use it for more historical
background information.
Basich, Melanie. "How To...Start a K-9 Unit." Police:
The Law Enforcement Magazine. Police
Magazine, 01 Feb. 2003. Web. 07 Nov. 2013.
This
article is a credible source for my research because it is written by a
journalist who is familiar with police topics and is published in a specialized
magazine for the police. Melanie Basich
is an award-winning journalist who writes about many different aspects of
police departments, including emerging law enforcement technologies. The article was published in Police Magazine ten years ago
(2/1/03). The author’s main goal in this
article is to sell the idea of starting a police canine unit within a small
town’s police department. The publishing
source for this article would target other police officers and police
departments who subscribe to it, since it is a specialized magazine. This audience would be interested in this
subject if they are planning on starting a K-9 unit in their department but
still need convincing, and they would generally agree with this author’s
perspective on the topic because it gives them an opportunity to see the
benefits and what goes into making a K-9 unit work. The author incorporates quotes from canine
handlers and outside research to explain her point. This evidence builds credibility because the
quotes give firsthand experience from a canine handler’s point of view but it
is limited because it lacks a variety of evidence. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and
research, I agree with this author because she presents a good argument on
implementing a canine unit into a small town police department. I think this article is important to include
in my essay because it helps to improve my argument of incorporating a K-9 unit
into a small police department.
Vantassel, Stephen. "A
Biblical View of Animals: A Critical Response to the Theology of
Andrew Linzey." Emmaus
Journal. 12. (2003): 177-195. Web. 8 Nov. 2013. <http://www.academia.edu/246337/A_Biblical_View_of_Animals_A_Critical_Response_to
_the_Theology_of_Andrew_Linzey>.
This
article is a credible source for my research because it is written by a
theologian and found in an academic journal.
Stephen Vantassal is a tutor of theology at King’s Evangelical Divinity
School, and he specifically researches practical theology relating to animals
and the environment. The article was
published in the Emmaus Journal in
2003. The author’s main goal is to teach
his readers the correct way to see and use animals through a biblical
viewpoint. The publishing source for
this article generally targets Christians who want to learn more about the
Bible, biblical doctrine, practical issues of the Christian life and church, as
well as historical and doctrinal issues, but it could also target police
departments. This audience would be
interested in this subject because the police departments might want to make
sure that implementing a K-9 unit would be morally right according to biblical
principles. They would probably agree
with this author’s perspective on the topic because they would be able to use
this perspective to argue that using K-9 units for human benefit is morally
right and based on biblical principles.
The author uses the Bible, another expert’s theological viewpoints, and
personal ideas within this article as evidence.
This evidence builds credibility by using Bible verses to argue his
beliefs, but it is limited because of the lack of variety in types of
evidence. Based on my own opinion,
experiences, and research, I would agree with this author because he was able
to effectively argue his viewpoint against the other expert’s theology. I think this article is important to include
in my essay because it will allow me to incorporate a biblical stance on
implementing K-9 units into police departments.
Excellent variety of sources!
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