Obstacles Of Effective Communication

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1. List the major obstacles to communications in the day-to-day work of a police agency and detail the major strategies you would use to overcome these obstacles.

The most common obstacles in the day-to-day communication of police agency are the following:
• Noise
• Time.
• Volume of information.
• Tendency to say what we think others want to hear.
• Certainty.
• Failure to select the best word.
• Prejudices (sender and receiver).
• Strained sender-receiver relationships.

In order to overcome these obstacles, I would be mindful of everyone’s time and focus on what being communicated, the channel of communication, and a timely delivery. I would focus on communicating clearly and openly to avoid rumors or the telephone game. I would do this by making sure I say what needs to be said with nothing more and nothing less. I would attempt to meet the needs of the receiver of the message. I would accomplished this by being selective in what I personally take action on and what I delegate.

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Select an area of communication of interest to you and research it in at least three professional journals, one of which should be from the criminal justice field. You might select topics such as gender differences, nonverbal communication, the impact of technology on communication or any other area you would like to know more about. Write a brief summary of your findings. Include the full reference citation for each

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