Research Paper On Junior Blue

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Rookie Blue Rookie Blue is a Canadian police procedural show set in Toronto. It follows rookie officers Andy McNally, Traci Nash, Chris Diaz, Dov Epstein and Gail Peck of the 15th division. The show humanizes law enforcement and is sympathetic to the activities of the police service; Discussing the mental impacts of the job, the challenges of being a rookie, and the daily problems officers face. This paper aims to critically analyze the accuracy of Rookie Blue and argue that despite the highly dramatized plot aspects and heavy focus on interpersonal relationships in the show, it offers realistic depictions of the procedures and behaviours of police officers in a major metropolitan city. Fresh Paint The first episode of season one ‘Fresh Paint’ was released in 2010 and is set on the rookie officers' first day on the job, away from the structure of the academy. Officers were called to the scene of a shooting where a drug …show more content…

however, senior officers urge them to use discretion. For example, rookie Officer Chris Diaz attempts to arrest Sadie, a witness, for violating her parole and references the C.C.. Officer Diaz’s field training officer Frank Best advises him to take her statement and offer her a deal instead of arresting her for violating her parole. As noted by Griffiths, the gap between the “training academy and the street” is reduced through the help of a “field training officer”(Griffiths,p.89). Officer Best’s instructions to Officer Diaz helped close the gap in the academy. Additionally, Sadie was known to the police and Officer Best, who guaranteed she would not face any additional charges, making her cooperative and forthcoming. This scene exhibits a police officer's legitimacy of authority to the community. Authority is the capacity to lawfully use power, while power is the capacity to persuade others to comply even when they are unwilling to (Cormier lecture, February

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