Compare And Contrast Military And Law Enforcement

The world operates by systems. Every person, task, function, object or idea is part of a system. A

good deal of a person’s life is spent learning to understand these systems and attempting to function as

part of them. Two of these systems have made up most of my adult life; law enforcement and the

military.

Too often, people fail to see the systems within which all things function. Law enforcement, for

example, is composed of city government functions, community relations functions, criminal justice

functions and many others. Decisions made by a chief of police, have ripple effects on much more than

just the department they lead. Something as simple as the paint scheme of a patrol car, can influence

the impression of a visitor