4_2_milestone_humanities.docx 4-2 Final Project Milestone Two Analyzing an Issue or Ev

4_2_milestone_humanities.docx    4-2 Final Project Milestone Two  Analyzing an Issue or Event in Technology   through the Lenses of History and the Humanities  IDS-402 “ 20EW2  Humanities Lens  Humanities is the study of cultures around the world and opportunity to define similarities and differences. With police reform being at the forefront of a lot of people™s minds, history shows us that one change breathes life into more things that need to be changed. During this lens, I would like to offer a different solution, the education of a police officer.  While there is no guarantee that a police recruit in the academy, there is a proposed remedy to this ongoing problem. For example, Zakaria (2015), argues that a liberal education illuminates humanistic values such as œindividual liberty, autonomy, and dignity. Humanistic concepts are beneficial to police officers understanding and respect for diversity among citizens. As of now, new recruits in Arkansas are not required to have any type of higher education. The instructors are not either; they become instructors based on their expertise.  During a recruit™s time at the academy, they can be terminated at any time if they do not meet the minimum requirements. I think that Dewey (1938)said it well when he said, œeducation is a process of overcoming natural inclination and substituting in its place habits acquired under external pressures. There are many studies which support that a higher education supports better decision making by police officers and more sa