initiate solutions independently.
I n g en u it y & I n it ia t iv e
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
DEFINE THE TRAIT WHAT ARE ITS QUALITIES?
LIST THE BENEFITS WHY ARE THESE TRAITS OF VALUE?
DEFINITION:
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
• Inventive skill or imagination with ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task • The ability to initiate solutions independently.
BENEFITS OR VALUE
Ingenuity & initiative are both vital to solving problems and improving the quality of life.
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REAL WORLD APPLICATION
Law enforcement has a amazing track record for using ingenuity and taking the initiative to improve public safety. Innovations in police technology keep citizens safer and bring criminals to justice in ways once only imagined. Let’s review the past and possible future of police technology.
GOOD CHARACTER IN ACTION
A brief history of law enforcement technology.
1862 Handcuffs On June 17, 1862, inventor W. V. Adams patented handcuffs that used adjustable ratchets - the first modern handcuffs.
1850s Multi-Shot Pistol The first multi-shot pistol, introduced by Samuel Colt, goes into mass production. The weapon is adopted by the Texas Rangers and, thereafter, by police departments nationwide.
1901 Prints Scotland Yard adopts a fingerprint classification system devised by Sir Edward Richard Henry. In the 19th century it was observed that contact between someone's hands and a surface left barely visible and marks called fingerprints. Fine powder (dusting) was used to make the marks more visible.