1. Identify and discuss eight (8) recurring reasons why change occurs in law enforcement agencies. There are many recurring reasons why changes occur in law enforcement agencies. The book describes 8 reasons why change happens. The 8 reasons are as follows:1. A single catastrophic event, often followed by tort litigation, leads to the replacement of the police chief (Swanson, 2012, p. 650). It forces change because it responds to a single incident and forces change. A good example would be the inability to respond adequately to an incident. This can be seen when an unarmed person is killed by police during an incident. This can be the result of inadequate training or a lucky trigger force. Nevertheless, the community and high level administration want justice and therefore sometimes come in the form of change agents or decision makers, for example the police chief.2. A new mayor is elected and the current leader is replaced by one of the newly elected mayors of his choice. The new mayor can bring his or her own vision of how the agency should be organized and operated (Swanson, 2012, p. 650). This may ultimately lead to the firing of the current police chief, as the new chief is better positioned to implement changes consistent with the new mayor's political and philosophical vision of governance (Swanson, 2012, p. 651) .3. A key political figure finds himself in a major embarrassment and believes that law enforcement is to blame, leading to the leader's departure (Swanson, 2012, p. 651). A good example of this would be a huge embarrassment that is made public and leads the political figure to feel disloyal or supported. Embarrassment alone may become a reason for a change to occur in the law...... middle of document...... is a function of their perception of how prepared their agency is to such a change (Swanson, 2012, p. 664). This model bases receptivity to change on the actual structure of an organization. An officer may demonstrate responsiveness based on the agency's readiness with respect to adequate training, resource allocation, reorganization, and administrative commitment. These are all important aspects to consider when attempting to determine and describe resistance to change within an agency. In order to achieve organizational change, the police manager must also have the will and skills to determine when change is necessary and also to properly seize the opportunity. to implement change. Work cited Swanson, CR (2012) Police administration: structures, processes and behavior / Charles Swanson, Leonard Territo, Robert W. Taylor -8th ed..