Explain The Conflict Development Cycle

Conflict normally arises when levels of seriousness has been escalated. In the beginning stages of conflict, it is much easier to cope with problems and solutions to those problems are often times found sooner than later. It is in the earlier stages of conflict that individuals can find solutions without it being extremely difficult. On the other hand, when a conflict goes unsolved, it can turn into something more serious and more hostile, needing the assistance of an outside source to intervene and help find a common resolution. When dealing with organizations and agencies, specifically police agencies, the conflict development cycle, which is comprised of six levels, can be applied to help find a positive resolution for the situation, however
The second part of the cycle is known as perceived conflict. Perceived conflict is when a problem has been identified and both of the parties involved clearly recognizes that there is an issue. Many times the initial level, latent cycle, is not recognized as a conflict and it does not go beyond that level. The third level of the cycle has been categorized as felt conflict. Felt conflict is initiated when there has been tension and it continues to build between the individuals struggling within this conflict. Felt conflict is different from the second level, perceived conflict, because one of the individuals involved starts to feel some type of anxiousness, stress and even discomfort within their inner emotions. The fourth level is defined as manifest conflict. In this particular level, different feelings and emotions of the individuals facing the conflict, begins to be apparent with that person. The emotions overtakes this individual and others that are not directly involved in the conflict starts to see negative behaviors in that person. The type of behavior and individual at the manifest conflict level includes, but is not limited to, withdrawing from groups, having visible aggression,
The initial conflict was on the accounts of if the teen was armed with a weapon or not. The officer had been working as a security guard for a private company when the incident took place and was going to be investigated by the department that he currently worked for. Many individuals had issue with that because it would have been considered conflict of interest. Obviously, the initial phase of the conflict cycle was that individuals outside the agency the officer worked for had a problem with this investigative method. For perceived conflict, the department the officer worked for and the people both realized that this is an issue that needed to be resolved. Felt conflict began to arise when the individuals requested an outside entity to investigate this incident and David Klinger, a former Los Angeles police officer made the statement “no matter how far outside the department you get there is no law enforcement entity that isn't suspect in the eyes of some and more practically, there would likely be a lag in getting to the scene, photographing evidence, interviewing witnesses and canvassing the area around the shooting.” Klinger was visible aggressive with his words when he continued to reject the ideas that were thrown around about the outside agency’s investigations. In this particular case, Klinger brings the idea