Barriers to Effective Communication

On a daily basis people communicate to one another. Communication allows us to express opinions, values, needs, and beliefs. It allows us to understand others' perspectives, help solve problems, and follow directions. However, communication involves more than a speaker and a listener. Effective communication involves a process and a verity of components. Communication may verity in form from written, oral, and listening skills. Communication is an essential part of the criminal justice organization. Therefore, it is critical for an individual beginning a career in criminal justice to know the different barriers and how to overcome these barriers to effective communication.

Within the criminal justice system communication is a vital aspect with many features. Communication in the criminal justice profession begins with police reports. These reports are viewed by others in the police department, courtroom officials, probation personal, attorneys, and other professionals. The breakdown in communication in any situation may resolute in a disaster. Because law enforcement officers are a constant presence in the community their reports assist policymakers in developing and improving laws. Aid judges in the courtrooms to make decisions. Police reports help prosecutors build cases and attorneys build a defense for their client. However, communication is more than report writing. Communication encomasses three elements which includes a process, involves at least two people, and the main purpose is to exchange information (Wallace & Roberson, 2009).

The process of communication contains five components including transmitting an idea, sending the idea through a medium, receiving the message, understanding the idea, and proving feedback to the sender (Wallace & Roberson, 2009). The process of transmitting or receiving a message is done through verbal or non-verbal interaction between two or more people. For communication to be effective the sender's