As mentioned previously, communication is of the utmost importance to police officers as their lives may depend on it. Feedback is an important component of communication as it tells us if the message, as intended was received, and if not, we can adjust our presentation and compensate for the misunderstanding. I believe that feedback is one of the best principles of good verbal communication. Direct feedback is the most commonly used as the receiver consciously and intentionally constructs feedback that is sent directly back to the messenger sender (Wallace & Roberson, pg. 21,