The mental model of scapegoating is the learning barrier that I have seen in my workplace. We are all born in ignorance, but to remain in ignorance is a choice. This model can be labeled as a form of denial and ignorance. As an employee of the Shelby County Sheriff Department, I have seen and came into contact with different aspects of scapegoating. It is not a healthy ingredient in an environment which learning is the number one priority. As pillar citizens of the community and law enforcement agencies, scapegoating remains a high priority in my workplace. This lack of knowledge refers to the tendency to blame everyone else for one’s own problems. Scapegoating serves as an opportunity to explain failure while maintaining one’s own positive
