The Current Situation
The A.C.E. (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement) team of the Willoughby Hills Police Department is comprised of select officers who possess enhanced skills, training, and the motivation to aggressively enforce Ohio’s traffic laws, with special emphasis on criminal patrol and drug interdiction activity. Since its inception in 2005, members of the A.C.E. team have been responsible for hundreds of bulk contraband seizures and over two million dollars in smuggled currency discovered during investigative traffic stops. Although success has been achieved in several measurable ways, a division has arisen between the team members and the rest of the general patrol division. General patrol have described perceptions of favoritism …show more content…
team training and activities will be a multi-pronged, top down process that will be communicated by explaining a vision of where we currently are to where we could be as a professional agency. We cannot underestimate the need for reinforcement with all levels of patrol in order to implement this change successfully. While many organizations put a great deal of effort into creating a plan, they put little into communication, training, and reinforcement (Schneider & Goldwasser, 1998). This is a fatal trap that we will need to avoid with patrol officers. The agency administration will be key allies on this reorganization effort. They understand that there is a stagnation and separation in our agency that has led to a decrease in morale and productivity. Staff officers will be empowered to lead and sustain this change process by allowing them the ability to shape patrol behaviors and ultimately, …show more content…
For successful implementation of agency wide criminal patrol, the training has to involve a philosophical change of attitude passed onto patrol that involves personal accountability standards such as, “what can I do as an individual to better myself and the department each day.” In order to bring down the walls that have created a separation between A.C.E. team members and general patrol over the years, we will begin a process of integration through interactive partnerships and training. Current A.C.E. members will team with capable patrol officers for the first facet of training and road activity. Secondly, all officers will have the opportunity to undergo the same comprehensive training undergone by team members. An understanding will be passed on that it is not just management that is responsible for making things happen; the rank and file are an active part of this
The A.C.E. (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement) team of the Willoughby Hills Police Department is comprised of select officers who possess enhanced skills, training, and the motivation to aggressively enforce Ohio’s traffic laws, with special emphasis on criminal patrol and drug interdiction activity. Since its inception in 2005, members of the A.C.E. team have been responsible for hundreds of bulk contraband seizures and over two million dollars in smuggled currency discovered during investigative traffic stops. Although success has been achieved in several measurable ways, a division has arisen between the team members and the rest of the general patrol division. General patrol have described perceptions of favoritism …show more content…
team training and activities will be a multi-pronged, top down process that will be communicated by explaining a vision of where we currently are to where we could be as a professional agency. We cannot underestimate the need for reinforcement with all levels of patrol in order to implement this change successfully. While many organizations put a great deal of effort into creating a plan, they put little into communication, training, and reinforcement (Schneider & Goldwasser, 1998). This is a fatal trap that we will need to avoid with patrol officers. The agency administration will be key allies on this reorganization effort. They understand that there is a stagnation and separation in our agency that has led to a decrease in morale and productivity. Staff officers will be empowered to lead and sustain this change process by allowing them the ability to shape patrol behaviors and ultimately, …show more content…
For successful implementation of agency wide criminal patrol, the training has to involve a philosophical change of attitude passed onto patrol that involves personal accountability standards such as, “what can I do as an individual to better myself and the department each day.” In order to bring down the walls that have created a separation between A.C.E. team members and general patrol over the years, we will begin a process of integration through interactive partnerships and training. Current A.C.E. members will team with capable patrol officers for the first facet of training and road activity. Secondly, all officers will have the opportunity to undergo the same comprehensive training undergone by team members. An understanding will be passed on that it is not just management that is responsible for making things happen; the rank and file are an active part of this