Cases like Eric Garner and Michael Brown show how important supervision and management is in the police department. Innocent people should not be targeted solely based on their skin color, ethnic group, religion, etc. The cases in Police Supervision and Management- In An Era Of Community Policing give vital examples of how officers and even supervisors do not follow procedures. We will analyze that officers, supervisors and managements have roles and responsibilities, what to do during certain situations, programs, training, education, problem solving and evaluation/performance appraisals.
Supervision and Management identifies the problems in the police department; if a police department is not following proper guidelines, they must get new management. This benefits the department, officers and protects our citizens. A supervisor’s role in any job is to host a variety of actions which are communication, motivation, …show more content…
The public have a great deal of respect for officers especially those who go out of their way to help. However, due to recent incidents such as Michael Brown, Eric Garner and other cases- the media has portrayed police as killers and those who discriminate certain groups of people. We need to understand that every officer has their own bias/discretion. While some officers are aggressive, others are nice. It’s critical for management and supervisors to do performance evaluations especially to those who have not changed. Being a supervisor is not the ideal job for anyone; people view you as bossy, sometimes mean, etc. If officers are led and part of a healthy management, this will improve their behaviors and discretion. In police departments, we realize that some leaders fail because they are ticket punchers, spot lighters, mega-delegators, micromanagers, one best style, control takers and the
Supervision and Management identifies the problems in the police department; if a police department is not following proper guidelines, they must get new management. This benefits the department, officers and protects our citizens. A supervisor’s role in any job is to host a variety of actions which are communication, motivation, …show more content…
The public have a great deal of respect for officers especially those who go out of their way to help. However, due to recent incidents such as Michael Brown, Eric Garner and other cases- the media has portrayed police as killers and those who discriminate certain groups of people. We need to understand that every officer has their own bias/discretion. While some officers are aggressive, others are nice. It’s critical for management and supervisors to do performance evaluations especially to those who have not changed. Being a supervisor is not the ideal job for anyone; people view you as bossy, sometimes mean, etc. If officers are led and part of a healthy management, this will improve their behaviors and discretion. In police departments, we realize that some leaders fail because they are ticket punchers, spot lighters, mega-delegators, micromanagers, one best style, control takers and the