There are different ways that a police department can space out their duties. Some departments have a more spaced out ranking, where there are more ranks and each of the ranks have certain duties. Another style of organization is a more compressed approach where the power is more decentralized. By flattening and decentralizing the ranks of a police department is believed to improve the safety of the officers in the department (Willits, 2014). When a police department has a flattened structure it allows the lower officers to put in their opinions. Lower ranked officers are the patrol officers and they are the ones who interact with the public. They get to see what goes on and what might be best for the people in their community. By having the flattened ranks it gives these patrols officers more of a voice in what goes on and how the department deals with situations. When the community’s needs are met then they are less likely to be violent or assault officers. Therefore this will increase the safety of the officers just by how the department is
There are different ways that a police department can space out their duties. Some departments have a more spaced out ranking, where there are more ranks and each of the ranks have certain duties. Another style of organization is a more compressed approach where the power is more decentralized. By flattening and decentralizing the ranks of a police department is believed to improve the safety of the officers in the department (Willits, 2014). When a police department has a flattened structure it allows the lower officers to put in their opinions. Lower ranked officers are the patrol officers and they are the ones who interact with the public. They get to see what goes on and what might be best for the people in their community. By having the flattened ranks it gives these patrols officers more of a voice in what goes on and how the department deals with situations. When the community’s needs are met then they are less likely to be violent or assault officers. Therefore this will increase the safety of the officers just by how the department is