Managing Organizational Values and Culture in a Mid-Sized Police Department

• NCJ Number: 150803
• Author(s): R P Emerson
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 126 pages
• Corporate Author: California Cmssn on Peace Officer Standards and Training
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services; POST Media Distribution Ctr
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This futures study identifies what will be the dominant organizational values and culture of mid-sized police agencies in California by the year 2000.

Abstract

Trends dealing with increased organizational conflict, increased diversity in the work force, and union incursion into management rights are identified as having the most impact on the study question. In addition, three probable events are incorporated into the analysis: the establishment of a Police Review Committee, the firing of the police chief, and a job action classified as a walkout by police management personnel. The normative scenario developed here deals with community involvement in the police decisionmaking process, the empowerment of police employees to achieve excellence in policing their communities, and the degree to which the police chief's personal values affect organizational values and culture. The study provides strategic and transition management plans designed to implement the normative scenario. 19 figures, 36 references, and 3 appendixes