NCJ Number
52927
Journal
SCHRIFTENREIHEDER POLIZEI-FUEHRUNGSAKADEMIE Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Dated: (1978) Pages: 242-246
Date Published
1978
Length
6 pages
Annotation
CONCLUSIONS OF A SEMINAR AT THE WEST GERMAN POLICE ACADEMY ON MANAGEMENT THROUGH COMMAND STAFFS ARE SUMMARIZED.
Abstract
ALTHOUGH STAFF WORK IS NECESSARY TO ANY ORGANIZATION, IT IS FREQUENTLY PERFORMED BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS NOT EQUIPPED FOR SUCH TASKS. REASSIGNING EMPLOYEES TO STAFF POSITIONS IMPROVES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION, BUT REQUIRES TIME FOR NEW MEMBERS OF THE STAFF TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. ALL POLICE COMMAND STAFFS AT COMPARABLE MANAGEMENT LEVELS MUST BE UNIFORMLY DESIGNATED AND ORGANIZED EVEN IF THE STRUCTURES OF FEDERAL AND STATE POLICE VARY. STAFF ARE INTENDED TO REDUCE COMPLEXITY OF INFORMATION; ALTHOUGH THEY DO NOT MAKE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, EVERY STAFF MEMBER MUST DECIDE ABOUT INFORMATION GATHERING, STORAGE, AND EVALUATION. AS THE MANAGER OF A STAFF MUST DEVOTE HIS ATTENTION ENTIRELY TO THE DUTIES CONCOMITANT WITH THAT POSITION, HE CANNOT ASSUME THE ROLE OF LIAISON TO THE MANAGERS AT HIGHER LEVELS AND A SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD BE APPOINTED. PLANS SHOULD BE MADE IN ADVANCE FOR RELIEF OF STAFF MEMBERS WHEN THEY MUST BE ON DUTY FOR LONGER THAN ONE DAY. THE STAFF LEADER CAN ASSURE THAT THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF EVERY STAFF MEMBER ARE MET BY PROVIDING EACH INDIVIDUAL WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE INFORMATION; SUFFICIENT SPACE AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE STAFF MUST ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE. IF A STAFF MUST BE ORGANIZED WITHOUT HIRING OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES, A GRADUAL STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH IS REQUIRED, WITH THE INITIAL EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE MOST URGENT TASKS. --IN GERMAN. (KMD)