NCJ Number
74
Date Published
Unknown
Length
94 pages
Annotation
THE AVERAGE CHIEF OF POLICE NEEDS BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE IN THE PRINCIPLES OF MODERN POLICE ADMINISTRATION.
Abstract
HIS DEVELOPMENT AS AN EXECUTIVE CAPABLE OF MANAGING THE POLICE ENTERPRISE AND RELATING EFFECTIVELY TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IS IMPORTANT. LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL MUST OPERATE A COMPLEX BUSINESS, WHICH ENTAILS ASSESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS, DETERMINING POLICY, SELECTING, TRAINING, DEPLOYING AND SUPERVISING PERSONNEL, AND UTILIZING A BUDGET IN THE BEST POSSIBLE MANNER. WHILE THIS NEED IS COMMON TO ALL POLICE ADMINISTRATORS, ITS ABSENCE IS PARTICULARLY EVIDENT IN THOSE INDIVIDUALS HOLDING TOP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN OUR MEDIUM AND SMALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THIS PROJECT INVOLVED THE DEVELOPMENT AND OFFERING OF A POLICE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT COURSE, ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS, THROUGH THE FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OF ST. PETERSBURG JUNIOR COLLEGE. THE COURSE ATTEMPTED TO COMBINE ELEMENTS OF ESSENTIAL POLICE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE WITH PRINCIPLES OF EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN A FORMAT TO ATTRACT AND HOLD THE ATTENTION OF TOP LEVEL LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATORS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)