NCJ Number
193271
Date Published
2001
Length
361 pages
Annotation
This book describes proven programs and practices for supervising and leading police employees.
Abstract
The book claims that the effective supervision of people starts with effective self-supervision. Successful supervisors demonstrate a capability for holding themselves accountable for the completion of specific tasks and achievement of specific goals. The successful police supervisor fulfills a set of 15 vital responsibilities in the general areas of Team Basics, Team Building, and Teamwork. Team Basics provides the infrastructure for contemporary police work - community-oriented policing - and deals with values, ethics, and vision. Team Building includes the supervisor as team leader, and encompasses motivating, empowering, and training subordinates. Teamwork includes organizing for action, measuring the results of that action, rectifying mistakes, and ensuring that community policing works. The supervisor's 15 areas of responsibility are: (1) values; (2) ethics; (3) vision; (4) communications; (5) time management; (6) team leadership; (7) motivation; (8) empowerment; (9) team training; (10) wellness; (11) organizing; (12) performance; (13) conflict; (14) community-oriented and problem-oriented policing; and (15) anticipation. The book includes structured exercises and discussion questions. Figures, tables, index