NCJ Number
17096
Date Published
Unknown
Length
0 pages
Annotation
PRINCIPLES OF SUPERVISION APPLICABLE FOR THOSE SUPERVISING PATROLMEN.
Abstract
POLICE PATROLMEN ARE DECISIONMAKERS IN THEIR OWN SPHERES OF OPERATION WITHOUT IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THEIR SUPERVISORS. TOUGH-MINDED SUPERVISION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A 'HOW-TO' FILM THAT STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE QUALITY OF THE MOMENTS OF SUPERVISORY CONTACT A SERGEANT HAS WITH PATROLMEN. IT EXPLAINS THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION AND PRESENTS NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE DRAMATIZATIONS OF EACH PRINCIPLE. CLEARLY EXPLAINING AND INTERPRETING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND THEIR RATIONALES IS A PRINCIPLE PORTRAYED, ALONG WITH POSITIVE LISTENING. KNOWING THE PERSONALITY, PROBLEMS, AND POTENTIAL OF THOSE SUPERVISED IS PRESENTED AS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN ALERT, SENSITIVE SUPERVISION THAT LEADS TO IMPROVED PERFORMANCE. HELPING A PATROLMEN REACH HIS OWN CONCLUSIONS ABOUT A PROBLEM IS TREATED AS A SKILL OF MATURE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. (SNI ABSTRACT)