What Methods Will Law Enforcement Agencies Use To Motivate and Evaluate Employee Performance by the Year 2005?

• NCJ Number: 157091
• Author(s): D McGehee
• Date Published: 1995
• Length: 138 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: California Cmssn on Peace Officer Standards and Training
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services; POST Media Distribution Ctr
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The role that performance appraisal systems will have in motivating police work performance in the future was examined, with emphasis on the importance of evaluating the empowered behaviors of employees in producing organizational change and improving police officer performance.

Abstract

The study used a futures methodology, the nominal group technique, to involve 10 persons from public and private agencies in a discussion of trends and their implications. The research focused on significant trends and projected events that could affect the issue, possible future scenarios and their policy implications, and a transition management plan with specific techniques to assist law enforcement during implementation. The study produced a strategic model that incorporated employee participation and empowerment with an individualized reward system to motivate employees. The analysis indicated the importance of training and the need for an intensive staff development training program, together with supervisory training in four areas. Figures, appended methodological information and additional results, bibliography, and 14 references