Indicators of high potential leadership in us law enforcement

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTSIV

INTRODUCTION1

BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM2

STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSE3

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM4

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROBLEM6

RESEARCH METHOD APPROPRIATENESS8

RESEARCH QUESTIONS8

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK9

DEFINITION OF TERMS10

LAW ENFORCEMENT10

LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATOR10

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER11

LEADERSHIP11

MANAGEMENT11

COLLABORATION12

ASSUMPTIONS12

LIMITATIONS13

DELIMITATIONS13

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE ISSUE15

MODELS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP18

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT21

LEADER CENTRIC PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP24

PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES27

FOUNDATIONS OF PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP28

SERVANT LEADERSHIP29

FOLLOWERSHIP31

RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL32

SOCIAL CHANGE MODEL OF LEADERSHIP34

ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP36

INTEGRATING DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES39

DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS40

EVOLVING MODELS OF LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES44

APPROACHES53

PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY54

HISTORIOMETRY56

CONTENT ANALYSES57

BIOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENTS60

EXPERT SURVEYS62

MODERN LAW ENFORCEMENT66

SUMMARY68

REFERENCES70

CHAPTER: 01

Introduction

Law enforcement officers have admitted aspects of their jobs dissatisfy them and a major component of this dissatisfaction is leadership that can be directly or indirectly traced to the organizational setting. Leaders may contribute to the occupational challenges experienced by law enforcement officers through various direct and indirect behaviors. Previous research on potential leadership among law enforcement agencies in US suggests, there may be a disconnect between the perceptions of what causes or contributes to best practices in law enforcement as seen by the law enforcement officers versus that seen by their supervisors. (Conger, 2003)

A closer examination of these specific perceptions related to potential leadership in law enforcement would assist law enforcement leadership to understand how to implement best practices in the law enforcement organizations as well as to mitigate deficiencies more effectively. Chapter 1 outlines the background of the problem facing leadership in the area of managing law enforcement agencies and describes the purpose and significance of the proposed research. An overview of the research methodology and design appropriateness is also included. The research question is introduced, as is the theoretical framework for the research. The definitions, assumptions, scope, limitations, and delimitations related to the research are discussed. (Bass, 2003)

Background of the Problem

Potential leadership in US law enforcement in officers is a well-documented phenomenon. Leadership is that factors that contribute to overall efficiency of any organization. The outcomes of leadership differ according to the person and the circumstances, but leadership can have profound psychological and emotional repercussions on every person in any circumstances. The impact of leadership can be magnified if the leaders have influence on the individual officer or multiple officers within a shared environment. (More, 2003)

Leadership with great potential helps in reducing stress and can prevent the loss of trained and experienced officers. Developing not only a potential leadership of law enforcement agencies, but also how to magnify the impact of such leadership, is important to the success of the law enforcement ...