POLICE RESEARCH

Police Research

Police Research

Introduction

The management system of any institution serves as a process for directing and controlling people and work, so that organizational goals are achieved. An integral part of the management system is supervision, which refers to overseeing of people, their performance and behavior in the work environment. This activity tends to take place in all levels of organization with the exception of the level of work. The purpose of this paper is to focus on police supervision by taking the concepts of leadership into consideration. This paper explores how leadership is perceived from police supervision and analyzes different aspect of police supervision in a theme of leadership. Leadership is a crucial concept in the development of effective organizations. Just what it consists of and how it should be exercised is the subject of serious study across several disciplines.

Effective leaders motivate their followers to do what is best for the organization. They have the ability to get followers to do work that is well beyond the minimum required of them. Leaders are expected to generate a sense of purpose that both motivates and directs followers so that they voluntarily make meaningful contributions to the organization. The leader is a source of both guidance and inspiration. The elements of police leadership are a vital concern to practitioners in the field. Police executives have been exhorted to recognize that leadership can be exercised at any level of the department.

Problem Statement

There are several issues faced by the police supervisors. These issues often hinder the effective leadership strategies formulated by the superiors in the respective department. This paper will outline and focus on the most significant issues faced by police supervisors and explore effective strategies that can counter them.

Civil liability issues

Lack of coordination between the superiors and the subordinates

Lack of effective training received by the police officers

Research Questions

The main questions to be asked in the interviews are illustrated below; these questions construct the major dimensions of the research on the basis of which the results are based.

What are the issues primarily faced in the police department?

What are the main reasons behind the conflicts between the head of police departments and the police officials?

Are there any ethical issues faced at the workplace?

How would you rate the coordination between the officials at different hierarchies of your police department?

In case of conflict, what approach do you adopt?

What do you think are the effective supervision tactics required to lead a police department?

Literature Review

According to independent studies, effective leadership is exercised by police managers in different ways, depending upon their rank in the department. Senior leadership should spend its time developing and sharing the vision for the organization, charting the journey by establishing strategic objectives and practicing collaboration and delegation of tasks. Police middle managers coordinate and plan, mentor and coach, build teams and empower and reward their subordinates. First-line supervisors provide leadership by example, supervising and training teams while evaluating performance. A management system prevails in almost every organization and institution (More, Miller, ...