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Leveraging Technology to Reduce Police Liability

Law enforcement is not a profession whose members shy away from risk. However, in addition to risks to their safety, in virtually every aspect of the job, officers must be concerned with liability mit...

Leadership

Scottsdale Police Department: Strategic Planning as a Management Philosophy

The Scottsdale Police department’s strategic planning initiative was designed to create a long-range plan that would identify the organization’s priorities and be the foundation for the organizati...

Recruitment & Personnel

Employee Disciplinary Matrix: A Search for Fairness in the Disciplinary Process

Unfortunately, perceived unfairness is an all too common condition in law enforcement agencies. Employee discipline is never an easy matter to deal with in any employment environment, and law enforcem...

Leadership

Psychological Principles and Practices for Superior Law Enforcement Leadership

Particularly in a hierarchical system such as law enforcement, competent leaders are critical. This article integrates the twin perspectives of police and management psychology2 and applies these pers...

Leadership

Span of Control for Law Enforcement Agencies

Police management studies from the 1950s through the 1980s featured the span of control concept. However, as policing started to move organizationally from a tall hierarchy to a more flattened organiz...

Leadership

Does the Benefit Outweigh the Cost? Using Assessment Centers in Selecting Middle Managers

Effectively identifying police officers capable of performing in various aspects of middle management is critical to any police agency. Middle managers are entrusted with the responsibility for carryi...