Self-Succession
To conclude the state of proposal address, a plan to fully implement these departmental policies and procedures will be placed in action as soon as the election is finalized. The job and the potential safety of the community are now dependent upon such decisions as chief of police. This is a promise to not let anyone down as a public appointed protector of the citizens of Mississippiville. This proposal is a commitment to provide the city with progressive, reliable, and citizen-oriented service in the most professional and timely manner possible. This department is to serve the public, enforce the laws, and keep the criminally rate down. That is the official mission.
An Addendum
In addition to this state of proposal address another inclusion is that of the proposed budget. With the mayor’s approval, the proposed budget will include 150 sworn officers and 75 full- or part-time civilians. This shall also include 275 vehicles. The department has over $30 million of inventory. The department’s annual budget tops $25 million dollars. The monetary benefits are all used in support of an on-going commitment to safeguarding citizens and their property. The plan is to purchase many of the vehicles and equipment with the money the department has ceased from record breaking drug busts. Furthermore, the Mississippiville Police Department will host a fully staffed, trained, and equipped bomb squad, also paid for by the ceased drug money. With this new asset to the company this multi-million-dollar team may be responding to more than twenty-five calls for service. The bomb squad will render safe findings of improvised explosive devices or suspicious items.
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...o lead department personnel in the right direction in order to better serve the community. The City of Mississippiville will no longer be “under attack” when this new chief takes charge, instead it will lead the attack on crime, prejudicial discrimination, and the lack of professionalism within the department. Here to lead by example and show the way, to protect and to serve is all part of the plan. Well aware that the job and the potential safety of the community depend on certain decisions. Word and honor is guaranteed. No one shall be let down. This will be the department that everyone wants to work for instead of shy away from. The stigma associated with employment in such an undisciplined environment will be rid of and become a thing of the past once this department is turned around. As the new chief of police of Mississippiville, everyone shall be made proud.
Lt. Wells was a member of the Law Enforcement Stops and Safety Subcommittee. This committee is volunteer-based and works under the financial support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is affiliated with the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
...udget spending was 3.3 million. With these large budget avalabile to Government and Policy makers it is clear that they are not allocating budget wisely and are in desperate need of reoganization, to achieve the goal of attaining greater equality and safer streets with law-abiding citizens.
Chapter 10 was a good read, the role organizational structure plays within an organization of all sizes is very important. The stories and organizational charts used in this chapter was interesting and informative. I like how the author used the organizational structure for U.S. Metropolitan Police Department, Washington D.C. to show readers the importance of organizational structure when it comes to following commands within a major organization that deals with homeland security. Following, September 11, 2011 terrorist attack, homeland security and MPD was forced to make changes in the organizational structural. Because the order of communication between the national security and the police department wasn’t communicated inefficiently between
Part One The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment: An Introduction According to Kelling, Pate, Dieckman, & Brown (1974), patrol is the “backbone” of police work. This belief is based around the premise that the mere presence of police officers on patrol prohibits criminal activity. Despite increasing budgets and the availability of more officers on the streets, crime rates still rose with the expanding metropolitan populations (Kelling et al., 1974).
The mission of the Colorado State Patrol is to ensure the safe and secure environment for all persons by utilizing the strengths of our members to provide professional law enforcement services that reflect our core values of Honor, Duty and Respect. To truly understand how the Patrol intends to live up to their mission statement, one must also know the Patrol’s vision. As listed on the Patrol’s website, the vision of the Patrol is: “Through our unwavering professionalism and loyal adherence to our core values, the Colorado State Patrol will be nationally recognized leader in public safety. As an agency bound by our tenets of Character, Integrity, Judgment, Loyalty, Courtesy, Honor, and Knowledge, we will advance our profession as we safeguard life and protect property throughout Colorado” (CSP, 2011).
On Monday, April 13th, 2009, I visited the Culver City city council meeting, and found that they operate using a council-manager form of government. For a city with a population of about 38,000, this type of governmental structure is fairly common, and I was not surprised to see it in action in a community where the median household income is around $56,000 a year. Culver City is also a culturally rich community with a 60 percent Caucasian population, and a quarter of the residents are either of African American or Asian decent. The mayor, D. Scott Malsin, is one of five members on the council, and his term as mayor is on a rotating basis. Having been to a Hermosa Beach city council meeting with a similar council-manager structure, I knew what to expect.
DPD has created many community partnerships in efforts to “fix the broken windows” in the community. Investigator Kent addressed these programs. “DeWitt [Police Departme...
Clay grew up playing multiple sports and he felt like he could succeed in job that demands teamwork. Along with the influence of his family he chose to become a police officer. The major problem officers are placed with these days is the trend of the media using racism against officers. Clay believes this is becoming a constant issue in their department because it’s encouraged a lot of people to start challenging officers and fighting them. The problem is that “When one officer from wherever screws up or handles a situation poorly, it makes it like we are all bad and that’s not the case”. He believes that if social media and the news continues to put stories out here with false information it poses a threat to future officers and their ability to effectively do their jobs. Many police departments are starting to back off such as Baltimore City Police and possibly others due to severity of recent events like the Baltimore riot and the past history of the Rodney King case. Clay believes it has now become Cops versus the community and that’s not the case with his department. “People forget that officers, and many others that serve this country are human”. One bad person ruins the rep for thousands of others who are only trying to do their
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This era is where the shift from a centralized task force has gravitated to a decentralized task force, causing some friction from both the community and the officers that serve it. Police are told that they are needed to listen to the concerns for the community; however, law enforcement is still the primary goal. Police forces now have to defend the values for which the forces were built upon. The idea of problem solving has come into question with police discretion towards certain run-ins with the law. Williams and Murphy argue it is due to the lack of sensitivity from minorities and the concern on crime itself than the community. Kelling and Moore contradict Williams and Murphy, with Kelling/Moore suggesting the era is more about listening to concerns of the community and improving the citizen satisfaction. But both the article came to the conclusion of the silent underlying problems that are becoming more of a “quiet riot” with the police and the
Community oriented policing has been around for over 30 years, and promotes and supports organizational strategies to address the causes, and reduce the fear of crime and social disorder through problem solving tactics. The way community policing works is it requires the police and citizens to work together to increase safety for the public. Each community policing program is different depending on the needs of the community. There have been five consistent key elements of an effective community oriented policing program: Adopting community service as the overarching philosophy of the organization, making an institutional commitment to community policing that is internalized throughout the command structure, emphasizing geographically decentralized models of policing that stress services tailored to the needs of individual communities rather than a one-size-fits-all approach for the entire jurisdiction, empowering citizens to act in partnership with the police on issues of crime and more broadly defined social problems, for example, quality-of-life issues, and using problem-oriented or problem-solving approaches involving police personnel working with community members. Community oriented policing has improved the public’s perception of the police in a huge way. Community policing builds more relationships with the
All organizations, especially law enforcement agencies, require leadership. Maintaining a dependable leadership structure is key to the success of any organization. The philosophy of the modern style of police leadership involves a leader who is strong, competitive and unreceptive to change. Police leadership is based from an autocratic style which is founded on integrity and courage, embracing teamwork, involvement and shared leadership (Cordner & Scarborough, 2010). This style of leadership works well in an emergency situation in which rapid decision making and strict control is needed. The negative aspect to this style of leadership is the inability of the organization to function with the absence of leadership.
To conclude, Community policing represents a major development in the history of American law enforcement, but the extent to which this approach is a success and dominates contemporary policing remains a source of debate. In my point of view, community policing is good for communities. It has challenged the traditional concept of the police as crime-fighters by drawing attention to the complexities of the police role and function. In addition to the police officer hard work; citizens can also make a difference and contribute to make neighborhoods a better place to live. For instance, citizens can hold community meetings to talk about concerns and agree on solutions help organize healthy activities for children in your neighborhood, join or starting a neighborhood crime watch program, and talk to your community police officers and share information and concerns.
♦ Make a strong commitment to community-oriented policing. Everyone in the police department should be involved, not just a few units or off...
He continued to explain any officer can write tickets, and drive around and arrest people. However, being a good officer was about understanding the people in the community and their concerns. This would be the first time I remember reflecting on my duties as an