High-Performance Police

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High Performance Police

High-performance police organizations involve different approaches to the way law enforcement handle emergency situations. Law enforcement officer’s duties include focusing on the concerns and safety of average citizens. They must embrace the daunting challenge of radically transforming their organizations and their organizational cultures (Henry & Bratton, 2003). Policing can deal with the communities, organizations, budgets, and strategies to most effective actions to engage in challenging situations (Henry & Bratton, 2003).

Many police agencies have adopted the Compstat Paradigm which is a hybrid management style that combines the best and most effective elements of several organizational models as well as the best elements of the philosophies that support them (Henry & Bratton, 2003).

High-performance Police Organizations should be adopted by police organizations because it can provide stability and analytical approaches to different problems that is faced on a daily basis. This type of organization can allow police officers to be more prepared for the unknown. Successful police executives are focusing on strategic management which enhances operational efficiencies targeting influences that hinder organizational sustainability (Charrier, 2004). The police organizations can identify inefficiencies, organizational barriers and detect gaps in management communications that hinder performance (Charrier, 2004).

The manager interprets the vision as expressed by the chief and will choose to accept or reject it. Then the manager will communicate the vision in a positive or negative manner to the employees (Charrier, 2004). The police executives must have the energy and commitment to perform, with the o...

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...more officers and long hours at work. Police organization must listen to the demands of citizens and focus on statistical displays to ensure that every issue is covered.

References

Charrier, K. (2004). Strategic Management in Policing: The Role of the Strategic Manager. Retrieved from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&article_id=324&issue_id=62004

COMPSTAT Policing in the City of Berkeley. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=72234

Henry, V. E., & Bratton, W. J. (2003). The COMPSTAT Paradigm: Managment Accountability in Policing, Buisness and the Publice Sector. Flushing, NY: Looseleaf Law Publication, Inc.

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice . (2012). Retrieved from http://www.popcenter.org/conference/

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