Hillsborough County Sheriff Organizational Analysis

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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office located in Florida, which established in 1847. During that time, it was the first legislature of Florida enacted a law that the Sheriff are to be elected every two years in counties throughout the state. In Hillsborough County, in particular, had selected John Parker as the first sheriff, he was a Seminole Indian war veteran. After that, that time the sheriff’s office had been functioning as a one-man operation (“HCSO 1845”). Subsequently, the tenure of Sheriff Parkers’ the county had expanded into a full-service law enforcement agency with more than 4,000 officers, correction deputies, and as well as civilians. Ove the years, the organizational structure and design base of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s …show more content…

221). As Tansik and Elliot pointed out the relationship and individual’s ‘in a higher level in which the organizational chart includes their job descriptions and title of commanding position. Additionally, the figure also suggests that the chain of command organizational highlights that the sheriff’s office is embodying the military style rank structures of hierarchy. Unlike the chief of police in Tampa, Florida, who has to report to the city manager or the Mayer, Sheriff Gee, however, is in charge of the entire County, and at the same time overseeing both the sheriff’s office operations and the detention department. As he is an elected official he is the “chief law enforcement officer of the agency” (P. 243). On the other hand, the appointed chief deputy/undersheriff is José M. Docobo, is the single commanding officer with the blessing of the Sheriff’s and overseeing the entire operations. (P. …show more content…

He also has the authority to allocate work and execute control in ensuring the work competency and readiness. The type of management style into the sheriff’s office “the top-down approach considers the overall police mission—to protect and to serve the public” (Swanson, Territo, & Taylor, 2012). It so because under Sheriff 's Gee leadership the agency adapted (ILP) tactic, which has been proven to be very effective in reducing crimes according to the Sheriff’s office. The transition makes sense as of why the sheriff shifted to (ILP), and one reason is that the “Compstat and intelligence-led policing is much more hierarchical and emphasizes the top-down approach” (Swanson, Territo, & Taylor, 2012.

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