Elk Grove Police Department

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The Elk Grove Police Department is by far one of the best organized administrations I have seen. With only 18 months to plan, organize and bring this new department to full functionality took more than just individuals it took leaders to make it happen. The challenges that this department faced were honestly and by far not an easy task to overcome. Elk Grove city leaders finally rationalized that creating their police department was the best decision for the community. They need to use their group thinking leadership styles to ensure success in their Police department. First the question was how a small group of individuals were going to create a police department from scratch. What kind of services are they going to provide and how exactly are they going to accomplish such tasks. The different leadership challenges must have at times felt overwhelming. The process was difficult but with the right leaders they overcame leadership issues that not many could easily achieve.
A good starting point was the history of Elk Grove, how big is the city and what type of environment and cultural issues would the new leaders be faced with. Sacramento, as well as other cities like Elk Grove is surrounded with many different cultures and most one of the issues that needed to be addressed. How much crime does the city have, hot spots, gangs and are thes issues being looked into. These are just a few of the challenges that needed to be addressed and what about other problems that the city was currently having. What exactly do city leaders expect from this newly formed department. One of the things I found interesting was the Specialization of specific tasks, this was by far the first thing that needed to happen. The division of ...

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...le in the department. Recent trends have led to an increase in tattoos among the younger generation and it is has been adapted by society as being okay. Also as Elk Grove police department grows the need for additional police officer will also grow. The question is how will they retain their police officers if other organizations are promising hire wages or better retirement packages. Finally it is hard to critically evaluate a system that appears to be working fine. Leaders are performing their jobs well and managers are correctly managing their subordinates. When it comes to critical evaluation of this process and public safety I think that Elk Grove is above the standard. They have created a system that works. They went out and addressed what was needed, made a list and made it happen. As I mentioned earlier only leaders can undertake such achievements.

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