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.
William Bratton, born and raised in Boston, was appointed as New York City’s new police commissioner by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on December 2, 1993. William Bratton was a leader who spent his whole life turning around low-performing, dysfun-ctional police departments. It was his specialty and it soon became his trademark. Bill Bratton hit the ground running as the commissioner of police by implementing several policies and visions that he had, that many believed would be unfathomable in policing. His goals were revolutionary and unprecedented and would not be possible to achieve if not for his incredible leadership ability. His ability as an effective leader allowed him to select intelligent, experienced, and quality individuals who shared identical beliefs and visions as he did. Any leader would agree that anything is possible through optimism, intelligent planning, and preparation, but nothing is possible if your chosen “executives” lack the leader’s confidence to operate freely and carry out the organization’s ultimate goals. Bratton was a believer in Theodore Roosevelt’s ideology that “the best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self- restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” Bratton was a master motivator. His optimism rubbed off on everyone around him and this reflected their performance. He had a belief that “leadership is the ability to enthuse and encourage the people in your organization so highly that, whatever idea is put into action, they embrace it so fully they forget the genesis and assume it was their own” (Bratton pg.155). This was Br...
Mr. Jose Alaniz, is a lieutenant with the Texas Department of Corrections, he states he is the youngest individual that has ever acquired the lieutenant title, even though he has only served the State of Texas for six years, but his outstanding leadership skills and abilities has allowed him to stand out from his coworkers and supervisors. Mr. Alaniz is currently in charge of over 2000 inmates, that he currently supervises, guides and also trains, in order for them to become better members of society, the moment they are released. Mr. Alaniz states that they have strict policies and procedures currently in place and is part of the safety committee that ensures all state employees are protected and safe during riots, disturbances and emergency
For the purpose of this paper, the Houston Police Department’s organizational structure will be used to illustrate the chain of command. The jail operations are designated to Strategic Operations as you can see from the diagram below, and it is overseen by the executive assistant chief, assistant chief and captain. The captain over jail operations is responsible for all three shifts at the city jail, and he assigns three lieutenants to supervise each shift (days, evenings, and nights). Within Houston’s jail facility, there are both classified officers and civilians performing various assignments and tasks. The immediate concern that was brought to attention pertains to a sexual misconduct allegation from a female inmate against a correctional
On 04/11/2016, Frank Perez, on behalf of his employer, Lennar Homes contacted the Pasco Sheriff`s Office by telephone to report a Petit Theft.
In conclusion, the Rampart scandal was terrible for LAPD’s image and reputation, it was terrible for the people who were harassed by the police, and it was bad for the officers who were sucked into being corrupt and unethical. Throughout this paper there is a resounding aspect of supervision. With better supervision there may be some dislike, but it will keep the department in order and it will create the cohesiveness that a department needs to be successful.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s office is a growing company and their goal is to make our community safe. They are committed to providing a safer environment and enhancing the lives of everyone in the county. They value respect, trust, and accountability.... ... middle of paper ...
In law enforcement, discretion is left up to each police officer to make responsible and reasonable decisions on situations while in the field. A police officer will have no choice but to use discretion in certain situations and make decisions on what type of force or punishment is necessary for the situations. Many people in the society always believe that police officers can make any decision they wish to at any time while working. This is very wrong because there are situations whereby a police officer or even the chief of police has no other choice, but to follow the law in making decisions. The role of the police administrator is double challenging because, he/she must determine how best to use discretion as well as encourage or dissuade discretion by subordinate members ...
A typical day for a Correctional Officer would be the preparing of inmates for court appearances. They also receive new inmates to the facility brought in by the Sheriffs Department. Each new inmate must be photographed and fingerprinted upon immediate arrival to the Pre Trial Centre. They are then stripped and fully searched inside and out. With that ...
In Florida, every law enforcement official uses the tools of planning, management, and evaluation. For example, a patrol officer plans how to cover a beat, makes rounds or manage activities, and evaluates how they did at the end of the day. An officer plans what to do and how to do it before taking action. Unfortunately, this same approach is not consistently applied in police agencies and security operations as a whole. In fact, although a certain degree of planning is usually conducted by all prevention organizations, the major emphasis has traditionally been on the management and evaluation of an officers work; every sergeant knows to manage a police force in such a way that the commander will conclude that they are doing a good job. The major purpose of the discussion that follows is to provide crime prevention personnel information about planning, management, and evaluation so they can take advantage of those tools in performing their jobs.
Police accountability is an effective way to regulate police officer’s behavior. Police accountability is applied in different ways and with different approaches. Some of these approaches include routine supervision, regular performance evaluations and early intervention systems. Police accountability is implemented by using external and internal controls. External controls include citizen complains reports and internal controls consist of early intervention systems. On the other hand, early intervention systems enhance a police officer’s accountability and overall performance. Police accountability refers to holding each police officer individually, as well as the agency as a whole, accountable for effectively enforcing
A common style of police leadership is a more bureaucratic style where the leader manages “by the book”, everything must be done in accordance with pre-written policies and procedures (Cordner & Scarborough, 2010). When a certain problem or concern isn’t covered by the book the leader refers to the next level for a decision. This style removes the ability of the leader to manage and forces a strict accordance to the “book”. This style can be very effective when dealing with dangerous situations which can be a common occurrence in police work.
I believe the chain of command is important in a police agency for many reasons. It is a roadmap that shows the route within the organization that order would flow coming down through the organization or that requests flow going up the organization, like a two-way street. The chain of command also establishes formal lines of communication within the department for organizational purposes and it must be used by everyone to communicate formally. This will eliminate crucial departmental problems. For example, if the chief administrative level does not follow the chain of command downward and gives an order directly to the patrol officer, this could cause confusion. For example, the supervisory level might feel that it is alright to do the same thing sending information up the chain. The purpose of the chain of command is to show individuals who their bosses are, from the chief
“The leadership role of the municipal chief administrative officer” (CAO) is anything but simplistic. This distinctive position has evolved as it relates to a municipal setting. The three types of leading scrutinized are up, down and out. These three terms are precise when describing this complex role. The necessity for strong leadership is required when it comes to politics. Although Council has the authority and power to take action, they tend to have no courage or confidence with same, therefore it is imperative to employ confident and capable senior staff.
Respectively departmental managers and supervisors associate with managers and leaders of the same rank. While the CHP strives to foster a family atmosphere and encourages all employees to utilize their ‘partners’ or colleagues for many issues that may arise on a daily basis whether work related or of a personal nature the interaction is limited to individuals within an individual’s rank. This family focused attitude helps to alleviate some of the stresses that are common within the law enforcement profession. The camaraderie that is created is valuable to organizational moral and overall
... time for him go over the report and change the culture of police. Better communications and better commitment of staff and senior leaders in the police organisation will improve the organisational change. The recommendation that I provided the education and communication, participation and building trust between employees will help to make a better improvement to the police culture in the future and their organisation.