Supervising Police Personnel: The Fifteen Responsibilities, CourseSmart eTextbook, 7th Edition

For courses in Police Supervision.

 

Using an interactive, three-part structure, this book covers all the latest supervisory concepts and practices–and emphasizes character, values and strengths-based leadership throughout. Organized around 15 core responsibilities, it tackles issues such as ethics, communications, training, evaluations, empowerment and problem-oriented policing– uniquely combining the human factor with the performance edge. New chapters on strengths-based leadership, emotions, and performance appear in this edition and exercises reinforce what’s required to lead and supervise today’s police force.

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

1.      Decisions

 

PART ONE: ON BECOMING A LEADER

2.      Strength-Based Leadership

3.      Ethics

4.      Vision

5.      Communications

6.      Emotions

7.      Team Leadership

 

PART TWO: ON BECOMING A SUPERVISOR

8.      Time

9.      Vitality

10.  Issues

11.  Training

12.  Evaluation

 

PART THREE: GETTING RESULTS

13.  Empowerment

14.  Community- and Problem-Oriented Policing

15.  Performance