Supervision Of Police Personnel 1 Flashcards
Recipe for effectiveness 1
Know your subordinates and what is important to each
Recipe for effectiveness 2
Listen to subordinates and encourage discussion
Recipe for effectiveness 3
Be considerate
Recipe for effectiveness 4
Be consistent
Recipe for effectiveness 5
Establish objectives and a sense of direction for your staff
Recipe for effectiveness 6
When possible give orders in the form of suggestions or requests
Recipe for effectiveness 7
Delegate responsibilities for details
Recipe for effectiveness 8
Show your subordinates that you have faith in them and that you expect them to do their best
Recipe for effectiveness 9
Keep subordinates informed
Recipe for effectiveness 10
Ask subordinates for opinions and suggestions
Recipe for effectiveness 11
When a subordinate offers a suggestion, let them know what action is taken on it
Recipe for effectiveness 12
Give subordinates a chance to participate in decision making
Recipe for effectiveness 13
Let your subordinates know where they stand
Recipe for effectiveness 14
Criticize privately and constructively
Recipe for effectiveness 15
Praise publicly
As a planner hat
Develop expertise in planning activities. Be capable of inspecting work systems, conducting studies, analyzing data. Develop recommendations for changes. Anticipate problems and make decisions to avoid such problems.
As a personnel officer hat
Assign and deploy officers scientifically in positions where they are best suited and most needed. Analyze needs and fill accordingly. Keep subordinates happy with assignments.
As a trainer hat
Develop ability to train employees to be efficient, effective producers.
As a controller hat
Know how to control subordinates and follow through to determine that subordinates comply with regulations and orders. Disciplinary action is taken through positive and negative actions. Remember, nobody is perfect.
As a motivator of employees hat
Must motivate people to have job satisfaction and high production. Common motivators are Fear, Inspiration, and Incentive. Inspiration is by far the best motivator.
As a responsible leader hat
You must provide strong leadership. Be reasonably intelligent, good common sense, persuasive, and flexible. Allow subordinates to grow within themselves. Stand behind your subordinates.
Technical Skills
Investigative techniques, report writing, patrol,and traffic activities. The “how to” part of enforcement activities and functions.
Managerial Skills
Increase or maintain the productivity of subordinates. Getting the job done through the efforts of others rather than doing it yourself.
Human Skills
The supervisors ability to work effectively as a member of a team of which he/she is the leader - working with people.
Conceptual Skills
The ability to see the entire organization as a whole. Affects the coordination of all parts of the agency.
Admin responsibilities
A good framework of policies Establish definite objectives Selecting capable subordinates Clearly defining your authority and responsibility Providing proper training Providing proper direction
Your responsibilities to admin
Carrying out/properly using authority delegates to you.
Directing activities of subordinates toward department objectives.
Developing, achieving, and maintaining maximum performance of subordinates.
Observe work performance.
Keep your superiors informed.
Be prepared.
Your responsibilities to subordinates
Provide leadership and guidance. Assist your people. Be positive in your decisions. Communicate effectively. Know your people. - it is especially important that you learn about abilities skills strengths and weaknesses. Accept responsibility. Give credit **
Subordinates responsibilities to you
Acceptance of authority.
Proper attention to duty.
Keeping you informed.
Keeping physically and morally fit.
Horizontal communication
Communicate with others on an equal or horizontal level.
Know Thyself
You should have an honest appraisal of your strengths and weaknesses.
POSDCORB
Planning Organizing Staffing Directing COrdinating Reporting Budgeting
