ASSUMING COMMAND OF A SMALL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

• NCJ Number: 31131
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1976) Pages: 14-15,70
• Author(s): G E BROWN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

INTENDED FOR THE NEWLY APPOINTED MANAGER WHO IS RECRUITED FROM OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT, THIS ARTICLE OFFERS ADVICE ON PREPARING FOR THE NEW ASSIGNMENT, DEALING WITH A NEW COMMUNITY, AND MANAGING INITIAL EMPLOYEE REACTIONS.

Abstract

AMONG THE SPECIFIC ISSUES EXAMINED ARE SALARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR SMALL CITY POLICE CHIEFS, POSSIBLE PROBLEMS IN ADJUSTING TO SMALL-TOWN LIFE, POSSIBLE ADVERSE REACTIONS OF THE POLICE PERSONNEL, COMPATABILITY OF NEW CHIEF'S MANAGEMENT STYLE WITH EXISTING DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES, AND INADEQUATE SALARIES AND TRAINING OF THE POLICE PERSONNEL. CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS TYPICAL OF THE SMALL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE ALSO REVIEWED.