NCJ Number
110313
Date Published
1986
Length
120 pages
Annotation
This study develops an incentive program for police managers similar to that provided private-sector managers.
Abstract
Benefits of the management incentive program include the cultivation of high achievers, motivation for personal development and an expansion of skills, increased organizational productivity, and improved employee retention. A overview of the police middle manager of the future is followed by a summary of future organizational needs, which include entrepreneurial management skills, more employee commitment, and increased participative management. Future organizational needs are modified into tangible directives. The report describes a number of models for a management incentive program. The models include options containing variables of performance evaluations and experience as part of the reward system. Model flexibility is discussed, including number of incentives per reward, types of reward, and amounts of reward. A strategy is presented for implementing the management incentive program within a California law enforcement organization. The study advises that top police executives should develop and implement incentive programs which will reward above-average performance, which involves abolishing antiquated, traditional salary structures. Figures, tables, and 60-item bibliography. (Author abstract modified)