NCJ Number
59810
Journal
NEBRASKA POLICE OFFICER Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Dated: (1976) Pages: 26,28,30,32-33
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
PLANS ARE MADE TO REVITALIZE THE LINCOLN, NEBR., POLICE DEPARTMENT BY USING A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS APPROACH AND MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES.
Abstract
AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE VARIOUS THEORIES OF ADMINISTRATION (TRADITIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, BEHAVIORIST, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND THEIR USES IN A SPECIFIC POLICE SITUATION, THE CHANGES MADE FOR THE LINCOLN POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY ARE DISCUSSED AS ARE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS. IT IS A GENERALIST OFFICER CONCEPT PUT INTO PRACTICE WITH MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES. EVERY COMMISSIONED OFFICER SUBMITS A PROGRAM FOR HIS BEAT, DETAILING THE KINDS OF ACTIVITY, BUDGET REQUESTS, CRIME FREQUENCY, REQUESTS FOR SERVICE, ETC. THESE REPORTS THEN ARE SENT TO THE ZONE SERGEANT AND ON TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. CONSIDERABLE TRAINING IS NECESSARY FOR THE OFFICERS AT EACH LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ALL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR COSTS, AND THUS THE DEPARTMENT HAS TRAINING PLANS, INCLUDING SENDING OFFICERS AND UNIFORMED PATROL OFFICERS TO SCHOOL, BRINGING IN INSTRUCTORS IN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, AND DEVELOPING FORMALIZED TRAINING SCHEDULES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE EDUCATION METHODS ARE GIVEN, INCLUDING THE OVERALL 5-YEAR PLAN, SCHEDULING OF CLASSES, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF FIELD EXERCISES, TECHNIQUES IN FIELD MANAGEMENT, AND POLICE-RELATED SUBJECTS. THE POLICE CHIEF PLANS FURTHER REORGANIZATION ALONG THE LINES OF A TEAM POLICING PLAN. (RFC)