NCJ Number
50563
Date Published
1978
Length
219 pages
Annotation
FUNDAMENTALS OF SUPERVISING EMPLOYEES IN POLICE DEPARTMENTS, SHERIFFS' OFFICES, COURTS, PROBATION AND PAROLE AGENCIES, AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE DISCUSSED IN A CLASSROOM/SELF-STUDY TEXT.
Abstract
LIKE THE ORIGINAL TEXT, THE SECOND EDITION EXPANDS UPON THE THEME THAT SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES REQUIRES A SPECIAL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE. FIVE NEW CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN ADDED. ONE FOCUSES ON THE SUPERVISOR'S ROLE FROM FIRST-LEVEL SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES TO MIDDLE-LEVEL AND EXECUTIVE SUPERVISION. OTHERS DETAIL SUPERVISORS' RESPONSIBILITIES WITH RESPECT TO ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AND CONDUCT OF INTERVIEWS AND COUNSELING SESSIONS WITH EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS RELATED TO JOB STRESS. OTHER CHAPTERS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN MODIFIED AND UPDATED, COVER THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUPERVISORS; LEADERSHIP; DECISIONMAKING; TRAINING; COMMUNICATIONS; EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT AND CORRECTIVE DISCIPLINE; WORK MOTIVATION, JOB SATISFACTION, AND MORALE; AND WORK ASSIGNMENTS AND APPRAISAL. LEARNING AIDS INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF CHAPTER OBJECTIVES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CHAPTER AND REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AT THE END OF EACH SECTION. MAJOR CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES ARE ILLUSTRATED IN CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS. LISTS OF REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)