NCJ Number
9478
Date Published
1973
Length
145 pages
Annotation
REORGANIZATION OF FREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT BY ANALYZING AND REDESIGNING OF POLICE FUNCTIONS INTO ACHIEVABLE TASKS.
Abstract
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVE IS A RELATIVELY NEW METHODOLOGY FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS. IT IS A MEANS OF ANALYZING THE COMPLEX POLICE FUNCTION INTO COMPONENT TASKS. THESE TASKS CAN BE ISOLATED AND FURTHER BROKEN DOWN INTO SIMPLE AND ACHIEVABLE OBJECTIVES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA CAN BE DEVELOPED FOR EACH OBJECTIVE. THIS TECHNIQUE WAS USED IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA TO EVALUATE AND RE-ORGANIZE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS FOUND THAT MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVE PROMOTED A REALISTIC AND EFFICIENT DELEGATION OF DUTIES BETWEEN THE SWORN AND UNSWORN POSITIONS. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR EACH POSITION AND SUB-DIVISION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE WERE DEVELOPED. A CAREER LADDER FOR BOTH SWORN AND UNSWORN PERSONNEL WAS ORGANIZED ALLOWING FOR TRANSFERS OF QUALIFIED CIVILIAN PERSONNEL TO SWORN POSITIONS. THE REPORT OUTLINES AN ALTERNATE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT BY MEANS OF EASILY UNDERSTOOD CHARTS AND DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTIONS. AN EXTENSIVE CHART LISTS THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY FOR EACH POSITION AS WELL AS THE FREQUENCY, SOURCES, AND CONTENT OF TRAINING FOR THE POSITION. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IS A PERFORMANCE CRITERION INDEX WITH EVALUATION FORMS SO THAT SUPERVISORS MAY RATE SUBORDINATES ACCORDING TO SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. THE DOCUMENT CONCLUDES WITH TRAINING OUTLINES FOR EACH EXISTING AND PROPOSED POSITION.