Work Force 2000: What Leadership Behaviors Will Best Serve the Mid-size Police Agency?

• NCJ Number: 130531
• Author(s): R Evans
• Date Published: 1991
• Length: 80 pages
• Corporate Author: California Cmssn on Peace Officer Standards and Training
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services; POST Media Distribution Ctr
• Publication Type: Research (Theoretical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A study of leadership development for law enforcement in California is described from the perspective of forecasted changes for the year 2000.

Abstract

It addresses questions pertaining to principal changes in values, attitudes, interests, and motivations of law enforcement employees by the year 2000; identifies leadership qualities appropriate for tomorrow's law enforcement; and implements identified leadership qualities in a mid-size police agency in the year 2000. Four trends, in particular, will influence future leadership. These include the questioning of management's authority by police officers, an increase in level of discretion expected by police officers, an increase in level of participation expected by police officers, and an increase in cultural and value diversity in police departments. In addition future events such as Anglos becoming the minority in California, broadening of employee rights, and ethnic parity are identified as critical. On the basis of these trends and events, policies are developed to produce a more democratic work place where vision, process, relationship, behavior, and accountability are the requisites for effective leadership. 3 charts, 10 figures, and 4 tables (Author abstract modified)