NCJ Number
130533
Date Published
1991
Length
135 pages
Annotation
This futures study examines current trends in how police managers handle matters of discipline and accountability of their personnel and forecasts how such matters will be addressed by the year 2000.
Abstract
In a futures study, a nominal-group-technique panel, information and environmental scanning, and personal interviews were used to develop five trends and five events relevant to the topic. Based on these key trends and events, the study answers questions relevant to expectations for police personnel behavior and performance by the year 2000, organizational values and culture in conflict with personal values of police personnel, organizational adaptation necessary to address many entities that scrutinize internal operations of the police agency, and police union influence on the policy direction of the law enforcement agency of the future. From information and data developed in forecasting and by analysis of all the factors and stakeholders, six policy alternatives are offered by which the police leadership of the future will manage internal affairs. Study results indicate the need to provide police managers and supervisors with direction and knowledge necessary to make clear expectations for employee behavior and performance and to give proper attention and motivation to all personnel for optimum performance. 14-item bibliography