NCJ Number
16060
Date Published
1974
Length
443 pages
Annotation
THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF POLICE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, THE PERSONNEL FUNCTION, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT, INTERNAL AFFAIRS, AND POLICE LABOR RELATIONS ARE DISCUSSED.
Abstract
A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF POLICE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, A REVIEW OF POLICE ORGANIZATION, AND A DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF THE POLICE OFFICER PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR THIS WORK. INTRODUCTIONS TO PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION IN A POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN A MUNICIPAL PERSONNEL AGENCY, AND IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE ALSO GIVEN. AN ANALYSIS OF INTERRELATED ASPECTS OF COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT IS PROVIDED AS WELL. SUCH TOPICS AS RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, TRAINING, PERSONNEL EVALUATION, LEADERSHIP, AND PROMOTION ARE INCLUDED, AND ISSUES IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR, AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS ARE DISCUSSED. FEATURED IN THE DISCUSSION OF LABOR RELATIONS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE SUCH FACTORS AS EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, JOB ACTIONS, GRIEVANCE MACHINERY, AND THE ROLE OF THE POLICE MANAGEMENT IN LABOR RELATIONS.