Police Personnel Policies

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Ac'uiring competent personnel
! i n c l u d e s h u m a n r e s o u r c e s p l a n n i n g , # o b d e s c r i p t i o n a n d # o b specification,
police recruitment, selection, placement, transfer, layoffs, and separation.*.
(olding and retaining competent police personnel
! gives depth and meaning to good management philosophy, and involves the granting of fair
wages, reasonable wor%ing hours, and other employee benefitsand services. $hese activities
include the determination of an e+uitable wage and maintenance of an incentive system.
$his area also concerned with securing greater officer participation in activities and
withstrengthening officer morals and effectiveness. All these help ma%e the organization a 8good
place to wor%in.9.
De"eloping and moti"ating personnel
! deals with the education of the police officers, the appraisal of wor% performance,
their promotion, and the suggestion system, which enables them to develop so they canrise to the
police organization's desired standards of performance.-.
Laor and )uman relations
! involves the development of harmonious relations between management onone hand and individual
police officer the on the other hand. 4t also concerns the observance and
applicationo f l a w s a n d c o u r t d e c i s i o n s a f f e c t i n g h u m a n r e l a t i o n s , a n d r e l a t i o n s
h i p s w i t h o t h e r g o v e r n m e n t l a w enforcement agencies..
Efficient administration of t)e program *it) ade'uate udget
3 this is to achieve a favorable climate forpolice officers. :ood human relations should be
the attitude in the applications, implementation andinterpretation of the organization's
policies, rules and regulations. $he important tools in this area are recordsand reports, personnel
research and statistics, and evaluation of the effects of current policies, activities, andprograms.
POLICE POLICIES AND PROCED+RES
Nature of Police Policies
olicies are tools of police management, which give life and direction to the police program of
activities andset limits within which action is to be pursued by the personnel concerned.
olicies define the authority and the responsibility of subordinates. $hey help the personnel
understand their mutual relationships. $hey are ahead to guidethe men on the operational level,
authority, and responsibility and to enable them to arrive at sound decisions.
POLICY
refers to a general plan of action that serves as a guide in the operation of the
organization. 4tma%es up the basic framewor% of management decisions that set the course
what the organization should follow. 4tdefines the authority and responsibility of supervisors in
their #ob of directing group efforts and implementing personnelprograms. olicies form a code of
procedure in that they broadly indicate the best method of conducting any portion oft h e w o r %
at hand. $hey assist police officers in problem solving and decision!ma
% i n g . ; h i l e p o l i c i e s m u s t b e consistent, they must be fle5ible enough to permit ad#ustments
when the need for change arises.
T,pes of Police Policies
According to origin, policies are classified as:
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Originated Polic,

! $his type of policy comes from top management level and is intended to
s e t u p guidelines in the operation of the police organization.*.
Appealed Polic,
! $his type of policy is born when problems arise at the lower levels of the organization andthe man
in charge does not %now how to meet the problem. He then appeals to his superiors for
guidelinesand for guidance..
Imposed Polic,
! $his type of policy comes from the government in the forms of laws, administrative orders,and
rules and procedures or contract specifications.
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Frederick Taylor-scientific management in organization-Scientific management method

is called for optimizing the way that tasks were performed andand simplifying the jobs
enough so that the workers could be trained to perform their specializedsequence
of motions in one of the best way.-the application of scientific method to the
management of the workers greatly could improveproductivity.Henry Fayol-general
management theory
Principles of Management
1.
D
ivision of work
. This principle is the same as Adam Smith's 'division of labour'. Specialisation increases
output by makingemployees more efficient.2.
Authority
. Managers must be able to give orders. Authority gives them this right. Note that
responsibility arises wherever authority is exercised
.3.
Discipline
. Employees must obey and respect the rules that govern the organisation. Good
discipline is the result of effective leadership, a clear understanding between
management and workers regarding the organisation's rules, and the judicious use of
penalties for infractions of the rules.4.
Unity of command
. Every employee should receive orders from only one superior.5.
Unity of direction
. Each group of organisational activities that have the same objective should be directed
by one manager using one plan.6.
Subordination of individual interests to the general interest
. The interests of any one employee or group of employeesshould not take precedence
over the interests of the organisation as a whole.7.
Remuneration
. Workers must be paid a fair wage for their services.8.
Centralisation

. Centralisation refers to the degree to which subordinates are involved in decision

making. Whether decision making is centralised (to management) or decentralised (to
subordinates) is a question of proper proportion. Thetask is to find the optimum degree
of centralisation for each situation.9.
Scalar chain
. The line of authority from top management to the lowest ranks represents the scalar
chain. Communicationsshould follow this chain. However, if following the chain creates
delays, cross-communications can be allowed if agreedto by all parties and superiors
are kept informed.10.
Order
. People and materials should be in the right place at the right time.11.
Equity
. Managers should be kind and fair to their subordinates.12.
Stability of tenure of personnel
. High employee turnover is inefficient. Management should provide orderly
personnelplanning and ensure that replacements are available to fill vacancies.13.
Initiative
. Employees who are allowed to originate and carry out plans will exert high levels of
effort.14.
Esprit de corps
. Promoting team spirit will build harmony and unity within the organisation