Common sense police supervision : practical tips for the first-line leader
Gerald W. Garner (Author)
This practical hands-on book is packed full of step-by-step guidelines and suggestions for carrying out a multitude of leadership tasks and responsibilities focused on a changing work force that serves an equally changing and complex society. While emphasizing the real value of common sense in good leadership practices, the author furnishes the aspiring novice or veteran police supervisor with specific advice on how to train, counsel, inspect, discipline, and assess the performance of his or her subordinates
Print Book, English, 2018
Sixth edition View all formats and editions
Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., Springfield, Illinois, 2018
xv, 346 pages ; 26 cm
9780398092306, 0398092303
1038024066
What is supervision?
Preparation for the role of police supervisor
Ethics of police supervision
Qualities of a leader
The police leader as an educator
The police leader as an evaluator
The police leader as a disciplinarian
The police leader as a planner
The police leader as a communicator
The police leader as a counselor
The police leader as a manger
The police leader as a complaint processor
Some special problems
The police leader's role in community policing
The police leader's role in officer survival
The police leader as agency spokesperson
The police leader's role in exceptional customer service
Where do I go from here?
Differences in leading different generations: fact or myth?
Includes index