Heaton's Argument About The Police Department

“An effective training program needs a high-quality program design to maximize trainee learning and transfer of training. Program design refers to the organization and coordination of the training program.” (Noe, p. 193) Doug Conant became CEO of Campbell’s Soup in 2001 in the midst of a tumultuous time for the company. Campbell’s Soup stock was hitting rock bottom and “in Conant’s words, the company had "a very toxic culture." Employees were disheartened, management systems were dysfunctional, trust was low, and a lot of people felt and behaved like victims” (Duncan, 2014). To change the culture, Conant implemented the CEO Institute to “create a meaningful

Even though more attention is being directed to citizen oversight boards and what they have the capacity to do, little attention is being devoted to how the police officer him/herself feel about them. There is no accurate number as to how many police oversight agencies there are in the United States. Although, by 2001 almost 80 percent of large departments had some form of citizen oversight boards (De Angelis, 2007). This number shows that many agencies are moving to find a way to hold police officers accountable for their actions. Since most

This experience gave me the ability to see the importance of leaders to develop their employees to enable them gain the relevant skills for the best performance of their duties. This development should not be done on group basis but on individual basis. It enabled me to see the importance of developing employees on an approach of “one size fits all”. I feel that generalizing and stereotyping on a group of people makes leaders to assume that all individuals are the same, which is not true since they have their own differences. I also believe that different leaders in the leadership positions attain these positions in different ways.

The constant derogatory comments and attention police departments have gotten lately can have a negative impact on their ability to perform their job and have a positive relationship with the community. According to the Procedural Justice Theory, “the legitimacy and trust are largely based on perceptions of procedural fairness—believing that the police treat citizens with fairness and respect…” (Hohl, 2011). The media does a good job at attacking the legitimacy of the police and their ability to perform their job in a fair and consistent manner. Per the Procedural Justice Theory, with the fairness of the polices actions in question, the trust towards police gets tarnished and disintegrates.

When the majority of a community complies with the police it not only enables the police to focus on those breaking the law, but it also establishes a relationship with the community and gains their help in aspects such as identifying wanted suspects. It is when a community believes the police are being effective in their work that they are more likely to be willing comply. In a study conducts to gain insights on how people view the police’s legitimacy, they are asked numerous questions to find out why they feel they should comply with the law and if they agree or disagree with statements such as “I respect the police”. The way people feel about the policed is often largely shaped based off their previous interactions they have had with police. When someone comes into contact with police and they act in a professional manner the experience is more likely to be positive and leave a positive impression of the police on the community member.

The role of the citizen review board is a form of citizen participation, who review government activities. Citizen oversight sustains more complaints about police officers, more officers are being found guilty for their behavior and are disciplined, discipline leads to greater deterrence, and it brings a much more satisfaction to the community and it improves the police public image. The police union relation to police behavior is to improve communication and improve the quality of life for police practitioners. Also, the improvement of salaries can attract better qualified police recruits and continue to help skilled veteran officers to be better than before. Lastly, the police subculture are set of beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors

Police misconduct not only had consequences immediately experienced by its victims but it also creates broader issues for cooperation and public support with police, compliance with the law and police legitimacy (Harris et al, 2014). Whilst the police enforce the law on the communities behalf, they are unable to enforce it effectively unless they have the support of the community (Millen et al, 2012). It has been debateable whether police misconduct is created by a

There has been a considerable amount of research regarding factors that influence citizens’ perceptions towards the police. The findings suggest that the level of satisfaction can vary across a variety of

If an organization is already established and wants to become an “effective learning organization” they have to take into account their relationship with their employees at the time they make this decision. If the employees who currently work for management are not “self-energized, committed, responsible and creative beings” (Kinicki, 2012) (or any combination thereof) like McGregor assumes, they will not be able to jump in to some of the activities that leading organizations are doing. Managers will need to understand that if they developed an environment where management is superior and the employees are workers, any part of the human relations theory will not benefit them quickly. Managers will need to gain the trust of their employees and actually listen to their emotions.

For most companies, identifying what a learning organization should be and actually becoming one is tricky at best, impossible at worst. One way that manager's and companies can promote the concept of being a learning organization is to assess whether the company is in need of a short-term fix or whether it is more focused on long-term results. Organizational learning is a long-term activity that will build competitive advantage over time and requires sustained management attention, commitment, and effort. Learning organizations maximize their competitive positions during strong economic times and they prudently train their employees and prepare for change even in turbulent times. As a result, learning organizations and learning

Legal requirements, the police departments, and the community determine what is considered to be appropriate activity and behavior concerning the police role. These conflicting expectations about the police have resulted in conflicting expectations of the police as to their true role; are they crime fighters or social service providers, are their actions legalistic or are they political, and are the police proactive or reactive. These conflicting expectations further complicate the performance of individual police officers and add emotional duress to the lives of officers and certainly may add to what is considered deviant behavior of the

However, are formal training programs the vehicle by which the majority of employees and management alike acquire the bulk of knowledge needed to strive, survive, or prosper within the organizational

Knowledgeable and well trained employees are needed in every organization. It is important employees are able to perform all the tasks needed in order to reach the organizations needs and achieve the set goals. As times change, employees may stay behind in skills or may even lack training when it comes to new systems, technology or other procedures that the company may need in order to better performance. That is when the importance of training is more evident. An organization has a large responsibility for their success which is why training, development, and career development is

There have been reports that links the Police to using misconduct from the results of systematic factors that originates from the Police Force itself; the pressure to conform to the aspects of the police culture which are designed to preserve a hefty opposition against the criminal subculture while still being able to protect the Police Force interests, this goes to the extent of the Police Force violating the law while at the same time, the criminals are viewed in a suspicious point of view or with a lot of skepticism. Secondly, there is the command and the control structures that have a corrupted hierarchy, with law enforcement, the more rigid the hierarchy is, then the sense of ethical decision-making will cease to exist or be at a bare minimum which ties into accountability, especially in the internal investigation processes.

As we push forward into the 21st century, organizations are realizing the very real value of having high quality and focused training available to their employees. A dollar value return on investment is the reward to any organization willing to make the bold move toward provided the kind of high quality training that is becoming standard to be a cutting edge industry leader. The benefits organizations are seeking for their employees are organizational commitment, job satisfaction and low turnover.