Careers in Criminal Justice (2nd Edition)
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Supervision of Police Personnel (7th Edition)
Nathan F. Iannone  More Info

According to the book description Supervision of Police Personnel, “Known as the source for police supervision, this book offers complete coverage of leadership training of supervisors in law enforcement and allied fields. From proven leadership strategies to methods for maintaining high morale, this book discusses individual and group management techniques and how to carry out the various responsibilities of the supervisor. A variety of issues are explored, from hiring and training, to discipline and evaluation. This edition features the latest on leadership and decision making, more on handling critical incidents, contemporary personnel issues. For the training of managerial and supervisory personnel in police departments and law enforcement agencies.”

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Welcome to Criminal Justice Supervision!

 

 

Course Description:

This course will introduce the student to basic, intermediate and advanced concepts in police supervision.  Additionally, the course will look at supervisory problems and challenges unique to the police service; and, general supervision, leadership and management techniques.

 

Course Objectives:

As a result of this course, the learner will:

 

1.         Increase their research, analytical and writing skills.

2.         Increase their technology and information literacy skills.

3.         Understand the role of a supervisor in the police service.

4.         Be able to summarize the following:

            a.         Creating and facilitating a shared vision

            b.         Communication in police supervision

            c.         Time management.

            d.         Team building

            e.         Motivation

            f.          Employee training

            g.         Employee Wellness

            h.         Performance evaluations

            i.          Conflict management and negotiation

5.         Understanding and summarize certain critical trends in police supervision

            such as community policing, police misconduct and racial profiling.

 

 

Getting Started:

1.         The primary purpose of this course is to learn about supervision in a law enforcement setting.  However, it is also the purpose of this course to increase your analytical, research and information literacy skills.  Each of the required readings is available online through the Union Institute and University library and research center.  As a Union learner you have access to hundreds of thousands of pages of academic research material, much of it peer reviewed.  But, you have to learn to access the information.  In this course, although much of the research has been done for you, you are going to have to find the books and articles.  At the Union Institute and University library and research center you have access to an online Librarian.  If you get stuck in your search for a book or journal article, contact the library. 

2.         Download, review, sign and follow the mailing instructions on page five.

3.         Go to the Union Institute and University library and research center and get logged on.

4.         Look over the course - make yourself a schedule.

5.         Take a good look at the due dates and the course readings; a lot of supervision is time management - this is a good place to begin

5.         You will find the books in the Gary Library.

6.         Use the article databases to find the articles.  Remember if you get stuck, ask a librarian!

7.         Part of the course is your interaction via a forum with other students.  Although many of them are involved in other types of courses, or taking a similar course via a different mode of delivery, virtual interaction can help you place the work in context; and, perhaps more importantly keep you on track to finish. 

 

Due Date Summer 2007 Module
Semester Session I  
May 30, 2007 May 14, 2007 Module One
June 30, 2007 May 28, 2007 Module Two
July 15, 2007 June 10, 2007 Module Three
August 10, 2007 June 21, 2007 Module Four

 

Module One (Basic Concepts)

 

Four to six page book review on the following:

 

Excellence in Supervision : Essential Skills for the New Supervisor, Woodbury,

 

One or two Page analysis of each of the following articles:

 

How to Get the Job Done by Someone Else.. Diekelman, Nancy L.; Broadwell, Martin M.. Nursing, Sep77, Vol. 7 Issue 9, p110, 6p; (AN 4893510)

 

Competence and character.  Dinse, Charles F.; Sheehan, Kathleen. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Jan1998, Vol. 67 Issue 1, p18.

 

Leaders vs. managers. Dobbs, Carl; Field, Mark W.. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Aug93, Vol. 62 Issue 8, p22.

 

Donut shops and speed traps: Evaluating models of supervision on police behavior. Brehm, John; Gates, Scott. American Journal of Political Science, May93, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p555

 

Go to the Criminal Justice Online forum and post:

 

1.      Register and create a user name that is your first initial, last name, and the
         word  "Union."  If I  were creating that user name I would be rfosterunion.

2.     Click here to find the first threaded discussion assignment.

3.      After you have posted, you must respond to a post made by another Union     

         learner.

 

Submit Module One Here

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Module Two (Intermediate Concepts)

 

Four to six page book review on the following:

 

The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell, Harari, Oren

 

One or two Page analysis of each of the following articles:

 

Leadership in the nineties. Garner, Ronnie. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Dec93, Vol. 62 Issue 12, p1.

 

In pursuit of honest leadership. By: Plummer, Larry C.. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Apr95, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p16,

 

The Effects of Supervisory Styles on Patrol Officer Behavior Engel, Robin Shepard, Police Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 262-293, September 2000

Positive organizational culture a practical approach. By: Aragon, Randall. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Dec93, Vol. 62 Issue 12, p10, 4p, 2bw; (AN 9408030441)

 

Supervisory orientation and employees' morale Pestonjee, D.M.; Singh, A.P.. Journal of Occupational Psychology, Jun77, Vol. 50 Issue 2,

 

Submit Module Two Here

page for information on using the Union online library and tips on writing and research.

Go to the Criminal Justice Online forum you will find the second threaded discussion question here.

 

 

Module Three (Advanced Concepts)

 

One Page analysis of each of the following articles:

 

The four I's of police leadership: A case study heuristic. By: Murphy, Steven A.; Drodge, Edward N.. International Journal of Police Science & Management, Spring2004, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1,

 

Police Leadership: Crisis and Opportunity. By: Smith, Michael E.. ABA Journal, Mar1986, Vol. 72 Issue 3, p82,

 

Supervisory behavior and team performance amongst police patrol sergeants. By: Brewer, Neil; Wilson, Carlene. Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology, Mar94, Vol. 67 Issue

 

Governmental rationalities in police leadership: an essay exploring some of the 'deep structure' in police leadership Adlam, Robert. Policing & Society, Mar2002, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p15, 22p,

 

Communication and Motivation in a Police Department Hochstedler, Ellen; Dunning, Christine M., Criminal Justice And Behavior, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 47-69, March 1983

Testing a Typology of Police Performance Measures: An Empirical Study of Police Services  Wang, Xiaohu; Vardalis, James J.; Cohn, Ellen G., Criminal Justice Policy Review, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 63-83, March 2000

 

Submit Module Three Here

 

 

 

 

Go to the Criminal Justice Online forum and post this thread discussion.

 

 

Module Three (Advanced Concepts)

 

One Page analysis of each of the following articles:

 

The four I's of police leadership: A case study heuristic. By: Murphy, Steven A.; Drodge, Edward N.. International Journal of Police Science & Management, Spring2004, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1,

 

Police Leadership: Crisis and Opportunity. By: Smith, Michael E.. ABA Journal, Mar1986, Vol. 72 Issue 3, p82,

 

Supervisory behavior and team performance amongst police patrol sergeants. By: Brewer, Neil; Wilson, Carlene. Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology, Mar94, Vol. 67 Issue

 

Governmental rationalities in police leadership: an essay exploring some of the 'deep structure' in police leadership Adlam, Robert. Policing & Society, Mar2002, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p15, 22p,

 

Communication and Motivation in a Police Department Hochstedler, Ellen; Dunning, Christine M., Criminal Justice And Behavior, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 47-69, March 1983

Testing a Typology of Police Performance Measures: An Empirical Study of Police Services  Wang, Xiaohu; Vardalis, James J.; Cohn, Ellen G., Criminal Justice Policy Review, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 63-83, March 2000

 

Submit Module Three Here

 

 

 

Go to the Criminal Justice Online forum and post your final discussion question here.

 

 

 

 

 

Module Four (Future Issues, Challenges and Trends)

 

One Page analysis of each of the following articles:

 

If You Build It, They Will Come: Consequences of Improved Citizen Complaint Review Procedures Worrall, John L., Crime & Delinquency, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 355-379, July 2002

 

Impact of Community Policing on Police Personnel: A Quasi-Experimental Test Rosenbaum, Dennis P.; Yeh, Sandy; Wilkinson, Deanna L., Crime & Delinquency, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 331-353, July 1994

 

Supervisory Challenges Arising from Racial Profiling Legislation
Buerger, Michael E., Police Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 380-408, September

 

Preventing police suicide. By: Baker, Thomas E.; Baker, Jane P.. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Oct96, Vol. 65 Issue 10, p24

 

Policing the police. Economist, 11/8/2003, Vol. 369 Issue 8349, p36, 2p;

 

Making the police more accountable. By: Horne, Eric. IPA Review, 1992, Vol. 45 Issue 3, p34

 

Complete a one page analysis of this course.

 

Submit Module Four Here

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    Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement
    Wayne W. Bennett  More Info

    Although not used in the criminal justice supervision course, book description of Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement says, “Eminently practical, straightforward, and applied, this text focuses on law enforcement managers and supervisors, their jobs, and the complicated interrelationships between members of the law enforcement team and the communities they share. It illustrates the best-known methods and practices of police leadership and management while also turning an eye to the future. It presents a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities of law enforcement leaders and covers everything from the newest principles of participative leadership and community policing to the exciting technological aids changing the face of law enforcement today.”

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