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Police Personnel Management
(Human Resources Management)
May be defined as that area of management concerned with human relations in the
police organization. As an overview, Police Personnel Management uses planning,
organizing, directing and controlling of day-to-day activities involved in procuring,
developing and motivating them and in coordinating their activities to achieve the
aims of the police. Efficient management of human resources in any organization
can spell the difference between its success and failure to attain its objectives or
goals. The need for a more efficient management of human resources is verydeman
ding today. The success of every organization is for the organization toovercome the
demands in human response brought about by several factors.
Purpose of Police Personnel Administration
The prime objective of an effective police personnel administration is theestablishme
nt and maintenance for the public service of a competent and well-trained police
force, under such conditions of work that this force may be completely loyal to the
interests of the government of all times.
7. Police Compensation
- Financial compensation in the form of wages of salaries constitutes the largest
single expenditure for most organizations. In Metropolitan Manila and other urban
centers, wages of salaries represent the sole source to meet the basic needs of
food, clothing and shelter. It also provides the means to attain that standard of living
and economic security that vary in degrees upon a person’s expectations
POLICE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION is related with administration in
an organizational environment. Management pertains to the utilization of available
resources in an organization while administration refers to the processes used. The
organization with management and administration is directed towards the
achievement of goals and objectives. Goals are broad statements of general and
long term organizational purposes often used to define the role of the police, for
instance, to prevent crime, maintain order or help solve community problems.
Objectives are specific short term statements consistent with an organization’s goal.
Both goals and objectives are important because they help to identify the
expectations of what the police are doing and how productively (efficient and
effective) they perform. Police Productivity and Managerial Performance An effective
police manager must be concerned with the productivity of police work teams and
their members. Productivity means the summary of measures of the quantity and
quality of police work performance achieved, with resource utilization considered.
Good police managers establish and support the conditions needed to ensure high
productivity for themselves, for individual contributors, for their work units, and for the
organization as a whole. This involves a commitment to the accomplishment of two
different, but complimentary, police performance outcomes: Police Effectiveness,
which measures whether or not important task goals are being attained Police
Efficiency, which measures how well resources are being utilized.
A typical police administrative position, such as a police chief, is responsible for the
hiring of police officers, sergeants and captains. Police chiefs make assessments
about how each of these officer categories are performing as a whole. They also try
to decrease crime by developing strong relationships with community members.
Additionally, a police chief is responsible for developing a budget and working with
other law enforcement agencies to help apprehend criminals who may have
committed a crime in another state. Some other job titles in police administration
include director of security operations and chief probation officer.