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MANAGING FOR EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE - INCREASING OFFICER CONFIDENCE IN DISCIPLINE, PART 2

NCJ Number
34531
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1976) Pages: 78-83
Author(s)
R I MACFARLANE
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF A POLICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH MUST BE MET IF ADMINISTRATORS EXPECT OFFICERS TO VOLUNTARILY COMPLY WITH RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS EVALUATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR INSTRUCTING OFFICERS IN POLICY INTENTIONS, ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION, OBTAINING FEEDBACK FROM EMPLOYEES, AND ADMINISTERING DISCIPLINE FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT ALL LEVELS OF THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP EMPLOYEE CONFIDENCE IN THE ORGANIZATION. FOR PART THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, 'LEGAL ISSUES IN DISCIPLINE', SEE NCJ-34754.