IT BEGINS BY DEFINING THE GENERAL ROLE OF THE POLICE SUPERVISOR IN ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND MANAGEMENT BEFORE TURNING TO SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE JOB. GUIDELINES ARE CLARIFIED WITH EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCE AND COVER DEALING WITH EMPLOYEE DISSATISFACTION, GRIEVANCE, AND COMPLAINTS; INSTRUCTING PERSONNEL TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY (THIS INCLUDES BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF WRITTEN OR ORAL COMMUNICATION); PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SUPERVISION; PRINCIPLES OF INTERVIEWING; SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN COUNSELING A SUBORDINATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRINKING, MARITAL, OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS ARE INVOLVED; KINDS OF DISCIPLINE AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISCIPLINE AND MORALE; PERSONNEL COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION; PERSONNEL EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE RATING STANDARDS; DISTRIBUTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF FIELD FORCES AND TACTICAL DEPLOYMENT OF FORCES; TRAINING; AND CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP, PLANNING, AND PROCEDURES. SEVERAL TOPICS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE MODERN SUPERVISOR ARE HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS AND SPECIAL PROBLEMS REGARDING FEMALE PERSONNEL. THE TEXT INCLUDES APPROPRIATE TABLES AND CHARTS. EACH CHAPTER CONCLUDES WITH A SUMMARY, REVIEW QUESTIONS, AND EXERCISES. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX ARE INCLUDED. (RFC)