What will the organizational form of your department be and why?...

1. What will the organizational form of your department be and why? For example, will it be a very centralized organizational scheme with most decisions coming from the office of the Police chief and using the traditional quasi-military structure and a lot of bureaucracy? Or will it be a more de-centralized structure ala community-oriented policing?

 

1. What kind of people do you want to recruit to be police officers in your department? 

 

1. Based on the categories discussed in your learning materials (lecture, readings, videos, etc.), what would be your minimum standards? And why did you set each standard you list?

 

1. Describe the system you would use to evaluate the performance of officers on the job. Also include:
   1. How the system would prevent misconduct.
   2. How the system would help you identify the most suitable officers for promotion and special assignment.

 

1. Discuss a bit about how you'd organize your department's structure, hiring process and promotion system to try to fight the negatives of police culture (e.g. such as cynicism, the code of silence, low moral).

 

1. Provide supportive data and research evidence to back-up your decisions.