W3: New Officers & Decision Making
39483Q1: Compare today’s new officers to those who came into the police agency 10, 20 or even 40 years ago. How are they similar? How do they differ?
Q2: What are the most common errors in decision making? What can the police administrator do to avoid these common errors?
At least 500 words per question!
Reading and Resources
Week 3 – Leadership, Planning and HR
Bringsrud Fekj’r, S., & Halrynjo, S. (2012). Promotion aspirations among male and female police
students. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 14(1), 71-82.
doi:10.1350/ijps.2012.14.1.262
Crawford, B. A. (2003). Performance appraisals: The importance of documentation. Fire
Engineering, 156(7), 100. Retrieved from http://www.pennwell.com/
Derue, D. S., Nahrgang, J. D., Wellman, N., & Humphrey, S. E. (2011). Trait and behavioral theories of
leadership: An integration and meta-analytic test of their relative validity. Personnel
Psychology, 64(1), 7-52. doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01201.x
Elliott, R. (2011). Utilising evidence-based leadership theories in coaching for leadership development:
Towards a comprehensive integrating conceptual framework. International Coaching Psychology
Review, 6(1), 46-70. Retrieved from http://www.bps.org.uk/coachingpsy/publications.cfm
Hanson, R., & McKenna, P. F. (2011). Respectful leadership: The emergence of upward nobility as a way
of life in policing. Policing: A Journal of Policy & Practice, 5(4), 287-299.
doi:10.1093/police/par042
Stepanovich, P. L. (2013). Pernicious performance appraisals: A critical exercise. Journal of Behavioral &
Applied Management, 14(2), 107-139. Retrieved from http://www.ibam.com
Thornton GC, I., & Potemra, M. (2010). Utility of assessment center for promotion of police
sergeants. Public Personnel Management, 39(1), 59-69. doi:10.1177/009102601003900104
White, M. D., & Escobar, G. (2008). Making good cops in the twenty-first century: Emerging issues for
the effective recruitment, selection and training of police in the United States and
abroad. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 22(1/2), 119-134.
doi:10.1080/13600860801925045
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