Law enforcement recruitment
Many law enforcement agencies are facing an increasingly
problematic shortage of police officers due to management difficulties that
have been worsened by the existing police subculture, politics, power
struggles, and organizational conflicts.
Problems at the CVPD
You are a recruitment officer at the Centervale Police
Department (CVPD). There is a new problem being faced by your police department
and those around the country. However, the problem seems to be more pronounced
in the CVPD. There seems to be a huge difficulty in recruiting new officers.
This is because there are very few applicants for the job and a large number of
vacancies. This has never happened before.
It appears as though officers are reluctant to join the
CVPD. LA has a high rate of crime and not enough staff to control the crime.
The superintendent of the CVPD appointed a research team to find out why
individuals were opposed to joining the CVPD. This is what the team found:
In an effort to restructure the police force, there is a
sudden absence of well-defined roles. New members of the department are
confused about the roles they are required to play. Most of the time, there is
too much work pressure because they are required to perform functions beyond
their expertise. Sometimes, there is no work at all. This causes low morale and
low job satisfaction within the employees.
Another significant finding of the research done was that
there is an abuse of power in the police force. Recent employees have reported
that the sergeants tend to misuse the power they have. Not only do they expect
the new employees to obey them blindly, but they also make unfair demands. For
instance, three new police officers were put on night patrol duty for three
months. During these three months, they were made to do 72 hour shifts on many
occasions.
A very crucial finding was that the new employees who have
joined the police force as part of the family tradition are disillusioned with
the changes in policing. They are not prepared for the new attitude toward policing
and the new policies that have developed.
you are the recruitment officer in the Centervale Police
Department (CVPD), you have been given the responsibility of helping CVPD solve
the problem mentioned above. The empty positions in the department need to be
filled as soon as possible. To do this, changes have to take place within the
organization.
Come up with a plan to solve the problem, analysis and
conclusions should focus on solving the recruitment problems in the CVPD.
Describe the strategies for socialization you would
implement to increase the probability of new recruits joining the CVPD.
Explained the problems you would anticipate with the proper socialization of
the new employees. Described how you would prepare to deal with these problems.
Describe the types of power you would attempt to implement
within the CVPD to improve the administration of the police department.
Explained why you would choose these types of power over others. Described the
strategies you would put in place to control the effect of politics on the
CVPD.
Explain the plans you think would put in place to reduce the
intraorganziational and interorganizational conflict in the CVPD. Described how
you would ascertain that the right types of conflict behavior were used in specific
conflict situations. Described the process and structural interventions you
would implement.
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