Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Within this unit, emphasis is placed on watching people and businesses for any indication of criminal behavior, ensuring the safety of children (providing the names of offenders), providing tips for safety and crime prevention and so on (Bloomington MN Government Site).
Aside from the departments to be included, the discussion at this level should also focus on the departments that will not be included in the new effort to fight violent crime. These four departments that will not be included in the task force include the following: training, traffic investigation unit, personnel unit and the records keeping unit. Al these units have some connection with crime fighting, but can collaborate with the task force, without needing to be included within it.
The training unit is in charge of forming the police staffs for the future; it focuses on providing them with the theoretical and practical knowledge to respond to the safety needs of the population. Its interaction with other units within the task force is rather limited, being mostly an educational effort. The new recruits nevertheless are gradually introduced to the force and they gain practical experience by interacting with the task force. While this effort is vital, it is less relevant in the context of dealing with violent crime, where the staffs have the priority of decreasing crime, rather than forming new police staffs.
The traffic investigation unit is in charge of preventing and addressing crimes that occur in traffic, accidents or any other incidents reported by the participants to traffic. While the findings of this unit might sometimes be relevant to fighting violent crimes, it has to be recognized that the activities it undergoes are different from those of the...
In such a setting, the two units would collaborate and hare information, when this is necessary, but will not be integrated within the same department.
The third unit not to be integrated within the crime fighting task force is represented by the personnel unit. At its level, personnel decisions would be made and implemented at levels such as hiring, remuneration, paid leave and so on. These decisions and activities have little effect on the effort to fight crime, and will not be integrated within the task force. Still, the two units will share information and collaborate whenever necessary.
Last, the final unit to not be included within the task force is represented by the records unit. Within this unit, the emphasis falls on the storage and maintenance of all records from investigations and past cases. These are useful and relevant to fighting violent crimes since they can help to link previous cases with current investigations, and help catch the criminals sooner. Still, the two units would function in a parallel manner, for efficiency purposes.
References:
Crime prevention unit. Creative solutions to deter crime. Bloomington MN Government Site. http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/dept/police/specops/crime_prevention/crime_prevention.htm accessed on January 24, 2013
LAPD organizational chart. LAPD Online. http://www.lapdonline.org/inside_the_lapd/content_basic_view/1063 accessed on January 24, 2013
Organizational chart. Town of Vestal New York. http://www.vestalny.com/DeptPage.aspx?pID=10 accessed on January 24, 2013
Structure of policing in London. Metropolitan Police. http://www.met.police.uk/about/organisation.htm accessed on January 24, 2013
The technology market is one of the most competitive landscapes. Without constant innovation and introduction of new products, it may be quite difficult for technology firms to thrive in the long run. Nevertheless, introducing a new product presents a significant moment for an organization as shifts in strategy, organizational structure, business units, and processes are often involved (Hill & Jones, 2012). Accordingly, the process must be carefully managed to ensure
Facilities Strategic Plan for a University: The development of facilities is a crucial part of constant health and well-being of an institution. This implies that every institution needs to have a comprehensive facilities strategic planning process. In light of these factors, I have been hired as a new facilities director at a local university to promote its ongoing health. The first task in this role would involve designing a new strategic
Project Leader Personal Learning Contract Learning within organizations is vital to success. It is the lifeblood that grows and sustains human capital (Bassi & McMurrer, 2004; Noe, 2008; Senge, 1990) through human resource development (HRD) and the management of technology which, according to Thamhain (2001), is the key to competitiveness and wealth creation. In this essay the researcher attempts to explore the challenges he will be facing as a leader and the competencies
Organizational Leadership and Inter-Professional Team Development This paper aims at analyzing business practices, reimbursement impact, regulatory needs and patient centered care in health care units. In the modern society, patient-centered care has become prevalent and has been embraced by top providers in the industry, ranging from regulatory agencies, policymakers, research bodies and donors. This shift (from physician to patient-centered) can be traced back to the Institute of Medicine's report of 2001.
Project Management Although desirable, it is quite difficult to start with a dictionary definition of project management, mainly because of the complexity involved in the process, a complexity impossible to cover with a simple two-line definition. Hence, it is probably best to describe the process, underlining thus the main characteristics of project management. A company's strategic perspective may, perhaps, be amply resumed to two strategic concepts around which everything else revolves: objectives
Strategic Information Technology Plan Oesterlen Services for Youth is an organization that helps troubled youth in Ohio. It consists of a counseling center and a foster care placement program, as well as residential services for both male and female youth for intensive care cases. In order for Oesterlen to continue to help as many youth as possible, it has to be up-to-date on its technology. To that end, it has set