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¶ … organizational structure type from chapter 6 of the class text. The author is also asked to select an organization that uses such a structure. It is to be explained why the structure works, why it does not work and what can be done to improve the structure. The traits of the selected department including the population protected and the resources it has will also be looked at. The New York City police department is very massive and has a huge amount of resources available to it but they must be vigilant and prudent in how they manage those resources.
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As noted in the introduction, the selected agency being looked at today is the New York City police department. Also as intimated by the introduction, they enjoy a regimented line structure that is based on chain of command and structure. This department protects the city of New York City, which is the largest city in the United States. When accounting for actual population of the city in question and eschewing the size of the metropolitan area, it is not even close as New York has more than 8 million with the closest city behind that being Los Angeles with nearly four million. The New York city police department is divided into precincts that are managed by staff and leaders specific to that area. Each precinct ranges...
It removes a lot of the ambiguity regarding who is in charge and who is accountable for the performance of a given area. However, line structure is not a panacea. Even in a regimented line structure, it still has to be defined who is personally accountable for what tasks. Some are easy to assign and associate with a given team or leader while others are more ambiguous and hard to pinpoint. Another potential downside of the line structure is that there can be a disconnect between what the higher leaders are doing and what the middle leaders are enforcing. If there is a difference between what the high and middle leadership finds important, than the desires of the high leadership can be lost in the shuffle (Boundless, 2013).
The New York City Police Department has operated pretty well and this includes a heavy amount of direction and influence from its mayors over the years, former Mayor Giuliani in particular. The outside influence of other agencies does not stop with the Mayor, who…
References
Boundless. (2013, November 8). Line Structure. Boundless. Retrieved November 8, 2013, from https://www.boundless.com/business/organizational-structure/models-of-organization-structure/line-structure/
NYCLU. (2013, November 8). Stop and Frisk Practices. New York Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved November 8, 2013, from http://www.nyclu.org/issues/racial-justice/stop-and-frisk-practiceshome.shtml
NYPD. (2013, November 8). NYPD - Official New York City Police Department Web Site. NYPD - Official New York City Police Department Web Site. Retrieved November 8, 2013, from http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/home.shtml
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