01:202:202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Human Resources, Chief Executive Officer, Line Officer
6 Apr 2018
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Why: keep the peace, protect society/civilians, emergency responses, enforce the law and make lawful arrests, traffic control. Civilianization using less trained non-sworn officers to perform duties most officers used to do before: use of civilians as monitors . Line vs staff: line officer anyone who interacts directly with individuals or victim at scene of crime/emergency. Officers, detectives, investigators: staff officer people who support line officers and may or may not have direct interaction with individuals. Administrators set policies needed for officers to respond. Dispatchers ones who send officers out to crime scene. Human resources in charge of hiring and firing staff. Police athletic league: difference between line and staff officers, but some overlap. Hierarchy of police organizations: chief executive officer usually chief. Sometimes directors or commissioners: part of organization but usually civilians appointed by politicians, administrators administer to policy of departments. Deputy chiefs, captains, majors: managers usually lieutenants, supervisors usually sergeants.
