Modern Police Leadership

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This paper discusses the level of crime in Britain and the dissatisfaction that much of the population feels towards the police. The paper first discusses the major cause of dissatisfaction with the police and skepticism among the people as to police effectiveness. The paper then looks at accountability and leadership within the police departments and particularly focuses on the transformational leadership style.

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"A group of more than 150 senior police officers in the highest ranks was interviewed (Department of Criminology 2006). The research found that there were a few excellent and some good leaders in the service, but the desired traits of leadership were sorely lacking in them. The Home Office's published research on the styles of leadership most valued by police officers themselves revealed that most of the qualities valued were consistent with those under the transformational leadership. However, not much is known about the impact of leadership styles on the moral and performance of officers. Hence, there is not much to rely on to effect change. They were neither explicit about the management style they wanted nor have they incorporated these into the every aspect of the human resources arm of the organization (Department of Criminology). Nonetheless, transformational leadership is the style that comes closest to the ideal to this day."

Sample of Sources Used:

• BBC News (2008) Police quit jobs over bad bosses. BBC co.uk: British Broadcasting Corporation
• Brand A. (2007) Delivering accountable local police leadership. EGov Monitor. London: New Local Government Network. Viewed 20 March, 2008 http://www.nlgn.org.uk/public/articles/deliverying-accountable-local-police-leadership
• Corkindale, G (2007) The UK's leadership crisis. Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation
• Department of Criminology (2006) Police Leadership in the 21st Century. University of Leicester
• Dobby, J, et al (2004) Police leadership: expectations and impact. Home Office Online Report. Home Office Research Development Statistics Directorate

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