In this assignment you will make an organizational chart of a police department. It will show where all the officers are assigned and the different departments that are in a police department. This is important because some police departments need certain specialty areas (Vice, Gang task force, etc.) and others do not. Also, if you need to assign officers to other jobs you need to know where you can take them from. This assignment that, • Read the project scenario. • Based on the project scenario, create an organizational chart showing your organization’s hierarchy. Add in the clerical positions. These are not part of your sworn officers but are part of the hierarchy. • Submit a paper detailing the department’s organization including the organizational chart: o Explain the hierarchy of your police department. Discuss if there are any positions that you might be able to “pull” from to cover other areas if needed. Requirements: • Submit a Word document in APA format. • Maximum five pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages. • At least three resources. read till the end
project (Congratulations, you are now the Police Chief in Anytown, USA. A city with 30,000
residents and you are responsible to provide 24 hour a day police coverage. You have a
total of 45 sworn officers that it is your duty to deploy based on the needs of your
community.
As a point of interest your town has one (1) High School, two (2) Middle Schools, and five
(5) Elementary schools. It also has two (2) state highways with substantial commuter traffic
and four (4) distinct neighborhoods with one large central business district. To make it
easier for you we’ll assume that your agency uses a centralized dispatch center that is
shared with other local agencies, so you do not have to staff dispatch. You do have to
assign a Court Officer as liaison to the courthouse and that officer will be unavailable for
any other assignments except court duties.
Per the officers’ collective bargaining agreement, they all work 4 days on then have 2 days
off. Administrative personnel such as the chief and the court officer can work a modified
Monday through Friday schedule. All others need to be deployed across three (3) distinct
eight (8) hour shifts throughout the day. Due to the nature of the 4 & 2 schedule, officers do
not have fixed days off during the week.
One of the goals is to have you understand how having 45 officers at your disposal may
seem like a lot, but you will quickly learn your resources disappear fast. Use sources to assist you. Remember basic concepts such as span of control,
equalization of workload, etc.
Lastly, the mayor has just informed you that due to lower than expected tax revenue your
overtime budget has been zeroed out and you have no reserve or auxiliary officers at your
disposal. You will have to make do for the next year with base pay and no additional
personnel.
