THE USE OF MODERN PRINCIPLES OF POLICE MANAGEMENT BY POLICE OFFICERSIN COMBATING CRIME
Keywords:
Police management, Crime, Principles, Police officersAbstract
Purpose: The practical work of police officers in combating crime is based on several characteristics, such as risk, unpredictability, and time constraints. The use of modern principles of police management as a set of rules based on legally, theoretically, and experientially confirmed views is of great importance for the efficiency and effectiveness of the work of police officers. The main purpose of this paper is to point out the practical use of modern principles of police management in combating crime and how they serve police officers in making risk assessments, plans of action, and right decisions in limited time.
Design/Methods/Approach: This paper is report one and presents different literature views relating to the use of modern principles of police management by police officers in their practical work on combating crime. Moreover, the paper will present the advantages and disadvantages of the practical use of modern principles of police management based on the practical experiences of police officers and other research.
Findings: Police officers, in their practical work on combating crime, sometimes unconsciously use the modern principles of police management in order to delegate authority, make orders, control, etc. There are examples of police organizations that clearly define the use of modern principles of police management through instructions or guidelines for the work of police officers. On the other side, the Law on Police defines something similar to modern principles of police management that should be used by police officers when combating crime. For example, the Serbian Law on Police defines professionalism, depoliticization, cooperation, economy and efficiency, legality in work, and proportionality as some of the principles that direct the work of police officers.
Originality/Value: The primary results of the paper are to focus on the advantages of the use of modern principles of police management by police officers in combating crime, primarily during the decision-making process, risk assessment, and allocation of resources. In addition, the paper presents the disadvantages of the use of modern principles of police management by police officers in combating crime.
Keywords: police management, crime, principles, police officers.
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