Police Discipline Term Paper

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The problem with hiring an internal investigator in that his judgment, in most cases, may be clouded by friendship, bias or even personal grudges. Another possible solution would be office shuffling. This police tradition is usually repugnant, superfluous to the public, and ineffective in dealing with the problems in the police. Office shuffle is only effective if competent officers and dedicated to combating police problems replace non-performing officers. For the case of Officer Joe who has had no previous criminal record, shuffling could be effective. The best solution would be progressive discipline for the case of Officer Joe.

To evaluate the success of progressive discipline, the manager has to monitor Officer Joe. Progressive discipline is not a single occurrence; rather it is a continuous process.
For the case of Officer Joe, improved dressing, calm in the workplace and evidence of teamwork would be an indication of success of the process. On the other hand, if the officer continues with misconducts and still has alcohol odor, the process would have failed and calls for measures that are more rigorous......

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