ess. “Administrators uncovered a problem, namely, that insufficient attention has been given to the organizational, administrative, and personnel changes needed to create, expand, and institutionalize these new forms of policing”(Rosenbaum, 331). Another responsibility of management officers is to keep other authority figures and patrol officers in line. “Unless community policing officers have a clear sense of what they are supposed to do and receive the necessary support from their supervisors, the tendency to drift back into a traditional role will be very great”(Walker, 45). By keeping officers in line, they remain focused and determined to do a good job.Management must also be sure to involve all members of the department. By leaving various officers out, no matter what their rank or status is, is the wrong way to implement the program. Officers often then develop a negative attitude toward community policing, which only makes the situation worse. It doesn’t matter if the officers were left out on purpose or accidentally. What matters is that each member of the department has something to contribute, to make the community and better and safer place to live.Supervisors must also keep a cool head while community policing is in process. “Supervisors and mid-managers are finding themselves in the role of being facilitators and coaches, rather than in the traditional role of being in charge”(Supervisory, 2). Sometimes the patrol officers just need a little guidance and a sense of direction to steer them in the right direction. This may not seem important to mid-managers, but little things like this can go a long way. With the power often being released to lower level officers in community policing, administrators must show that they have the courage to show the patrol officers that the trust is in their hands. Patrol officers are the largest group of a police department. With an en...
