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Career Details :: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives
Description
Supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Tasks
- Prepares work schedules, assigns duties, and develops and revises departmental procedures.
- Supervises and coordinates investigation of criminal cases.
- Disciplines staff for violation of department rules and regulations.
- Monitors and evaluates job performance of subordinates.
- Investigates and resolves personnel problems within organization.
- Prepares reports and directs preparation, handling, and maintenance of departmental records.
- Prepares budgets and manages expenditures of department funds.
- Requisitions and issues department equipment and supplies.
- Reviews contents of written orders to ensure adherence to legal requirements.
- Directs release or transfer of prisoners.
- Meets with civic, educational, and community groups to develop community programs and events and addresses groups concerning law enforcement subjects.
- Conducts raids and orders detention of witnesses and suspects for questioning.
- Cooperates with court personnel and officials from other law enforcement agencies and testifies in court.
- Prepares news releases and responds to police correspondence.
- Inspects facilities, supplies, vehicles, and equipment to ensure conformance to standards.
- Trains staff.
- Investigates charges of misconduct against staff.
- Assists subordinates in performing job duties.
- Directs collection, preparation, and handling of evidence and personal property of prisoners.
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- Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors
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- Lodging Managers
- Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors
- Public Transportation Inspectors
- Recreation Workers
- Storage and Distribution Managers
- Transit and Railroad Police
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
- Guiding, Directing & Motivating Subordinates
- Coordinating Work & Activities of Others
- Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
Important Skills
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Speaking
- Social Perceptiveness
Frequent Work Context
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Consequence of Error
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
- Responsible for Others' Health & Safety
- Objective or Subjective Information
Related Majors
| Major | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|
| Administration of Criminal Justice |  [ add ] |
| Administration of Justice | [ add ] |
| Correctional Studies | [ add ] |
| Corrections | [ add ] |
| Corrections Administration | [ add ] |
| Criminal Justice Administration | [ add ] |
| Criminal Justice Administration/Planning | [ add ] |
| Criminal Justice Management | [ add ] |
| Criminology/Corrections | [ add ] |
| Justice Administration | [ add ] |
| Pre-electrical Engineering | [ add ] |
Institutions Offering Related Majors
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