Police Organization

Create a 10- to 15-slide presentation, with speaker notes, that analyzes police department organization. Include the following in the presentation: (each team member must present)

· Identify major organizational theories associated with policing.

· Describe the organization of police agencies at the local, state, and federal level.

· Describe the civil service system and how it affects police organization.

· Select a city in which one of your team members is currently living. Imagine you are the police chief of a local agency in that city.

o How would the team organize the department?

o Would it have many specialized units? Why? Which specialized units would it have?

o Would decision making be centralized or decentralized?