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M.A. / Policy is considered one of the most stressfull occupations, which often results in psychiatric disorders, divorces, misuse of alcohol and suicide. The researcher has been motivated by the possible changes that a social group work programme can bring about in the general functioning of members of the South- African Police. GOAL OF THE STUDY The description of the experience of the participants of a group work programme with emphasis on scientific development of group work within the South-African Police Service. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3.1. The discription from the literature as to the nature and influence that a police official's working conditions affect him as a person. 3.2. The discription from the literature as to the nature and the process of social group work as well as the factors that need to be considered within the social work group. 3.3. Discription of participants experience with the implimentation of the group work programme. 3.4. The recommendations to further develop programme contents scientifically. METHOD OF STUDY For the purpose of this study the descriptive method of research was used. Qualitative methods of data gathering were used. METHODS OF DATA GATHERING A literature study in respect of the police official and the influence of his working conditions on himself as well as that of the social work group was conducted. Questionnaires were completed after completion of each group session and after completion of the programme by members of the target group. ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS Above mentioned goals were conclusively achieved. These conclusions can be summarised as follows: The police official is as a result of the nature of his work exposed to traumatic happenings that is beyond the norm that is normally experienced. This tension as well as the tension of which the level is unknown , eg. salaries, disparity, etc. can result in shortcomings in role functioning. Through scientific handling of the group process and relations in a group the social worker can develop possibilities for group members to grow, change and develop better social functioning. Exposed from group session description and programme description it is evident that the skills of members for example their selfesteem, commumication skills, conflict handling, budgeting skills and handling of stres, shown great improvement. 7. RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendations were specifically made in terms of further use of the group work programme in the SAPD. All members of the South-African Police Service can be exposed to the groupwork program. Group sessions can be programmed for junior members of the South-African Police Service at college level for preperation in advance. The impact made through social group work to members are to such extend that social workers in the SAPS can make more use of this social work method in enhancing general functioning of members.

This dissertation was undertaken to examine and review the theoretical issues concerning decision-making. From this analysis, a new and innovative technique for problem-solving was developed, entitled Integrated Management Decision-making. The underlying theoretical framework of this model involved the integration of the organization and the environment. Political, economic, social, cultural, and other community factors were discussed as major influences in the decision-making process. Integrated Management Decision-Making was derived from the combination of four existing theoretical perspectives: (1) decision-making is a process; (2) decision-making involves the ability to make rational choices; (3) decision-making involves the ability to make rational choices; (3) decision-making assumes a systematic methodology; and (4) decision-making is conducted by human beings attempting to achieve a desired consequence or result. Further, this study addressed the application of this new model to the task of police patrol deployment in small urban centers. The City of Jonesboro, Arkansas was used as a test case for the demonstration of this process. After examining over 8,300 radio-dispatched calls for service in 1980, a method for deployment was proposed utilizing Integrated Management Decision-Making. The statistical techniques of Multiple Response Analysis and Kruskal-Wallis Analysis of Variance by Ranks were utilized to explore the relationship between existing patrol procedures and proposed deployment design based on specific allocation variables designated by the police manager. The objective of the new deployment plan was to achieve an optimum patrol scheme with equalized workload between districts. This involved the determination of several decision-products: (1) the calculation of an assignment-availability factor; (2) the design of sector boundaries; (3) the calculation of shift requirements; and (4) the assessment of patrol strategies and techniques. This goal was achieved and recommendations for the Jonesboro Police Department were developed. Finally, Integrated Management Decision-Making was discussed as a catalyst for change in current police management thinking. Futuristic concepts of organization-environmental learning, long-range planning, and strategic modeling were suggested as necessary improvements in police decision-making.

In this dissertation, a theoretical framework is developed from Camilla Stivers' (2002) argument that images of expertise, leadership and virtue are used to defend public administration's legitimacy in the face of criticisms about the inefficiencies of government and the power wielded by bureaucrats. Stivers argues that these legitimizing and traditional images have historical and cultural roots in ideas associated with masculinity, and that this harms women in the public sector. The realm of policing faced similar criticisms and defended its legitimacy by altering practices, the day-to-day actions of police practitioners. The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the possibility that police practitioners have defended their legitimacy on the same basis as public administrators have done by offering images of expertise, leadership and virtue, which Stivers (2002) claims are deeply gendered. Using Ethnographic Content Analysis (ECA), imagery is qualitatively examined using using Stivers' (2002) descriptions of characteristics, qualitiers, values and actions that she associates with images of expertise, leadership and virtue... Masculine images of virtue portray the police as dedicated and committed professionals who protect the citizenry through laudable programs and initiatives. Masculine images of leadership are less prevalent, but consistently portray the police as controlling and direction-setting visionaries. Alternative imagery patterns include leadership images more aligned with femininity, such as collaboration and cooperation. Throughout the thirty-one years, these patterns of images are observed, despite differences in practices associated with the three paradigms of policing. / by Robin Lynn Larson. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. / Includes bibliography. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 150-151).

Forming communications networks between civilian government agencies and police departments -- Community-policing.

My goal in this research was to identify the reasons for the turnover of police officials in the Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia in order for the Amhara National Regional State Police Commission to retain a greater number of police personnel in future. A further purpose was to share and introduce a number of important reasons for turnover, namely poor salary, low emphasis by government, risk of work in policing, hardship of policing, lack of extra pay for extra work, unfair decisions and unequal treatment, tentativeness of the rules and regulations, lack of an incentive/reward system, unfair transfer and lack of transfer, lack of promotion, lack of respect for policing on the part of the community, lack of participation in decisions, inadequate equipment, and lack of and unfair educational opportunities. The research describes to what extent the poor salary and low emphasis on policing by the government influence turnover. It clearly portrays the emphasis placed by all respondents on these two factors in particular. Finally, this research explains the responsibility of police management structures to establish and maintain diversified management situations so that relatively safe and agreeable conditions pertain at all levels of the police service and in all areas of the work of an official. Therefore, the researcher hopes that the senior management of the Amhara Police Commission will recognise the seriousness of the problem of turnover and will improve the internal management of the organisation in the interests of all inhabitants of the region. / Police Practice / M. Tech. (Policing)