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Police management – Police officers’ perception of the status (qualitative level) of fundamental functions of management in the police organization

The efficiency of the police organization substantially depends on police management and its characteristics. There are five fundamental functions of management – planning, organizing, human resource management, leading and controlling. Each of these functions has its role and specific significance in the managing process or management system. Functions of management include a series of sub-functions. This paper deals with and explains three sub- functions within each of indicated functions. Evaluation of fundamental functions and sub- functions of management by the police officers (with significant professional knowledge and work experience) is of great heuristic relevance. Empirical research was carried out with regard to the above-mentioned, using the method of survey, by means of a Questionnaire on Fundamental Functions of Management in the Police Service. The research included students (respondents) of the Professional Graduate Study of Criminal Investigation (128 police officers). Respondents evaluated the status (qualitative level) of fundamental functions of management and their sub-functions in the police service by giving certain grades. The grading instrument was a rating scale with a five-level range – from bad to excellent. Research results indicated the existence of almost unanimous – extremely negative – police officers’ perception of a qualitative level of all fundamental functions of management in the police service, as well as their sub-functions. When it comes to respondents' perception, almost all functions and sub-functions of management in the police service are at a very low qualitative level, i.e. at a “satisfactory” level (level 2, on a scale from 1 to 5). Within indicated (extremely negative) level, the function of human resource management was rated as the worst, while the least bad function was the function of controlling. The aim of this research was to obtain a preliminary diagnosis of status of the police management, as well as to emphasize its relevance and the necessity of prompt development of all of its functions and sub-functions

police management ; fundamental functions of management ; police officers' perception

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