Need for Service Attitudes among Police Leadership: The Ideal Leadership Profile: A Case Study

Authors: Andersson Arntén AC*, Jansson B, Olsen K and Archer T

Volume 3, Issue 4

Abstract

This case study is based on interviews both with the then Chief of Police as well as with members off Coppell Police Department. The reflections are based upon research and comprise leadership qualities and skills in regard to policing based on Sir Robert Peels principles that effective policing is based on good relations with the public. The article discusses factors contributing to leadership in practice together with principals; and despite the special application of a single case analysis a rather elaborate insight concerning police attitudes has been obtained. Moreover, the article elaborates around leadership profile and leadership attributes proposing an ideal leadership profile based on the JobMatch Talent instrument.

Keywords: Police; Pattern; Leadership

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