Police Dept.-1997 Project Coordinator Report Modern police administration requires creative thinking, a broad scope of management skills and the effective use of supervisory tools to accomplish goals. Administrators must constantly strive to expand the horizons of policing service beyond current limits in order to be prepared for the future. The Key to successful administration lies in the optimal and non-traditional utilization of department personnel and resources to meet present and future service demands. The roll of the Project Coordinator is to anticipate department needs and service requirements, research the means to meet the demands and make recommendations to the Chief of Police Planning is deciding in advance what is to be done, and by whom, when and where, and is the heart of of police administration.
Research defines organizational problems.
It seek solutions and innovative alternatives to those problems, through the systematic and investigative study of available data on the subject. These are the work plans for the line functions. They involve the movement and assignment of personnel and resources that are necessary to accomplish pre-determined objectives. This planning includes organizing, selecting, training and equipping personnel to do the job. The planning involves the development of departmental guidelines delineating the procedures to be adhered to by all members of this department in the performance of their duties, and the achievement of departmental goals and objectives.