Promotions in Law Enforcement: High-Priority Needs for Improving the Process to Identify and Select the Next Generation of Police Leaders
Jeremy D. Barnum
Bok Engelsk 2024
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| Utgitt | RAND Corporation , 2024
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| Opplysninger | Midlevel police leaders (MLPLs), such as sergeants and lieutenants, have great influence over officers' perceptions, behaviors, and well-being and are crucial for effectuating organizational culture, goals, and objectives. Therefore, they are lynchpins for organizational function, innovation, and change. Given the substantial impact that MLPLs have on a police organization — and ultimately the delivery of public safety — agencies must have mechanisms in place to cultivate, identify, and select the best individuals for these positions. This is achieved through the promotion process — the advancement of organizational members to higher ranks and increased levels of responsibility. In general, the promotion process in police agencies involves some combination of written testing, oral interviews, and assessment center analyses. However, this process lacks uniformity across agencies, and there is a dearth of research on the most-effective ways to conduct police promotions. On behalf of the National Institute of Justice, RAND and Police Executive Research Forum researchers convened an expert panel to discuss how agencies currently conduct promotions for MLPL positions. Through a series of interviews and a group discussion session, the workshop participants identified and prioritized 47 needs for improving promotions in policing, 26 of which were considered highest priority. These needs are related to bias, disparity, and barriers in promotions; the development of metrics to identify successful candidates; valid and reliable methods to assess candidates; training and career progression; and considerations about transparency and organizational justice.
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