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National City Police Culture

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:56 +0000

This paper details the results of a partnership between Criminal Justice 497 at San Diego State University (SDSU) and the National City Police Department examining questions related to police leadership, culture, transparency, and oversight. Nationwide, police oversight and transparency have been recently called into question after several highly publicized incidents of alleged police misconduct. This study examines the views of National City police employees on transparency, oversight, and police culture within the department by administering a Q–sorting survey. Analyses of these results are discussed in the body of this report. Discussion of these analyses answers questions, such as the following: What is the relationship between the Police Chief’s views on police culture and the views of his subordinates? Is police culture centered around departmental unity or can it be divided by demographic criteria? Does education level play a role in views on transparency and oversight? Is there a perceived difference between transparency and oversight? Would the Police Chief’s self–described leadership style be confirmed by these findings?

The National City Police Chief describes himself as a transformational leader. A transfor-mational leader advocates for group feedback and cooperation from everyone they are working with, regardless of rank. This type of leadership relies on belief in a common goal (shared by both leaders and subordinates). Conformity to the organization’s vision and belief in this common goal is believed to motivate employee performance and pro-ductivity. (Cockcroft, 2014). All employees share their team goals and thus have a voice in organizational culture. This is intended to create a working environment that enhances group cohesiveness and transparency in decision–making. In contrast to this leadership style, a transactional leader is one who leads with authority and rarely uses insight from lower officials. This type of leader makes decisions for the group and expects their staff to follow rules and directions. A transactional leader is also less visible to their workers, and, when they are present, they carry out a disciplinary role (Bass, 1990). Given these descriptions, we would expect a transformational leader to present with views on organi-zational culture that are in agreement with those of his or her subordinates. Conversely, we would expect a transactional leader whose beliefs on organizational culture differ from those of his or her subordinates. The study described in this report is designed to address these questions and assumptions about leadership in the National City Police Department

The Sage Project Contact Info
Kristofer Patron
Program Administrator
kpatron@sdsu.edu
(619) 594-0103

University Faculty Contact
Joshua Chanin
Criminal Justice

Local Government / Community Contact

Police Department

Winter Weather Route Response Optimization for the City of Bellevue

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:07 +0000

This project consists of conducting research and making recommendations on how to use a Public-Private Partnership model to redevelop city-owned property for public benefit. Examples include building affordable commercial space above a public parking garage, building artist housing in BelRed, and building a campus for a creative arts college. Deliverables may include recommendations on how to execute complex property transactions, risk management and risk sharing best practices, possible changes in city policy, and lists of potential venture partners, among other things. The final project will be developed in partnership with COB’s new P3 Manager. Project participants are encouraged to explore successful P3 models and lessons learned in other communities. The city needs particular help to understand opportunities in Bellevue based on the interaction of Washington state regulations, property conditions, and capital markets.

Drone Policy Development

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:18 +0000

The City of Bellevue is in the process of developing a language access policy to address Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and ADA. Title VI requires agencies that receive federal funding to ensure all people have access to government services, regardless of national origin, which includes persons of limited English proficiency. The plans for implementing the policy, once adopted, will require further exploration including:
The funding mechanism for translation, interpretation and staff training;
The development of potential incentives and/or compensation for employees who are bilingual, determining whether only employees who are bilingual in certain languages will receive incentive pay (i.e., top five languages spoken in Bellevue) and the process for certifying an employee’s bilingual competency;
The development of training for staff on city and department language access policies and procedures that may include identifying the language needs of customers with limited English proficiency, requesting documents for translation, working with an interpreter in person or on the telephone, etc.

Creation of a Community-Oriented PAFR

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:35:35 +0000

Undergraduate political science students will design, implement, and analyze a public feedback survey of Providence residents asking them to evaluate their perceived access to city services, and the quality of these services (e.g., trash removal, sidewalk repair, constituent service requests). The City of Providence will use this information to help guide needed improvements to city service delivery.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

MetroBridge Projects Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Katherine Einstein
Political Science

kleinst@bu.edu

Local Government / Community Contact

Branding SIMPCO

Victor Manzanilla — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 23:26:26 +0000

Senior undergraduate students in the College of Business’ Marketing Institute completed a year-long study and evaluation of Muscatine’s community brand, working with the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Peggy Stover Rodriguez
Marketing

Local Government / Community Contact