Pol 120 - Police Organization and Management

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5). The fifth problem in Captain Everette’s in-Basket is a request from Lt. William Hayes to purchase the necessary ammunition for the firearms training and certification. The department needs 220,000 rounds of 9mm bullets, 50,000 rounds of .00 buck, 50,000 rounds of rifled slugs, and 100,000 rounds of .223 bullets.

6). The sixth problem in Captain Everette’s in-basket is from Chief Iam Wright about the liability concern surrounding P.O. Frank Arnold and his last performance evaluation. It was brought to his attention by Lt. Demsey that P.O. Arnolds peers ay he can no longer do his patrol duties do to his age.

SOLUTIONS

1). The solution to the first problem in Captain Everette’s in-basket would simpily be to get another opinion by a boat repair shop on whether the outboard motor is really beyond repair. If that were the case then you would have to buy the new motor.

2). The solution to the second problem in Captain Everette’s in-basket is the estimate from Dave’s marine for the new motor for patrol boat #3. It is an estimate for a 125 horsepower outboard motor, which is a bigger more powerful motor than what was on the boat originally. The solution would be to either find what they are asking for cheaper or buy the smaller motor like the boat originally had.

3). The solution to the third problem would be to look into why he had so much overtime in the month of August while the rest of the detective department had half the hours he did. Detective Hunt clocked 285 hours and the rest of the department only had 156 hours. There are a couple of reasons why he could have worked so much overtime such as he was working a case or he was just making up work to get extra money.

4). The solution to the fourth problem is to simply see if you have the extra funding and an extra vehicle at the time to send the two detectives to the training seminar.

5). The solution to the fifth problem is to order the ammunition needed for the firearms training and certification department. You would have to order the ammunition needed because this is something the department could not go without.

6). The solution to the concern over P.O. Arnold would be to put him through the field test and grade his current abilities to his past and see if he is in fact unfit to perform his patrol duties. If he were unfit then he would either have to be placed on light duty or desk duty.

Best Solution

The best solution to problem three in Captain Everette’s in-basket would be to ask detective to put the tasks he was completing for the time he was working. Such as for the overtime worked on August, 12th, 1992 I was processing important evidence in the murder case involving Jane Doe. Then after this process is complete if you go over all the info and what he said he was doing and the overtime hours don’t match up you know he was forging fake overtime hours. You can also ask around to see if people saw him around the department working or if he simply punched in and left then came back to punch out. The explanation to his excess overtime hours will have to be documented and the final explanation will have to be given at the next upcoming staff meeting at 0800 hours on October 18, 1992. You would have decide if it was a good hours or if they where forged hours.

IN-BASKET EXERCISE

[ Captain Thomas Frankie’s In-Basket- A]

Joe Somereve

12/1/15

Problems

1). The first problem in Captain Frankie’s in-basket is to decide whether it is okay for P.O. George West can work 10 hours of overtime on October 20th to do a bicycle safety program at the oak street elementary school.

2). The second problem in Captain Thomas Frankie’s in-basket comes from P.O. Patricia Zelesky complaining about lewd female photos that are being placed on the bulletin board in the squad room. Another part of the problem is that she takes them down but they make their way back up on the board the following day, and she her demands were also ignored by Lt. Demsey and Sergeant Manning.

3). The third problem in Captain Frankie’s in-basket is a squad transfer request from Sergeant Tabbert on behalf of P.O Thomas Sussex. Sergeant Tabbert has gotten in contact with you because he believes that P.O. Sussex is lying that he wants to be transferred to harbor for medical reasons and it is actually because he has become involved with one of the female dock hands at the city Marina. Sergeant Tabbert also heard through the grapevine that Sussex has been dating a married women who is calling his house and harassing him.

4). The fourth problem is also from P.O. Patricia Zelsky still demanding that the problem with the lewd photos has gotten worse as they are now being taped to the front of her locker.

5). The fifth problem in Captain Frankie’s in-basket is from Chief Iam Wright letting him know that he signed him up to attended an executive development seminar at State University, on the 26th, 27th, and 28th of October. Chief Iam Wright also states that Captain Frankie has to write him a 1page paper after all three seminars stating whether it would be beneficial for other to attend in the future.

6). The sixth problem in Captain Frankie’s in-basket is from Chief Iam Wright asking him to attend the D.A.R.E. graduation at Pleasant Valley elementary school because his schedule doesn’t permit time for him to attend.

7). The seventh item in Captain Frankie’s in-basket is the attachment from the sixth item, which is the invitation to the D.A.R.E. graduation. The principal Dr. Shirley Brooke also wants Sergeant Jacob Schwartz who she states has been an outstanding addition to the program to attend.

SOLUTIONS

1). The solution to the first problem in Captain Frankie’s in-basket is to see if it is within the budget for the month for P.O. George West to work ten hours of overtime and work the bicycle safety program.

2). The solution to the second problem in would be to find out who is placing the lewd photos on the squad room bulletin board. Then if you find out who is posting them there and it continues you either suspend them for a couple of days and ask them if there is anyone else doing it along with them.

3). The solution to the third problem in Captain Frankie’s in-basket is to find the real reason behind P.O. Sussex’s reasoning to wanting a transfer to harbor.

4). The solution