Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

LET 2450 - Law Enforcement Administration and Supervision


Examines the principles of law enforcement agency administration. Organization, planning and research, management, personnel management, training, and public relations represent a partial list of administrative topics covered. Administrative functions covered include vice control, crime delinquency prevention and control, patrol, investigation, communications, statistics, and records. The role of law enforcement leadership in a contemporary law enforcement organization. The use of police promotional assessments and how to improve your performance. Instructional goals are learner centered.

Requisites: LET 1000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Articulate various budgeting concepts and how to manage costs creatively.
  • Critically examine leadership concepts and characteristics of successful leaders.
  • Describe the contemporary law enforcement organization and articulate the role of values, ethics, and leadership in the administration function.
  • Explain successful strategies for increasing collaboration given the influence of politics, unions, and problem employees.
  • Identify sources of organizational conflict and strategies to manage conflict.
  • Research a successful contemporary management book and write a critical review as to the application to law enforcement.
  • Understand the role of communication, training, and team-building to the contemporary law enforcement organization.
  • Write a critical analysis of a contemporary leadership book.


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