Supervision and Leadership

Duties and expectations for sergeants and other supervisors.

Supervision policy sets expectations for first-line supervisors and managers. It often includes responsibilities for briefings, inspections, report review, policy enforcement, coaching, and handling complaints. When preparing for promotion, study how supervisors are expected to respond to policy violations, use-of-force incidents, and performance problems, and how they document counseling and direction.

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