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First Line Supervision
First Line

Supervision
Who Should Attend
New supervisors and supervisors who have not received for Detention
formal supervisory training.
Supervisors
Course Goal
To provide knowledge and skills required to effectively
supervise personnel in a law enforcement agency.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
➤ Avoid liability problems arising from employment
practices and fi eld operations.
➤ Identify misconduct and corruption and be able to use Who Should Attend
appropriate techniques to prevent them. New detention supervisors and supervisors who have not
➤ Determine and utilize motivational incentives to improve received formal supervisory training.
or cause high performance.
➤ Lead groups in consensus decision-making and creative Course Goal
problem-solving. To provide knowledge and skills required to effectively
➤ Promote ethical practices in law enforcement and create supervise personnel in a detention facility.
a professional law enforcement culture.
➤ Complete and receive results from a personality Course Objectives
inventory. The student will be able to:
➤ Lead others through concepts of empowerment and ➤ Avoid liability problems arising from employment
transformation. practices and fi eld operations.
➤ Demonstrate supervising for results skills dealing with ➤ Identify misconduct and corruption and be able to use
work performance and work habit problems. appropriate techniques to prevent them.
➤ Utilize identifi ed competencies of a leader to address ➤ Determine and utilize motivational incentives to improve
factors in high performance by employees. or cause high performance.
➤ Lead groups in consensus decision making and creative
Methodologies problem solving.
This course employs lecture, conference, exercise, diagnostic ➤ Promote ethical practices in a detention facility and
instruments and skills practice. create a professional detention culture.

Course Requirements ➤ Complete and receive results from a personality
Attendance is required at all class sessions. Students must inventory.
attain an average of 70% across course examinations. They ➤ Lead others through concepts of empowerment and
must also successfully perform in supervising for results skill transformation.
practices. ➤ Demonstrate supervising for results skills dealing with
work performance and work habit problems.
Special Concerns ➤ Utilize identifi ed competencies of a leader to address
Some night work factors in high performance by employees.
is required.
Methodologies
Course Coordinator This course employs lecture, conference, exercise, diagnostic
Matthew L. Sweet instruments and skills practice.

Length of Course Course Requirements
Five days (40 hours) Attendance is required at all class sessions. Students must
attain an average of 70% across course examinations. They
must also successfully perform in supervising for results skill
LIMIT 2 STUDENTS practices.
PER DEPARTMENT.
Course Coordinator Length of Course
Amanda Stephenson Five days (40 hours)

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