This class discussion will allow you to not only assess but make managerial decisions to implement steps in curbing undesirable behavior.
Specialist are those who work in the field of investigations but with a specific knowledge base in a certain area or “specialty”. They can work anything from human trafficking cases to cyber crime. Often, due to one’s superior knowledge in one area, they develop an elitist attitude towards their work and others.
What steps could be taken to control the elitist mentality specialists sometimes develop?
How would you deal with it once it has occurred in your department?
Please make sure it relates to the topic and do not use Wikipedia
Detective vs Specialist
In many agencies, specialized assignments are available after a few years of regular patrol duties. Officers can specialize in a particular field like chemical and microscopic analysis, training and firearms instruction, or fingerprint identification. Others work with special units such as horseback, bicycle, motorcycle, harbor patrol, canine, special weapons and tactics (SWAT); or emergency response teams. A few local and special law enforcement officers primarily perform jail-related duties or work in courts.
Detectives are plainclothes investigators who gather facts and collect evidence for criminal cases. Some are assigned to interagency task forces to combat specific types of crime. They conduct interviews, examine records, observe the activities of suspects, and participate in raids or arrests. Detectives and state and federal agents and inspectors usually specialize in investigating one type of violation, such as homicide or fraud.
They are assigned cases on a rotating basis and work on them until an arrest and conviction is made or until the case is dropped.
Rank, Position, Status
One’s rank or position may vary slightly state to state, city to city, town to town, based on the size of the station and resources. Here is some information on basic definitions for
LAPD Sworn Police Officer Class Titles and Job Description (Links to an external site.)s
CALEA Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies (Links to an external site.)
Sources:
http://www.lapdonline.org/join_the_team/content_basic_view/9127
https://www.calea.org/node/11406
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