Control in Police Organization: A Case Study on the Effects of Geographic Relocation

• In Event: Police Misconduct, Control, and Accountability

Abstract

Organizational control is a fundamental process which ensures organizations achieve their goals. The importance and difficulty increase when the organization is a law enforcement agency. Control within an organization can be implemented in several different ways. Regular rotations and transfers of personnel is one of the control mechanisms employed by organizations to direct, motivate and encourage employees to adhere to organizational standards and objectives. The Turkish National Police(TNP) rotates and transfers police officers geographically while providing security services throughout the country. Geographic personnel rotation (GPR) is a human resource management policy of the TNP which bans home city deployment and obligates officers to transfer regularly for various deployment periods and in differing regions.The research examines geographic personnel rotation policy as an organizational control mechanism.

Author

• Seref Goksel Onder, University of Cincinnati