Police Operations in Context

The two major issues that the administration should consider include an evaluation on where and how shared police services  can beneficial to the society and allowing evidence-based research on how sustain the services.  The evaluation on the shared services will ensure that the right places for providing these services are selected and allocation of resources is done according to how services are needed. Areas of the municipalities that require more police presence to maintain order will be selected first and resources directed there for better service delivery.  The evaluation will also ensure consolidation of police services for effective and efficient delivery of operations in the community while at the same time, preventing the services from being watered down or becoming impersonal. Therefore, the administrators will follow a specific strategy in matching the operational budget to the actual service delivery. Adoption of shared services will act as the catalyst for changes within the police service which have not been experienced for a long time (Kocher, 2012).

Secondly, the administration must ensure that they support research and development that is based on evidence from the field. Collaboration between the police service practitioners and academicians through research will provide analytic information and data which the administration can use in enhancing their decision making process. Research that is evidence based has previously been used in many events and its direct impact on the criminal justice system has largely been observed (Kocher, 2012). After the administrators make a decision on pursuing shared services, the research can offer reliable statistics which relate to the implementation process.  This shows that the two issues, shared services and evidence-based research can be used concurrently to ensure sustainability in service delivery.

Reference

Kocher, C. (2012). Sustaining police operations at an efficient and effective level under difficult economic times. The Police Chief, 79(3), 28-33.