First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

What Does a First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Do?

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Supervise and coordinate the investigation of criminal cases, offering guidance and expertise to investigators, and ensuring that procedures are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations.
• 2Prepare work schedules and assign duties to subordinates.
• 3Direct collection, preparation, and handling of evidence and personal property of prisoners.
• 4Investigate and resolve personnel problems within organization and charges of misconduct against staff.
• 5Explain police operations to subordinates to assist them in performing their job duties.
• 6Maintain logs, prepare reports, and direct the preparation, handling, and maintenance of departmental records.
• 7Inform personnel of changes in regulations and policies, implications of new or amended laws, and new techniques of police work.
• 8Train staff in proper police work procedures.

Required Skills

• Monitoring
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Learning
• Writing
• Learning Strategies
• Computer aided composite drawing software
• Computer aided dispatch software
• Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
• Crime mapping software
• DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
• Email software
• Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
• Law enforcement information databases
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Salary