How Municipal HR Section Affects The SDPD

The great Criminal Justice system in this country is comprised of a great many number of agencies that can operate both dependent or independent of each other. However, within each larger agency are divisions that provide supporting roles and sections that each agency is reliant on in order to run smoothly and accomplish its larger goals. The purpose of this assessment is to examine how the City of San Diego Human Resource (HR) section manages to accomplish its goals, while enabling the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) with high quality men and women, to achieve its objectives. In studying how, a single section can influence an entire department, one can better understand the inner workings of a large agency intended to provide a needed service

In doing so, I will provide insight into how the daily functions of the HR Section effect and influence overall SDPD operations. Direct observation of the HR Section was made, so that I can provide the data for this essay. The HR Department for the City of San Diego falls underneath the Personnel Department. The mission of the personnel depart is to "maintain a merit system that provides equal opportunity for all City of San Diego applicants and employees. An employee, contract worker, volunteer or job applicant who believes that he or she has been discriminated against at work can file a complaint of discrimination with the City of San Diego Equal Employment Investigations Office (EEIO)." (San Diego Personnel Department). The mission of the Human Resources Department is to provide a connection between management and employees in an effort to enhance morale and productivity, limit job turnover, support a responsive and innovative workforce as well as help the City deliver services in a fiscally-sound and efficient manner. The Department is composed of various independent programs and activities that include Labor Relations, Employee Learning and Development, Reasonable Accommodations, Citizen Assistance Program and the City's Volunteer

The San Diego Police Department would be lost without HR management. How would the department know what to do to reach their goals? They would just be blundering around only fighting crime and not looking ahead, planning for future goals. The leadership might have an idea of the direction they are going, but without HR functions, they would not know what to do in order to get there. The plan structures the department giving it stability. Without the role of HR, most Police Departments and even some companies would fail. Projections and analysis are necessary to know what may be right for the future of the department. These HR functions help the officers as well. HR tries to keep compensation and benefits appropriate and competitive for retention and future recruits. These happy officers then benefit the city by being more productive. The citizens are safer if it's Police Officers are more