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11 Police Q. 3 (2008)

handle is hein.journals/policqurt11 and id is 1 raw text is: March 2008 3-26 0 2008 Sage_, Publicatlions An Examination of Strategic 11 bu)sted at Planning in Am erican Law http:/,oiliie.sagepub.com Enforcement Agencies A National Study Jihong Solomon Zhao Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX Quint C. Thurman Texas State University, San Marcos Ling Ren Illinois State University, Normal Strategic planning in police departments represents a significant departure from a traditionally reactive orientation to one that is more proactive in nature. This study fol- lowed an inductive reasoning approach to investigate the implementation of strategic planning in American law enforcement agencies and then develop theoretical models that might capture variation across organizations. Based on the initial results from tele- phone interviews and selective site visits, we were able to identify two key dimensions that seemed to differentiate the implementation of strategic planning among these law enforcement agencies. As a consequence, four styles of strategic planning emerged. This article discusses the development of strategic planning in U.S. police agencies and implications for the future. Keywords: strategic planning; police organizations; community-oriented policing; inductive approach; theoretical models Introduction Planning is an essential feature of a successful organization (Donaldson, 1995). It is difficult to imagine an organization that can thrive or even survive without carefully Authors' Note: This project was supported by cooperative agreement #2003-CK-WXK058 awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions contained in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of either the COPS or the U.S. Department of Justice. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the law enforcement agencies that participated in this research project. Correspondence may be addressed to Dr. Jihong Solomon Zhao at the College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341; e-mail: jzhao@shsu.edu. 3

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