Strategy Execution,” Harvard Business Review, June 1, 2008, 61-70. 3 Agencies differ as to the frequency and purpose of SCPs. The author has not found any resources that address strategic communication planning specifically for law enforcement. 4 SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. For additional information, see M. Card and M.R. Fairholm, “Perspectives on Strategic Thinking: From Controlling Chaos to Embracing It,” Journal of Management and Organization 15 (2009): 17-30; and Randy Garner, “‘SWOT’ Tactics: Basics
for Strategic Planning,” FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, November 2005, 17-19. A gap analysis focuses on current organizational structures, those desired, and the gap separating the two. For additional information, see G.R. Jones, Organizational Theory: Text and Cases (New York, NY: Addison-Wesley, 1998): 525-547. 5 James Kouzes and Barry Posner, The Leadership Challenge (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2002). 6 Additional information about G2G (Good to Great) can be found at http:// www.jimcollins.com, (accessed January 4, 2010).
Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, “Building Your Company’s Vision,” Harvard Business Review, September/ October 1996. 8 John Kotter, “What Leaders Really Do,” Harvard Business Review, May/ June 1990. 9 Double-loop learning, as well as single-loop learning, was pioneered by Harvard Business School Professor Chris Argyris and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Donald Schon. For additional information, see http://www.infed.org/thinkers/argyris. htm, (accessed January 5, 2010). 7
Bulletin Honors
Lewiston Police Memorial The Lewiston, Idaho, Police Department recently unveiled a monument honoring its fallen officers. The memorial plaza, located in front of the agency, features the polished stone monument draped with an American flag; the department’s badge is on the front, and the names of its five officers who died in the line of duty are written on the back. Benches and an adjacent fountain sit nearby.
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