Captain Ed Davis was appointed Acting Superintendent of Lowell, Massachusetts Police Department. Lowell, Massachusetts has a population of about 100,000 that’s located north of Boston. (Cordner, 2016) Chief of Police Ken Fortier was appointed to Riverside, California Police Department. Riverside, California has a population of 250,000, at the heart of California’s Inland Empire east of Los Angeles. (Cordner, 2016) Both Captain Davis and Chief Fortier came up through the ranks. Captain Davis role, at LPD, was more of an external and less internal; for an instant the administrator, top cop, politician, and statesman. Chief Fortier role, at RPD, was more of an internal role for a moment the administrator, top cop, and statesman.
Captain Davis…show more content… (Police Executive Research Forum, 2014) Environmental influences which are identified as a type of political jurisdiction, the size of the agency, and whether the chief was appointed from inside or hired from outside, were to determine if there is a relationship between these influences and the next leadership styles. (Chan, 2010)
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Cordner, G. W. (2016). Police Administration, 9th Edition. Waltham, MA: Routledge Publishing. p.486-492. Retrieved July 14, 2017, from https://www.betheluniversityonline.net/cps/default.aspx?SectionID=5753&tabid=154#1
Police Executive Research Forum (2014). Future Trends in Policing. Washington, D.C.: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. ISBN: 978-1-932582-89-5, Retrieved July 14, 2017, from
