Police Managers' Perception of Organizational Leadership Styles

This study reviews the various leadership styles and their effect on productivity in the public and private sector. The general literature was related to police management and administration. A scale developed by Likert was administered to law enforcement personnel in the state of Arizona to determine their perception of their departments' organizational and performance characteristics. As a group, they characterized their organizations as being “benevolent-authoritative” while they were desirous that their organizational style be more participative.