The basic types of Job Redesign include Job Enlargement, Job Enrichment and Job Rotation

The Happy Village Police Department jurisdiction currently covers 2.7 square miles with a predominately Hispanic community of approximately 70% and the Democrat party dominates the town with a 100% controlled board. Currently the department’s table of organization is as follows; (1) Chief of Police, (1) Deputy Chief of Police, (1) Captain of Investigations, (1) Captain of Patrol, (1) Lieutenant of Patrol, (1) Detective Sergeant, (1) Internal Affairs Sergeant (4) Patrol Sergeants, (5) Detectives, (21) Patrol Officers, (3) Part-Time Officers, and (3) Civilian Support Staff. The basic types of Job Redesign include Job Enlargement, Job Enrichment and Job Rotation according to the ORGB text book.

Think about your agency and where it is now – and where it might be headed. In what ways could you utilize the three types of Job Redesign within your department? Please write at lease one paragraph for the three types.