Tough Minded Supervision for Law Enforcement is an educational film that was produced for American police departments. The source material for the film was the well-respected book “Tough-Minded Management”, by Joe D. Batten. The film dramatizes Batten’s principles of supervision, including “positive listening”, assessment of non-verbal communication or kinesics, and basic human psychology. Batten applies these principles within the context of a police department. This film was produced and directed by Arthur Bauer and written by Vivian Eivain. It was produced by BBHS Creative Services Division of Batten, Batten, Hudson, and Swab, Inc. and made with the collaboration of the Nebraska Police Department.

The film opens with a police officer speaking in front of grass (0:13). Two police officers speak to each other in an office (0:38). Instructor sits on a wood table (0:45). Instructor holds a baseball glove (2:45). Two police officers sit in office (3:21). Police officer hands the other police officer a piece of paper (3:31). Police police officer talks and looks at the piece of paper (3:53). Gray haired police officer talks (4:00). Police officers chat with each other (4:07). Officer shakes his hand and points finger (4:32). Police officers look at a piece of paper and chat (4:48). Gray haired police officer (5:14). Police officers look at piece of paper and chat (5:25). Blonde haired police officer (5:38). Gray haired police officer hands the younger police officer papers (7:00). Instructor stands in front of desk and a green background (7:08). Police officer pulls his chair up to his desk and another police officer walks into the room (9:52). Police officer stands in front of a green background and then sits down (10:01). Gray haired police officer writes (10:07). Police officers talk with each other (10:13). Instructor talks while two police officers stand in front of a white board behind him (11:19). Gray haired police officer stands in front of lockers (12:28). Police officer stands in front of a podium and presents in front of other officers (12:32). A diverse group of officers sit and listen (13:13). Two officers in the audience speak-up (13:41). Police chief stands at podium in front of other officers (13:54). Officers stand up and walk out (14:52). Instructor sits on desk while an officer behind him looks at papers on the wall and then walks away (15:00). Instructor stands up and continues talking (15:11). Instructor sits back down on the desk and you can see black file cabinets behind him (15:50). Text on screen says “Know the whole man” (17:17). Police officer sits in his police car at night (17:30). Police officer comes up and drinks coffee with another officer in front of a police car (18:08). Instructor sits on desk and talks to the camera (19:21). Text on screen saying “have high expectations” (21:12). Two police officers stand in front of the police car and talk (21:14). Officers check the time on their watch (21:48). Instructor sits on desk while police officers stand behind him working (21:57). Text saying “Counsel Don’t Advise” (23:46). Woman wearing a pink coat alongside a young man speaks to two officers (24:07). Boy speaks to officer while he records information and tells him his Miranda Rights (24:10). Woman in pink coat and short hair speaks to the police officer (24:38). Police officer writes down notes (24:54). Police officer writes down information in front of the police chief, the shoplifter, and woman in the pink coat (24:57). Police officer speaks with the police chief (25:04). Boy tries to pull wallet out of his pants (26:08). Blonde police officer (26:13). Text saying “Building on strengths; positive listening; knowing the whole man; counseling, not advising; knowing the goal; knowing his role; having high expectations” (26:51). Instructor talks while police officers look at papers on the wall (27:13). Police officer walks in the police chief’s office and chats with him (27:41). Photo of an arrested man pointing (28:16).

Joe D. Batten, MS, CPAE was the author of numerous books, training, management, sales, and leadership films, and presented to over three thousand audiences in seventeen countries. He was the first speaker inducted in the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame. His New York Times best-selling book, Tough-Minded Management, was the first management book to reach #1 in America.

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