The plan, which affects sergeants and lieutenants who supervise officers on patrol, went into effect yesterday in 14 precincts.

Such tasks include including supervising other officers and firefighters at an emergency scene and recruiting, training, and equipping them for their respective duties.

And that happened to many of the pilots, radar-plane crew members and supervising officers in the Iraq operation.

Tremper supervised inmates and officers who rebuilt the farm.

He attributed many of the current problems to lax management by sergeants and lieutenants who are directly responsible for supervising younger officers.

The new policy also discourages supervising officers from opening sexual investigations without significant evidence of homosexuality.

According to protocol, when a firefighter is injured, supervising officers must notify superior officers.

A quick wit helped him move quickly through the ranks, rising to deputy superintendent in 1985 and supervising officers in Boston's toughest neighborhoods.

Officials said the four had been disciplined because they did not use military hot lines to air their concerns or take their complaints to supervising officers.

Inspectors are senior executive officers who typically command divisions and supervise officers under their command during any major police action, disaster or emergency.