Personality Profile of an Efficient Police Officer-A Case Study of Shankar Mahadevan Bidari, I.P.S.

In this case study an attempt is made to profile the personality characteristics of Sri. Shankar Mahadevan Bidari. A police job is truly a challenging and difficult job as it expects multiple roles with perfection from the individual. Identifying a common profile of an effective and successful police officer might be aided by assessing officers’ personalities. Leadership is one of the most important personality traits that is clearly noticeable in Sri. Shankar Mahadevan Bidari. This paper explains Sri. Shankar Mahadevan Bidari’s leadership qualities by looking at the events associated with manhunt of Veerappan and gang.  Empathy is beneficial to interpersonal connections as it’s very crucial for law enforcement officers. Empathy in law enforcement officials has only lately been researched, particularly in terms of its application to certain aspects of the profession. By behaving in a supportive manner, police officers who are able to regulate their emotions will improve their interactions with the public and develop stronger connections. Another key personality feature linked to the emotion management part of affective sharing in empathy is neuroticism. Neuroticism is a personality trait that assesses one’s emotional stability, particularly in relation to unpleasant emotions like anger and depression. Sri. Shankar Mahadevan Bidari is found to have low neuroticism which makes him to have more stability in his emotions and mood swings which enables him to focus more on the task and to be more efficient. The other personalities also include openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion and agreeableness with relevant examples of his achievements.