NCJ Number
206747
Editor(s)
Christopher Murphy
Date Published
2004
Length
250 pages
Annotation
This book presents summaries of more than 20 books, articles, and research of various Canadian academics and researchers on a variety of policing issues: policing theory and policy, police management, leadership and organization, police operations, and programs, and police learning and development.
Abstract
In an attempt to make Canadian policing research assessable to a broad public and professional audience, policing academics and researchers provided summaries of recently published research articles, books, and reports. These 27 summaries provide overviews of often complex research projects and articles on a wide variety of policing topics. The reviews are organized under four subject areas. The first section summaries represent important examples of contemporary Canadian policing theory and policy research, providing a sound indication that policing scholarship remains actively engaged in exploring the critical policing issues facing Canada. In the second section, the summaries indicate that imposition of change can have profound financial implications for police services or become a lynch pin for broad organizational and operational reengineering. It highlights the reality that police services must look beyond their own practices and jurisdictional boundaries for best practices and operational models. Section 3 focuses on policing management and organization, and the summaries address human resource management, budget planning, organizational restructuring, and training or the development of police leaders. The fourth and final section summaries deal with learning and development issues that concern modern police organizations.