NCJ Number
183762
Editor(s)
William G. Doerner Ph.D.,
M. L. Dantzker Ph.D.
Date Published
2000
Length
303 pages
Annotation
This is an edited collection of works dealing with police management.
Abstract
The book discusses 12 topics concerning police management and organization: (1) foundation for police management and organization, organizing the police response; (2) introduction to the person who leads and manages police agencies, characteristics of successful leadership; (3) perspectives of a former police chief; (4) the concept of leader behavior from an ethical perspective, leaders as change agents; (5) communication style and structure, communicating organizational expectations and handling conflict; (6) productivity and performance evaluation, the impact of community policing on performance evaluation; (7) civil liability and executive preparation, an overview of major issues; (8) officers’ physical and mental health, trends in police fitness requirements; (9) labor relations, impact of unions and labor relations on law enforcement; (10) accreditation and agency professionalization, benefits and criticisms of accreditation; (11) financing police services, levels and trends in police expenditures; and (12) policing in a multicultural society, affirmative action, community policing, and cultural diversity training. Each chapter includes discussion questions. Figures, tables, references, index