EFFECTIVE POLICE SUPERVISION - A BEHAVIORAL APPROACH

• NCJ Number: 40572
• Author(s): G T FELKENES
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 311 pages
• Sale Source: Justice Systems Development, Inc
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TEXT PRESENTS A WIDE RANGE OF THE VARIABLES THAT MAKE UP THE POLICE SUPERVISOR'S JOB BY FOCUSING ON THE BEHAVIORAL AND HUMAN ASPECTS OF POLICE SUPERVISION.

Abstract

THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS, INCLUDING OPERATING IN AN ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING, BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF THE SUPERVISOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, AND THE FUTURE FOR SUPERVISORS. AMONG THE TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THESE SECTIONS INCLUDE THE POLICEMAN'S ORGANIZATIONAL PERSONALITY AND THE NATURE OF THE POLICE ORGANIZATION; THE SUPERVISOR'S PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND LEADERSHIP VERSUS ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITY, TRAINING AND HUMANISM IN COMMAND; AND IMPLEMENTING CHANGE THROUGH PERSONNEL PARTICIPATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (SNI ABSTRACT)...EB