NCJ Number
50217
Date Published
1978
Length
574 pages
Annotation
THE POLICE ROLE, INCLUDING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RESPONSIBILITIES, IS EXAMINED. EMPHASIS IS ON RELEVANT TOPICS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED SINCE THE FIRST EDITION OF THE TEXT WAS PUBLISHED IN 1973.
Abstract
THE POLICE MANAGER'S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY IS DEFINED IN TERMS OF THE BASIC CONDITIONS THAT CREATE THE NEED FOR A NEW KIND OF POLICE MANAGER, AND DEMAND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ROLE PERFORMANCE. MANAGERS ACT TO ACHIEVE RESULTS, AND THESE ARE ATTAINED IN COMPLIANCE WITH A SET OF VALUES. VARIOUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND VALUE SYSTEMS ARE DISCUSSED. INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITIES CONSIDERED IN THE TEXT INCLUDE: ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY APPROACHES; LEADERSHIP STYLES AND ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION OF LEADERS; PLANNING AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GOALS; COMMUNICATION DEVICES, CHANNELS, AND SYSTEMS; AND THE USE OF POWER, AUTHORITY, AND INFLUENCE FOR CONTROLLING. DECISIONMAKING AND BUDGETING ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. POLICE PRODUCTIVITY HAS BEEN GIVEN MUCH ATTENTION SINCE THE EARLY 1970'S, AND AN EXAMINATION OF EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IS PROVIDED. POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AND UNIONS ARE THE SUBJECT OF ONE SEGMENT IN WHICH THE POLICE EMPLOYER'S BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE MANAGER'S BILL OF RESPONSIBILITY ARE DISCUSSED. INTERNAL DISCIPLINE AND JOB ENRICHMENT ARE ALSO EXAMINED UNDER INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THE SECTION OF THE TEXT DEALING WITH EXTERNAL RESPONSIBILITIES CONSIDERS THE POLITICS OF MANAGING, POLICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICE MANAGEMENT. OUTLINES PRECEDE EACH CHAPTER OF THE TEXT, AND AN INDEX IS INCLUDED. (DAG)