NCJ Number
40468
Date Published
1977
Length
715 pages
Annotation
INTENDED FOR POLICE ADMINISTRATORS AND STUDENTS OF POLICE MANAGEMENT, THIS TEXTBOOK PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE PERSPECTIVE ON THE POLICE ROLE, POLICE ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS, AND POLICE TECHNICAL SERVICES.
Abstract
THE OPENING SECTION LAYS THE BASIS FOR THIS EFFORT BY DESCRIBING THE POLICE ROLE IN SOCIETY AND THE RELATIONSHIPS OF POLICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES. MODERN TRENDS SUCH AS LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING, AND CONSOLIDATION AND REGIONALIZATION OF POLICE SERVICES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. MANAGEMENT RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION ARE THEN EXAMINED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND TO ENCOURAGE EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. A WIDE VARIETY OF MANAGERIAL CONCERNS ARE EXPLORED, INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, POLICE ORGANIZATION, PLANNING AND RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. THE FOLLOWING SECTION, FOCUSING ON POLICE OPERATIONS, DESCRIBES THESE OPERATIONS IN TERMS OF THE TRADITIONAL FUNCTIONS FOUND IN THE TYPICAL DEPARTMENT. CHAPTERS ON PATROL, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, TRAFFIC, YOUTH, VICE CONTROL, AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS ARE ALL PROVIDED. IN ADDITION, GENERAL TEAM-POLICING CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES ARE EXAMINED. AUXILIARY AND TECHNICAL SERVICES ARE ALSO A MAJOR CONCERN OF THE POLICE ADMINISTRATOR, AND IT IS OFTEN IN THIS AREA THAT SOME OF THE MOST RAPID CHANGES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. ASPECTS OF THESE SERVICES CONSIDERED IN THIS TEXT ARE POLICE INFORMATION SERVICES, THE CRIME LABORATORY, AND BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT. A NUMBER OF APPENDICES ARE PROVIDED. THESE INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SUCH VARIED ASPECTS OF POLICE ADMINISTRATION AS DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANS, POLICE REPORTING, RECRUITING, SHIFT ROTATIONS, AND MANPOWER ALLOCATIONS.