NCJ Number
131965
Editor(s)
D Ogle
Date Published
1991
Length
174 pages
Annotation
Thirty-five police and government officials participated in a "Strategic Planning Workshop" held at the Canadian Police College in 1990. Their objective was to discuss the future of Canadian policing from a strategic perspective.
Abstract
The introductory chapter of this book discusses a general model for strategic planning; it addresses the difficulties of implementation by emphasizing the need for organizational leadership. Another author outlines the main Canadian trends that are relevant to policing and the options available to Canadians in the next century. The strategic planning process for a police department is detailed in terms of identifying values and developing a mission statement; the case of the Montreal Urban Community police is used as an example. A subsequent chapter reviews the impact of strategic planning in the American government and describes how the FBI plans strategically. Other aspects of strategic planning are considered in this volume including ways to assess an organization's strengths and weaknesses and the benefits of a community based strategy. The final chapter projects several trends into the next century. Chapter references and 1 appendix