Police Administration

Name: Police Administration
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ISBN: 9781422463246

ISBN-10: 1422463249

ISBN-13: 9781422463246

Edition: 7th 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Gary W. Cordner, Kathryn E. Scarborough

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This text examines police administration from multiple perspectives: a systems perspective (emphasizing the interrelatedness among units and organizations); a traditional, structural perspective (administrative principles, management functions, and the importance of written guidelines); a human behavioral perspective (the human element in organizations); and a strategic management perspective (communications and information systems, performance evaluation, strategies and tactics, and prevailing and promising approaches to increasing effectiveness of police agencies).Coverage of management functions and organizational principles is streamlined while providing a stronger emphasis on diversity…

Book details

List price: $79.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 2/12/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 532
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English




Basic Considerations



Introduction to Police Administration



The Nature of Police Work



Police Goals and Systems



Police Organizational Tasks



The Traditional Perspective



Principles and Policies in the Police Organization



Functions of Police Management



The Police Executive



The Human Perspective



Individuals and Groups in the Police Organization



Developing the Police Organization



Leadership in the Police Organization



The Strategic Management Perspective



Information in the Police Organization



Evaluating Police Performance



Police Strategies and Tactics



Police and Homeland Security



Contemporary Issues in Police Administration