Principles Of Leadership And Management In Law Enforcement

Principles Of Leadership And Management In Law Enforcement
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Effective police organizations are run with sound leadership and management strategies that take into account the myriad of challenges that confront today’s law enforcement professionals.

Effective police organizations are run with sound leadership and management strategies that take into account the myriad of challenges that confront today’s law enforcement professionals.Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement

Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement is a comprehensive and accessible textbook exploring critical issues of leadership within police agencies. Every chapter includes key concepts, definitions, chapter objectives, and review questions. Organized in logical fashion, each new chapter builds on previous material for quick assimilation.

is a comprehensive and accessible textbook exploring critical issues of leadership within police agencies. Every chapter includes key concepts, definitions, chapter objectives, and review questions. Organized in logical fashion, each new chapter builds on previous material for quick assimilation. Topics include:

Topics include:The evolution of the modern police department

The evolution of the modern police departmentLeadership approaches and management theories

Leadership approaches and management theoriesOrganizational structure of a police department

Organizational structure of a police departmentStrategic short- and long-term planning

Strategic short- and long-term planningBusiness approaches, including Six Sigma and COMPSTAT

Business approaches, including Six Sigma and COMPSTATNew technology such as computer-aided dispatch, vehicle monitoring, and crime mapping

New technology such as computer-aided dispatch, vehicle monitoring, and crime mappingManaging police stress and the work environment

Managing police stress and the work environmentRecruitment and training

Recruitment and trainingLegislative issues impacting police, including Title VII

Legislative issues impacting police, including Title VIIPolicing in an era of advanced homeland security

Policing in an era of advanced homeland securityEthical issues

Ethical issues Suitable for a one-semester course, the book’s easy reading style minimizes the need for memorization and reinforces salient points through boxed highlighted areas. Written by three renowned criminal justice experts, this volume encourages readers to think expansively and develop new insights into the future direction of police leadership and management.

Suitable for a one-semester course, the book’s easy reading style minimizes the need for memorization and reinforces salient points through boxed highlighted areas. Written by three renowned criminal justice experts, this volume encourages readers to think expansively and develop new insights into the future direction of police leadership and management.

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