This book provides a clear, concise, realistic, and up-to-date blueprint for successful police management. Drawing on decades of experience as practitioners, consultants, trainers and researchers, the authors fully reflect current theory and practice, while accurately capturing the €œfeel€ of real-world law enforcement management. They focus on organizational behavior to promote a deeper understanding of both the police organization as a whole, as well as key interactions among officers, managers, and the community. This edition integrates the latest research, and presents all-new chapters on performance-based management and organizational development. It offers expanded coverage of leadership, team-building, stress management, and many other topics; as well as 39 new cases. Some key features to the new edition include:
- 39 new cases, 100+ new research references, and 58 new or revised Further Readings listings
- All-new chapter on Performance-Based Management€“showing how to create work environments that enable employees to continuously improve
- All-new chapter on Developing Effective Organizations€"including coverage of systematically building better teams and achieving better performance throughout the organization
This book is for professionals in law enforcement that hold these positions: Chief, Assistant Chief, Commander, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Watch Commander, Sheriff, and Assistant Sheriff.
