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9780070225664: Police Administration

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Perhaps no other book in policing has captured more admiration and market share than O.W. Wilson's "Police Administration". Now Wilson's text has been revised by three top scholars in the field. This long awaited revision combines the nuts and bolts approach of the original with an up-to-date theoretical and policy perspective that makes it accessible to students and practitioners alike.

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This is the long-awaited revision of the classic text in police administration. James Fyfe, Jack Greene, and Bill Walsh have revised the work of the late authors, Wilson and McLaren. Thorough updating of all information in response to users reviews has been done with a special emphasis placed on community-based policing. The revision combines the original ``nuts and bolts'' approach of the original text with theory in a way that makes the text more accessible to students and practitioners than its competitors.

Contenuti

PART ONE:

POLICE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PROBLEMS, AND RELATIONSHIPS.

1. Police: The Historical Perspective.

2. The Police Role in Society.

3. The Police and Politics.

PART TWO:

LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION.

4. The Police Chief Executive as Leader.

5. The Police Chief Executive as Administrator: Theory, Practice, and Strategies.

6. Police Research.

7. Police Planning.

8. Financial Management and Budgetin

9. Personnel Management I: Hiring and Entry-Level Trainin

10. Personnel Management II: Human Resource Management

11. Productivity and Performance Measuremen

12. Disciplin

13. Quality Assurance and Inspections

14. Police Misconduct and Integrity Contro

15. Police Standards and Accountabilit

PART THREE: OPERATION

16. Uniformed Services: Patrol, Traffic, and Special Operation

17. Crime Prevention and Criminal Investigatio

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