Management and Supervision in Law Enforcement (with InfoTrac)

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-08-08
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This handy reference book deals specifically with the administration and management techniques applied to criminal justice organizations. Providing the best in modern management theory and research, the book also emphasizes the application of management techniques appropriate to each area of the criminal justice system. By focusing on the hows as well as the whys, readers will be prepared for dealing with real management issues.
-- Politics and its effects on police departments added to Chapter 1
-- New chapter on community policing
-- Information of technology and its impact: i.e., effects on short and long-term planning, operations, and training
-- Material on how departments work with the media and how the media affects the departments

Table of Contents

SECTION I Management and Supervision: An Overview
The Law Enforcement Organization
1(28)
The Role of the Manager and Leadership in Law Enforcement
29(46)
SECTION II Basic Management/Personal Skills
Communication: A Critical Management Skill
75(32)
Problem Solving and Decision Making
107(30)
Time Management: Minute by Minute
137(32)
Budgeting and Managing Costs Creatively
169(30)
Hiring Personnel and Dealing with Unions
199(38)
SECTION III Managers and the Skills of Others
Training and Beyond
237(42)
Promoting Growth and Development
279(36)
Motivation and Morale
315(40)
SECTION IV Managing Problems
Discipline and Problem Behaviors
355(30)
Complaints and Grievances
385(22)
Conflict---It's Inevitable
407(26)
Stress
433(32)
SECTION V Getting the Job Done...Through Others
Deploying Law Enforcement Resources and Improving Productivity
465(48)
Performance Appraisals and Evaluation
513(34)
Challenges in Managing for the Future
547(18)
Appendices 565(18)
Glossary 583(14)
Author Index 597(4)
Subject Index 601

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