Police administration /
Cordner, Gary W.,
Police administration / Gary W. Cordner [Professor Emeritus at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania of CALEA] - Ninth edition. - xx, 515 pages ; 24 cm
Revised edition of the author's Police administration, 2014. --Verso of title page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [495]-498) and index.
"The 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); a strategic management perspective (communications and information systems, performance evaluation, strategies and tactics, and prevailing and promising approaches to increasing the effectiveness of police agencies). A concluding chapter covers contemporary issues, including community engagement, globalization, racial profiling, mass media, cybercrime, and homeland security. Case studies based on real-life events invite students to practice managing the conflicting circumstances."--Publisher's description.
Adult
Text in English
9781138903227 (hbk) 9781138903234 (pbk) 9781315697024 (ebk)
Police administration
Police administration --United States.
353.36 / .C795 2016
Police administration / Gary W. Cordner [Professor Emeritus at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania of CALEA] - Ninth edition. - xx, 515 pages ; 24 cm
Revised edition of the author's Police administration, 2014. --Verso of title page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [495]-498) and index.
"The 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); a strategic management perspective (communications and information systems, performance evaluation, strategies and tactics, and prevailing and promising approaches to increasing the effectiveness of police agencies). A concluding chapter covers contemporary issues, including community engagement, globalization, racial profiling, mass media, cybercrime, and homeland security. Case studies based on real-life events invite students to practice managing the conflicting circumstances."--Publisher's description.
Adult
Text in English
9781138903227 (hbk) 9781138903234 (pbk) 9781315697024 (ebk)
Police administration
Police administration --United States.
353.36 / .C795 2016