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EFFECTIVE POLICE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT - V 7, IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES

NCJ Number
407
Author(s)
G D GOURLEY
Date Published
1966
Length
227 pages
Annotation
POLICIES, MORALE, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, COORDINATION, RESEARCH AND PLANNING, AND BUDGETING AS APPLIED TO POLICE MANAGEMENT ARE REVIEWED.
Abstract
THE FORMULATION, PUBLICATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICE POLICIES, ORGANIZATION, TRAINING, DISCIPLINE, AND SUPERVISION IS DESCRIBED. PROBLEMS OF POLICE MORALE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING MORALE ARE TREATED. COORDINATION WITHIN THE POLICE OPERATION, THE NEEDS AND METHODS, AND CONTROL PROCESSES ARE STATED. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING IN THE POLICE MANAGERIAL LEVELS PLUS DESCRIPTIONS OF METHODS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. THE SECTION ON BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES EXPANDS ON FORCES ON AN INDIVIDUAL, TYPES OF PEOPLE, HOW PEOPLE REACT, AND GIVES IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICE MANAGEMENT. THE BUDGETING SECTION OUTCOMES BUDGETARY CONCEPTS, ITS PURPOSE, TYPES, AND SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF POLICE BUDGETING. THE EIGHT VOLUME SERIES CONSISTS OF NCJ-00092, 01462, 00404, 00405, 00235, 00406, 00407, AND 01468.