NCJ Number
45213
Date Published
1977
Length
305 pages
Annotation
THIS VOLUME IS A COMPILATION OF ARTICLES ON POLICE ADMINISTRATION ADDRESSED TO CHIEFS OF MEDIUM-SIZED OR SMALLER POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
Abstract
MANY OF THE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS FACING A POLICE EXECUTIVE WHICH ARE SELDOM MENTIONED IN STANDARD TEXTS ARE COVERED. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SUCH AS PATROL, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND JUVENILE CRIME, ARE TREATED FROM THE CHIEF'S POINT OF VIEW. IN ADDITION, THE MORE SENSITIVE AREAS OF POLITICS, PRESS RELATIONS, VICE-CONTROL, ORGANIZED CRIME, INTERNAL CLIQUES, AND EXTERNAL PUBLIC PRESSURES ARE COVERED. TOPICAL INDEX IS PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).