NCJ Number
28184
Date Published
1975
Length
154 pages
Annotation
EXPLORATION OF THE QUALITY OF POLICE LEADERSHIP AND THE DECISION-MAKING ROLE OF THE CHIEFS OF POLICE IN CANADA.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR'S ANALYSIS IS BASED ON PARTICIPATION IN ACTUAL POLICE PATROL WORK AND ON INTENSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH POLICE CHIEFS AND SENIOR MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS ACROSS CANADA, PARTICULARLY IN THE CITIES OF VANCOUVER, EDMONTON, REGINA, WINNIPEG AND TORONTO. INTERVIEWS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED WITH CHIEFS IN SAN FRANCISCO, BERKELEY AND OAKLAND FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHIEF AND THE LEVEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS EXAMINED ALONG WITH THE MEANS BY WHICH CHIEFS ACQUIRE AND USE POWER. IN THAT SAME VEIN, THE BOOK LOOKS AT CONSTRAINTS ON A CHIEF'S POWER AND HIS ABILITY TO LEAD AND TO SET POLICY, SUCH AS THOSE IMPOSED BY THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, AND POLICE ASSOCIATIONS. THE AUTHOR COMMENTS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE POLICE CHIEF'S ROLE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT DECISION-MAKING AND COMMUNITY PLANNING. (SNI ABSTRACT)