NCJ Number
46948
Date Published
1978
Length
782 pages
Annotation
A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION IS UNDERTAKEN OF THE BEST PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE IN THE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE POLICE ENTERPRISE.
Abstract
THIS EDITION IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND STRUCTURED AS A TEXTBOOK FOR COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL AND AS A POLICE MANUAL AND REFERENCE WORK FOR POLICE ADMINISTRATORS, COMMAND OFFICERS, AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED; POLICE GOALS AND FUNCTIONS, FORMULAS FOR MODERN POLICE SERVICE, MANAGEMENT THEORY, THE CLIMATE OF POLICE ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION, POLICE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL CRITERIA, POLICE INTERNAL ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATIVE ALTERNATIVES, POLICE PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT, THE POLICE TRAINING FUNCTION AND EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, POLICE RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, THE PATROL FUNCTION AS THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF LINE POWER, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND THE DETECTIVE FUNCTION, APPREHENSION CAPABILITIES, SPECIAL OPERATION FUNCTIONS SUCH AS THE TACTICAL UNIT OR THE MOBILE TASK FORCE, AND SUPPORTING LINE UNIT FUNCTIONS SUCH AS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND DELINQUENCY AND CRIME PREVENTION. CRITERIA FOR APPRAISING DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION ARE ALSO PROVIDED. APPENDIXES PROVIDE THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE 1978 TRAINING CALENDAR, A CODE OF ETHICS FOR POLICE PROFESSIONALS, A GENERAL ORDER COVERING APPLICATIONS FOR SECONDARY EMPLOYMENT, A CLASSIFICATION OF POLICE HAZARDS, PROPOSED ACCREDITATION GUIDELINES FOR POSTSECONDARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND A LIST OF PAPERS DELIVERED BEFORE THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRIME COUNTERMEASURE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. GUIDES TO FIGURES AND TABLES ARE INCLUDED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX ARE PROVIDED.