Managing Police Organizations, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (14 July 2021) © 2022

  • Paul M. Whisenand California State University, Long Beach
  • Jennifer K. McCain

Managing Police Organizations

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Title overview

Managing Police Organizations explores the relationship between leadership, management, and results. Each chapter looks at a key challenge for police managers and then presents practical ideas and methods police managers can use to successfully lead their agencies toward quality and excellence of service.

Table of contents

1. Decisions

PART I: LEADERSHIP
2. Integrity
Section 1: Values
Section 2: Ethics
3. Vision
4. Communications
5. Empowerment
6. Well-Being
7. Teamwork

PART II: PRINCIPLES
8. Time Management
9. Problem Employees / Problem Bosses
10. Politics
11. Unions
12. Budget

PART III: RESULTS
13. Community- and Problem-Oriented Policing
14. Organizing
15. Performance

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