Decision Making in Policing

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
About DCAF
Table of Contents
Introduction
Fundamentals
Structure
The systemic approach
A coherent system of decision-making
The role of information in the decision-making process
The role of information in proactive and reactive styles of policing
Traps in the decision-making process
Summary and key points
The Operational Chain
Introduction
Structure of the section
The flow of information and intelligence culture
Role of information
Information processing
Sustained analysis
Dissemination
The information technology fallacy
Intelligence cannot always make the boss .(decision-maker) happy
Evidence-based practice and intelligence
Summary and key points
The rational model
The military decision-making model
The police decision-making model
Other decision-making models
Some decision-making traps
Tools
Integration of information in the decision-making process
Summary and key points
What does tactic mean?
A framework for police tactics
Tactical considerations
Coherence
How to increase flexibility in the use of resources?
Issues in the choice and use of tactics
Summary and key points
Definitions
System of control and oversight
Use of assessments
Summary
Structures
Strategy and structures
General structures
Intelligence unit structures
Operational structures
Operational structures and intelligence
Summary and key points
Power and Leadership
What is power?
Problems between holders of power
Leadership
Summary and key points
Command in Operations
Command
The organization of command
Briefings
Summary and key points
Training
Introduction
Who: trainees and instructors
Where: location of the training activity
What: learning outcomes
How: general recommendations for training delivery
Summary and key points
Conclusions
Bibliography
Books and books sections
Articles
List of Tables and Figures