This edited volume provides a comprehensive exploration of five critical dimensions of policing, with a particular focus on leadership and its role in addressing contemporary challenges in the field. Through a multidisciplinary and global lens, the chapters examine pressing issues, including:
- Addressing challenges in policing today;
- Improving leadership in police executive positions;
- Training police patrol personnel in leadership;
- Enhancing police-community collaboration;
- Prioritizing police officer safety and wellness.
Grounded in sociological and theoretical frameworks, this book analyzes these themes in depth, offering innovative perspectives and evidence-based policy recommendations. This collection emphasizes the imperative of fostering professionalism, organizational effectiveness, and public trust in police institutions. By engaging with these key issues, the book seeks to advance understanding and propose actionable strategies to enhance the integrity and functionality of policing organizations worldwide and to promote leadership as a necessary qualification across all ranks.
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Springer International Publishing
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11 s/w Abbildungen, 2 farbige Abbildungen
XVII, 238 p. 13 illus., 2 illus. in color.
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Höhe: 241 mm
Breite: 160 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-3-031-87816-9 (9783031878169)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-87817-6
Schweitzer Klassifikation
James F. Albrecht is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security at Pace University in New York City. Jimmy received a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship in 1998 and worked as a Professor at the National Police College of Finland. He is also the recipient of a 2013 Embassy Policy Specialist Fellowship (USDOS/IREX) and was tasked with conducting research and making recommendations to improve law enforcement efficacy and legitimacy in Ukraine. Police Chief Albrecht served in the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) in Kosovo (former Yugoslavia) as the Head of the EULEX Police Executive Department, in charge of criminal investigations and coordinating international law enforcement cooperation and intelligence analysis from 2008 through 2010. He had previously served in the United Nations Mission in Kosovo Police from 2007 to 2008. Jimmy is also a 23-year veteran of the NYPD who retired as the Commanding Officer of NYPD Transit Bureau District 20, tasked with the prevention of crime and terrorism in the subway and commuter transit system in New York City. He was a first responder and incident command manager at the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and developed the counter-terrorism strategic plan for the subway system in the borough of Queens, New York City.
Garth den Heyer is a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University in the United States and a Senior Research Fellow with the Police Foundation in Washington, D.C. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Staffordshire, a research fellow with the National Institute of Policing, and an Associate with the Scottish Institute of Policing Research. Police Inspector den Heyer served with the New Zealand Police for 38 years, retiring as Manager of National Security. Garth also spent more than 20 months as a strategic law enforcement advisor to the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands. His primary research interests include law enforcement, police militarization, and enhancing police service delivery.
