Special Topics in Policing
Description
This book comprehensively examines five key areas related to crisis management in policing. These specific issues include:
- Understanding contemporary terrorism and homeland security threats.
- Effective counter-terrorism strategies.
- Practical crisis planning and management.
- Demonstration and riot control.
- Dealing with police-related stress and PTSD.
The book chapters present a global, multi-dimensional approach to examine these critical policing issues, while analyzing them through sociological and practical lenses. It proposes policy recommendations to promote optimal police service delivery, professionalism, and organizational effectiveness during major crises and large-scale events. In addition, this book investigates police-related stress with the goal of promoting optimal police officer health and wellness. It is ideal for policing professionals, policymakers, and researchers.
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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.
Dr. 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 contributing faculty member at Walden University 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.
Content
Part I- Contemporary Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats .- Chapter 1. Contemporary International and Domestic Terrorist and Security Threats.- Chapter 2. THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT: LESSONS LEARNED IN TURKEY .- Chapter 3. Safety and Security Threats to the Transportation Sector and to Border Security.- Part II- Crisis Planning and Management .- Chapter 4. Lessons Learned from 9-11: Effective Crisis Management and Planning in New York City.- Chapter 5. A Comparison of the Police Critical Incident Management Systems in New Zealand and the United States.- Chapter 6. The Role of Public Safety Organizations in Controlling Treatment Costs throughout and after Major Crises.- Part III- Counter-terrorism Strategies. .- Chapter 7. Evaluating Policing Priorities in the United Kingdom: A Narrative Overview focusing on Counter-terrorism, Crime Control and Community Policing Strategies.- Chapter 8. Examining Counter-Terrorism Strategies in Nigeria.- Chapter 9. The Evolution of the New York City Police Department Counter-terrorism Strategy following 9-11.- Part IV- Demonstration and Riot Control. .- Chapter 10. Evaluating Tactics for Public Order Policing in the United Kingdom: Examining the Police Deployment at Orgreave during the Miners' Strike of 1984.- Chapter 11. Police Strategic Response to Civil Disturbance in Asia: Case Studies in Taiwan and Hong Kong.- Chapter 12. Law Enforcement Involvement and Response to Transnational Repression.- Part V- Cumulative and Post-traumatic Stress. .- Chapter 13. Perceiving Danger: The Impact of Societal Stressors on Police Line of Duty Deaths.- Chapter 14. Examining Workplace Stress in the New Zealand Police.- Chapter 15. Understanding Post Traumatic and Cumulative Stress in Contemporary Policing.- Part VI- Afterword .- Chapter 16. Afterword: Examining Contemporary Challenges in Crisis Management and Policing.