Police Administration
Gary W. Cordner(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 1. October 2015
Book
Hardback
548 pages
978-1-138-17020-9 (ISBN)
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Description
This text examines police administration from multiple perspectives: a systems perspective (emphasizing the interrelatedness among units and organizations); a traditional, structural perspective (administrative principles, management functions, and the importance of written guidelines); a human behavioral perspective (the human element in organizations); and a strategic management perspective (communications and information systems, performance evaluation, strategies and tactics, and prevailing and promising approaches to increasing effectiveness of police agencies). Coverage of management functions and organizational principles is streamlined while providing a stronger emphasis on diversity principles and on developing police agencies as learning organizations. A concluding chapter covers contemporary issues, including community engagement, collaboration, globalization, racial profiling, mass media, cyber crime, terrorism and homeland security.
Reviews / Votes
"The text examines police administration from four distinct perspectives: a systems perspective,...a traditional, structural perspective,...a human behavioral perspective,...and a strategic management perspective. In addition to detailed coverage of management functions and organizational principles, the book emphasized diversity principles and developing police agencies as learning organizations."-- The Journal, Fall/Winter 2013 "Material in this textbook is presented in simple terms for students and practitioners in police administration. The first part of the book introduces the field of police administration and explains the nature of police work, police goals and systems, and police organizational tasks... This eighth edition includes a new chapter on homeland security, plus discussion of new technologies for interagency cooperation and information sharing."-- Reference & Research Book News, December 2013More details
Edition
8th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1207 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-17020-9 (9781138170209)
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Gary W. Cordner
Police Administration
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03/2013
8th Edition
Anderson Publishing
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Gary W. Cordner | Kathryn Scarborough
Police Administration
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10/2015
7th Edition
Routledge
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Person
Gary Cordner joined the Department of Criminal Justice at Kutztown University in 2008, after teaching for 21 years at Eastern Kentucky University, including five years as Dean of the College of Justice & Safety. At EKU he also founded and directed the Regional Community Policing Institute and the International Justice & Safety Institute. Before EKU he worked as a police officer and police chief in Maryland and taught at Washington State University and the University of Baltimore. Gary is currently a Commissioner on the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
Content
Part One: Basic Considerations 1. Introduction to Police Administration 2. The Nature of Police Work 3. Police Goals and Systems 4. Police Organizational Tasks Part Two: The Traditional Perspective 5. Principles and Policies in the Police Organization 6. Functions of Police Management 7. The Police Executive Part Three: The Human Perspective 8. Individuals and Groups in the Police Organization 9. Developing the Police Organization 10. Leadership in the Police Organization Part Four: The Strategic Management Perspective 11. Information in the Police Organization 12. Evaluating Police Performance 13. Police Strategies and Tactics 14. Police and Homeland Security 15. Contemporary Issues in Police Administration