Police Administration
5th Edition
Published on 1. May 1996
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646 pages
978-0-07-022566-4 (ISBN)
Description
Perhaps no other book in policing has captured more admiration and market share than O.W. Wilson's "Police Administration". Now Wilson's text has been revised by three top scholars in the field. This long awaited revision combines the nuts and bolts approach of the original with an up-to-date theoretical and policy perspective that makes it accessible to students and practitioners alike.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 195 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1072 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-022566-4 (9780070225664)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
PART ONE:POLICE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PROBLEMS, AND RELATIONSHIPS.1. Police: The Historical Perspective.2. The Police Role in Society.3. The Police and Politics.PART TWO:LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION.4. The Police Chief Executive as Leader.5. The Police Chief Executive as Administrator: Theory, Practice, and Strategies.6. Police Research.7. Police Planning.8. Financial Management and Budgetin9. Personnel Management I: Hiring and Entry-Level Trainin10. Personnel Management II: Human Resource Management11. Productivity and Performance Measuremen12. Disciplin13. Quality Assurance and Inspections14. Police Misconduct and Integrity Contro15. Police Standards and AccountabilitPART THREE: OPERATION16. Uniformed Services: Patrol, Traffic, and Special Operation17. Crime Prevention and Criminal InvestigatioSummarQuestions for DiscussioInde