Proactive Police Management - Hardcover

Thibault, Edward A.; Lynch, Lawrence M.; McBride, R. Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0136166652 ISBN 13: 9780136166658

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), 1997

Synopsis

For courses in Police Administration and Management.

 

Proactive Police Management is widely used throughout criminal justice and police science programs because it provides a review of the various approaches to police management using a contemporary and proactive approach. The seventh edition has been extensively revised, including new information on technology, operational and fiscal planning, management styles, training techniques, budgeting methods and national security concerns. It continues to balance planning and communication; theory and practice; and authoritative and participatory leadership approaches–emphasizing a consultative management style that enables all stakeholders to effectively anticipate, prevent and react to crime within their community.

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Review

"The greatest strengths of this text are its progressive approach, the manner in which controversial issues are addressed, and the inclusion of practical data such as officer deployment plans, budgets, and training curricula." ― John Race, University of Pittsburgh

From the Back Cover

Proactive Police Management 5/e demonstrates how police managers can address crime problems through short and long term planning, using police personnel and resources effectively to deliver a wide range of police services to their respective communities. Today, despite the decrease in national crime rates, there is great public concern and debate regarding police management practices related to street crime suppression tactics and related issues such as brutality, corruption, use of force and treatment of minority citizens. Police leaders and policy makers are confronted with a vast array of operational issues related to organizational construction, human resource administration, and budget planning and technology acquisition.

All the chapters of Proactive Police Management 5/e have been revised and updated to reflect police management issues and new concepts in this millennium. A new chapter on police technology has been added because of the increasing importance of this topic on operations and the changes that continue to occur in the digital revolution. Examples from 911, computer-aided dispatch, global positioning and computer mapping have been taken from some of the most technological advanced departments today.

Addressing these issues through a blend of theoretical background and practical application, Proactive Police Management 5/e continues to be widely used as both a text book for classes in police management and a reference text for managers to deal with operational issues in their departments. It is also used as a training tool for police administration courses. Together, the authors have decades of experience in criminal justice education, policy research, and police management, sharing their own experience in dealing with the complex world of American policing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136166652
• ISBN 13: 9780136166658
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 423