Cordner, Gary W.

Police administration / Gary W. Cordner, Kathryn E. Scarborough. - 7th ed. - [Albany, N.Y.] : LexisNexis/Anderson Pub., c2010. - xv, 531 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction to police administration --
The nature of police work --
Police goals and systems --
Police organizational tasks --
Principles and policies in the police organization --
Functions of police management --
The police executive --
Individuals and groups in the police organization --
Developing the police organization --
Leadership in the police organization --
Information in the police organization --
Evaluating police performance --
Police strategies and tactics.

Examines police administration from multiple perspectives: a systems perspective; a traditional, structural perspective; a human behavioral perspective; and a strategic management perspective. This title includes case studies with discussion questions that provide opportunities for the reader to review real-world situations

9781422463246 (pbk.) 1422463249 (pbk.)

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Police administration.
Administración policial
Police administration--United States.

HV 7935 / C795p 2010

363.2068