TY - BOOK AU - Cordner,Gary W. AU - Scarborough,Kathryn E. TI - Police administration SN - 9781422463246 (pbk.) AV - HV 7935 C795p 2010 U1 - 363.2068 PY - 2010/// CY - [Albany, N.Y.] PB - LexisNexis/Anderson Pub. KW - Police administration KW - Administración policial KW - United States N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -