Police Administration

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For courses in police organization, management, and administration.

Introduction to police organization and administration illustrated with visual aids, case studies, and real-life experiences

Built on the foundation of its authors’ decades of experience in law enforcement, training, and teaching, and updated to reflect recent subjects and concerns in the field of police work, this Ninth Edition of Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior blends a comprehensive introduction to police administration with key supporting details. Content is comprehensively illustrated with relevant, never-before-seen photographs, original tables and diagrams, cases studies, and “Current Event” boxes that provide thorough explanations of recent events. In this updated edition, the authors explore the evolution of American policing and modern organizational issues. This best-selling text vividly and effectively introduces students to the procedures, politics, and human relations issues that police supervisors and administrators must understand in order to succeed.

For courses in police organization, management, and administration.

 

Introduction to police organization and administration illustrated with visual aids, case studies, and real-life experiences.

Built on the foundation of its authors’ decades of experience in law enforcement, training, and teaching, and updated to reflect recent subjects and concerns in the field of police work, this Ninth Edition of Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior blends a comprehensive introduction to police administration with key supporting details. Content is comprehensively illustrated with relevant, never-before-seen photographs, original tables and diagrams, cases studies, and “Current Event” boxes that provide thorough explanations of recent events. In this updated edition, the authors explore the evolution of American policing and modern organizational issues. This best-selling text vividly and effectively introduces students to the procedures, politics, and human relations issues that police supervisors and administrators must understand in order to succeed.

Charles “Mike” Swanson joined the Marine Corps when he was 17 and later served as a patrol officer and detective with the Tampa Police Department. He worked in Governor Kirk’s Office as Deputy Director of the Florida Council on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. With more than 35 years experience, Mike has designed 11 promotional systems for state patrol, police, and fire agencies. He is experienced in conducting job analysis studies, writing written promotional tests, developing exercises and training assessors, and administering promotional assessment centers. He has trained assessors from 26 states.

After leaving the Governor’s Office, Mike taught at East Carolina University before joining the faculty of the Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, where he was responsible for providing research, technical assistance, and training to Georgia state and local law enforcement agencies. Mike developed and led training for more than 10,000 law enforcement officers from 44 states and four foreign countries and also taught abroad. He retired as the Institute’s Interim Director.

Mike has co-authored several books, including The Police Personnel Selection process (1977), Introduction to Criminal Justice (1979), Court Administration: Issues and Responses (1987), Police Administration (9th edition, 2016) and Criminal Investigation (11th edition in progress). Three Governors have recognized Mike’s contributions to law enforcement agencies in their states. The Georgia Association of Chiefs has twice recognized him for contributions to the association, making him their first honorary Chief of Police for his continuing support. The University of Georgia twice granted him Distinguished Service Awards, as well as the Walter Bernard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service.

• “Current Event” boxes in every chapter contain thorough explanations of very recent events that are relevant to the study of law enforcement and police administration.
• “Quick Facts” boxes also elaborate on relevant recent events in smaller spaces.
• Key terms have been alphabetized and are now defined in the margins and master indices.
• Chapter review questions—with answers excluded—and critical-thinking exercises test students’ comprehension of the material. The questions and exercises prompt students to search for answers and provide an effective tool for classroom assignments and discussions.
• Throughout the text, new sections, “Box Items,” and “Quick Facts” boxes incorporate new research, subjects, topics, and areas of interest. Chapter-by-chapter changes include:
• Chapter 1: The Evolution of Police Administration
• New Box Items discussing Sir Robert Peel, “Pap” Singleton, the Pinkertons, and the Wild Bunch, along with a section discussing “The New Operating Environment.”
• Chapter 2:  Policing Today
• New and revised material on the impact of the decline in crime over the past decade on police departments nationally with a special focus on new, rising violent crime rates in large cities.
• Revised material on the primary elements of community policing with a focus on organizational structure.
• New and updated material on evaluation research and community policing, evidence-based policing, hot-spots policing, intelligence-led policing, and predictive policing.
• New material on the “Triple-T Strategy: Targeting, Testing and Tracking” proposed recently by Larry Sherman.
• A new box item on “Harm-Focused Policing.”
• Updated material on community policing models in Newport News, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• New material on the use of social media and policing.
• New material on the changing paradigm in policing, from the warrior to guardian philosophy.
• New and in-depth discussion on the militarization of the police.
• New material on improving police-community relations in light of President Barack Obama’s Crime Reduction and Prevention Initiative in 2014.
• New box item on “Youth Outreach Programs.”
• Chapter 3:  Intelligence, Terrorism and Homeland Security
• Revised and updated material on Radical Islamic Terrorism, with a special focus on Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, including an analysis of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, France in 2015.
• Updated information relating to radical Islamic groups operating throughout the world.
• Revised information on “homegrown” Islamic terrorists, including an analysis of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
• New material on terrorist groups and the use of the “deep web” for recruiting, propaganda, and operational planning.
• New section devoted to the analysis of recent terrorist attacks.
• New and updated research on other international threats posed by terrorists, including discussion of Boko Harem, “El Chapo” Guzman and the Mexican Cartels, and an extensive addition on Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
• Updated and revised material on right-wing terrorism, with a focused box item on the Charleston, South Carolina Church Massacre in 2015.
• Chapter 5: Organizational Theory
• New content on mechanistic and organic organizations and two new sections concerning “The Reformatted Bureaucracy” and “Sanctuary Cities.”
• Chapter 6:  Organizational Design
• New Box Items on how organizational structure impacts police misconduct and how bottom-up approaches improve officer performance and moral, plus updated material on the factors that influence organizational design, and new material on the investigative function with pointed discussion on crime and police factors that impact investigation.
• Chapter 7: Leadership
• Changes include a new section on effective senior police leadership, a rewritten section on managers and leaders, a new section on “The Fall of Police Leaders,” examining failed police leaders, and new content on work skills.
• Chapter 9: Human Resource Management
• Changes and revisions include researched and updated major federal laws pertaining to HR, new Box Items profiling federal court decisions on police HR, new content on police officer pregnancies, additional information on the use of lie detectors in police applicant screening, new content regarding internal affairs investigations, and new content regarding police use of force.
• Chapter 12: Financial Management
• Changes and revisions include a major rewrite of “The Economy and Police Budgets” section, a new section/case study on the impact of the Stockton (CA) bankruptcy, additional information on Citizen Centric Reports, a new section on budget adjustments, new information on program budgets, and updated research and content.
• Chapter 14:  Legal Aspects of Police Administration
• Interesting and expansive new box item on police training and liability from an officer’s perspective.
• Revised and updated material on the misuse of firearms and deadly force with a special focus on the impact of the 2014-15 shooting incidents in Ferguson, MO; Charleston, SC; Cincinnati, OH; and Baltimore, MD.
• Revised and updated material on Graham v. Connor (1989) and the impact of this landmark case on police liability.
• New Box Items on  the impact of police body cameras on police liability, the deadly statistics associated with police pursuits and chases, police sexual violence as an emerging law enforcement issue, and police membership in hate groups.
• New material on vehicle pursuits and the use of deadly force.
• Updated material relating to case law and use of force by the police.
• New and expansive material on Federal Consent Decrees.
• Updated material on police officers’ rights, particularly those focusing on officers who are minority, women and/or gay.
• Chapter 15:  Organizational Change
• New introductory material on organizational change and the factors that impact successful change in policing.
• New and updated material on change as a reaction to crisis, fluctuating crime rates, technological advances, funding and economic decline, politics, a changing workforce, and a paradigm shift in policing that focuses on new strategies to cope with rising crime rates and fewer resources.
• New Box Items focusing on organizational change in policing in wake of police-community unrest, the effect of economic downturn on police agencies, the race gap in America’s police departments, and confronting problems in America’s inner cities.
• New material on the impact of the 2015 Supreme Court landmark case, Obergefell v Hodges, legalizing and recognizing same-sex marriage on policing.
• New and revised material on organizational change models focusing on Kurt Lewin’s Three-Step Model, the Traditional Action Research Model in Organizational Development, and the Burke-Litwin Model of organization transformation.
• New and expansive material on policing in the future with a special focus on the impact of predictive policing, changes in traditional police responses, next generation 9-11, and body-worn cameras.

Introduction to police organization and administration illustrated with visual aids, case studies, and real-life experiences.

Built on the foundation of its authors’ decades of experience in law enforcement, training, and teaching, and updated to reflect recent subjects and concerns in the field of police work, this Ninth Edition of Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior blends a comprehensive introduction to police administration with key supporting details. Content is comprehensively illustrated with relevant, never-before-seen photographs, original tables and diagrams, cases studies, and “Current Event” boxes that provide thorough explanations of recent events. In this updated edition, the authors explore the evolution of American policing and modern organizational issues. This best-selling text vividly and effectively introduces students to the procedures, politics, and human relations issues that police supervisors and administrators must understand in order to succeed.

Part I: Foundations

1. The Evolution of Police Administration

2. Policing Today

3. Intelligence, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

4. Politics and Police Administration

Part II: The Organization and the Leader

5. Organizational Theory

6. Organizational Design

7. Leadership

8. Planning and Decision Making

9. Human Resource Management

Part III: The Management of Police Organizations

10. Organizational and Interpersonal Communication

11. Labor Relations

12. Financial Management

Part Four: Organizational Issues

13. Stress and Police Personnel

14. Legal Aspects of Police Administration

15. Organizational Change

• NEW! “Current Event” boxes in every chapter contain thorough explanations of very recent events that are relevant to the study of law enforcement and police administration.
• NEW! “Quick Facts” boxes also elaborate on relevant recent events in smaller spaces.
• UPDATED! Key terms have been alphabetized and are now defined in the margins and master indices.
• UPDATED! Chapter review questions—with answers excluded—and critical-thinking exercises test students’ comprehension of the material. The questions and exercises prompt students to search for answers and provide an effective tool for classroom assignments and discussions.
• Numerous case studies based on the authors’ own experiences help students understand the theories presented in the text through real-life examples.
• Illustrations, photos, graphs, tables, and figures provide visual reinforcement to the text’s ideas and concepts.
• An extensive instructor and student resource package, including a comprehensive instructor’s manual, computerized test bank, and companion website, provide students and instructors with additional resources to enhance comprehension. Instructor’s manual includes answers to end-of-chapter discussion questions, keyed multiple-choice questions, PowerPoint lecture notes and more to simplify course preparation.
• UPDATED! Throughout the text, new sections, “Current Event,” and “Quick Facts” boxes incorporate new research, subjects, topics, and areas of interest. Chapter-by-chapter changes include:
• Chapter 1: The Evolution of Police Administration
• New Box Items discussing Sir Robert Peel, “Pap” Singleton, the Pinkertons, and the Wild Bunch, along with a section discussing “The New Operating Environment.”
• Chapter 2:  Policing Today
• New and revised material on the impact of the decline in crime over the past decade on police departments nationally with a special focus on new, rising violent crime rates in large cities.
• Revised material on the primary elements of community policing with a focus on organizational structure.
• New and updated material on evaluation research and community policing, evidence-based policing, hot-spots policing, intelligence-led policing, and predictive policing.
• New material on the “Triple-T Strategy: Targeting, Testing and Tracking” proposed recently by Larry Sherman.
• A new box item on “Harm-Focused Policing.”
• Updated material on community policing models in Newport News, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• New material on the use of social media and policing.
• New material on the changing paradigm in policing, from the warrior to guardian philosophy.
• New and in-depth discussion on the militarization of the police.
• New material on improving police-community relations in light of President Barack Obama’s Crime Reduction and Prevention Initiative in 2014.
• New box item on “Youth Outreach Programs.”
• Chapter 3:  Intelligence, Terrorism and Homeland Security
• Revised and updated material on Radical Islamic Terrorism, with a special focus on Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, including an analysis of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, France in 2015.
• Updated information relating to radical Islamic groups operating throughout the world.
• Revised information on “homegrown” Islamic terrorists, including an analysis of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
• New material on terrorist groups and the use of the “deep web” for recruiting, propaganda, an