Based upon the authors' extensive experience in teaching, policing, and management, this introduction to management in the day-to-day rigors of a police department stresses that management is only effective if it is based upon a combination of both theory and practice. Proactive rather than reactive in approach, it shows how successful police managers anticipate events through planning, use police personnel and resources effectively, and deliver a whole range of police services to the community. Chapter topics include the consultative style and various approaches of management; community policing and problem-oriented policing; basic operating principles; leadership styles; internal and external communication skills; the patrol function; training; proactive technology; human resource management and general personnel issues; and auxiliary function. For current and future police managers and administrators.

Proactive Police Management (5th Edition)

Edward A. Thibault

Business & Money

Prentice Hall College Div.

Clear, concise, well-written text examines the historical &amp; police culture; basic organizational concepts; operating principles &amp; police leadership.

Proactive Police Management

Politics & Social Sciences

Lawrence M. Lynch

R. Bruce McBride

Social Sciences

PRENTICE/HALL

Based upon the authors' extensive experience in policing, and management, this introduction to the day-to-day rigors of a police department stresses that management is only effective if it is based upon a combination of both theory and practice. Using a proactive rather than a reactive approach, it stresses that police managers anticipate events through planning, use police personnel and resources effectively, and deliver a whole range of police services to the community. KEY TOPICS: This comprehensive book covers police culture, police organizations, operating principles, proactive police leadership, communication and information management, 21st century technology, community policing, basic line functions, administrative functions, human resource management, training policies, proactive planning, collective bargaining, and the future of proactive police management. MARKET: A useful reference for police managers and others in law enforcement.

Criminal Law

An extremely thorough look at the juvenile justice system, from entry &amp; sentencing to prevention &amp; counseling. Answers questions like: -What does research say about family life and the propensity for deliquency? -How do juvenile sentencing guidelines differ from adult sentences? -What are the agencies within the juvenile justice system and how do they work? -What are the options for post-crime placement? -What counseling methods are most effective? Included: 11 landmark juvenile case reviews.

Juvenile Justice Guide

M.S.W.

John J. Maceri

PH.D.

Looseleaf Law Publications, Inc.

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