This first edition text offers an engaging, contemporary, and broad look at the administrative and operational responsibilities of the first line supervisor (sergeant and corporal) in police organizations. It provides students with the information they need to master the basic theories and principles of supervising police as well as familiarizing them with the diverse and challenging aspects of supervision during the course of day-to-day activities and more dangerous critical incidents. A combination of practical hands-on coverage and real-life case studies, make this the most applied text available for the police supervision course.

Police Supervision

Gaines, Larry K.

Peak, Kenneth J.

Glensor, Ronald W.

Criminal Law

Mcgraw-Hill College

Collectively possessing more than 100 years of practical (administrative, managerial, supervisory) and academic experience, the authors of this book give its chapters a “real-world” flavor not often found in other volumes. They provide readers with a comprehensive look at the challenging roles of police supervisors and managers; exciting and up-to-date coverage of issues, trends, and tactics; and focus on timely topics such as terrorism and policing in the community policing era. A four-part presentation contains expanded discussions of relevant and timely topics—e.g., community policing and problem solving, ethics, patrol, critical incidents and disasters, organizational behavior, and administrative theory. For individuals working in the police field, use in law enforcement agencies, training academies, and in preparing for promotional examinations.

Police Supervision and Management: In an Era of Community Policing

Pearson College Div

The second edition of Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices continues to explore the efforts of police agencies across the United States and abroad as they implement new methods to address crime and disorder. This text is intended for several audiences: for professors and students, it shows how today's police are moving away from traditional methods for responding to crime and disorder and expanding their traditional "law enforcement" role; for police practitioners, it serves as a guide for COPPS implementation operation, and evaluation; and for others, including elected government officials and city managers, it provides a comprehensive view of a timely, rapidly spreading, effective but often misunderstood strategy.

Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices

PRENTICE/HALL

Authoritative and practical in perspective, this book explores the collective nationwide experience in implementing both community policing and problem-oriented policing (COOPS). It explains the processes and terms in detail—what they mean and how they are applied, as well as how they are implemented and evaluated. It explores both historical and operational perspectives, and provides examples of existing strategies and future considerations. Features case studies of how COPPS is now operational in many venues, both domestic and foreign. The Evolution of Policing. Changing People, Crime, and Policing. Community Oriented Government. Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS). Crime Prevention. Planning and Implementation. From Recruit to Chief. Training for COPPS. Police in a Diverse Society. New Strategies for Old Problems. Addressing Concerns With COPPS. Evaluating COPPS Initiatives. Selected American Approaches. COPPS Abroad. For anyone involved in law enforcement.

Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices (3rd Edition)

Legal Theory & Systems

Unique in perspective and comprehensive in coverage, this volume fills a gap in the literature by providing an exceptionally up-to-date and scholarly synthesis of the collective nationwide experience in implementing both community policing and problem-oriented policing. It explains the processes and terms in detail—what they mean and how they are applied, as well as how they are implemented and evaluated. It explores both historical and operational perspectives, and provides examples of existing strategies and future considerations. Author team has over 35 years combined police service and 25 years of academic experience. The authors examine the evolution of policing, changing people, crime, and policing, community oriented government, community oriented policing and problem solving, crime prevention, planning and implementation, changing the agency culture, police in a diverse society, evaluating COPPS initiatives and COPPS in foreign venues. For police practitioners and other interested in community policing and problem solving.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Addiction & Recovery

This book is about policing at its most important and challenging levels–in neighborhoods and in communities across the nation and abroad. Unique in perspective, its focus is on community policing and problem solving–and the processes that are being implemented under COPPS to control and prevent crime, disorder and fear. Extremely applied, this book focuses on daily processes and tactics and how and why agencies are revolutionizing their traditional philosophy and operations. This fifth edition provides updated information on crime in the United States, more emphasis on terrorism and homeland defense, and a new chapter on information technology. Authoritative and practical perspectivecombines the classroom expertise of a seasoned criminal justice educator with the practical experience of an executive–level police administrator. Community-oriented policing and problem solving (COPPS) focus provides a comprehensive view of how agencies are changing their management style, organizational structures, and operational strategies to attack crime, disorder and fear. Includes topics such as computer-aided dispatch, mobile computing, records management, geomapping, CompStat, global positioning systems, use of the Internet, and surveys. Police practictioners with a fundamental knowledge of police history or operations or those working in a government agency outside policing and are interested in learning about community policing and problem solving.

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

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Police Supervision

Police Supervision and Management: In an Era of Community Policing

Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices

Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices (3rd Edition)

Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices

Community Policing and Problem Solving: Strategies and Practices