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“Addresses the different management styles that are applicable to large as well as small police agencies.” — Dr. Michael Wigginton Jr., University of Mississippi Built on a foundation of nearly 1,200 references, Leadership and Management in Police Organizations is a highly readable text that shows how organizational theory and behavior can be applied to improve the operations, leadership, and management of law enforcement. Author Matthew J. Giblin emphasizes leadership and management as separate skills in successful police supervisors and executives, illustrating to students how the two skills combine to improve individual and organizational efficacy in policing. Readers will come away with a stronger understanding of why organizational decisions matter and the impact research can have on police departments.
Recruitment, Training, and Retention
Recruitment, Training, and Retention
Introducing Recruitment, Training, and Retention . . .
By the end of the 1990s, the US economy was buzzing, fueled by a technological revolution centered on the maturing internet. Stock prices were soaring, and unemployment rates dropped to 3.9 percent by fall and winter 2000.1 Concomitantly, many police departments nationwide experienced significant declines in crime dating back to the early-to-mid-1990s, though the precise contribution of the economy is debatable.2 There is no debating the fact, however, that police recruiting and retention practices changed in response to the strong economy, particularly as a result of what has been referred to as a “cop crunch.”3 A fair number of potential recruits avoided police work altogether, opting for better-paying and ...
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