Effective Police Supervision, 9th ed., is a time-tested text providing complete coverage of the organizational dynamics surrounding leadership of teams in an effective police department. This revised edition provides readers with the tools to excel and advance with up-to-date and timely scholarly research and legal case law on supervision. Special attention is given to recruitment, selection, and retention of police, commonly believed to be the most challenging internal issue facing agencies today. Supervisory tactics are evaluated in terms of how they work not only in the United States but in the United Kingdom and Canada as well, and chapters are enhanced with boxed features that help the reader connect ideas with realistic situations. Combining behavioral theory and updated case studies, Effective Police Supervision is the preferred textbook for college-level classes on police supervision and is an essential resource for preparation for promotional exams and career development for law enforcement officers and supervisors. Information has been included to respond to current issues facing law enforcement with Covid-19 and managing protests.

Effective Police Supervision, 9th ed., is a time-tested text providing complete coverage of the organizational dynamics surrounding leadership of teams in an effective police department. This revised edition provides readers with the tools to excel and advance with up-to-date and timely scholarly research and legal case law on supervision. Special attention is given to recruitment, selection, and retention of police, commonly believed to be the most challenging internal issue facing agencies today. Supervisory tactics are evaluated in terms of how they work not only in the United States but in the United Kingdom and Canada as well, and chapters are enhanced with boxed features that help the reader connect ideas with realistic situations.

Combining behavioral theory and updated case studies, Effective Police Supervision is the preferred textbook for college-level classes on police supervision and is an essential resource for preparation for promotional exams and career development for law enforcement officers and supervisors. Information has been included to respond to current issues facing law enforcement with Covid-19 and managing protests.

Table of Contents

Supervision—The Management Task

Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving—Improving Neighborhood Quality of Life

Interpersonal Communications—Striving for Effectiveness

Motivation—A Prerequisite for Success

Leadership—The Integrative Variable

Team Building—Maximizing the Group Process

Change—Coping with Organizational Life

Performance Appraisal—The Key to Police Personnel Development

Training, Coaching, Counseling, and Mentoring—Helping Officers Grow and Develop

Discipline—An Essential Element of Police Supervision

Internal Discipline—A System of Accountability

Supervising the Difficult Employee—Special Considerations

Supervising Minorities—Respecting Individual and Cultural Differences

Tactical Operations—Critical Incident Deployment

Labor Relations—Problem Solving through Constructive Conflict

Homeland Security and Terrorism—A Changing Role

For courses in police administration or organizational behavior, and as a reference for police managers or officers preparing for promotional exams. An accessible guide to real-world police management Organizational Behavior and Management in Law Enforcement provides a clear, concise blueprint for successful police administration and management. Drawing on decades of experience as practitioners, trainers, and researchers, the authors focus on organizational behavior as a means of understanding both the complexity of the criminal justice system and interactions between officers and managers as they work to resolve community problems. With substantial content revisions and new learning objectives, the 4th edition integrates new research into an organizational behavioral approach to police management and demonstrates the relationship between research and its applications in the field.