Leadership and Management in Police Organizations - Softcover

Giblin, Matthew J.

 
9781483353173: Leadership and Management in Police Organizations
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1483353176 ISBN 13: 9781483353173
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2016

Synopsis

"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.

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About the Author

Matthew J. Giblin is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He earned his doctorate in Criminal Justice from Indiana University in 2004. His primary research interest involves applying organizational theories to the study of criminal justice agencies. Specifically, he and his colleagues have tested contingency, resource dependence, and institutional theory explanations of police homeland security preparedness, community policing implementation, and crime analysis unit adoption.

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Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1483353176
ISBN 13 
9781483353173
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
448