Effective Police Supervision, Fifth Edition

Miller, Larry S.,More, Harry W.

ISBN 10: 1593453310 / ISBN 13: 9781593453312

Published by Anderson, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Effective Police Supervision, Fifth Edition
• Publisher: Anderson
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593453310
• ISBN 13: 9781593453312
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This popular book combines behavioral theory with case studies that allow the reader to identify and resolve personal and organizational problems. This creates a focus on effectiveness as well as proficiency, and on how a supervisor can help to create an effective organization.

A vital tool in the preparation of police officers for promotion, this book addresses important areas that police supervisors must understand if they are to make a significant contribution to the law enforcement agency and function as positive supervisors.

• Used nationwide for police promotional exams.
• Each chapter opens with a case study to illustrate the concept and includes key terms.
  

About the Author

Harry W. More is a Professor Emeritus at San Jose State University, and a past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the Western Society of Criminology. He has taught at Washington State University; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he started and chaired the Criminology program; and San Jose State University, where he chaired the Department of Administration of Justice and created the Bureau of Administration of Justice. Outside of the university setting, he has been employed by the U.S. Secret Service, worked in juvenile probation, and taught in-service personnel in management in California, Ohio, and Oregon. Currently the President of the Law Enforcement Consulting Group, More has written numerous articles and authored or edited more than 40 texts.

Larry S. Miller is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). He received his Bachelor of Science from ETSU, a Master of Science from Eastern Kentucky University, and his Ph.D. in Health & Safety with collaterals in Forensic Anthropology and Criminology from The University of Tennessee. Miller, who has worked as a police officer, criminal investigator, and crime laboratory director, teaches in the area of law enforcement and is the author of several books on topics including criminal investigation, criminal justice report writing, police photography, and more.