Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior (5th Edition)

Thoroughly researched, this book comprehensively covers the field of police administration and provides a carefully balanced treatment of its procedural, structural, and behavioral aspects. The author's accessible writing style and consistent organization helps readers make the transition from broader concepts to practical, specific issues. It contains up-to-date material on politics and police administration, communication, human resource management, stress, and community policing. For law enforcement personnel and other individuals interested in police administration, management, and supervision.

Police Administration, now in its successful fifth edition, brings the challenges and processes of police work to students in fresher and more vivid detail than ever before. With updates in all chapters, this important text clearly explains the procedures, politics, and human relations issues that law enforcement officers must understand in order to succeed. This book is also important because it shows young or aspiring police officers how police departments should be administered, paving the way for them to achieve important advancements and promotions.

Police Administration, Fifth Edition is a complete look at America's police forces—from the small-town PD to the FBI. It is comprehensive, and it covers the police department from all necessary angles, giving the reader the full understanding they need to succeed in law enforcement.