Police Supervision and Management: In an Era of Community Policing

Kenneth J. Peak, Larry K. Gaines, Ronald W. Glensor

Prentice Hall, 2010 - Political Science - 409 pages

Based on the authors' more than 100 years of professional and academic experience, Police Supervision and Management In An Era of Community Policing, Third Edition provides readers with an insider's view of the challenging and demading world of the police supervisor or manager. Comprehensive, topical, and "real world" in flavor, the book is an ideal choice for acadmic courses in police supervision or management and is an invaluable study tool for police officers preparing for promotional examinations.

New to the Third Edition

Three new chapters:

• Chapter 11 Unions and Labor Relations
• Chapter 13 Managing and Supervising Police Operations
• Chapter 14 Homeland Security and Policing

New or expanded coverage of numerous topics including:

• Media relations
• Moving from a "good" to "great" organization
• Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
• The National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• Using CompStat
• Workplace harassment
• Police initiatives on domestic violence, drug issues, raves, gangs and graffiti, and school violence

Bibliographic information

• Title: Police Supervision and Management: In an Era of Community Policing; Pearson Criminal Justice
• Authors: Kenneth J. Peak, Larry K. Gaines, Ronald W. Glensor
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2010
• ISBN: 0135154669, 9780135154663
• Length: 409 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / Law Enforcement