The Managing of Police Organizations (5th Edition) [Hardcover]

Paul M. Whisenand (Author), Fred Ferguson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 27, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0130619140 | ISBN-13: 978-0130619143 | Edition: 5

For undergraduate Police Management/Supervision courses. Makes an ideal resource for promotional testing and teamwork effectiveness.This innovative text explores ideas and methods police managers can use to instill a winning attitude in their employees and successfully lead their agency toward quality and excellence of service. Using a highly interactive approach, it seeks to chip away at constricting operational levels and barriers within the organization itself, and between the organization and the community it serves.Paul Whisenand has been a management trainer and consultant for over 30 years.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I would most definitively use this book in a police management course of instruction. It covers the material thoroughly; the updated version is timely and relevant; it's versatile and flexible in its approach and is written in a scholarly and analytical style." -- John Walsh, Assistant Director, Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, Louisiana State University (Former Executive Director, Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association)"The text is comprehensive and covers topics that are critical to the success of a police organization. The specific strengths are the values, vision, ethics, and community and problem oriented policing chapters. While all of the chapters are important to the success of a police supervisor or manager, the fact all are together in the same text is of value and serves as an excellent reference and tool for the police manager." -- Brian Wilson, Deputy Chief Federal Way, WA"I believe that the exercises and experiential learning that they promote makes this book superior to most text books which tend to drone endlessly (and dryly) about important topics ... I would definitely consider this book for use in one of my courses for all of the reasons already stated." -- Steve Lewis, Senior Consultant California POST, Sacramento, CA

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This innovative text explores ideas and methods police managers can use to instill a winning attitude in their employees and successfully lead their agency toward quality and excellence of service. Using a highly interactive approach, it seeks to chip away at constricting operational levels and barriers within the organization itself, and between the organization and the community it serves. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 326 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (June 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130619140
• ISBN-13: 978-0130619143
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,776,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)