Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction to Police Organizations
Chapter 2. Police Organizational Structure
Introducing Police Organizational Structure
Organizational Complexity
Policing Insights on . . . Accreditation (Lori Mizell)
Chapter 3. Organizational Theory and Police Organizations
Introducing Organizational Theory and Police Organizations
Policing Insights on . . . The Hierarchy of Authority (Nate Thompson)
Classical Theory and Police Organizations
Human Relations Theory and Police Organizations
Resource Dependence Theory
Chapter 4. Recruitment, Training, and Retention
Introducing Recruitment, Training, and Retention
Fulfilling Staffing Needs
Law Enforcement Recruiting
Diversifying Police Agencies
Policing Insights on . . . Recruitment (David White)
Chapter 5. Motivation and Job Design
Introducing Motivation and Job Design
Policing Insights on . . . Motivation (Paul Echols)
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
McClelland’s Theory of Learned Needs
Chapter 6. Leadership
Leadership Versus Management
Policing Insights on . . . Leadership (Valerie G. Womack)
Contingency and Situational Theories
Transformational-Transactional Leadership
Chapter 7. Power and Compliance
Introducing Power and Compliance
Power and Related Constructs
The Effectiveness of Power
Policing Insights on . . . Video Recording Technology (Michael Kyle)
The Limits of Position Power, Rewards, and Punishments
Chapter 8. Stress and Burnout
Introducing Stress and Burnout
Defining Stress and Burnout
Major Stressors in Policing
Policing Insights on . . . Stress (Saly J. Fayez)
Individual and Organizational Consequences
Coping With Stress and Burnout
Addressing Stress and Burnout
Chapter 9. Organizational Implications of Police Innovation
Introducing Police Innovation
Questioning Standard Model Strategies
Modern Policing Innovations
Focused Deterrence Partnerships (Collaboration)
Compstat (Accountability and Decentralization)
Evidence-Based Policing (Research Use)
Predictive Policing (Analytics)
Policing Insights on . . . Reform (Richard W. Myers)
Chapter 10. Measuring Individual Performance
Introducing Individual Performance
Purpose of Individual Performance Measurement
Policing Insights on . . . Fitness Standards (Eric Gumina)
Sources of Appraisal Information
Training for Performance Appraisals
Frequency of Performance Appraisals
Satisfaction With Performance Appraisals
Chapter 11. Organizational Accidents and Disbanding
Introducing Organizational Accidents and Disbanding
Defining Organizational Accidents
Police Vehicle Pursuit Accidents
Wrongful Arrests and Convictions
Police Training Accidents
Explaining Organizational Accidents
Preventing and Mitigating Organizational Accidents
Policing Insights on . . . Training to Avoid Accidents (Michael Schlosser)
Organizational Termination
The Endurance and Death of Police Organizations
Replacement of Police Services
Chapter 12. Contemporary Issues in Police Organizations
Introducing Contemporary Issues in Police Organizations
Police–Public Confrontations and a Legitimacy Crisis
Policing Insights on . . . The Future of Police Organizations (Daniel Isom)
Improving Police–Community Relations
Training in Procedural Justice
Recognizing Implicit Biases
Cameras, Transparency, and Behavior
De-Policing and the Ferguson Effect
Glossary
Notes
Index
About the Author