Policing at the top The roles, values and attitudes of chief police officers /
Caless, Bryn.
Chief police officers make far-reaching strategic command decisions about policing, armed responses, operations against criminals and allocation of resources yet they are often unknown even to their forces. In this social study, Bryn Caless presents their frank and sometimes controversial views.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The notion of the 'top cop' -- Cloning or culture? The selection and appointment of chief officers -- 'The golden finger': getting and keeping the top jobs -- The challenge of leadership in the police -- Oversight and chief officers' relationships with police authorities, directly elected police crime commissioners, HMIC and the Home Office -- On the nature of experience and exclusivity: the police 'closed shop'.
Chief police officers make far-reaching strategic command decisions about policing, armed responses, operations against criminals and allocation of resources yet they are often unknown even to their forces. In this social study, Bryn Caless presents their frank and sometimes controversial views.
Description based on print version record.
Police chiefs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Police chiefs.