Police leadership in a democracy
Subtitle: conversations with America's police chiefs
By: James Isenberg.
Series: Modern police administration
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; CRC Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781439808344
Subjects: Police chiefs -- United States; Police administration -- United States; Police -- United States
Description: This book takes a poignant journey through the minds of the men and women who have risen to the top of a profession essential to the country's safety and security.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Choices of police leaders in America; title: Introducing the chiefs; title: A vision for the department and the community; title: Implementing the vision : how chiefs make it a reality!; title: Strategies for enforcement and working with communities; title: Developing a professional police officer : it's a challenge!; title: Internal politics, the police chief and police officer empowerment; title: External politics and relationships with other partners; title: The future of american policing : looking back and forward; title: Recommendations for police chiefs and other interested persons.