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Informationen zum Autor Matthew J. Giblin is an associate professor and undergraduate program director in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Klappentext is a highly readable text that shows how organizational theory and behaviour can be applied to improve the operations, leadership, and management of law enforcement in the US. Zusammenfassung Built on a foundation of nearly 1,200 references, this is a highly readable text that shows how organizational theory and behaviour can be applied to improve the operations, leadership, and management of law enforcement in the US. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction to Police Organizations Overview Organizational Theory Organizational Behavior Defining Organization Recognizing Variation Conceptual Similarities Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 2. Police Organizational Structure Introducing Police Organizational Structure Organizational Complexity Vertical Complexity Horizontal Complexity Spatial Complexity Organizational Control Direct Supervision Formalization Policing Insights on . . . Accreditation (Lori Mizell) Centralization Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 3. Organizational Theory and Police Organizations Introducing Organizational Theory and Police Organizations Classical Theory Scientific Management Bureaucracy Administrative Theory Policing Insights on . . . The Hierarchy of Authority (Nate Thompson) Classical Theory and Police Organizations Human Relations Theory The Hawthorne Studies Human Relations Theory and Police Organizations Open Systems Theory Contingency Theory Resource Dependence Theory Institutional Theory Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 4. Recruitment, Training, and Retention Introducing Recruitment, Training, and Retention Recruitment Fulfilling Staffing Needs Law Enforcement Recruiting Recruitment Methods Conveying Expectations Diversifying Police Agencies Policing Insights on . . . Recruitment (David White) Screening and Selection Training Training Overview Police Academy Field Training Turnover and Retention Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 5. Motivation and Job Design Introducing Motivation and Job Design Overview of Motivation Policing Insights on . . . Motivation (Paul Echols) Content Theories Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Motivator-Hygiene Theory McClelland's Theory of Learned Needs Process Theories Equity Theory Organizational Justice Expectancy Theory Job Design Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 6. Leadership Introducing Leadership Defining Leadership Leadership and Rank Leadership Versus Management Leadership Theories Trait Theories Policing Insights on . . . Leadership (Valerie G. Womack) Behavioral Theories Contingency and Situational Theories Transformational-Transactional Leadership Leadership Development Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 7. Power and Compliance Introducing Power and Compliance Defining Power Power and Related Constructs Power and Authority Power and Influence Power and Leadership Bases of Power Reward Power Coercive Power Legitimate Power Referent Power Expert Power Information Power The Effectiveness of Power Lack of Surveillance
