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Informationen zum Autor James Lasley is a professor of criminal justice at California State University, Fullerton. He has worked in the field of law enforcement and research, most extensively with the Los Angeles Police Department. He participated in the design, implementation, and analysis of LAPD’s Operation Cul De Sac. His prior academic appointments include Washington State University, Arizona State University, the University of Southern California, and National University. He has also served as a consultant to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to establish standards and methods for police officer driver training. Zusammenfassung This book reveals a special inside study performed under the authority of LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates to investigate why the department had begun to disintegrate and how, if possible, it could be salvaged. Inhaltsverzeichnis Parker's Thin Blue Line: The Professional-Reform Model (PRM) of Policing: Historical Overview The Pre-Parker Era The Parker Era The Davis Era The Gates Era The Los Angeles Riots The Study: A Qualitative Analysis of LAPD's Organizational Dying Declarations Criminal Intent and Organizational Death Determining Whether or Not to Pull the PlugThe Thin Blue "Flat" Line Admissibility of the Evidence Missing in Action Research Methodology: Preparing for an Organizational Autopsy Officer SampleTheme Development Presentation of Findings Study Limitations and Database Assessing the Meltdown Was There a Meltdown? How Extensive Was the Meltdown? Was the Meltdown Rapid or Slow? What Caused the Meltdown?Did the Meltdown Kill the Professional Model?The Rodney King Incident Possible Explanations Officer Statements and Themes Theme AnalysisPoliticians! Special Interest Groups! and Community Influences Possible Explanations Officer Statements and Themes Subtheme 2A: LAPD Will Become Like Other Large Police Departments Theme Analysis Hiring! Promotions! and Affirmative Action Possible Explanations Officer Statements and Themes Theme AnalysisManagement and AdministrationPossible ExplanationsOfficer Statements and ThemesTheme Analysis Quantitative Analyses The Total Sample Officer Gender Officer RaceOfficer AgeOfficer ExperienceChief at the Time of Hire (or the Chief Effect)Conclusions and Policy Recommendations Reconstructing the MeltdownWhat Went Wrong?Assessing the Manner of Death Rethinking the History of Policing Lessons Learned for the Future Appendix: Officer StatementsII. Job SatisfactionIII. Supervision and Job Performance IV. Working With Other DivisionsV. Personnel Involvement VI. The OrganizationVII. The Community and Police VIII. Enforcement FunctionsIX. Training X. In General ...
