Power and the Police Chief: An Institutional and Organizational Analysis - Couverture rigide

Hunt, Raymond G.; Magenau, John M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0803946546 ISBN 13 : 9780803946545

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 1993

Synopsis

This book discusses the role of American police chiefs in contemporary urban settings, using institutional theory as a framework for analysis. From this perspective, the authors review long-term tendencies toward the rationalist modernization of American police agencies. Ongoing `professionalization', unionization and bureaucratization of police work are major themes in the transformations occurring in the modern role of a police chief. The internal and external conflicts and power struggles of police organization are highlighted and the authors argue that the fundamental definition of police work is the root of this conflict. It is necessary for policing paradigms to move away from rule-based, law-enforcement models towards service alterna

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803946546
• ISBN 13: 9780803946545
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible