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

Hunt, Raymond G.; Magenau, John M.

 
9780803946552: Power and the Police Chief: An Institutional and Organizational Analysis
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0803946554 ISBN 13 : 9780803946552
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

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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

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Éditeur
SAGE Publications, Inc
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0803946554
ISBN 13 
9780803946552
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780803946545: Power and the Police Chief: An Institutional and Organizational Analysis

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0803946546 ISBN 13 :  9780803946545
Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 1993
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