Managing policy and reform in an era of American police conflict : who will guard the guardians? /: who will guard the guardians?. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jack St. Hilaire.
• Authors: St. Hilaire, Jack
• Contents: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: Are Professions Conspiracies Against the Laity? The Doctor’s Dilemma The Power of Professions Bureaucracy and Public Administration Professionalizing the American Police Standards: What Are Best Practices? CHAPTER TWO: Public Discontent: A Brief History of Police Reform The American Police Before the Progressive Era in American Politics The Professional Police Model Broken Windows and Evolving Strategies Police Accreditation in the United States The Research on Accreditation’s Effect on the Police and other Institutions CHAPTER THREE: The Role of Resources The Police Environment Police and Community Relations Defund the Police? Networks and Power Critical Resources Summary CHAPTER FOUR: The Importance of Institutional Factors The Entrepreneurial Mindset in Law Enforcement Institutional Position and Power External Organizational Conflict Legal Mandates Legitimacy and Symbolic Value Myth and Ceremony Bureaucratic Standards and Norms Institutional Networks Professionalism Professional Development and Institutional Logic Summary CHAPTER FIVE Strategic Choices and Contingencies The Sociopolitical Environment Organizational Change Driven by Symbiotic Relationship Internal Organizational Conflict Professional Membership and Associations Strategy Leadership, Adaptation, and Choice Management Tool Power Risk Management Summary CHAPTER SIX: A Second Look at Police Organizations Factors That Shape Police Organizations A neo-Weberian State in Police Structure and Management New Public Management CHAPTER SEVEN: The Role of Accreditation in Police Reform The Leadership Challenge: The Sword of Damocles Broken Taillights Is Police Reform an Illusion? The Myths and Realities of Police Accreditation APPENDICES
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (172 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 363.20973; Police administration -- United States; Police abolition movement -- United States; Police brutality -- United States; Police-community relations -- United States; Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States; Police -- United States -- Public opinion
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000925791; 9781000925760
• Related ISBNs: 9781032327792
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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