Police Leadership in a Democracy: Conversations with America's Police Chiefs

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ISBN: 9781439808344 | 1439808341
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Copyright: 8/21/2009

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Written in interview style, this book explores the personal experiences of a group of police chiefs who examine their leadership challenges in diverse cities. The chiefs discuss their leadership vision, their successes, and their challenges. They elucidate their goals for their departments and the issues they address on a daily basis to achieve them. The book presents a historical overview and a short background of each police chief, providing valuable context for evaluating the information. It includes a clear set of recommendations for the future of police leadership in a democracy. These recommendations incorporate the chiefs' perspectives and offer suggestions for implementing new ideas.

Modern Police Administration	p. ix
Series Editor	p. xi
Deputy Editors	p. xiii
About the Author	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxi
Choices of Police Leaders in America	p. 1
Policing: An Evolving American Institution	p. 1
Leadership as a Balancing Act: ôWalking the Razor's Edgeö	p. 4
Strategies to Reduce Crime While Protecting the Public	p. 4
Community Policing	p. 5
Broken Windows	p. 6
Problem-Solving Policing	p. 6
Measuring Performance and Results Internally	p. 7
Communicating the Vision: Building and Managing a Team	p. 8
Police Leadership Training	p. 8
Internal Police Culture	p. 9
Police Unions	p. 10
Supervision and Internal Accountability	p. 11
External Relations and Political Challenges	p. 11
Community Relationship Building	p. 11
Political Pressures	p. 12
Accountability and Performance Measures	p. 13
Private Security Services	p. 14
Significance of the Role of the Police Leader	p. 14
Introducing the Police Chiefs	p. 17
Profiles of the Police Chiefs	p. 17
Significance of Discussion: Why This Group of Police Leaders?	p. 23
A Vision for the Department and the Community	p. 25
Police Leadership in a Democracy: What Does This Mean?	p. 27
Consistency of the Chief's Message	p. 29
The Police Chief's Vision Provides the Balance for Success	p. 31
Challenges to the Leader's Vision: External and Internal Pressures	p. 33
Significance of the Vision of the Police Leader	p. 36
Implementing the Vision: How Chiefs Make It a Reality	p. 39
Diagnosis of the Problems: A Primary Task of the Chief	p. 41
Active Persuasion: Gathering Support for the Vision	p. 43
Police Leadership: It Can Be a Lonely Job	p. 44
Significance of Implementing the Vision	p. 48
Strategies for Enforcement and Working with Communities	p. 51
Community Policing and Police Accountability	p. 51
Community Policing or Can You Arrest Your Way Out of Crime?	p. 56
Bringing the Police and Community Together: How It Can Work	p. 61
Significance of the Police Department's Relationship with the Community	p. 68
Developing a Professional Police Officer: It's a Challenge	p. 71
Police Training and Its Link to Leadership	p. 73
A College Degree and Its Value to a Police Officer	p. 74
Promoting an Officer's Ability to Communicate with People	p. 77
Sergeants and Their Importance to the Chiefs' Leadership Efforts	p. 79
Significance of Training and Its Impact on the Department	p. 83
Internal Politics, the Police Chief, and Police Officer Empowerment	p. 85
Chiefs' Experience with Police Unions	p. 86
Strategies for Working with the Union	p. 89
Chiefs Confront Officer Empowerment Challenges	p. 92
Morale, Empowerment, and Officer Performance	p. 96
Chiefs' Final Thoughts on Police Unions and Officer Empowerment	p. 100
Significance of Internal Politics and Police Leadership	p. 102
External Politics and Relationships with Other Partners	p. 103
The Chief's Relationship with the Mayor: Another Challenge of Leadership	p. 103
Lessons Learned about the Relationship with Mayors	p. 106
Watchdog Committees and Departmental Oversight	p. 111
Significance of the Working Relations with the Police Chief's Partners	p. 113
The Future of American Policing: Looking Back and Forward	p. 115
Reflections about Leadership and Change	p. 115
Current and Future Challenges	p. 120
What It Takes to Be a Successful Police Leader	p. 125
Recommendations for Police Chiefs and All People Interested in Supporting a Democracy	p. 129
Notes	p. 133
Suggested Reading	p. 135
Police Chief Participant List	p. 139
Demographics of Police Chiefs' Cities	p. 141
Methodology of Study	p. 145
Index	p. 153
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