Fundamentals of Police Administration provides a balanced perspective between legal, practical, and scholarly information.

Features:

• Provides in-depth coverage of patrol, administration, and the impact of local financing on the police budget
• Addresses emerging, timely issues such as community policing, fiscal restraints, and labor relations
• Includes unique chapters on Special Communications Issues, Information Management Systems, and Ethical Issues in Police Administration

Contents

General Concepts

• The Historical Evolution of Police Administration
• Organizational Theory
• Concepts of Police Organization
• Communications
• Special Communications Issues

Functional Issues

• Administrative Services
• Field Operations
• Investigative Services
• Legal Issues
• The Administrator

Specific Issues

• Human Resources
• Information Management Systems
• Fiscal Issues
• Police and the Community
• Ethical Issues in Police Administration

Index

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