The book discusses 12 topics concerning police management and organization: (1) foundation for police management and organization, organizing the police response; (2) introduction to the person who leads and manages police agencies, characteristics of successful leadership; (3) perspectives of a former police chief; (4) the concept of leader behavior from an ethical perspective, leaders as change agents; (5) communication style and structure, communicating organizational expectations and handling conflict; (6) productivity and performance evaluation, the impact of community policing on performance evaluation; (7) civil liability and executive preparation, an overview of major issues; (8) officers’ physical and mental health, trends in police fitness requirements; (9) labor relations, impact of unions and labor relations on law enforcement; (10) accreditation and agency professionalization, benefits and criticisms of accreditation; (11) financing police services, levels and trends in police expenditures; and (12) policing in a multicultural society, affirmative action, community policing, and cultural diversity training. Each chapter includes discussion questions. Figures, tables, references, index