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EFFECTIVE POLICE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT - A FINAL REPORT

NCJ Number
20
Author(s)
G D GOURLEY
Date Published
1967
Length
11 pages
Annotation
CURRENT AND FUTURE POLICE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND DILEMMAS WERE DETERMINED AND EVALUATED THROUGH LIBRARY RESEARCH FIELD SURVEYS AND PERSONAL CONTACTS.
Abstract
PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THOSE TECHNIQUES BEST SUITED FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ABILITY OF THE POLICE TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM THE MANY NEW TASKS AND RENDER THE MANY NEW SERVICES WHICH THEY WILL BE INCREASINGLY ASSIGNED. GOOD PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT, TOGETHER WITH RESOLVED ISSUES AND DILEMMAS WERE DEVELOPED INTO WORKING MODELS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE POLICE ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION IN DEPARTMENTS OF VARIOUS SIZES. CHAPTER HEADINGS FOR APPENDIX ARE LISTED. APPENDIX A IS NOT INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)