The governance of contemporary police organizations requires leaders and managers, even at the local level, to work in and understand complex social, political and organizational environments. This volume presents the new contexts and challenges they face in the changing landscapes of policing. The wide range of topics explores what is changing, what is known about the impact of these changes and what leaders and managers now need to be able to do or anticipate as a consequence. Operational policing is no longer the militaristic singular activity it once was, but embraces new models of ‘partnership’ and ‘community’ to manage crime and disorder. At the same time, while command and control models are still an essential part of many aspects of policing, managing police officers and staff increasingly depends on their professional development and encouraging enthusiasm and innovation. Policing takes place under conditions of intense scrutiny from the media and from the community; and crime and disorder is the subject of much political debate. The book addresses each of these broad areas and presents a surprising range of perspectives. The volume is aimed at every level of management and leadership in policing, researchers of policing, and students of police management and leadership.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Casey
Dr John Casey is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York, USA. He was a Senior Lecturer in management, leadership and governance at Charles Sturt University, New South Wales from 1999 to 2007. he was also a visiting lecturer in criminal justice at the University of Maine at Augusta, USA in 2006 and at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain in 2004 and 2006. from 1992 to 1998, he was the Executive Officer of the Masters in Public Management program at a three-university consortium in Barcelona and a consultant to the European Union working on public sector development in Eastern Europe. Previously, he was the Director of the Mayor's Office of Adult Literacy for the City of New York, USA and a social services manager in Sydney, Australia. He is currently writing a book on the international dimensions of policing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Margaret Mitchell
Dr Margaret Mitchell is an Associate and Director of the Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Policing at Edith Cowan University, Perth. She was with the Australian Graduate School of Policing, Charles Sturt University, New South Wales from 1999 to 2005 where she taught post-graduate programs in police management. Before moving to Australia, she was Director of the Police Research Unit, at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland from 1992 until 1999. Her academic background is complemented by applied experience through a two-and-a-half-year secondment as Senior Policy Officer at NSW Police working on police reform following the Wood Royal Commission. Her previous books include The Aftermath of Road Accidents (1996, Routledge), which remains a pivotal collection on the subject, and Remember Me: Constructing Immortality (2007, Routledge).
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