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Leadership and Management in Police Organizations 2 The police officer who puts their life on the line with no superpowers, no X-Ray vision, no super- strength, no ability to fly, and above all no invulnerability to bullets, reveals far greater virtue than Superman—who is only a mere superhero. Eliezer Yudkowsky (2007), “Superhero Bias” http://lesswrong.com/lw/lk/superhero_bias/ 3 Leadership and Management in Police Organizations Matthew J. Giblin Southern Illinois University Carbondale 4 FOR INFORMATION: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 E-mail: [email protected] SAGE Publications Ltd. 1 Oliver’s Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. B 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 India SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. 3 Church Street #10-04 Samsung Hub Singapore 049483 Copyright © 2017 by SAGE Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Giblin, Matthew J., author. Title: Leadership and management in police organizations / Matthew J. Giblin, York College of Pennsylvania, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, University of Alaska, Anchorage. Description: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index. 5 Identifiers: LCCN 2016013396 | ISBN 9781483353173 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Police administration. Classification: LCC HV7935 .G535 2017 | DDC 363.2068—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016013396 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Acquisitions Editor: Jerry Westby Editorial Assistant: Laura Kirkhuff Production Editor: Libby Larson Copy Editor: Amy Harris Typesetter: C&M Digitals (P) Ltd. Proofreader: Dennis W. Webb Indexer: Karen Wiley Marketing Manager: Amy Lammers 6 Brief Contents 1. Preface 2. Acknowledgments 3. Chapter 1. Introduction to Police Organizations 4. Chapter 2. Police Organizational Structure 5. Chapter 3. Organizational Theory and Police Organizations 6. Chapter 4. Recruitment, Training, and Retention 7. Chapter 5. Motivation and Job Design 8. Chapter 6. Leadership 9. Chapter 7. Power and Compliance 10. Chapter 8. Stress and Burnout 11. Chapter 9. Organizational Implications of Police Innovation 12. Chapter 10. Measuring Individual Performance 13. Chapter 11. Organizational Accidents and Disbanding 14. Chapter 12. Contemporary Issues in Police Organizations 15. Glossary 16. Notes 17. Index 18. About the Author 7 Detailed Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction to Police Organizations Overview Organizational Theory Organizational Behavior Defining Organization Recognizing Variation Conceptual Similarities Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 2. Police Organizational Structure Introducing Police Organizational Structure Organizational Complexity Vertical Complexity Horizontal Complexity Spatial Complexity Organizational Control Direct Supervision Formalization Policing Insights on . . . Accreditation (Lori Mizell) Centralization Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 3. Organizational Theory and Police Organizations Introducing Organizational Theory and Police Organizations Classical Theory 8 Scientific Management Bureaucracy Administrative Theory Policing Insights on . . . The Hierarchy of Authority (Nate Thompson) Classical Theory and Police Organizations Human Relations Theory The Hawthorne Studies Human Relations Theory and Police Organizations Open Systems Theory Contingency Theory Resource Dependence Theory Institutional Theory Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 4. Recruitment, Training, and Retention Introducing Recruitment, Training, and Retention Recruitment Fulfilling Staffing Needs Law Enforcement Recruiting Recruitment Methods Conveying Expectations Diversifying Police Agencies Policing Insights on . . . Recruitment (David White) Screening and Selection Training Training Overview Police Academy Field Training Turnover and Retention Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions 9 Web Resources Chapter 5. Motivation and Job Design Introducing Motivation and Job Design Overview of Motivation Policing Insights on . . . Motivation (Paul Echols) Content Theories Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Motivator-Hygiene Theory McClelland’s Theory of Learned Needs Process Theories Equity Theory Organizational Justice Expectancy Theory Job Design Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 6. Leadership Introducing Leadership Defining Leadership Leadership and Rank Leadership Versus Management Leadership Theories Trait Theories Policing Insights on . . . Leadership (Valerie G. Womack) Behavioral Theories Contingency and Situational Theories Transformational-Transactional Leadership Leadership Development Your Turn . . . Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources 10
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