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New perspectives in policing : stress, public perception and leadership.

A new collection of articles drawn together from the journal Policing: an international journal of police strategies & management.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2015.
Colección:Emerald gems
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Emerald Gems: New Perspectives in Policing: Stress, Public Perception and Leadership; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; A Longitudinal Analysis of Citizens' Attitudes about Police; Introduction; The Relationship Between Citizens' Personal Contacts with and their Attitudes about Police; Current Focus; Methodology; Data; Dependent Variable; Independent Variables; Analytic Strategy; Results; Discussion; References; About the Author; Perceptions of Police: An Empirical Study of Chinese College Students; Introduction; Literature Review
  • Factors that Shape Public Perceptions of PoliceDemographic characteristics; Crime and criminal justice experiences; Quality of life; Chinese Perceptions of the Police; Methods; Data Source and Sample; Dependent Variables; Independent Variables; Analysis; Results; Global and Specific Perceptions of Police; Factors that Shape Perceptions of Police; Discussion; Note; References; About the Authors; Performance Management in Police Agencies: A Conceptual Framework; Introduction; Methodology; Literature Review; Rational-Technical Theory; Problems Confronting Police Management Structures
  • Some weaknesses of current police management systemsAn underdeveloped technical core; Role complexity; The rise in egalitarianism; Command and control doctrine; The Proposed Performance Management Framework; Conceptualizing Police Performance; Define the Mission and Desired Outcomes; Mission statement; Desired outcomes; Set performance standards; Identify and collect performance indicators; Link performance to the budget; Affix accountability; Report performance; Limitations; Discussion; Note; References; Further Reading; About the Author; Measuring Public Perceptions of the Police
  • 1 Introduction2 Background; 2.1 Combining the Perspectives; 2.2 Developing a Measure of Perceived Police Service Quality; 3 Data and Methods; 3.1 Selecting the Sample; 3.2 Developing the Questionnaire; 3.3 Administering the Survey; 3.4 Profile of Survey Respondents; 4 Findings; 4.1 Descriptive Findings; 4.2 Measuring Service Quality; 5 Discussion; 5.1 Implications for Research on Procedural Justice and Legitimacy; 6 Conclusion; Note; References; About the Authors; Nonlinearity of the Effects of Police Stressors on Police Officer Burnout; 1 Research Question; The Question
  • The Context of the Study2 The Concepts of Stress and Burnout; 3 Police Stressors; Police Work: Threat of Violence and Shift Work; Police Organization: Defective Leadership, Role Conflicts and Resource Shortages; 4 Data and Methods; Data; Methods; 5 Control Variables; 6 Four Models of Police Officer Burnout; 7 Key Conclusions and Discussion; Research Questions and Basic Findings; Nonlinearity Findings; Further Research and Limitations of the Study; Note; References; Appendix; Decision-Making Styles, Stress and Gender Among Investigators; Stress in Police Work