Full Description
Understanding Police Operational Performance provides a roadmap for police agencies to implement performance-improvement strategies that work. This book provides an easy-to-read, comprehensive overview of the key indicators of successful internal operations of police agencies in the United States, and equips readers with the tools needed to bring police organizations to top performance.
Ideal for law enforcement professionals, as well as city or county administrators and policymakers, this book offers practical advice for planning and conducting an evaluation of the various components of a police organization. It is also appropriate for use in law enforcement, criminal justice, and political science courses.
Contents
Chapter 1. Why Assess? The Value-Added of Conducting Periodic Assessments
Chapter 2. Patrol Allocation and Deployment
Chapter 3. Assessing Patrol Operations
Chapter 4. Investigative Operational Performance
Chapter 5. Professional Standards - The Integrity Function
Chapter 6. Administration and Support
Chapter 7. Critical Policy Assessment
Chapter 8. Assessing Recruitment and Retention Capabilities
Chapter 9. The Assessment of Police Training Systems
Chapter 10. Community Engagement
Chapter 11. Assessing, Understanding and Managing Organizational Culture
Chapter 12. Strategic Management and Planning
Chapter 13. Future Considerations and Alternative Service Delivery Models
