Full Description
This book comprehensively examines five key areas related to crisis management in policing. These specific issues include:
Understanding contemporary terrorism and homeland security threats.
Effective counter-terrorism strategies.
Practical crisis planning and management.
Demonstration and riot control.
Dealing with police-related stress and PTSD.
The book chapters present a global, multi-dimensional approach to examine these critical policing issues, while analyzing them through sociological and practical lenses. It proposes policy recommendations to promote optimal police service delivery, professionalism, and organizational effectiveness during major crises and large-scale events. In addition, this book investigates police-related stress with the goal of promoting optimal police officer health and wellness. It is ideal for policing professionals, policymakers, and researchers.
Contents
Part I- Contemporary Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats .- Chapter 1. Contemporary International and Domestic Terrorist and Security Threats.- Chapter 2. THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT: LESSONS LEARNED IN TURKEY .- Chapter 3. Safety and Security Threats to the Transportation Sector and to Border Security.- Part II- Crisis Planning and Management .- Chapter 4. Lessons Learned from 9-11: Effective Crisis Management and Planning in New York City.- Chapter 5. A Comparison of the Police Critical Incident Management Systems in New Zealand and the United States.- Chapter 6. The Role of Public Safety Organizations in Controlling Treatment Costs throughout and after Major Crises.- Part III- Counter-terrorism Strategies. .- Chapter 7. Evaluating Policing Priorities in the United Kingdom: A Narrative Overview focusing on Counter-terrorism, Crime Control and Community Policing Strategies.- Chapter 8. Examining Counter-Terrorism Strategies in Nigeria.- Chapter 9. The Evolution of the New York City Police Department Counter-terrorism Strategy following 9-11.- Part IV- Demonstration and Riot Control. .- Chapter 10. Evaluating Tactics for Public Order Policing in the United Kingdom: Examining the Police Deployment at Orgreave during the Miners' Strike of 1984.- Chapter 11. Police Strategic Response to Civil Disturbance in Asia: Case Studies in Taiwan and Hong Kong.- Chapter 12. Law Enforcement Involvement and Response to Transnational Repression.- Part V- Cumulative and Post-traumatic Stress. .- Chapter 13. Perceiving Danger: The Impact of Societal Stressors on Police Line of Duty Deaths.- Chapter 14. Examining Workplace Stress in the New Zealand Police.- Chapter 15. Understanding Post Traumatic and Cumulative Stress in Contemporary Policing.- Part VI- Afterword .- Chapter 16. Afterword: Examining Contemporary Challenges in Crisis Management and Policing.
