This edited volume provides a comprehensive exploration of five critical dimensions of policing, with a particular focus on leadership and its role in addressing contemporary challenges in the field. Through a multidisciplinary and global lens, the chapters examine pressing issues, including: Addressing challenges in policing today;Improving leadership in police executive positions;Training police patrol personnel in leadership;Enhancing police-community collaboration;Prioritizing police officer safety and wellness. Grounded in sociological and theoretical frameworks, this book analyzes these themes in depth, offering innovative perspectives and evidence-based policy recommendations. This collection emphasizes the imperative of fostering professionalism, organizational effectiveness, and public trust in police institutions. By engaging with these key issues, the book seeks to advance understanding and propose actionable strategies to enhance the integrity and functionality of policing organizations worldwide and to promote leadership as a necessary qualification across all ranks.
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Prioritizing police officer safety and wellness.
Part 1 Contemporary Challenges in Policing.- Chapter 1 The Negative Consequences of the Recruitment and Retention Crisis on Policing in the United Kingdom.- Chapter 2 Risk Management and Law Enforcement Response to Threats posed by Unmanned Aerial Systems/Drones.- Chapter 3 The Decline in Public Confidence and Trust in the Police in the United States.- Part 2 Improving Leadership in Police Executive Positions.- Chapter 4 Unveiling the Essential Qualities of Frontline Leaders in the Norwegian Police.- Chapter 5 Examining Police Leadership Training Models in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.- Chapter 6 Moving a Police Agency from Good to Great: the NYPD Experience.- Part 3 Leadership Training for Police Patrol Personnel.- Chapter 7 Examining the Need for Leadership Training for Law Enforcement Patrol Personnel based on Public Perception.- Chapter 8 The Lack of Leadership and the Need for ‘Teamership’ in British Policing.- Chapter 9 Enhancing the Leadership Potential of Police Patrol Personnel in the East Asian Context: The Case of Taiwan.- Part 4 Enhancing Police-Community Collaboration and Public Trust.- Chapter 10 Proactive Crime Control Strategies and Public Trust: Lessons learned in the New Zealand Police.- Chapter 11 Exploring Police-Community Relations in Nigeria: Dissecting the Dysfunctionality in the Context of Sir Robert Peel’s Policing Principles.- Chapter 12 Enhancing Civilian Oversight and Improving Public Trust in Policing in North America.- Part 5 Prioritizing Police Officer Wellness and Morale.- Chapter 13 Examining Agency and Cultural Roadblocks to Police Accessing Mental Health Assistance.- Chapter 14 Analyzing Police Officer Wellness Initiatives in Canada.- Chapter 15 Police Wellness: Developing a Research-supported Framework for Improving Officer Mental Health.
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This edited volume provides a comprehensive exploration of five critical dimensions of policing, with a particular focus on leadership and its role in addressing contemporary challenges in the field. Through a multidisciplinary and global lens, the chapters examine pressing issues, including: Addressing challenges in policing today;Improving leadership in police executive positions;Training police patrol personnel in leadership;Enhancing police-community collaboration;Prioritizing police officer safety and wellness. Grounded in sociological and theoretical frameworks, this book analyzes these themes in depth, offering innovative perspectives and evidence-based policy recommendations. This collection emphasizes the imperative of fostering professionalism, organizational effectiveness, and public trust in police institutions. By engaging with these key issues, the book seeks to advance understanding and propose actionable strategies to enhance the integrity and functionality of policing organizations worldwide and to promote leadership as a necessary qualification across all ranks.
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Comprehensively examines five contemporary areas of critical importance across the field of policing Analyzes factors to enhance law enforcement professionalism and inter-organizational leadership from global perspectives Poses practical recommendations from acclaimed researchers to enhance police service delivery
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9783031878169
Publisert
2025-06-09
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Springer International Publishing AG
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235 mm
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155 mm
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Graduate, P, 06
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Engelsk
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Biographical note

James F. Albrecht is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security at Pace University in New York City. Jimmy received a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship in 1998 and worked as a Professor at the National Police College of Finland. He is also the recipient of a 2013 Embassy Policy Specialist Fellowship (USDOS/IREX) and was tasked with conducting research and making recommendations to improve law enforcement efficacy and legitimacy in Ukraine. Police Chief Albrecht served in the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) in Kosovo (former Yugoslavia) as the Head of the EULEX Police Executive Department, in charge of criminal investigations and coordinating international law enforcement cooperation and intelligence analysis from 2008 through 2010. He had previously served in the United Nations Mission in Kosovo Police from 2007 to 2008. Jimmy is also a 23-year veteran of the NYPD who retired as the Commanding Officer of NYPD Transit Bureau District 20, tasked with the prevention of crime and terrorism in the subway and commuter transit system in New York City. He was a first responder and incident command manager at the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and developed the counter-terrorism strategic plan for the subway system in the borough of Queens, New York City.

Garth den Heyer is a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University in the United States and a Senior Research Fellow with the Police Foundation in Washington, D.C. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Staffordshire, a research fellow with the National Institute of Policing, and an Associate with the Scottish Institute of Policing Research. Police Inspector den Heyer served with the New Zealand Police for 38 years, retiring as Manager of National Security. Garth also spent more than 20 months as a strategic law enforcement advisor to the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands. His primary research interests include law enforcement, police militarization, and enhancing police service delivery.