The Police Manager

Green (criminology, Radford U.), Ronald Lynch, a retired police officer, and Scott Lynch, a lieutenant, provide a guide for students and professionals who want to be leaders in law enforcement that explains issues and challenges they will face as supervisors. They address the historical and philosophical foundations of the field, including its organizational culture; behavioral aspects, such as leadership styles, the skills and techniques needed to develop sergeants, succession planning, motivation, and using transactional analysis and the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator to understand behavior; functional aspects like management planning, problem identification and decision making, management by objectives, and fiscal management; and major issues, such as use of power, use of force, civil liability and accreditation, ethics, the police presence in schools, the assessment center process, and leading small and medium-sized agencies. A test bank and case studies are provided online. This edition streamlines and combines some material, and adds learning exercise scenarios, case studies, and technology boxes. Anderson Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Scott R. Lynch began his career in law enforcement in 1988 as a patrol deputy in the Orange County Sheriff’s office. He rose steadily through the ranks and currently serves as their staff director. He earned an MS in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida in 1991. His specializations include event security, private-sector liaison work, school safety, and critical incident management.