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Effective Police Management Of The Media, Brian Kingshott Aug 2011

Effective Police Management Of The Media, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

The adoption of the community policing philosophy identifies the need for closer ties to the community by keeping them informed of their police department’s actions and strategies. The major conduit for this information is not the new departmental website but by the media; radio, television, and newsprint. That places a responsibility on the police (and other law enforcement agencies) to establish a police-media relationship based upon mutual respect and trust. This paper examines the roles of the media and the police in serious incident investigations and questions whether the police-media relationship could be improved by training. Keywords: police; media; management; …


Policing In America, Victor Kappeler, Larry Gaines Aug 2011

Policing In America, Victor Kappeler, Larry Gaines

Vic Kappeler

This comprehensive text provides an overview of law enforcement topics, integrating major empirical findings and theory-based research findings in the field with a thorough analysis of contemporary policing problems. The issues-oriented discussion focuses on critical concerns facing American police, including personnel systems, organization and management, operations, discretion, use of force, culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability and police-community relations. A critical assessment of police history and the role politics played in the development of American police institutions is offered. Globalization, terrorism and homeland security are addressed.


Student Safety - Safe Travel Aborad, Brian Kingshott Apr 2011

Student Safety - Safe Travel Aborad, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

Presentation to faculty who are leading students in Study Abroad Programs followed by Round Table Discussions


Ethics: Their Role In Organizational Cultures, Brian Kingshott Mar 2011

Ethics: Their Role In Organizational Cultures, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

Looking at the role of ethics and its role in organizational cultures when applied to the use of less than lethal alternatives in controlling offender behavior.


Criminal Justice And Criminology Research Methods, Peter Kraska, W. Neuman Dec 2010

Criminal Justice And Criminology Research Methods, Peter Kraska, W. Neuman

Peter Kraska

A rigorous yet engaging text that offers balanced coverage of contemporary research methods. Filled with criminal justice and criminology examples, it demonstrates how research is relevant to the field and what tools are needed to actually conduct that research. Streamlined in this edition, it offers distinct coverage of qualitative research and quantitative research. With its real-life examples and cutting-edge content, the text goes beyond the nuts and bolts to teach students how to competently critique as well as create research-based knowledge.


Instructor's Resource Manual And Test Bank For Siegel's Criminology: The Core, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl Dec 2010

Instructor's Resource Manual And Test Bank For Siegel's Criminology: The Core, Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

Joanne Ziembo-Vogl

No abstract provided.


Getting Tenure And Redressing Denial, Kristine Botsford Mullendore Dec 2010

Getting Tenure And Redressing Denial, Kristine Botsford Mullendore

Kristine Botsford Mullendore

No abstract provided.