Organizational Behavior and Management in Law Enforcement, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (July 1, 2022) © 2023

  • Gennaro F. Vito
  • John C. Reed
  • Harry W. More

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Title overview

Organizational Behavior and Management in Law Enforcement is an accessible guide to real-world police management. It provides a clear, concise blueprint for successful police administration and management. Drawing on decades of experience as practitioners, trainers and researchers, the authors focus on organizational behavior as a means of understanding both the complexity of the criminal justice system and interactions between officers and managers as they work to resolve community problems.

The 4th Edition brings substantial content revisions and new learning objectives. It integrates new research into an organizational behavioral approach to police management, while demonstrating the relationship between research and its applications in the field.

Table of contents

  1. Dynamics of Management: Managers and Organizational Behavior
  2. Leadership: The Integrative Variable
  3. Personality: Understanding the Complexity of Human Behavior in the Organization
  4. Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes: Determinants of Human Behavior
  5. Motivation: The Force Behind Behavior
  6. Stress in Organizational Life: Its Nature, Causes, and Control
  7. Conflict: Nature, Causes, and Management
  8. Decision-Making: The Essential Element in Applied Management
  9. Power: Its Nature and Use
  10. Communication: The Vital Process
  11. Groups And Teamwork: Human Dynamics at Work
  12. Change: Coping with Organizational Life

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