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Since the 1990s, interest in becoming a police officer has declined noticeably. This reduction may be attributed to many factors....
Month: October 2006
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High-speed driving and pursuits are dangerous, risky parts of police work. Emergency vehicle operation creates potential risks for vehicle and property damage as well as personal injury or death of of...
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Particularly in a hierarchical system such as law enforcement, competent leaders are critical. This article integrates the twin perspectives of police and management psychology2 and applies these pers...
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Five years ago terrorists attacked the United States, searing a permanent scar of pain upon the country. One year ago, hurricanes destroyed centuries-old cities and took countless lives. Each day, pol...
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Police management studies from the 1950s through the 1980s featured the span of control concept. However, as policing started to move organizationally from a tall hierarchy to a more flattened organiz...
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The IACP/DuPont Kevlar Survivors’ Club® pays tribute to those deserving officers who have avoided serious or potentially fatal injuries through the use of any kind of body armor. This column is ded...