The Future of Policing: A Practical Guide for Police Managers and Leaders @好看@
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詳細資料ISBN:9781439837955 規格:平裝 / 416頁 / 3.2 X 15.9 X 23.5 CM / 普通級 內容簡介CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS BOOK ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF POLICE FUTURISTS INTERNATIONAL (PFI). THEY OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE VISION FOR HOW POLICE OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS MIGHT FUNCTION IN OUR SOCIETY. THE BOOK IS WRITTEN TO EXPOSE POLICE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS, AND STUDENTS TO THE POWER OF FUTURES THINKING AND TO REVEAL HOW AN ORIENTATION TOWARD DEFINING AND PURSUING PREFERABLE FUTURES CAN HELP POLICE MANAGERS BECOME EFFECTIVE LEADERS. THE BOOK STARTS WITH A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF FUTURES STUDIES AND FUTURES RESEARCH TECHNIQUES, THEN OFFERS A BROAD OVERVIEW OF TRENDS THAT ARE LIKELY TO IMPACT POLICING IN THE NEAR FUTURE, ESPECIALLY THE CHANGING NATURE OF COMMUNITIES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. IT IS PREDICTED THAT CONVENTIONAL BOUNDARIES SEPARATING THE POLICE FROM OTHER AGENCIES, THE PUBLIC, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL BLUR AND DISSOLVE. REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES ARE INCLUDED. SCHAFER IS A FACULTY MEMBER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE. ANNOTATION 穢2011 BOOK NEWS, INC., PORTLAND, OR (BOOKNEWS.COM)