UID:
almafu_9959231909302883
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-4473-0578-7
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1-4473-0550-7
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1-283-32131-9
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9786613321312
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1-4473-0017-3
Content:
Chief police officers make far-reaching strategic command decisions about policing, armed responses, operations against criminals and allocation of resources yet they are often unknown even to their forces. In this ground-breaking social study, Bryn Caless presents their frank and sometimes controversial views.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).
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Introduction: The notion of the 'top cop' -- Cloning or culture? The selection and appointment of chief officers -- 'The golden finger': getting and keeping the top jobs -- The challenge of leadership in the police -- Oversight and chief officers' relationships with police authorities, directly elected police crime commissioners, HMIC and the Home Office -- On the nature of experience and exclusivity: the police 'closed shop'.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4473-0015-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4473-0016-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.51952/9781447300175
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781447300175/type/BOOK
