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The Resource Civil service systems : their impact on police administration, by George W. Greisinger, Jeffrey S. Slovak, Joseph J. Molkup

Civil service systems : their impact on police administration, by George W. Greisinger, Jeffrey S. Slovak, Joseph J. Molkup

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Positive and negative effects of civil service regulations on urban police systems is the focus of this research project conducted over approximately a 2-year period beginning in November 1976. Data from the study were collected from 42 randomly selected American cities, ranging in size from 50,000 to 750,000 persons. In each study site, current civil service laws and police union contracts were collected, interviews were conducted with the most knowledgeable municipal officials and organization representatives, and police departments provided information on programs and policies in a police departmental questionnaire. Supplemental data were provided by the Police Foundation, the National Planning Association, and the FBI. The absence of an overall civil service system which governs police personnel affairs in America is noted. Civil service commissions differ from city to city in the roles they play in police personnel administration and, as a result, in the impacts they have on local officials, on police departmental programs and practices, and on the general quality of local law enforcement. While some commissions pose significant constraints on the abilities of local officials to promote innovative police programs, others work to promote departmental innovation and more efficient criminal apprehension procedures. The study examines a number of issues, among them the statutory supports for local civil service commissions and the impact of community politics and police unionism on local police personnel administration. Proposals for civil service reforms in the urban police context should be tailored to local circumstances and to meaningful variations in civil service roles. Numerous charts, footnotes, a bibliography, and diagrams illustrate the text. Appendixes include content analysis checklists for police bargaining contracts and personnel systems, a police questionnaire, an interview schedule, and a letter to urban executives
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xxii, 141 pages, 64 pages in various pagings)
Contents
  • Executive summary
  • Chap. 1. Civil service in historical context
  • Chap. 2. Study methodology
  • Chap. 3. The laws and urban police personnel systems
  • Chap. 4. Civil service in police work
  • actual policy and administration of police personnel systems
  • Chap. 5. The impacts of city politics
  • Chap. 6. Police unions in police personnel programs
  • Chap. 7. Civil service and police personnel programs
  • Chap. 8. Civil service an the quality of police performance
  • Chap. 9. Major findings and conclusions
  • Bibliography
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Civil service systems : their impact on police administration
Title
Civil service systems
Title remainder
their impact on police administration
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by George W. Greisinger, Jeffrey S. Slovak, Joseph J. Molkup
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Language
eng
Summary
Positive and negative effects of civil service regulations on urban police systems is the focus of this research project conducted over approximately a 2-year period beginning in November 1976. Data from the study were collected from 42 randomly selected American cities, ranging in size from 50,000 to 750,000 persons. In each study site, current civil service laws and police union contracts were collected, interviews were conducted with the most knowledgeable municipal officials and organization representatives, and police departments provided information on programs and policies in a police departmental questionnaire. Supplemental data were provided by the Police Foundation, the National Planning Association, and the FBI. The absence of an overall civil service system which governs police personnel affairs in America is noted. Civil service commissions differ from city to city in the roles they play in police personnel administration and, as a result, in the impacts they have on local officials, on police departmental programs and practices, and on the general quality of local law enforcement. While some commissions pose significant constraints on the abilities of local officials to promote innovative police programs, others work to promote departmental innovation and more efficient criminal apprehension procedures. The study examines a number of issues, among them the statutory supports for local civil service commissions and the impact of community politics and police unionism on local police personnel administration. Proposals for civil service reforms in the urban police context should be tailored to local circumstances and to meaningful variations in civil service roles. Numerous charts, footnotes, a bibliography, and diagrams illustrate the text. Appendixes include content analysis checklists for police bargaining contracts and personnel systems, a police questionnaire, an interview schedule, and a letter to urban executives
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digitized
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Greisinger, George W
Dewey number
352.2/0973
Government publication
federal national government publication
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
HV7935
LC item number
.G73 1979
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Slovak, Jeffrey S.
  • Molkup, Joseph J.
  • National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
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  • Police administration
  • Civil service
  • Civil service
  • Police administration
  • United States
  • Politie
  • Personeelsmanagement
  • Binnenlands bestuur
  • Steden
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Civil service systems : their impact on police administration, by George W. Greisinger, Jeffrey S. Slovak, Joseph J. Molkup
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file reproduced from original
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141)
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rdacarrier
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Contents
Executive summary -- Chap. 1. Civil service in historical context -- Chap. 2. Study methodology -- Chap. 3. The laws and urban police personnel systems -- Chap. 4. Civil service in police work -- actual policy and administration of police personnel systems -- Chap. 5. The impacts of city politics -- Chap. 6. Police unions in police personnel programs -- Chap. 7. Civil service and police personnel programs -- Chap. 8. Civil service an the quality of police performance -- Chap. 9. Major findings and conclusions -- Bibliography
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776016046
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unknown
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1 online resource (xxii, 141 pages, 64 pages in various pagings)
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online
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computer
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illustrations
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  • preservation
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Electronic reproduction.
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remote
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(OCoLC)776016046
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Label
Civil service systems : their impact on police administration, by George W. Greisinger, Jeffrey S. Slovak, Joseph J. Molkup
Publication
Manufacture
Antecedent source
file reproduced from original
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Executive summary -- Chap. 1. Civil service in historical context -- Chap. 2. Study methodology -- Chap. 3. The laws and urban police personnel systems -- Chap. 4. Civil service in police work -- actual policy and administration of police personnel systems -- Chap. 5. The impacts of city politics -- Chap. 6. Police unions in police personnel programs -- Chap. 7. Civil service and police personnel programs -- Chap. 8. Civil service an the quality of police performance -- Chap. 9. Major findings and conclusions -- Bibliography
Control code
776016046
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xxii, 141 pages, 64 pages in various pagings)
Form of item
online
Level of compression
  • lossless
  • lossy
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
Reformatting quality
  • preservation
  • access
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)776016046
System details
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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