Critical perspectives on police leadership / Claire Davis, Marisa Silvestri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Claire (Science writer)

Series:

Key themes in policing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police administration.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

x, 182 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2020.

Summary:

In a critical analysis of conventional understanding, leading authors Claire Davis and Marisa Silvestri present bold new conceptualisations of police leadership. Drawing on empirical research in criminology, sociology and leadership studies, they present a thoughtful critique of the nature and practice of leadership in contemporary policing. The book: - Critically explores the identities of leaders and their positions within wider organisational structures and processes; - Provides a critique of contemporary reform to police professionalisation, training and education, equalities and diversity by situating these developments within wider historical, social and political contexts; - Draws on critical theory to offer an alternative, challenging and novel interpretation of police leaders as not simply the result of individual experiences and attitudes, but of the social, institutional and historical processes of policing and the cultures that exist within it; - Points towards future directions and a reimagining of leadership in the police. Accessible and stimulating, this is an essential text for policing students and valuable reading for current leaders and those interested in policing, criminology and leadership.

Contents:

Defining police leadership p. 3

Studies of police leadership p. 12

History of police leadership p. 15

2 The contemporary context of police leadership p. 21

Professionalisation p. 21

Governance and accountability p. 38

3 Conventional leadership theories p. 43

Trait theory p. 43

Behavioural theory p. 47

Situational theory p. 52

Transformational theory p. 55

A critique of conventional theory p. 59

4 Alternative theories of police leadership p. 63

Critical leadership studies p. 63

Followership p. 72

Shared and distributed leadership p. 79

5 Leadership and police culture(s) p. 87

Police culture(s) and socialisation p. 87

Socialisation and police leadership p. 96

Creating difference in leadership p. 101

6 Leadership, well-being and resilience p. 109

Stress, well-being and resilience p. 109

Well-being, resilience and the heroic leader p. 113

The problem with heroism and leadership p. 117

Leadership and relationships: a post-heroic alternative? p. 123.

Notes:

Includes bibliography (pages 139-174) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1447349644

9781447349648

1447349636

9781447349631

OCLC:

1110440958