How to be a productivity ninja: worry less, achieve more and love what you do. (2nd ed.)
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ALLCOTT, Graham
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London Icon Books Ltd 2015 339p. figs. £6.28
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ISBN: 9781785780288
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658.4093 ALL
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This book teaches you how to reduce your inbox, improve your attention, beat procrastination and work smarter not harder by use of Productivity Ninja techniques including Ruthlessness, Mindfulness, Zen-like Calm and Stealth & Camouflage.
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I want to be organised: how to de-clutter, manage your time & get things done.
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GRIFFEY, Harriet
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London Hardie Grant Books 2016 143p, illus. £5.44
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ISBN: 9781784880248
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658.4093 GRI
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This book helps you to become organised. It helps you to identify your organisational style and then provides the simple steps that can help you de-clutter your living and workspace or organise your diary and digital life.
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Slipping through the cracks: is mental illness appropriately identified among Latino offenders?
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RICKS, Elijah P
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Criminal Justice and Behavior (Vol. 43 no. 4, April 2016, p.525-538.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854815605525
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An examination of prison records from two USA states with high proportions of Latino offenders found that ethnicity reduced the likelihood of being identified with a mental illness.
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Police decision-making in the gray zone: the dynamics of police–citizen encounters with mentally ill persons.
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SCHULENBERG, Jennifer L
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Criminal Justice and Behavior (Vol. 43 no. 4, April 2016, p.459-482.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854815606762
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This research uses observational data from a Canadian police service and finds an indirect procedural bias exists due to situational constraints, a disconnection between policy and police culture, and that limited mental health resources lead to response strategies which lead to criminalization of the mentally ill.
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Subject: Organization Development
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ORGANISER: a behavioural approach for influencing organisations.
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CABINET OFFICE.
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56p.
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INTERNET RESOURCE
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Link to web page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/organiser-a-behavioural-approach-for-influencing-organisations
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ORGANISER is a set of behavioural insights about businesses and other organisations which has been derived from a rapid evidence assessment (REA) of the factors which explain organisational behaviours and influence organisational decision-making. The insights are supported by examples of behaviours in practice, questions to consider, and a range of suggested actions designed to prompt thought amongst prospective users. See also Understanding the behavioural drivers of organisational decision-making: rapid evidence assessment.
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Subject: Police and Media
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Media representations and police officers’ identity work in a specialised police tactical unit.
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RANTATALO, Oscar
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Policing and Society (Vol. 26 no. 1, 2016, p.97-113.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2014.942844
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Positive representations showing the unit as heroic and elite had self-enhancing effects on police officers’ identifications, but critical media portrayals caused reframing and projection of local counter-images of work identity.
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Police presentational strategies on Twitter in Canada.
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SCHNEIDER, Christopher J
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Policing and Society (Vol. 26 no. 2, 2016, p.129-147.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2014.922085
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Examined 105,801 tweets from Canadian Toronto Police Service Twitter accounts using qualitative document analysis. It considers issues with police professionalism and community policing and considers official police officer use of Twitter while off duty.
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Subject: Police Corruption
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Police corruption in the NYPD: from Knapp to Mollen.
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GILBERT, Steven V; GILBERT, Barbara A
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Boca Raton CRC Press 2015 176p. bibliogs.
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ISBN: 9781498721547
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INTERNET RESOURCE
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http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9781498721547
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This book examines the state of corruption in the New York Police Department during the Knapp and Mullen enquiries of 1972 and 1994 and relates the history and relevance of efforts to combat corruption and to improve police practices. It identifies the failures of leadership that contributed to the systemic ethical degeneration of the NYPD during these years, permitting officers to develop from being merely unethical to becoming criminals.
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Police corruption and police reforms in developing societies.
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HOPE, Kempe Ronald
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Boca Raton CRC Press 2015 270p. figs., tabs., bibliogs.
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ISBN: 9781498731881
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INTERNET RESOURCE
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http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9781498731881
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This book examines the causes and consequences of police corruption in developing societies spanning several continents. It covers theoretical and analytical perspectives on police corruption and police reforms, including the role of the rule of law and training as a reform tool. Case studies are taken from Africa, Asia and the Pacific as well as Latin America and the Caribbean.¶
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Influence of corruption: a South African case.
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JONCK, Petronella; SWANEPOEL, Eben
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Policing: an International Journal (Vol. 39 no. 1, 2016, p.159-174.)
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View full text (via authorised IP): http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-06-2015-0076
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An analysis of the South Africa 2013-14 Victims of Crime Survey found that corruption influences service delivery satisfaction and public trust.
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Subject: Police Governance
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Police and crime commissioners: the transformation of police accountability.
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CALESS, Bryn; OWENS, Jane
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Bristol Policy Press 2016 247p. figs., tabs., bibliog. £20.02
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ISBN: 9781447320708
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3AB CAL
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The role of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) is to ensure that police forces in England and Wales are running effectively, bringing a public voice to policing and holding the police to account. They also control the police budget and strategic planning. This book examines the PCCs' relationships with the police, media, partners and public, analyses the election process and considers their future role.
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Civilian oversight of police: advancing accountability in law enforcement.
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PRENZLER, Tim; DEN HEYER, Garth
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CRC Press 2015 276p. illus.
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ISBN: 9781482234206
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INTERNET RESOURCE
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http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9781482234206
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This book examines the history and performance of civilian oversight of the police in multiple jurisdictions around the world. It discusses what does and does not work in maximizing police management and performance, presents a best practices model for managing police conduct and describes the impact of oversight agencies on police policy.
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Importance of liberal values within policing: police and crime commissioners, police independence and the spectre of illiberal democracy.
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WOOD, Dominic A
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Policing and Society (Vol. 26 no. 2, 2016, p.148-164.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2014.922086
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Argues that policing principles are increasingly informed by democratic values at the expense of liberal principles.
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Subject: Police Leadership
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Leading policing in Europe: an empirical study of strategic police leadership.
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CALESS, Bryn; TONG, Steve
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Bristol Policy Press 2015 296p. figs., tabs., bibliog.
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ISBN: 9781447315735
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INTERNET RESOURCE
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http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9781447315735
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This book examines the command end of policing in Europe. The authors have obtained detailed comments from more than a hundred strategic police leaders in 22 countries to determine how they are selected for high office, how they are held to account and their views on the current and future challenges in policing.
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Collaborative policing: police, academics, professionals and communities working together for education, training, and program implementation.
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KRATCOSKI, Peter C; EDELBACHER, Maximilian
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Advances in police theory and practice.
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CRC Press 2015
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ISBN: 9781482251418
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INTERNET RESOURCE
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http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9781482251418
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This book uses interviews with police and professionals who work with justice agencies as well as case studies examining police-academic collaboration to show that the worlds of policing practice and research are moving closer and explores methods and programs for improving the quality of services provided by the police. In 2 parts. Part 1 focuses on Police and academic collaboration in research, education and training. 1. Introduction: police-academic and professional practitioner collaboration in research, education, training, and programming by KRATCOSKI, Peter C; 2. Risk assessment and risk management: how the police work together with researchers to protect victims in cases of intimate partner violence, stalking, and honor-based violence by STRAND, Susanne; 3. Changing landscape of police education and training by CORDNER, Gary and SHAIN, Cynthia C; 4. Command leadership framework for law enforcement, safety, and security commanders in Singapore by THIAGARAJA, Birentha Dhevi, KHADER, Majeed, ANG, Jansen, MAAN, Diong Siew, TAN, Eunice and PATRICK, Pamela; 5. Threat assessment and management: a collaborative approach to mitigating risk for targeted violence, DEISINGER, Eugene R; 6. Cooperative policing for coping with crisis situations: lessons from the Japanese police response to a natural disaster on March 11, 2011 by YOKOYAMA, Minoru; 7. Higher education, police training, and police reform: a review of police-academic educational collaborations by PATERSON, Craig; 8. Justice agencies academic collaboration in experiential education by KRATCOSKI, Peter C, EDELBACHER, Maximilian and ETERNO, John A; 9. Reflections on teaching sociology to Austrian police officers by NORDEN, Gilbert. Part 2 examines collaboration among the police, professional practitioners and the community in the criminal justice process and in crime prevention programs. 10. Development of Austrian police education and training by EDELBACHER, Maximilian; 11. Curb the danger: six years of curbing impaired driving through police-community collaboration by GREKUL, Jana and THUE, Laura; 12. A multidisciplinary approach to equivocal death analysis by CHAFE, Edward, EKE, Angela W, COLLINS, Peter I, CROMER, Jon D and BREWSTER, Joanne; 13. Best practices for addressing rape: police collaboration with victim advocates by RICH, Karen; 14. Perspectives on the professional practitioner in criminal justice by KRATCOSKI, Peter C; 15. Police, Academic, Professional, Community Collaboration: Past, Present, and Future by KRATCOSKI, Peter C;
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Subject: Police Use of Firearms
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Neuroscience and the potential need for a new bright-line rule concerning Miranda waivers after CED exposure.
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FREADELLA, Henry F
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Criminology and Public Policy (Vol. 15 no. 1, 2016, p.117-129.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12179
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Discusses the validity of Miranda waivers, gives an overview of case law regarding conductive energy devices (CEDs) and considers potentially flawed decisions.
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Taser exposure and cognitive impairment: implications for valid Miranda waivers and the timing of police custodial interrogations.
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KANE, Robert J; WHITE, Michael D
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Criminology and Public Policy (Vol. 15 no. 1, 2016, p.79-107.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12173
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This research on healthy volunteers found that for up to an hour after Taser exposure there were considerable reductions in short-term auditory recall and in the ability to assimilate new auditory information.
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Race, crime and the micro-ecology of deadly force.
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KLINGER, David; ROSENFELD, Richard; ISOM, Daniel; DECKARD, Michael
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Criminology and Public Policy (Vol. 15 no. 1, 2016, p.193-222.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12174
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An analysis of police shootings in St. Louis, Missouri, between 2003 and 2012 show that the frequency of police shootings is not directly affected by the racial composition of neighbourhoods or level of economic disadvantage, but they are linked to the level of violent crime.
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Myths, militarism and the police patrol rifle.
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PHILLIPS, Scott W
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Policing and Society (Vol. 26 no. 2, 2016, p.185-196.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2014.922088
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Reviews the development of Police Paramilitary Units, firearms in policing and their application to the use of ‘patrol rifles’ by patrol officers in the USA.
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Taser exposure, Miranda warnings, and police interrogations: new evidence and implications.
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SMITH, Michael R
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Criminology and Public Policy (Vol. 15 no. 1, 2016, p.75-78.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12184
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An editorial introduction to 3 further articles, giving an overview of the use of Tasers in the USA.
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New changing norm - Women in tactical units.
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STRANDBERG, Keith W
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Law Enforcement Technology (Vol. 43 no. 1, January 2016, p.14-19.)
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Women are still under-represented in U.S. SWAT teams and this article discusses how to prepare for selection and training.
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Transactional encounters, crisis-driven reform, and the potential for a national police deadly force database.
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WHITE, Michael D
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Criminology and Public Policy (Vol. 15 no. 1, 2016, p.223-235.)
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View full text (via Athens): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12180
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Discusses explanations for the failure to establish a national deadly force database and presents arguments in favour.
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