Why law enforcement organizations fail : mapping the organizational fault lines in policing / Patrick O'Hara.

Author/creator O'Hara, Patrick, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxiii, 228 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Diagnosing organizational dysfunction in policing -- Normal accidents in law enforcement : making sense of things gone wrong -- Structural failure in law enforcement : design defects in organization -- Oversight failure in law enforcement : marginalizing the guardians -- Cultural deviation in law enforcement : closed worlds that damage agencies -- Institutionalization in law enforcement : running agencies for those within -- Resource diversion in law enforcement : exploiting organizational systems.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-221) and index.
LCCN 2005017987
ISBN1594600848 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV8141 .O53 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold