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Management and Supervision of Law Enforcement Personnel

Frank A. Lombardo,

Donald J. Schroeder

2.93 · Rating details · 14 ratings · 1 review

In this latest edition of Management and Supervision of Law Enforcement Personnel, authors Schroeder and Lombardo have aptly applied their knowledge and expertise stemming from years of service on the force combined with years of teaching and consulting experience to create a timely and useful manual for law enforcement management and supervision. The many roles of the man

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Paperback, 369 pages

Published January 1st 2013 by Ingram

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Feb 17, 2018 Andrew H rated it liked it

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I have mixed feelings about this book. It's a bit dry, so don't crack this one open without a cup of coffee on hand. There are moments with some real personality, but those are the exception. Most of the example conversations for counseling can only be imagined with a 1950s Leave it to Beaver tone of voice.

However, the content has a lot of value. It succinctly gives specific answers on how to handle specific situations. Some other books--I'm looking at you, Leadership Challenge--rely on more bro I have mixed feelings about this book. It's a bit dry, so don't crack this one open without a cup of coffee on hand. There are moments with some real personality, but those are the exception. Most of the example conversations for counseling can only be imagined with a 1950s Leave it to Beaver tone of voice.

However, the content has a lot of value. It succinctly gives specific answers on how to handle specific situations. Some other books--I'm looking at you, Leadership Challenge--rely on more broad concepts and general statements (which, to be fair, also have value). Since this book is laser focused on supervision of law enforcement, it is afforded the ability to give answers you can use. I haven't read any other leadership books that give such clear answers and it supports most of them with the reasons for the answers provided. Even if the reader doesn't agree with an answer the book suggests, there is enough supporting information for the reader to consider before rejecting an answer for their own. I took numerous pages of notes to keep track of the many points I found important in this book, most of which I haven't seen in such detail elsewhere.

The biggest problem with the book is the dryness. This book has less flavor than most college textbooks. The section on "grapevines" stands out as an example. It discusses the informal methods that information moves through an organization, which is worth covering, but the section includes bullet points on every possible permutation of grapevine, such as: one employee tells another, who tells another, and so on; one employee tells many employees, ad nauseum.

Most of the emergency planning was useless for me. The information was good but it was very general. Any modern agency should already have very specific and effective procedures that supersede anything this book has to recommend on the matter.

I'm not sure if the steep decline of the copy editing toward the end was from a lack of diligence or a deadline, but it was obvious. There were missing periods and other grammar errors that made the last chapter look like a rough draft, not a published book. Any later editions should address this.

My conclusion is that it is worth the read for someone serious about being a law enforcement supervisor. It's not a fun read, but if you are serious about having the tools to be a good leader and manager, this book provides tangible tools and is a great reference. ...more

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