Effective Police Supervision, 9th ed., is a time-tested text providing complete coverage of the organizational dynamics surrounding leadership of teams in an effective police department.

1. Supervision-The Management Task; 2. Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving-Improving Neighborhood Quality of Life; 3. Interpersonal Communications-Striving for Effectiveness; 4. Motivation-A Prerequisite for Success; 5. Leadership-The Integrative Variable; 6. Team Building-Maximizing the Group Process; 7. Change-Coping with Organizational Life; 8. Performance Appraisal-The Key to Police Personnel Development; 9. Training, Coaching, Counseling, and Mentoring-Helping Officers Grow and Develop; 10. Discipline-An Essential Element of Police Supervision; 11. Internal Discipline-A System of Accountability; 12. Supervising the Difficult Employee-Special Considerations; 13. Supervising Minorities-Respecting Individual and Cultural Differences; 14. Tactical Operations-Critical Incident Deployment; 15. Labor Relations-Problem Solving through Constructive Conflict; 16. Homeland Security and Terrorism-A Changing Role