Operational Mid-Level Management for Police

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Summary: A poor choice
Review: I read this book several years ago when it was a part of the source material for the examination for promotion to Lieutenant in the Houston Police Department. To say it is poorly written is an understatement. I'm not sure who I am more frustrated at, the author for his poor skills at writing, the editor(s) who let so many horrible mistakes get past, or my own agency for allowing this text to be approved for use. If you are required to read this book for promotion or as a class assignment, you have my sincere sympathy. If you are considering buying this book for your own professional education, don't waste your money.

Rating:
Summary: A poor choice
Review: I read this book several years ago when it was a part of the source material for the examination for promotion to Lieutenant in the Houston Police Department. To say it is poorly written is an understatement. I'm not sure who I am more frustrated at, the author for his poor skills at writing, the editor(s) who let so many horrible mistakes get past, or my own agency for allowing this text to be approved for use. If you are required to read this book for promotion or as a class assignment, you have my sincere sympathy. If you are considering buying this book for your own professional education, don't waste your money.

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Summary: Reptitious and reads like a college paper
Review: I was required to read this for my police department's promotional process. Although I have read many books in my life and had to read many poorly written books in college, this book stands alone. I actually became angry at the author because he was contradictory, unclear, and wordy. I read the book, studied it and I still did not understand the author. The material was not beyond my comprehension, just poorly written and poorly edited. My department no longer uses this book.

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Summary: Operational Mid-Level Management for Police
Review: I would like to voice my opinion concerning the above listed book which has been made required study material for the promotional exam to the rank of captain, in the Louisiana State Police. I am not an expert in criminal justice or English grammar and I have never written a book, but I am a very heavy reader and I do not believe that this book meets the level of professionalism or scholarship that I would expect in a work of this nature. I have read this book and found it to be extremely difficult to understand, not only because it sometimes does not make much sense, but because of the tremendous number of grammar, spelling, and subject/verb relationship errors that it contains. While reading this work, I have highlighted any information that I thought might be useful to me in my career or that might appear on the promotional exam. I also found myself highlighting the errors that I found and I think that there are more errors highlighted in this work than there is useful material. It is very hard to read and retain any information provided within this work when the reader has to examine the same paragraph over and over again to determine what it would mean if the proper word had been used. It is intimidating to me to realize that my future career may be impacted based upon my knowledge of the information contained in this book. The author of this work has certainly earned our respect as a retired member of the Kansas City Police Department and is obviously knowledgeable in the area of police leadership, but he lacks the ability to impart his knowledge to the reader through his writing. The author also lacks any academic degrees, or at least none are mentioned in his credentials, and he is presently the head of security at a small shopping mall. In addition to those facts, it is pretty obvious that no editors or proof readers were employed to correct the many errors found in this work, and this is a second edition! I attempted to research this book and was unable to find that it has ever been reviewed by any other book reviewer, except at this site, or any trade journal. I would like to see this book removed from the required list for any professional police promotional examination. I do not believe that this book meets the standard to base promotional exams upon for this or any other agency. Thank you for your consideration.

Rating:
Summary: Operational Mid-Level Management for Police
Review: I would like to voice my opinion concerning the above listed book which has been made required study material for the promotional exam to the rank of captain, in the Louisiana State Police. I am not an expert in criminal justice or English grammar and I have never written a book, but I am a very heavy reader and I do not believe that this book meets the level of professionalism or scholarship that I would expect in a work of this nature. I have read this book and found it to be extremely difficult to understand, not only because it sometimes does not make much sense, but because of the tremendous number of grammar, spelling, and subject/verb relationship errors that it contains. While reading this work, I have highlighted any information that I thought might be useful to me in my career or that might appear on the promotional exam. I also found myself highlighting the errors that I found and I think that there are more errors highlighted in this work than there is useful material. It is very hard to read and retain any information provided within this work when the reader has to examine the same paragraph over and over again to determine what it would mean if the proper word had been used. It is intimidating to me to realize that my future career may be impacted based upon my knowledge of the information contained in this book. The author of this work has certainly earned our respect as a retired member of the Kansas City Police Department and is obviously knowledgeable in the area of police leadership, but he lacks the ability to impart his knowledge to the reader through his writing. The author also lacks any academic degrees, or at least none are mentioned in his credentials, and he is presently the head of security at a small shopping mall. In addition to those facts, it is pretty obvious that no editors or proof readers were employed to correct the many errors found in this work, and this is a second edition! I attempted to research this book and was unable to find that it has ever been reviewed by any other book reviewer, except at this site, or any trade journal. I would like to see this book removed from the required list for any professional police promotional examination. I do not believe that this book meets the standard to base promotional exams upon for this or any other agency. Thank you for your consideration.