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Managing a law enforcement organization is a complex, evolving process. Paul O'Connell and Frank Straub outline essential components of performance-based management that help organizations change from monolithic bureaucracies to innovative institutions. Their book traces a dramatic shift in the thinking of what constitutes policing and the refinement of organizations dedicated to community service, public safety, crime prevention, and law enforcement. Progressive, entrepreneurial police leaders employ technology and sophisticated strategies to build agile organizations that anticipate challenges and generate value for their communities. In 1996, NYPD's Compstat program won the Innovations in American Government Award, which recognizes excellence and creativity in the public sector. Compstat was named for computer comparison statistics and made extensive use of computer mapping, but it was also a comprehensive performance-based system. Sustained efforts to bring together units that had

ISBN 9781577665007Edition 01Binding Paper