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Turnaround: How America's Top Cop Reversed the Crime Epidemic

by William Bratton and Peter Knobler

A chronicle Bratton's career, focusing particularly on his efforts to revitalize Boston's and New York City's police departments. Bratton rose quickly through the ranks of the Boston Police Department, where he pioneered community policing and cleaned up the city's subway system. As New York's transit-police chief, he cracked down on minor offenses like turnstile jumping on the theory that the people who commit more serious crimes underground also commit smaller ones. It worked. Finally, Bratton realized his dream of becoming America's top cop: the New York City Police Commissioner. The city's crime rate dropped over 10 percent a year during Bratton's brief tenure as top cop, until Mayor Giuliani's administration forced him out of the job in 1996.

Enduring, Surviving, and Thriving As a Law Enforcement Executive

by Thomas J., Jurkanin, PhD and Larry T., Hoover PhD

The purpose of this book is to provide a guide to future and present police chiefs, sheriffs and other law enforcement executives on how to survive and ultimately thrive in a job that is becoming increasingly difficult to handle. It reflects the collective wisdom of a group of police chiefs, sheriffs and law enforcement executives with significant tenure in their roles and who have successfully weathered the challenges of law enforcement leadership.

Police Crisis In America: Crisis and Opportunity

"Police Leadership in America: Crisis and Opportunity should not be overlooked. Every once in awhile a book of readings comes along which accomplishes its mission, to serve as a forum for argumentation and debate, and present the diversity of views on a particular subject. William Geller, the editor of this lengthy, but informative, treatise, brings together under one cover a veritable who's who in law enforcement. The list of writers includes practitioners, academics, researchers, and critics. . . . For the police professional the book is mandatory, and anyone interested in the world of policing shouldn't be without it."
 C.J. International

Triumph of Spirit: An Autobiography by Chief Penny Harrington

Penny Harrington is the first woman in America to break through the bullet-proof glass ceiling, and achieve the rank of Chief of a major metropolitan police force. She is regarded by some as a maverick who challenged the system, and by others as a celebrity. She faced discrimination and harassment, personal tragedies and triumphs as she battled a system that is still male-dominated. In this revealing story, Harrington describes with great candor her 23 years in law enforcement, up to and including her promotion to Chief of the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon, and why she left her hard-won position following a scandal and rumors that rocked Portland and were covered in newspapers around the country.

The Police Mystique:

An Insider's Look at Cops, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System

Anthony Bouza, retired Chief of Police in Minneapolis, penetrates the "mystique". In a non-sensationalistic way, he critically analyzes the police establishment, exposing racism, corruption, brutality, and--perhaps even more important--mismanagement. He's particularly good on the social and professional role of the police chief. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Big Ralph :Reflections of a Black Police Chief
Ralph Henry (Big Ralph) Cothran joined the Chattanooga Police Department in 1964. By 1989 Big Ralph was appointed Chief. Thus, he became the first Black Chief in the history of the Chattanooga Police Department.

Command Performance : A Career Guide for Police Executives
 

Chief, the Reporters Are Here :

The Police Executive's Personal Guide to Press Relations

Selecting a Police Chief : A Handbook for Local Government

Black Cop: A Biography of Tilmon B. O'Bryant Assistant Chief of Police Washington, D.C.

Managing for Success : A Police Chief's Survival Guide

One Police Officer's Experiences:

Deputy Sheriff to Chief of Police