... of police administration by expanding upon previous work through a discussion on police bureaucracy, organizational governance, and police effectiveness. Findings Police organizations have the ability to transform themselves into institutions deemed as legitimate legal authorities providing effective...

...Darren Palmer Describes how, in the 1970s and 1980s the issues of formal political accountability and police powers dominated debates about policing. However, as programs designed to “reinvent government” have developed, police, like other public sector agencies, are increasingly subject...