RT Article
T1 Change in Police Organizations: perceptions, Experiences, and the Failure to Launch
JF Journal of contemporary criminal justice
VO 33
IS 4
SP 392
OP 410
A1 Schafer, Joseph A. 1973-
A1 Varano, Sean P.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1739023161
AB Studies and accounts of change in police organizations frequently emphasize case studies of specific efforts enacted during relatively discrete periods of time in one or a few agencies. The narratives often emphasize the success of change efforts or seek to explain why initiatives failed in the case study agency. While instructive, such accounts do not provide broader insights into successes and failures with change across longer periods of time, differing types of change, and diverse organizational contexts. Using survey data from mid-career police supervisors attending the FBI National Academy program, this study considers change experiences. In particular, consideration is given to the frequency of change, its results, and the factors associated with successful and failed outcomes.
K1 Organizational change
K1 Police organizations
K1 Leadership
K1 Successful reform
DO 10.1177/1043986217724532