Power and the Police Chief Tia DeNora and alive--all year long

and alive--all year long

Reaching across disciplines

is portrayed in all seasons

The authors seek to challenge fixed notions of national identity

Power and the Police Chief Tia DeNora and alive--all year longThis book discusses the role of American police chiefs in contemporary urban settings, using institutional theory as a framework for analysis. From this perspective, the authors review long term tendencies toward the rationalist modernization of American police agencies. Ongoing `professionalization', unionization and bureaucratization of police work are major themes in the transformations occurring in the modern role of a police chief. The internal