Building capability throughout a change effort: Leading the transformation of a police agency to community policing

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 321-334

  Ford, J Kevin ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building capability; Case study; Community policing; Transformational change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLICE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249872717     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9115-2     Document Type: Article

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