The Challenges of Moving into Middle Management: Responses from Police Officers

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 100-111

  Hogan, James ^a   Bennell, Craig ^b   Taylor, Alyssa ^b  

^a Toronto Police Service   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Management skills; Management training; Middle management; Policing; Promotions; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873244367     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-010-9077-4     Document Type: Article

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