Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of tables vi
4. Glossary vii
5. Notes on the research methodology xi
6. About the author xvii
7. Acknowledgements xix
8. Introduction The notion of the ‘top cop’ 1
9. Cloning or culture? The selection and appointment of chief officers 11
10. ‘The golden finger’: getting and keeping the top jobs 43
11. The challenge of leadership in the police 81
12. Oversight and chief officers’ relationships with police authorities, directly elected police crime commissioners, HMIC and the Home Office 119
13. On the nature of experience and exclusivity: the police ‘closed shop’ 177
14. The future of policing 207
15. Postscript Police leaders and resignations 237
16. Bibliography 239
17. Appendix 259