Amazon.com description: Product Description: This first edition text offers an engaging, contemporary, and broad look at the administrative and operational responsibilities of the first line supervisor (sergeant and corporal) in police organizations. It provides students with the information they need to master the basic theories and principles of supervising police as well as familiarizing them with the diverse and challenging aspects of supervision during the course of day-to-day activities and more dangerous critical incidents. A combination of practical hands-on coverage and real-life case studies, make this the most applied text available for the police supervision course.