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What Every Chief Executive Should Know:
Using Data to Measure Police Performance, (Looseleaf Law Publications, 2007)
by Captain Jon M. Shane (ret.), was selected as the 2008 Police-Writers.com Book of the Year. In December 1985, Jon Shane Joined the Newark Police Department (New Jersey) and was assigned to the South
Police District. During his 20 year law enforcement career, he worked a variety
of assignments and worked his way through the ranks of detective, sergeant and lieutenant, eventually reaching the rank of
Captain.
Jon Shane’s
book stood out among the entrants because it significantly advances management decision making in the field of law enforcement. The book provides models and mathematical approaches to management questions like:
“How many officers do we need? Are we efficiently using the ones we have? Is there a relationship between the number
of officers we have and our crime rate? What is the status of our patrol car fleet? Are citizens satisfied with our work?
What is the cost of our special programs and what are the actual benefits?”
One Police-Writers.com
judge noted that Jon Shane’s book “took a daunting subject and broke it down into pieces that anyone could understand
and put to use. Not only did he give simple and easy to understand explanations,
he also provides examples of types of data and how to work with that data to make intelligent decisions. Plus, he provides a CD with ready-to-use Excel spreadsheets for an executive to use right away.” A second judge noted, “Shane’s book goes beyond the use of math
to solve management questions in policing. The hidden value in the work may be
that it demonstrates new ways of thinking about crime. Potentially, it could
help put the word “analysis” back into “crime analysis.”
About
the Newark Police Department
The Newark Police
Department has two primary divisions and several important bureaus. The Patrol
Division and the Detective Division are the largest organizational entities within the Newark Police Department. The Patrol Division, the largest, is organized into four police district commands and a Tactical Patrol
Bureau.
The Detective Division
of the Newark Police Department is organized into four components: Major Crimes Bureau; General Investigations; Narcotics;
and the Property and Evidence Bureau. The Bureaus of the Newark Police Department
include: Records and Communications Bureau; Special Operations Bureau, Youth and Community Services Bureau; and, the Internal
Affairs Bureau.
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In December
1985, Jon M. Shane Joined the Newark Police Department (New Jersey) and was assigned to the South Police District. During his 20 year law enforcement career, he worked a variety of assignments and worked his way through
the ranks of detective, sergeant and lieutenant, eventually reaching the rank of Captain. His last active duty assignment
was in the Command Operations Center which provides command rank supervision to the Department during non-business hours.
The Command Operations Center personnel monitor significant planned or spontaneous events, inspect Department-wide operations
including field deployment, operational readiness, and administrative procedures. The Command Operations Center also provides
control of resources to address prevailing service demands, command level presence and oversight at the scene of unusual incidents.
Captain
Jon Shane (ret.) has a BA and Masters in criminal justice; and, is currently working on his Doctorate in Criminal Justice.
Captain Jon Shane (ret.) is the author of What Every Chief Executive Should Know.
According
to the book description of What Every Chief
Executive Should Know, “How many officers do we need? Are we efficiently using the ones we have? Is there a
relationship between the number of officers we have and our crime rate? What s the status of our patrol car fleet? Are citizens
satisfied with our work? What s the cost of our special programs and what are the actual benefits? Big questions that demand
solid answers! This book will help you provide them! Easy to understand and designed to help top administrators use actual
current information and calculations to make the kinds of informed decisions that make agencies run smoothly, efficiently
and economically. You ll get step-by-step guidance on: Evaluating whether overtime is necessary and effective Drafting and
maintaining a realistic, successful budget Creating smart, efficient workload distributions Analyzing cost effectiveness of
special departmental programs Learning to forecast crime...and prepare to combat it.”
Howard
Safir, NYPD Police Commissioner (Ret.), said of What
Every Chief Executive Should Know, “This is a well thought out academic and technical review of the use of data
to increase effective policing and crime reduction. It would be worthwhile reading for any police executive”
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