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 Content: Introduction  A New Era of Policing  The Need for Individual Performance Appraisal  Theoretical Background  Purpose of the Book  Organization of the Book  Appraising the Performance of Police Officers Definition of the Performance Appraisal  History of the Performance Appraisal  Purpose of the Performance Appraisal  Performance Appraisal Methods  Personal Characteristics Based  Behaviorally Based  Goal Based  Various Sources of Appraisal  Supervisory Appraisal  Peer Appraisal  Self-Appraisal  Subordinate Appraisal  Multisource Appraisal  Frequency of the Performance Appraisal  Known Problems Associated With Employee Performance Appraisal  Halo Effect  Primacy and Recency Effects  Central Tendency  Designing and Using an Effective Police Performance Appraisal System  Elements of an Effective Performance Appraisal System  Evaluation of Supervisors and Officers Assigned to ''Special'' Units  The Postevaluation Meeting  Legal Issues Related to Performance Appraisal  Comparative Study of the Performance Appraisal Systems in Ankara and Toledo Police Departments Turkish National Police (TNP) Organization  Performance Appraisal System in Ankara Police Department  Police Organization in the United States  Performance Appraisal System in Toledo Police Department  Comparison and Discussion  Police Attitudes Toward Performance Appraisal Systems: A Survey of Ankara and Toledo Police Departments Methodology  Questionnaire  Data Collection  Null Hypotheses  Analysis  Factor Analysis  Regression Analysis  Dependent Variables  Perceived Objectivity of the Appraisal System  Perceived Effectiveness of the Appraisal System  Independent Variable  Control Variables  Findings  Demographic Characteristics of the Survey Respondents in Ankara PD  Demographic Characteristics of the Survey Respondents in Toledo PD  Reactions to the Objectivity (Fairness) of the Appraisal System  Reactions to the Effectiveness (Utility) of the Appraisal System  Respondents' Attitudes on the Nature of Appraisal  Sources of the Appraisal  Frequency of the Appraisal  Basis of the Appraisal  Discussion and Conclusion  Recommendations for Future Research  References  Appendix A: Survey Instrument  Appendix B: Descriptive Statistics of the Variables Appendix C: Correlation Matrix for All the Variables Index
 Abstract:             This book employs the comparative case study approach to evaluate systems in police departments in two diverse locales-Ankara, Turkey and Toledo, Ohio.-- Back cover