Robert Langworthy
Biographic Data
| ID | 6030546 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Langworthy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Langworthy |
| SIGNATURE | LANGWORTHY R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Fragmented centralization and the organization of the police
Drawing on literature on institutionalized organizations, this paper presents a set of propositions regarding municipal police in the United States. This paper looks at how fragmented authority and funding in the institutional environment of American police affects organizational structure and behavior. Fragmentation is associated with increases in organizational complexity and may contribute to loose coupling both among organizational units and …
Treatment of chronic drunk drivers
An Institutional Perspective of Policing
This article suggests that American municipal police departments are highly institutionalized organizations and should be studied in terms of how their formal structure and activities are shaped by powerful myths in their institutional environment.The incorporation of powerful myths into the structure and activities of police departments enables them to attain legitimacy; with legitimacy comes stability and protection from outside interference by…
Older Offenders
Fragmented centralization and the organization of the police
Drawing on literature on institutionalized organizations, this paper presents a set of propositions regarding municipal police in the United States. This paper looks at how fragmented authority and funding in the institutional environment of American police affects organizational structure and behavior. Fragmentation is associated with increases in organizational complexity and may contribute to loose coupling both among organizational units and …
Treatment of chronic drunk drivers
Older Offenders
An Institutional Perspective of Policing
This article suggests that American municipal police departments are highly institutionalized organizations and should be studied in terms of how their formal structure and activities are shaped by powerful myths in their institutional environment.The incorporation of powerful myths into the structure and activities of police departments enables them to attain legitimacy; with legitimacy comes stability and protection from outside interference by…
Treatment of chronic drunk drivers
Fragmented centralization and the organization of the police
Drawing on literature on institutionalized organizations, this paper presents a set of propositions regarding municipal police in the United States. This paper looks at how fragmented authority and funding in the institutional environment of American police affects organizational structure and behavior. Fragmentation is associated with increases in organizational complexity and may contribute to loose coupling both among organizational units and …
Psychology (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Alcoholic intoxication (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)