TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Police systems and systems thinking: An interpretive approach to understanding complexity
JO  - Journal of police and criminal psychology
A1  - Steven Dietz, A.
A1  - Mink, Oscar
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
N2  - To start a dialog with police and criminal psychologists concerning systems theory and policing, the authors are presenting the following paper. This paper shares their thinking about systems theory as it might apply to policing. The paper draws upon specific examples from one of the twenty largest police departments in the United States. These examples include: race relations, domestic violence legislation, financing, and developing specialized units. The authors present some of the major concepts associated with systems thinking. They selected--context, valid information, relationships, shared meaning, attractors and agents. In addition, there are recommendations for future direction of dialog and research.<p /> 
LA  - 
SN  - 0882-0783
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02806702
ID  - ref1
ER  -