Summary
"...the study first identified the fundamentals of contemporary policing and its relationship
with the strategic human resource management necessary for successful quality-focused
organizations, and the behavioral competencies necessary for a quality and
client/customer focused organization. Subsequently, through a self-administered survey,
the study sought to test the hypothesis that the application of strategic human resource
management subsequent to the organizational strategy of contemporary policing has
facilitated a culture change from traditional to contemporary policing. This was achieved
by determining to what extent strategic human resource management had been applied to
Canadian policing, the degree to which the fundamentals of contemporary policing had
been implemented, and to assess whether there was a relationship." -- Abstract (page i).