Terry Mangan Summary

Terry Mangan served as chief of police of the Spokane the Washington Police Department (SWPD), from 1987 to1998. He was recruited by city manager Terry Novak. Mangan was the first person designated as a high ranking official to be selected from outside the division because Mr. Novak was not impressed with any in-house candidates. Not only was Mangan recognized for his approach to administrative modifications to policing within the public, but he also implemented the construction of headquarters for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The reason for community policing is to connect gaps and encourage societies and the police to work together in an effort to solve to solve problems effectively as a team. (Cordner, 2016). When Mangan

With his objectives in concentration, Mangan directed his attention to the outside community first; thereby, attending an exceptional amount of meetings. Mangan openly voiced how critical it was to improve a conglomeration with the public and the urgency of volunteers. Due to the fact that Mangan was employed as a chief at another division prior to his employment at the (SWPD), he made a lot of connections with valuable resources that he knew who could help him in his endeavor to mend the department as a whole and his hands-on tactics to community policing; therefore, he conducted meetings with these colleagues (Cordner, 2016). Cordner (2016), states that “This group was a vehicle for Mangan to both send his ideas to the department, and to receive feedback about how the organization perceived itself” (p. 483). After Mangan’s organization within the public came together, his proposal of a multi-million dollar law implementation pledge production was