ARE THE LILLIPUTS IN METROPOLITAN POLICING FAILURES

• NCJ Number: 19947
• Author(s): E OSTROM; D C SMITH
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 25 pages
• Grant Number(s): 5 R01 MH 19911
• Corporate Author: Indiana University
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER TO BE PRESENTED AT AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, CHICAGO, APRIL 2-5, 1975

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF THE CHARGES THAT SMALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE INEFFICIENT, INADEQUATE, AND INEFFECTIVE.

Abstract

SEVERAL STUDIES WHICH SPECIFICALLY EXAMINED THE COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL-OR MEDIUM-SIZED POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITH LARGER POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALL SERVING SIMILAR TYPES OF NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. THE QUESTION OF THE VIABILITY OF THE SMALL DEPARTMENTS IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA IS ADDRESSED.