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BEAT COMMANDER CONCEPT

NCJ Number
5324
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 39 Issue: 9 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1972) Pages: 55-63
Author(s)
P B BLOCH; C ULBERG
Date Published
1972
Length
9 pages
Annotation
LOCAL POLICE OPERATIONS BASED UPON DECENTRALIZED AUTHORITY AND TEAM IDENTIFICATION WITH A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD.
Abstract
THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES AN EXPERIMENT DESIGNED TO IMPROVE POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CRIME CONTROL BY UTILIZING NEW AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL APPROACHES BASED ON THE BEAT COMMANDER CONCEPT.