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CONTINENTAL POLICE PRACTICE IN THE FORMATIVE YEARS - A REPORT MADE IN 1926 TO COLONEL ARTHUR WOODS, THEN POLICE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

NCJ Number
12430
Author(s)
S GLUECK
Date Published
1974
Length
85 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON 12 EUROPEAN MUNICIPAL POLICE SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES, EMPHASIZING THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THEIR METHODS AND PERSONNEL.
Abstract
INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON THE SELECTION AND TRAINING OF OFFICIALS AND POLICEMEN, METHODS OF PATROL AND INVESTIGATION, AND PROGRAMS OF CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. ALSO DESCRIBED IS SOCIAL WELFARE WORK AS ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE. NAMES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER KEY TERMS ARE GIVEN IN BOTH ENGLISH AND THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE.